The Model 24SII Data Exchange System allows peripheral (printer, plotter) sharing, specific peripheral selection or peripheral contention, and buffering of print data. The Model 24SII DES will let several users automatically share one printer. In multiple printer applications, it will let users contend for the next available printer on a
From the factory, the Model 24SII DES is preset to allow multiple computers to share one printer. If this configuration does not correspond to your application, you should make the necessary changes to the Port Designations by accessing the configuration mode of the Model 24SII DES (see Section 8). For a description of the various changes that may be made by accessing the configuration mode please see Section 6.
It is highly recommended that printers or plotters connected to the Model 24SII DES be plugged in and turned on at all times while there is activity occurring on the Model 24SII DES; however printers need not be in the "on line" mode at all times.
In applications where several users are sharing one peripheral (printer, plotter, etc.), printer sharing is automatic. The user performs his normal print operation; there are no codes to send. Data is automatically sent to the printer. The Model 24SII DES can receive print jobs simultaneously from all computers and will pass print jobs to the printer in the same order in which they were received in the buffer.