All the installations like this I've seen depended on a proprietary "smart"
card and reader system. I imagine that once identified, the hardware
vendor could help you with software. But I would imagine that getting
readers and the value-dispensing machines would be fairly expensive and
cumbersome for only "several" labs.
I suppose you could implement a software only "account" system but then
besides implementing the accounting code, you probably need to hack lpr/lpng.
-Alan
At 04:23 AM 2/29/00 , Tony Molloy wrote:
>Requirement: I need to install laser printers in several student
>labs. The Dept. has decided that students must pay for this service.
>So I'm looking for software that runs on Linux and will allow
>printing from both Linux and NT machines (dual boot). It must allow
>us to charge the students beforehand, in some manner, for usage
>rather than try to charge them later. Any suggestions either Open
>Source or commercial appreciated.
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