Xerox 4050 User Manual

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System Overview Guide
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IPDS printing environment
The NPS/IPS emulates an IBM AFP Group 3 page printer with 
the Advanced Function Image and Graphics (AFIG) option. It can 
print in all the following PSF environments: MVS, VM (channel-
attached only), VSE (channel-attached only, OS/2, OS/400 (with 
TCP/IP only), and AIX.
NOTE:  Although PSF/VSE does not support TCP/IP directly, a 
printing system with PSF/2, PSF/6000, or IBM InfoPrint Manager 
can attach to a PSF/VSE system and the PSF/2, PSF/6000, or 
IBM InfoPrint Manager can furnish the TCP/IP support for the 
printer. 
Host connectivity
Host environments
The system emulates an IBM AFP Group 3 page printer with the 
Advanced Function Image and Graphics (AFIG) option and can 
print in all the following PSF environments:
MVS
VM (channel-attached only)
VSE (channel-attached only)
OS/2 
OS/400 (with TCP/IP only)
AIX
NOTE:  Although PSF/VSE does not support TCP/IP directly, a 
printing system with PSF/2, PSF/6000, or InfoPrint Manager can 
attach to a PSF/VSE system and the PSF/2, PSF/6000, or 
InfoPrint Manager can furnish the TCP/IP support for the printer.
NOTE:  There is no minimum host operating system software 
level required. The minimum PSF level needed to support full 
color is v.3.2.