Some ten metres of shielded wire should not harm the RS232 connection. If you have a piece of shielded cable of sufficient lenght at hand, just try it. Or you could even use a set of wireless port expanders for RS232 devices (but with a sufficient budget I would opt for ethernet using Dave software to connect the machines).
With some low budget workaround you might even print using Star Gate:
1. Save the print job as a PostScript file into the outgoing folder of the Mac.
2. Pass the PostScript file from the incoming folder of the PC to a printer or some PostScript capable interpreter.
This can be automated using software to watch the incoming folder of the PC to permit remote printing without user interaction. To accomplish such tasks on the Mac I used the software Folder Watcher, in combination with other software like TScript, KeyQuencer and AppleScript. For the PC side some similar software should be available, as well. Suggestions are welcome.
With some low budget workaround you might even print using Star Gate:
1. Save the print job as a PostScript file into the outgoing folder of the Mac.
2. Pass the PostScript file from the incoming folder of the PC to a printer or some PostScript capable interpreter.
This can be automated using software to watch the incoming folder of the PC to permit remote printing without user interaction. To accomplish such tasks on the Mac I used the software Folder Watcher, in combination with other software like TScript, KeyQuencer and AppleScript. For the PC side some similar software should be available, as well. Suggestions are welcome.