If a printer is attached to a computer that supports printer sharing, the computer can share that printer with other computers on the same network. It does not matter whether the shared printer is old or new, as long as it is properly installed in one computer it can be shared by that computer. The sharing is facilitated by the OS, which handles the communication between computers and devices within the network and the printer itself. When a print request is sent from a networked computer, this is received by the computer where the shared printer is attached; this host computer initializes the printer and then sends the print job to it. Unfortunately, retrieval of the actual printouts still must be done manually by the initiator of the print job.