An output apparatus which produces the print output by saving in a first memory print data input via a two-way interface, and converting the print data into the print out information, comprising a second memory different from the first memory for saving the print data with a print ID number added which is input via the interface, a retrieving unit for retrieving corresponding print data of the second memory based on a print ID number input from the outside, and an output unit for outputting the retrieved print data converted into the print out information.
This Application is a division of application Ser. No. 09/002,372, filed Jan. 2, 1998 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,278,527 which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/363,960, filed Dec. 27, 1994 now abandoned.