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| | Introducing the LaserWriter 8 Driver Version 8.6 |
 | | LaserWriter 8.6 adds the new Euro glyph to this set when the font uses the Mac Standard encoding (bit 1 of the Font Classification work in the font's FOND resource is set). | | | LaserWriter 8 has always maintained a set of glyphs which, when printed, are pulled from the Symbol font rather than from the font used on the Macintosh. | | | LaserWriter 8.6 now dynamically lays out the popups, given the current system font and uses the system's popup menus. |
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| | LaserWriter CopyBits Support |
| | This is a useful API, however, unfortunately, LaserWriter 8.4.x and earlier PostScript printer drivers from Apple have not supported all of the capabilities of the CopyBits() call to draw images. | | | Although the CLUT may contain many index values which have the background color and are therefore, in principle, transparent when displayed onscreen, the driver searches the look-up table for the first index which corresponds to the background color. | | | After a stint at General Magic, David now works at RBI Software Systems (http://www.rbi.com) as a contractor to Apple and Adobe on their PostScript printer drivers. |
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http://www.mactech.com:16080/articles/mactech/Vol.13/13.12/LaserWriterCopyBitsSupport
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| | Printing a Macintosh PostScript File on an ACS LaserWriter |
| | Whenever I create a postscript file(to be sent to ACS laserwriter plus for printing), the screen will say "The bit map version of the font has been created since no printer font is present". | | | After I send the file to be printed on ACS laserwriter plus, those laserwriter plus fonts were printed out in bit-mapped format. | | | However, you need not have the actual AppleTalk connectors on your computer. |
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http://www-acs.ucsd.edu/offerings/userhelp/OLD_HTML/maclaser,d.html
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| | LaserWriter 8.6 and Fonts |
| | The LaserWriter 8 driver uses two different font queries; one is for the availability of a specific set of fonts, while the other is for a full list of fonts available in the printer. | | | As described above in the section LaserWriter 8 Spooling and Fonts, during the second pass prior to playing back the spooled application drawing, LaserWriter 8 first queries the printer to determine the availability of the fonts that were used in the drawing. | | | LaserWriter 8, when printing directly to a printer, but not to a print queue server or to disk, can delay the downloading of a given font to just before the start of the page with that font's first occurrence. |
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| | LaserWriter Driver Recommendations |
| | The LaserWriter 8.1.2 driver was the last version of the LaserWriter 8.x driver tested with any version of System 6.x. | | | If you have problems using the LaserWriter 8.4 driver, Apple Computer recommends using the LaserWriter 8.3.4 driver. | | | System 7.0.x should use the LaserWriter 8.3.4 or LaserWriter 8.4 driver WITHOUT the Desktop Printing extension. |
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http://www.westwind.com/reference/TN/LWDrivers.html
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| | Macintosh Guide: TroubleShooting: LaserWriter8 |
| | This procedure causes the LaserWriter driver to query the printer for its characteristics and associate a particular PPD file with the printer. | | | LaserWriter 8 is disted to the Desktop Publishing stations so that they can take advantage of Postscript Level 2. | | | We use the LaserWriter driver (version 7.x) because it maintains the simplicity of earlier versions of the LaserWriter driver but contains the most recent driver software. |
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http://www.yale.edu/acsca/macguide/Trouble/LW8.html
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| | Apple Delivers New LaserWriter Offering Ground-Breaking Printing Capabilities |
| | Designed to meet the diverse needs of general business, publishing, and education environments, the LaserWriter 8500 is one of the industry's first laser printers based on Adobe&; PostScript&; 3(tm), and the first laser printer from Apple to support full-bleed printing on on up to ledger/A3 size media. | | | The LaserWriter 8500 is also the first Apple printer to ship with the new LaserWriter 8.5 printer driver software. | | | Offering ground-breaking new printing capabilities, the LaserWriter 8500 is one of the industry's first laser printers based on Adobe Systems Inc.'s Adobe PostScript 3 printing system, which provides a higher level of performance, enhanced image quality, and advanced page processing. |
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http://www.apple.com/ca/press/1997/08/LW8500.html
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| | LaserWriter Printers: TCP/IP Solutions Guide |
| | Although UNIX workstations are the traditional source of LPR printing, LPR is defined in Internet RFC 1179, and can be implemented on any computer using TCP/IP networking. | | | Since most Apple LaserWriter printers accept print jobs transmitted only by AppleTalk, customers often need solutions for getting their print job from a TCP/IP based computer to an AppleTalk-only printer. | | | This class of solutions applies to all the LaserWriters listed in the previous table, as well as the LaserWriter Select 310 printer. |
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http://www.mug.jhmi.edu/mirrors/infoalley/0796/09/laserwriter.html
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| | September 96 - Print Hints: The All-New LaserWriter Driver Version 8.4 |
| | LaserWriter 8 introduced a number of new error codes, but they haven't been documented -- until now, that is. See the unofficial documentation "LaserWriter 8 Errors" on the CD. | | | These opcodes are all planned to be supported by LaserWriter version 8.4, except for the ones that aren't used by LaserWriter 8 (as noted in the table). | | | The downside is that because the LaserWriter driver isn't making two passes over the data to be printed, it might not be able to perform the same optimizations on the PostScript |
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| | TPW - CX Printers- Apple |
| | The LaserWriter was also probably Apple Computer& most important printer product ever, and it may have saved Apple Computer from financial disaster when many computer industry analysts were predicting Apple Computer& demise. | | | The purpose of the Diablo 630 emulation was to allow users to use the LaserWriter like any other dumb ASCII printer for printing from applications such as database, accounting and other DP programs that didn't have PostScript drivers yet. | | | The LaserWriter cannot print a legal-size page without clipping the edges of the output, due to memory limitations. |
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http://www.printerworks.com/Catalogs/CX-Catalog/CX-AppLW-LWPlus.html
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| | Apple Laserwriter 4/600 PS not visible over ethernet on OSX |
| | I have connected the Laserwriter via the laserbridge to the router. | | | The router recognises the printer is connected but I can not select the printer on any of the machines. | | | Whether you're a software developer, web developer, IT professional, or just a computer hobbiest, here you'll find everything Information Technology related all in one convenient place. |
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http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread10990.html
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| | Macintosh Guide: TroubleShooting: LaserWriter |
| | In order for a Macintosh to print successfully to a LaserWriter, both must be properly connected to the network, and the computer must boot with the latest version of the "LaserWriter" printer driver. | | | The LaserWriter printer driver is part of the MacOS, and is installed with the rest of the system software. | | | The LaserWriter 8 driver that only dists to the Desktop Publishing Stations features an improved "Setup" interface that works correctly when printing to the PrintShop. |
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| | Apple - Support |
| | IP printing is also available when the LaserWriter 8.5.1 printing software is installed on computers running Mac OS 7.5 through Mac OS Before you can set up a printer for LPR printing, you need to assign an IP address to the printer. | | | The implementation of LPR printing by the LaserWriter 8 driver is compliant with RFC 1179 and should work with any RFC 1179-compliant device. | | | Use the Desktop Printer Utility to setup your Mac OS-based computer for LPR printing. |
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| | Apple LaserWriter IIf notes |
| | The papd program in the Netatalk package is for printing from Apple clients to your UNIX box, but these notes are for talking to a LocalTalk printer from other systems, so I won't talk about papd. | | | The way you print to the LaserWriter from those other systems is by using the | | | Here is the full output of that command for me: (emacs note: M-C-\ to indent) |
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| | Apple IIgs Technical Note #67 |
| | The driver has full knowledge of all LaserWriter family built-in fonts (see Table 2 for a list of these built-in fonts) plus Carta and Sonata (two graphical fonts used in map and music programs) and uses the correct name for all style variations of the fonts. | | | There is a table built into the driver which maps the known font family numbers to the built-in LaserWriter family fonts. | | | Version 2.2 and earlier of the Apple IIgs LaserWriter driver depend solely upon font family numbers as unique font identifiers. |
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http://web.pdx.edu/~heiss/technotes/iigs/tn.iigs.067.html
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| | Printing WordPerfect files on an ACS Apple LaserWriter. |
| | In this example the WordPerfect file is called "outwp.psc", and you're sending the file to the printer called "laser2". | | | An output file called "outwp.psc" will be created in your current directory. | | | What you'll need and how to create WordPerfect (Version 4.2 or higher) files for printing on the LaserWriter. |
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| | This upgrade makes the LaserWriter run faster, do things more reliably (since bugs have been fixed) and provide more fonts for printing. | | | For this reason, a new release of the trasncript software with major or minor changes is expected to happen in the coming month (PostScript hackers take note!). | | | It is believed the.afm files are incorrect the LaserWriter Plus fonts. |
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http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/mws/Desktop/mws/doc/laserwriter
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| | Apple LaserWriter 8500 : Read reviews and compare prices at Ciao.co.uk |
| | And its unique LaserWriter 8.5 IP printing software allows you to print to the LaserWriter 8500 via the Internet. | | | Breaking new ground in advanced printing capabilities, the LaserWriter 8500 takes advantage of Adobe's new PostScript 3 language to pro-videhigher performance, enhanced image quality, and advanced page processing. | | | For easy integration into mixed computing environments, it's compatible with Mac OS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT, and UNIXsystems, and supports most popular networking protocols. |
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| | Research Computing Facility |
| | After the installation is completed you will need to restart your computer. | | | This will run the self-extracting file and the LaserWriter Software folder should appear on the screen. | | | If you manually selected the install destination, find the Apple LaserWriter Software folder.) Double-click on Desktop Printer Utility to run the program. |
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http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/rcf/FAQs/macLPR/macLPR.htm
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| | XP & Jaguar - trouble using LaserWriter over Ethernet - The macosxhints Forums |
| | What I cannot figure out is how the XP box can connect to shared folders on the Mac's (it sees no other computers on the network) and - most importandly - how this XP box can print to the LaserWriter: it cannot find any printers on the NetWork... | | | There's also a cablemodem connected to the router and every Mac can connect to the internet. | | | Also, every Mac can mount the shared folders on the XP box and transfer files from/to it. |
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| | Apple Personal LaserWriter 320 |
| | As your printing needs become more sophisticated, the Personal LaserWriter 320 is designed to grow to meet them. | | | It has two expansion options: the 2MB RAM Upgrade, which expands both the printer's memory cache and its ability to print documents that contain large numbers of downloadable fonts; and the 6MB RAM PhotoGrade Upgrade, which adds to those capabilities the enhanced graphic image quality provided by Apple's PhotoGrade technology. | | | It features outstanding print quality, uniting Adobe PostScript Level 2 with Apple's own FinePrint resolution-enhancement technology. |
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| | LaserWriter Memory Upgrade |
| | Apple manufactures many LaserWriter Pro printers with one double-sided 8MB memory SIMM. | | | To increase memory, you must first remove the 8MB SIMM and then insert the desired memory SIMMs into the printer. | | | All 8MB SIMMs currently produced are considered double-sided SIMMs, since they have memory chips on both sides. |
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| | It is a good idea to leave the laserwriter selected all the time, if possible, so your documents are created with these changes already in place. | | | The workstation or mainframe is running a program ready to accept a postscript file and spool it to the printer. | | | I didn't want to spend the money for a Kinetics box for just one Mac so I went the route of using command-F to create a file, moving the file to Unix and using macps to print the file. |
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| | LaserWriter fonts discussion |
| | A representative from the Adobe Type group tried to keep it reasonable, but it wasn't an easy task. | | | Have you ever thought about the LaserWriter fonts and why you got them? | | | He said: >Out of sheer curiosity, how did we get from the Adobe 'core set' to the Windows bundle? |
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| | MacTalk - Apple Personal Laserwriter 300 |
| | My old computer (Centris 660) running OS 8.5 recognized and printed to it but the 9500 does not. | | | I am still hoping that my computer and my old printer can be pals. | | | Dunno about driving an Apple laserwriter from Windows, but you can get adaptors that convert the mini-DIN to RJ45 allowing the printer to connect directly to a network and so be accessable to all Macs on the network. |
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| | Apple LaserWriter 8500 Printer |
| | The Apple LaserWriter 8500 is an enterprise network printer solution for Netware, Macintosh and Unix environments. | | | This cross-platform printer comes stanndard with LocalTalk, Parallel and ethernet ports, and is an ideal choise for business users, workgroups, and graphics professionals who need exceptional laser printing. | | | The LaserWriter 8500 offers true 600-dpi resolution for sharp text and graphics. |
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| | [Macosx-list] LaserWriter 8 vs. Adobe PS in OS X |
| | then we printed the same PowerPoint document MUCH faster My question is: In OS 9 when we choose a printer, we gave LaserWriter 8 and AdobePS. | | | OR: Is there a way to send files (or PowerPoint files, specifically) to printers in Non- PostScript format? | | | Canon told us that OS X uses \\\"AdobePS\\\" and sends PostScript data to the printer and the printer has to convert the PostScript to something else because the ImageRunner is not a true PostScript printer. |
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| | LaserWriter 8500 - PostScript Printer Description |
| | This software consists of a self-mounting Disk Copy compressed image (.smi) file. | | | You do not need Disk Copy to access.smi files. | | | The LaserWriter 8 driver uses the PPD file to determine the characteristics of your printer and make various printing options available to you when you print. |
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| | OS X.2 Printer Driver for LaserWriter Plus - The macosxhints Forums |
| | They're in Tome 2 of the folder LaserWriter Software Disk 2 on the LaserWriter Software disk image. | | | You should now have those printer description files available for your use. | | | Printer description files from OS 9 generally work just fine with OS X. I've had to use several myself for some of our PostScript printers at work that don't have OS X-specific drivers. |
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| | PR Newswire: Apple LaserWriter 12/640 PS Plus Bundles Duplex Printing and Additional 500- Sheet Cassette and Feeder in ... |
| | PR Newswire: Apple LaserWriter 12/640 PS Plus Bundles Duplex Printing and Additional 500- Sheet Cassette and Feeder in a Single-Box Printing Solution@ HighBeam Research | | | LAS VEGAS and COMDEX, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Addressing the needs of corporate and education customers with extensive paper handling requirements, Apple Computer, Inc. today announced it will offer the LaserWriter 12/640 PS Plus, a convenient cross-platform laser printing solution all in one box. | | | Apple LaserWriter 12/640 PS Plus Bundles Duplex Printing and Additional 500- Sheet Cassette and Feeder in a Single-Box Printing Solution |
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| | LaserWriter 8500 better-suited for oversize designs (InfoWorld) |
| | Apple Computer's new large-format printer, the Apple LaserWriter 8500, is by turns delightful and maddening. | | | A print density of 1200 dpi output is becoming the new standard, but the LaserWriter 8500 offers only 600 dpi. | | | The unit worked well with high-end desktop publishing programs, so design shops that need to print oversize monochrome proofs with photos may be willing to pay its relatively high price. |
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http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/04/nr05-04.66f.htm
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| | macosxhints - Setting up a networked LaserWriter Pro 610 in 10.2 |
| | Through the router, down the cable, accross the fiber, nothin but 'Net | | | Select 'Other' in the pop-up menu of Installation window | | | I've experienced that the Princenter.app's option "automatic installation" of a PPD is not a good way to configure a LaserWriter Pro 610 under Jaguar. |
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| | Can a Personal LaserWriter LS print with Mac OS X: Printers: MacFixItForums |
| | Is there any way to print from an X application like Photoshop 7 or Office v.X with the Personal LaserWriter? | | | I have a Personal LaserWriter LS connected to the computer through a Keyspan dual serial adapter. | | | I use apps that are X and also old ones that are not X compatible. |
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| | Asante Support Forums - Personal LaserWriter NT & AsanteTalk |
| | If your printer is not working and you are using these versions of the Operating System then we suspect that the printer might not be supported by the current release of this Operating System. | | | We have found that our office's LaserWriter 4/600 is fully supported but our older LaserWriter NTR is not functional using the LaserWriter'8' drivers supplied with any OS/10.x version of the operating system. | | | I had a similar problem using an Apple Personal LaserWriter NT in System 10.2.x. |
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| | Apple LaserWriter and LaserWriter Plus laser printers |
| | The Mac 512 is a gYounk design and programmed site. | | | And the LaserWriter uses the AppleTalk Personal Network so you can share the LaserWriter with the people you work with. | | | An upgrade from the LaserWriter to the LaserWriter Plus was $799. |
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| | The MacGroup Message Board > General Discussion > Apple Laserwriter |
| | It doesn't have to have a super low print count, it just has to work and print perfectly. | | | I have a personal LaserWriter 300 that you might be interested in. | | | I have a Applevision 17' 1710 monitor(needs fixing), Quattra 800 system, external 2G SCSI Harddrive, Iomega external 100M disc drive, external Yahama CDRW burner, SCSI scanner by Epson, USB scanner by Agfa, ALL in One ATI 16M graphic card with TV tuner and Jukebox 6G MP3 player if you or anyone is interested... |
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| | macosx.com - The Answer to Mac Support - Laserwriter 300 & OS X |
| | In this section, I found reference to an Imagewriter which has been made to work in OS X. The Imagewriter, like my Laserwriter 300, originally used QuickDraw as its printing language. | | | Theoretically, if the Imagewriter can work, the Laserwriter 300 should be able to do so. | | | I know that officially speaking serial printers are not supposed to work in OS X. LocalTalk printers, such as Laserwriter 630, will work with a LocalTalk to Ethernet bridge. |
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| | AppleInsider Apple ends LaserWriter 12/640 repair extension program |
| | Apple Computer has announced the expiration of its LaserWriter 12/640 Repair Extension Program, which has been in effect for nearly a decade. | | | LaserWriter 12/640 owners had also previously discovered an envelope printing glitch with the ancient Apple printer, where envelops needed to be crammed into the machine in order to be fed through. | | | Under certain conditions, a small percentage of LaserWriter 12/640 printers failed to disable the power inside the unit when the top cover was opened, potentially causing users to come into contact with low-level electrical voltage or be exposed to rotating parts. |
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| | LaserWriter IINT Board |
| | philadelphia.craigslist.org > computers and tech > LaserWriter IINT Board | | | If you have an old Apple LaserWriter II and need a new board for it, this is for you. | | | Copyright © 2005 craigslist, inc. terms of use privacy policy feedback forum |
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| | Information on LaserWriter in MS6621 |
| | When paper runs out, please add more; ask other users if you do not know how. | | | the LaserWriter is warmed up and ready to print. | | | See the individual handouts for how to do this. |
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| | Connecting a LaserWriter II NT to a PPC - Forums powered by UBB.threads� |
| | I found out that it is probably a Fuser bulb problem | | | You could also use an AppleTalk to Ethernet bridge like the AsanteTalk connector to connect the printer via Ethernet. | | | LaserWriter IIg boards can often be found on ebay for less than $35 and some come stocked with ram (I think 32 mb is max). |
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| | Using a LaserWriter 16/600 with a G4 |
| | I have a 12/640PS which has worked with OS X on a Beige, B&W, iMac, eMac, Lombard, & a iBook G3/900. | | | Assuming you have it hooked up to the network, you should be able to turn on appletalk on the appropriate interface (assuming your computer doesn't connect wirelessly through non apple networking devices) and you should see the printer in the Printer Setup Utility under Appletalk. | | | If you’re connecting over wireless, you need to know whether your router handles AppleTalk over wireless (most 3rd party WAP don’t, in which case use Ethernet) and whether your router filters MAC addresses since the LaserWriter automatically has a MAC address. |
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| | Apple LaserWriter Can't init the connection |
| | Forum overview » Hardware » Apple LaserWriter Can't init the connection | | | Ive got a Apple LaserWriter and i've got a weird problem, see when i reboot my machine, everytime i need to turn off the printer too and after win2k has boot up i can turn on the laser once again. | | | If i don't follow these steps the connection with the laser printer is broken and will never be restored no matter what i do. |
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