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From: mjkobb@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Imagewriter Spoolers
Summary: Use manual feed.
Message-ID: <884@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU>
Date: 25 Oct 89 04:13:20 GMT
References: <5702@shlump.nac.dec.com>
Reply-To: mjkobb@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb)
Organization: MIT Media Lab, Cambridge MA
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In article <5702@shlump.nac.dec.com> long@rainbo.enet.dec.com (Richard Long) writes:
[...]
>Currently, I'm using Supermac's Superspool, and I like it, but it doesn't seem
>to want to work for me under MF 6.1b7.
[...]

Well, this has been mentioned several times, so I'll post the interesting thing
I found:  SuperSpool works fine under 6.1b7, if you print in Manual Feed mode.
Okay, sure, this is a hassle, but it will free up your computer, and allow you
to use the features of this MF.  For those of you who don't know, feeding paper
into the ImageWriter II is really easy:  With the printer set for friction-
feed, insert a sheet with the left edge aligned with the mark on the case, so
that the paper just rests on the rollers.  Then, with the Select light out, 
press Form Feed.  The printer will feed the sheet in to the proper place from
which to start manual feed.  Select the printer and away you go.  Reapeat with
each page.  It takes about 5 seconds to load, so figure about 30 secs of hassle
while SS prompts you for a new sheet, you insert it, and you tell it to
continue.

One BIG annoyance.  If you're in a dialog box (or F/DA Mover, which is really
one big dialog), SS will beep (a lot) if it comes time to insert paper.  You
should click the SS item in the MF menu to bring the OK and Cancel buttons
to the front and stop the beeping.  Feed in the paper and click OK...

BTW, does anyone else find it annoying that after you click OK, the software
doesn't return you to the application layer?

--Mike

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