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From: jmsellens@watdragon.waterloo.edu (John M. Sellens)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: How do I change the type on an AppleTalked LaserWriter?
Message-ID: <1990Jun28.231149.28186@watdragon.waterloo.edu>
Date: 28 Jun 90 23:11:49 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: University of Waterloo
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I want to change the type on an AppleTalked LaserWriter to something
other than "LaserWriter", to help keep users from using other people's
printers (yes, yes, I know it's a hack, and can be worked around quite
readily - we're looking mostly to avoid mistakes, rather than
deliberate abuse).

We've got some Postscript code that changes it while the printer is powered
on, but can't find a way to store it in the non-volatile RAM so that
the printer will power on with the correct type.

Any ideas?

Much obliged,

John Sellens
U of Waterloo
jmsellens@dragon.waterloo.edu