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From: mattd@Apple.COM (Matt Deatherage)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: GS on Appletalk
Message-ID: <44957@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 19 Sep 90 18:44:18 GMT
References: <2594@idunno.Princeton.EDU>
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In article <2594@idunno.Princeton.EDU> kadickey@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Kent Andrew Dickey) writes:
>The problem is--I'm curious what programs are capable of printing to a
>laserwriter over the network.  I have Appleworks 2.0 (never got the
>upgrade...)--can I somehow get that to print to a lasewriter (I see I
>can check 'Imagewriter Emulator' from the Laserwriter part of the
>Control Panel...so if I just print to an Imagewriter, will it work?).
>
The ImageWriter Emulator is a Postscript program that takes single characters
sent to an ImageWriter and transforms them into something similar to what would
be printed by an ImageWriter getting the same characters.  The LaserWriter
normally only accepts PostScript, and most 8-bit Apple II applications only
blast characters out through the "printing slot".  The Emulator (IWEM) is
the glue that makes the two work together.

>The main problem is that the network doesn't seem to be working just
>yet so I can't play with it myself.  Can Appleworks GS create actual
>psotscript itself, or does it just send it through the Imagewriter
>emulator too?
>
Anyone who prints through the LaserWriter driver (from the Print Manager)
is generating real PostScript.

>What steps do I need to go through to get Appleshare up and running
>under ProDOS 8 (assuming I don't want to start GSOS all the time)?
>I remember something about including the file ATINIT in the root
>directory, but what else needs to be done?
>
ATINIT is for 8-bit systems.  For the IIgs, the ROM patches and RAM-based
protocols for AppleTalk are in load files in the Drivers directory, and
you *must* boot GS/OS to use AppleTalk.

>I think that's enough disconnected comments for one post.
>
True, but you have another one coming shortly.  :)
>			Kent Dickey

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