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From: newbery@rata.vuw.ac.nz (Michael Newbery)
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Subject: Re: Type Type, LaserPrep and Print Servers.
Message-ID: <1991Apr03.043330.28214@comp.vuw.ac.nz>
Date: 3 Apr 91 04:33:30 GMT
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In article <51056@apple.Apple.COM> blob@Apple.COM (Brian Bechtel) writes:
>bellamy@covax.commerce.uq.oz.au writes:
[questions about incompatible LaserWriter versions that I was about to ask
:-)
Brian responds...]
>No, all the Macs don't need to be using True Type, but they all need to
>be using the same LaserWriter driver.  Version 6.1, which ships with
>True Type, is compatible with the 7.0 LaserWriter driver.  This means no
>initialization wars.
>
>Everyone using the same printer (or print spooler) must be running a
>compatible version of the LaserWriter drivers.  Otherwise, you get the
>initialization hassles you mention in your message.
So the situation has improved, but only slightly.

Will the 6.1/7.0 drivers continue to coexist with future drivers or do we
have this pain to go through again at some time in the future?
What about when the new print architecture arrives (in 7.1 or whatever),
will we have to change at that point? What about if/when a PostScript II
driver appears?

We have some networked PostScript printers accessible to the whole campus
(apart from the various 'local' networked printers). We are acutely aware
of intialisation wars. We stopped most of the chaos by passwording the
printers but it does mean we have a LOT of systems to upgrade ALL AT ONCE
when new drivers arrive. As AppleTalk networks grow this can only get
worse. Is the 6.1 upgrade really the last once I'm going to have to
inflict on our users or do we have further 'interesting times' to look
forward to?

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Michael.Newbery@vuw.ac.nz
Books impede the persistence of stupidity.