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From: bdh@gsbsun.uchicago.edu (Brian D. Howard)
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Subject: Re: LaserWriter II NT with Windows 3.0
Message-ID: <1991Apr17.142721.16358@midway.uchicago.edu>
Date: 17 Apr 91 14:27:21 GMT
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petersja@debussy.cs.colostate.edu (james peterson) writes:

>In article <277@jabaru.oz.au> 07790@tanus.oz.au (Brant Campbell) writes:
>>This printer is very new and also uses the truetype technology that apple is
>>supposed to be releasing in its next system - in postscript mode this printer
>>is infact using the truetype technology which will certainly conflict with
>>Windows and cause problems - you may have to wait for a driver Francis.

>The LaserWriter II NT is a "very new printer?"  It has been available for
>at least a couple of years.  We've been using it with Win 3.0 across
>an ethernet using PCNFS since the first of the year. 

>What have I missed here?

>-- 
>james lee peterson				petersja@CS.ColoState.edu
>dept. of computer science                       
>colorado state university		"Some ignorance is invincible."


Ditto.  The key is to configure the printer to use LPT1.OS2 (or LPT? if
you are using a different port)  You may have to tell whatever your
network printer driver is that its a postscript printer.  
>ft. collins, colorado  (voice:303/491-7137; fax:303/491-2293)
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