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From: kik@wjh12.harvard.edu (Ken Kreshtool)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Multispool - Does it work with Appletalk Deskwriter v2.1????
Message-ID: <597@wjh12.harvard.edu>
Date: 2 May 91 08:05:04 GMT
References: <1237@dms.UUCP> <371@pacvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: kik@wjh12.UUCP (Ken Kreshtool)
Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge MA
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In article <371@pacvax.UUCP> eaton@pacvax.UUCP (Mark W. Eaton) writes:
>Sorry, I seem to have created a minor firestorm here with an earlier reply 
>that seemed to indicated the MultiSpool works with the DeskWriter.  The 
>only way in which I have gotten it to work reliably is to spool things to 
>it, wait until I am ready for a break and then let it print.  I have never 
>gotten it to work reliably while I continue working on the Mac.
>
>Setup
>Mac+
>DeskWriter V2.0 software
>Serially connected

For what it's worth, MultiSpool works great for me (IIsi printing serially to a
DeskWriter, DW 2.1 driver).

Only "problems" are trivial.  MultiSpool doesn't seem to pass along the DW's
dialogs regarding envelope printing, so I just turn it off (from the DA menu)
when I'm doing envelopes.  And it seems only to recognize printers attached to
the printer port.  Not unreasonable, but I also use Freedom of Press Light ($55
for pretty darn good postscript on my DW! and they're now sending out a nicely
improved and debugged release).  And FofP includes a gizmo called FPSpooler
that needs the printer attached to the modem port because of the way it and the
Mac deal with AppleTalk being on while printing non-AppleTalkedly.  So I tend
to keep things plugged in for MultiSpool, and change plugs when I need
postscript output.  No big whoop.  And I love having my Mac back while long
docts are printing away.

Ken Kreshtool
kik@wjh12.harvard.edu