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From: ddl683@sarah.albany.edu (Cinderella Man)
Subject: Several System 7 questions for the wise among us
Message-ID: <1991May21.004834.5757@sarah.albany.edu>
Summary: pundits, please ponder
Keywords: printing, networking, VMS, etc
Reply-To: ddl683@sarah.albany.edu (Cinderella Man)
Organization: State University of New York at Albany
Date: Tue, 21 May 91 00:48:34 GMT
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Q.#1:  PS printing:
	I upload PostScript output to a DEC LPS40 (hooked to a VAX
  8650/VMS).  With previous printer drivers, I would use LaserFix 2.0 to
  dump it to disk, and then FTP or upload it.  Under System 7's
  LaserWriter driver, there is a radio button that toggles the
  save-to-disk process.  Only, it creates much, much larger files -- I
  assume it's creating TrueType images, much like it does with
  downloadable PS fonts.  Even with a font such as Souvenir, where I
  have ONLY the bitmap on the Mac, it creates larger files, apparently
  imaging the bitmap!  (As opposed to just relaying the font name in the
  PS code.)  Is there any way to override this?  Will downgrading to an
  older LaserWriter driver and using LaserFix work?  --

Q.#2:  DEC/Mac networking:
	I have DEC PathWORKS (by the way, VMS volume sharing under
  Sys7 works fine).  What do I need to do to get the Comm Toolbox
  working?  For example, if I boot MacX off the VMS container mounted on
  the desktop, it will load and then return the error, "The Comm Toolbox
  could not be initialized because there are no connection tools
  installed."  I've put the Communications Folder in my new System
  Folder, but I've avoided returning the comm INITs (ADSP, etc) because
  I'm not sure what's redundant under System 7.  Which are still
  necessary?

   (By the way, what steps do I and my VAX sysadmin need to take, to
   get the LPS40 to show up as a networked printer to my ethernetted Mac,
   assuming no other communications problems between the two platforms?)
--

Q.#3:  Startup items:
	I recall reading that the Startup Items folder could be used
  to play startupsounds and show startupscreens, as well as replacing
  the old Set Startup command.  Is this true, or misinformation?  I've
  tried it with no success.

---------

	I've had one crash, in ResEdit, diddling with icons (what
else?).  I clicked on the pencil tool and it froze.  I didn't remember
to try the emergency application exit trick.

	This has been the SMOOTHEST Mac system installation I've gone
through in seven years, especially when considering the many changes.
I have yet to run into an incompatability (although admittedly I've
been playing it safe so far, keeping VM off and staying in 24-bit
mode).  I've had none of the problems others have mentioned: opening
older System files, using MacTCP, making a trashcan alias, etc, all
seem to work fine.

		System 7 is ... well, bitchin' cool.


Setup, for those keeping box scores:
Mac IIci
8MB physical RAM
80MB Quantum internal HD
Apple CD-ROM player (running the new s/w)
Ehman (Syquest 555) SCSI 45MB removable cart. HD
ethernet NB card

Extensions: 
Apple CD-ROM/CD Remote
SuperClock
WindowShade
SoundMaster
InterCaps (HarDeeHarHar)
MacTCP
MacEnvy

				thanks!

						Derek L.
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