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From: long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: background printing to ImageWriter ???
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Date: 10 Jun 91 21:17:40 GMT
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In article <1991Jun10.173012.14615@nntp-server.caltech.edu>, wcaw@juliet.caltech.edu (Wilisch, Wolf C. A.) writes...
> 
>Does anyone know about an application or utility (apart from
>AppleTalk) that would allow me to have my ImageWriter print
>in the background (SE/4MB/6.0.4) ?

 Appletalk wouldn't help. Until Apple (poke!) finally gets it together with
 their "new printing architecture", Imagewriter spooling is limited to third
 party and *ware alternatives. Third party solutions:

 For serial:	Superspool
 For Appletalk:	Superlaserspool

 Both are from Fifth Generation Systems. 

 *ware solutions:

 Multispool:	INIT/DA? Never used it.
 Print Aid:	This is not a spooler, but allows you to shove the offending
 		printing application into the background.

 There may be other possibilities I haven't mentioned. Hope it helps,

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