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From: MacUserLabs@cup.portal.com (Stephan - Somogyi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Sys 6/7 & Laserwriter Driver
Message-ID: <43257@cup.portal.com>
Date: 13 Jun 91 16:46:42 GMT
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t-jacobs@ced.utah.edu writes:
 
[the context is LW 6.0.x vs. LW 7.0]
 
>We have confirmed that this is a problem and a REAL HASTLE to us
>because only a few people are switched over to system 7 so far. This
>seems like a bug to me in the new driver. Can anyone at APPLE comment
>on this and if a fix is at hand.
 
The printer update Installer-script that ships with 7.0 can be used to
upgrade Macs with LW 6.0.x to LaserWriter 7.0. Backgrounder,
PrintMonitor, and LaserWriter are replaced, Laser Prep is removed.
About two weeks ago I upgraded all the Macs on our Edit network to LW
7 and have had no problems to speak of.
 
The trick is to declare spurious LaserWriter resetting a shooting
offence, thereby making all the non-upgrade-niks come out of the
woodwork. I don't know if this is feasible at your site.
 
Otherwise, declare certain printers LW 7.0 printers and others LW
6.0.x printers. This worked for us in the period of 7.0b1 until 7.0GM.
 
Finally, don't forget that once everyone is running LW 7.0, the whole
printer reset hell issue will be a thing of the past.
 
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Stephan Somogyi                   net.nerd                     MacUser