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From: bangs%husc8@harvard.harvard.edu (Alex Bangs)
Newsgroups: comp.text.desktop
Subject: Re: Sun + Mac + Laserwriter
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Date: Tue, 18-Aug-87 14:50:08 EDT
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We have found some problems with connecting both simultaneously. If someone
comes and uses the Mac (you have to turn the switch from 9600 to Appletalk),
the printer is not the same afterward (even with turning the switch back),
and the Sun cannot print. We have adopted the following protocol to avoid
this problem (assuming normally connected to the Sun):

* Disconnect RS232 cable from the printer.
* Turn the printer off.
* Move the switch from the 9600 position to the Appletalk position.
* Turn printer on, wait for start page to print out
* Connect the Appletalk cable, do your Mac printing.
When finished with Mac printing:
* Disconnect the Appletalk cable from the printer
* Turn the printer off
* Move the switch from the Appletalk to the 9600 position
* Turn the printer on, wait for the start page to print out
* Connect the RS232 cable.

Hope this helps. It works well for us where little Appletalk use is needed;
I generally use a script to download and print Postscript files directly
from the Mac.

Alex
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