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From: stevem@hpvcfs1.HP.COM (Steve Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Re: Deskwriter usage [For logging from Comm programs]
Message-ID: <780109@hpvcfs1.HP.COM>
Date: 14 Mar 90 21:56:53 GMT
References: <21585@netnews.upenn.edu>
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Vancouver, WA
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>In several Tech Notes (124, 192) Apple specifically recommends AGAINST using
>the low level calls. The preview of System 7.x at last year's developer's
>conference says "No pass-through (Draft) printing".
>
>Given this, I really can't blame HP for not supporting low-level calls.
>...
>
>If low level calls are important, then Apple should have told us so.  Maybe
>it is MicroPhone that is out of step.
>
>Marc Kaufman (kaufman@Neon.stanford.edu)

You hit the nail on the head Marc.  We also interpreted Apple's tech notes as
a sign that all printing should migrate away from the low level printing
calls.  Only a few applications remain that use the low level printing calls
anyway.  It's hard to believe that these people haven't switched to the
"Apple Approved" high level calls after all of Apple's warnings in their
Tech Notes.

As the Church Lady on Saturday Night Live would say:
"Oh, you're using the low level calls ... how   C O N V E N I E N T !!!!"
"Now who's idea was that anyway?  Who could it be?  Could it be ..."


Steven Miller
Vancouver Division
Hewlett Packard