UBIQUI@TUCC.BITNET (06/23/86)
TO LASER LOVERS
WE HAVE A LASER WRITER CONNECTED TO A MAC-PLUS THROUGH APPLETALK
AND AN IBM PC CONNECTED TO THE SAME LASER WRITER THROUGH THE RS232
PORT. THE MAC SEEMS TO GET ALONG WITH IT'S 32 BIT COUSIN, MOST OF
THE TIME. THE IBM SEEMS TO HAVE PROBLEMS THOUGH. WE HAVE THE IBM
SETUP TO USE MICROSOFT WORD AT 9600 BAUD WITH A POSTSCRIPT FILE WHICH
ALLOWS ACCESS TO 3 DIFFERENT FONTS. ALSO THROUGH THE SAME IBM WE
HAVE PC WRITE SET UP UNDER SPECIAL BAUD.
WE DO ALOT OF SWITCHING BETWEEN THE IBM AND THE MAC, SINCE
THE LASER WRITER IS ONE OF THE FEW LETTER QUALITY PRINTERS
AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE ON CAMPUS.
PROBLEMS:
1. AFTER A PC WRITE DOCUMENT IS PRINTED THE SYSTEM USUALLY
NEEDS TO BE POWERED OFF BEFORE ANY OTHER APPLICATION WILL WORK
PROPERLY (BE IT MAC OR IBM).
2. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING SPORATIC LUCK WITH PRINTING FORIEGN CHARACTERS
WITH PC WRITE. IS THEIR A POST SCRIPT FILE OUT THERE THAT COULD HELP?
3. WE HAVE TO SEND FILES ONE PAGE AT A TIME FROM THE IBM (FROM WORD AND
PC WRITE) OTHERWISE THE SYSTEM DIES.
4. ON LONG DOCUMENTS USUALLY OVER 80 PAGES IN WORD THE LASER WRITER
IGNORES THE LAST PAGE AND DOES NOT PRINT IT.
5. IS IT POSSIBLE TO PRINT ADDRESSES ON LEGAL SIZE ENVELOPES FROM THE
IBM?
6. IS IT POSSIBLE TO ACCESS THE SHEET FEEDER FROM THE IBM?
7. WE WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ADD WORD PERFECT VER. 4.1 TO OUR
LIST OF SUPPORTED SOFTWARE. ANY SUGGESTIONS OR SYMPATHIES?
THANKS FOR ANY ADVICE
UBIQUI@TUCC