ahn@puff.cs.wisc.edu (Sung Ahn) (04/11/89)
Can anyone help me or suggest me a good printer spooler for the Image Writer II? I am running System 6.0.2 under MultiFinder. Computer is Mac SE with 2 Meg ram. A DA that would run in the background would be what I'm looking for. Thank you.
han@Apple.COM (Byron Han, wyl E. coyote ) (04/11/89)
In article <2543@puff.cs.wisc.edu> ahn@puff.cs.wisc.edu (Sung Ahn) writes: >Can anyone suggest a good printer spooler for the Image Writer II? SuperSpool from SuperMac Technologies is a background print spooler for directly attached ImageWriter I and ImageWriter II printers. It should be available from most mail order places. I have no connection with SuperMac except as a customer of their products. This is not an official Apple endorsement. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Disclaimer: Apple has no connection with my postings. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Byron Han, Communications Architect At Apple, we change the world everyday. Apple Computer, Inc. ----------------------------------------- 20525 Mariani Ave, MS27Y Internet: han@apple.COM Cupertino, CA 95014 UUCP:{sun,voder,nsc,decwrl}!apple!han ------------------------------------ GENIE:BYRONHAN CompuServe:72167,1664 ATTnet: 408-974-6450 Applelink:HAN1 HAN1@applelink.apple.COM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
arie@zippy.eecs.umich.edu (Arie Covrigaru) (04/11/89)
In article <28778@apple.Apple.COM> han@Apple.COM (Byron Han, wyl E. coyote ) writes: >In article <2543@puff.cs.wisc.edu> ahn@puff.cs.wisc.edu (Sung Ahn) writes: >>Can anyone suggest a good printer spooler for the Image Writer II? > >SuperSpool from SuperMac Technologies is a background print spooler for >directly attached ImageWriter I and ImageWriter II printers. > >It should be available from most mail order places. > Be carefull with this spooler. I have seen compatibility problems between SuperLaserSpool, their all around LW/IW spooler, and FileMaker II. One of them just hangs the system when FileMaker II is used on a network. ============================================================================= Arie Covrigaru Cognitive Science and Machine Intelligence Laboratory, University of Michigan =============================================================================
nagel@beaver.ics.uci.edu (Mark Nagel) (04/12/89)
In article <28778@apple.Apple.COM>, han@Apple (Byron Han, wyl E. coyote ) writes: |In article <2543@puff.cs.wisc.edu> ahn@puff.cs.wisc.edu (Sung Ahn) writes: |>Can anyone suggest a good printer spooler for the Image Writer II? | |SuperSpool from SuperMac Technologies is a background print spooler for |directly attached ImageWriter I and ImageWriter II printers. Note that SuperSpool, while good (and probably the *only* one) has some interface problems. For example, if you want to use the clover-key method of not entering MultiFinder, SS will crash when you attempt to print. Someone said here recently that SuperMac has no plans to change this aspect of the program. Oh goody. The docs say that you *must use Set Startup*. They probably determine whether you are in MF by looking at the boot blocks or something disgusting like that. This doesn't make it unusable, but does cause some nonzero amopunt of annoyance. In addition, the Print Queue DA could use an interface overhaul. For example, you must currently delete each item from the queue individually complete with an 'Are you sure?' idiot dialog for each one. Oh for a delete all button... Anyway, SuperSpool is good and I get use out of it. But I wish I had known some of these things before I bought it. Mark Nagel @ UC Irvine, Department of Information and Computer Science +----------------------------------------+ ARPA: nagel@ics.uci.edu | Charisma doesn't have jelly in the | UUCP: ucbvax!ucivax!nagel | middle. -- Jim Ignatowski |
seo@cs.utexas.edu (Jungyun Seo) (04/12/89)
In article <2543@puff.cs.wisc.edu> ahn@puff.cs.wisc.edu (Sung Ahn) writes: > >Can anyone help me or suggest me a good printer spooler for the Image Writer II? >I am running System 6.0.2 under MultiFinder. Computer is Mac SE with 2 Meg ram. > >A DA that would run in the background would be what I'm looking for. > >Thank you. I need it. too. Thank you -- +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 1 Jungyun Seo UUCP: uunet!cs.utexas.edu!seo 1 1 (512) 471-9573 ARPA: seo@cs.utexas.edu 1 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
kcr%rushforth@Sun.COM (Kevin Rushforth) (04/12/89)
In article <2543@puff.cs.wisc.edu> ahn@puff.cs.wisc.edu (Sung Ahn) writes: >Can anyone help me or suggest me a good printer spooler for the Image >Writer II? >I am running System 6.0.2 under MultiFinder. Computer is Mac SE with 2 Meg >ram. SuperSpool put out by SuperMac is what I use. It is an INIT that runs in the background and comes with a DA for managing the print queue. It does everything I need it to and it is MultiFinder compatible. If you have a DataFrame hard disk, then it is free. Otherwise it costs around $60 (I think). I would be interested to hear what other people use. -- Kevin C. Rushforth | "If winning is not important, Sun Microsystems | then commander, why keep score?" | - Lt. Worf ARPA: kcr@sun.com | UUCP: <most-backbone-sites>!sun!kcr |
wade@ksuvax1.cis.ksu.edu (Gary L. Wade) (04/12/89)
I would like to hear about a good Imagewriter II spool DA/INIT as well!
Fabian@cup.portal.com (Fabian Fabe Ramirez) (04/14/89)
Arie, Just for your information, Claris' official stance is that FileMaker II is not compatible with ANY spooler. This information is from Andreas, Claris' representative on CompuServe. It's also my understanding...from another end user...that Claris is supposedly working on an update for this problem. Fabian Ramirez SuperMac Technology fabian@cup.portal.com sun!cup.portal.com!fabian
arie@zippy.eecs.umich.edu (Arie Covrigaru) (04/15/89)
In article <17122@cup.portal.com> Fabian@cup.portal.com (Fabian Fabe Ramirez) writes: >Arie, > >Just for your information, Claris' official stance is that FileMaker II is not >compatible with ANY spooler. This information is from Andreas, Claris' >representative on CompuServe. > I know it now, and from the same source. Too bad Claris doesn't notify their users about this problem before they invest time and money in installing and debugging FileMaker II - spooler problems. At least I don't rememember seeing any mention of this in the documentation. ============================================================================= Arie Covrigaru Cognitive Science and Machine Intelligence Laboratory, University of Michigan =============================================================================