levin@bbn.com (Joel B Levin) (11/01/88)
I would like to upgrade my Mac at work to 6.0.2. It is linked by
PhoneNet to a LaserWriter+ along with a half dozen or so other Macs
running system release 5 (sys 4.2 / finder 6.0). I don't want at this
time to try to get everyone to move to the new system, however. I
assume that the LW files in the new release would be incompatible and
would cause continual reinitializing of the LW as various members of
our net used the printer.
Question: anyone know of a reason I can't upgrade my Mac+ to 6.0.2 and
then replace the LW files with the release 5.0 versions?
Thanks / JBL
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INTERNET: levin@bbn.comsteve@violet.berkeley.edu (Steve Goldfield) (11/01/88)
In article <31624@bbn.COM> levin@BBN.COM (Joel B Levin) writes:
#>I would like to upgrade my Mac at work to 6.0.2. It is linked by
#>PhoneNet to a LaserWriter+ along with a half dozen or so other Macs
#>running system release 5 (sys 4.2 / finder 6.0). I don't want at this
#>time to try to get everyone to move to the new system, however. I
#>assume that the LW files in the new release would be incompatible and
#>would cause continual reinitializing of the LW as various members of
#>our net used the printer.
#>
#>Question: anyone know of a reason I can't upgrade my Mac+ to 6.0.2 and
#>then replace the LW files with the release 5.0 versions?
#>
#> Thanks / JBL
#>
#>
#>UUCP: {backbone}!bbn!levin POTS: (617) 873-3463
#>INTERNET: levin@bbn.com
I had a similar problem but came up with the opposite solution,
which seems to work. I upgraded my Mac II and a Mac plus, both
with hard disks, to 6.0.2. But then I found that there isn't room
on a floppy for the new system along with TOPS for an SE and a
plus which don't have hard disks. The two versions of the driver
in our TOPS network meant that each time a different driver was
used the printer was slowly reset. So I left the old system on
those machines but upgraded their laser prep and laserwriter
files. Everything seems to work fine.
Steve Goldfieldkehr@felix.UUCP (Shirley Kehr) (11/01/88)
In article <16281@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> steve@violet.berkeley.edu (Steve Goldfield) writes: >In article <31624@bbn.COM> levin@BBN.COM (Joel B Levin) writes: >#>I would like to upgrade my Mac at work to 6.0.2. It is linked by >#>PhoneNet to a LaserWriter+ along with a half dozen or so other Macs >#>running system release 5 (sys 4.2 / finder 6.0). I don't want at this >#>time to try to get everyone to move to the new system, however. I >#>assume that the LW files in the new release would be incompatible and >#>would cause continual reinitializing of the LW as various members of >#>our net used the printer. >#> >#>Question: anyone know of a reason I can't upgrade my Mac+ to 6.0.2 and >#>then replace the LW files with the release 5.0 versions? >#> >#> Thanks / JBL >#> That's exactly what I did. The manual says that you won't be able to do background printing under MultiFinder, but you can. So far, I'm the only one using System 6 out of about 30 other Macs, and we're all printing just fine. Shirley Kehr [dead space so I can post this] ---
jim@eda.com (Jim Budler) (11/02/88)
In article <31624@bbn.COM> levin@BBN.COM (Joel B Levin) writes: > I >assume that the LW files in the new release would be incompatible and >would cause continual reinitializing of the LW as various members of >our net used the printer. Absolutely correct. > >Question: anyone know of a reason I can't upgrade my Mac+ to 6.0.2 and >then replace the LW files with the release 5.0 versions? > It's even easier than that. Install 6.0.2. Then STOP. You're done. Printer driver installation is a different step. I've been using version 5.0 with the version 4.0 LW drivers since 5.0 came out. Now I'm using version 6.0.2 with those same drivers. No problems. > Thanks / JBL > You're welcome. -- uucp: {decwrl,uunet}!eda!jim Jim Budler internet: jim@eda.com EDA Systems, Inc.
moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer) (11/02/88)
In article <31624@bbn.COM> levin@BBN.COM (Joel B Levin) writes: >Question: anyone know of a reason I can't upgrade my Mac+ to 6.0.2 and >then replace the LW files with the release 5.0 versions? I've used the release 5.0 LaserWriter drivers with release 6.0, 6.01 and now 6.02 (I use the Cntl-F option, save the PostScript to a file, upload it to Unix and then dump it to a LaserWriter via lpr). No problems whatsoever. "Filthy bag of Lovecraftian poison -- nobody fucks with Monsieur Boche!" --- Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer INTERNET: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM Manual UUCP: {uw-beaver, sun, microsoft}!fluke!moriarty CREDO: You gotta be Cruel to be Kind... <*> DISCLAIMER: Do what you want with me, but leave my employers alone! <*>