dlc@LANL.GOV.UUCP (04/15/87)
I asked a week or two ago how an Apple LaserWriter Plus could be set to a
faster serial speed than 9600. Nobody answered, but some information I
requested from Adobe told me how. I printed the following program (note --
you'll need to add the CTRL-D at the end as the comment indicates). Then
I edited /etc/printcap by changing "br#9600" to "br#19200" and the printer
works fine. Actually I did it on two printers, the newer one belched out
"ioerror" about 3 times afterward as the spooler was trying to send the
banner page, and the older one returned a message " %%[ exitserver: permanent
state may be changed ]%%". But the next file after changing /etc/printcap
printed fine. This will not work on a non-plus LaserWriter, which supports
only 9600 if the switch is set to 9600.
---- cut here ----- file /usr/local/lib/ps/set19200.ps ---- cut here -----
%!
0000 % Server Password
statusdict begin 25 sccbatch 0 ne exch 19200 ne or
{serverdict begin exitserver} {pop end stop} ifelse
statusdict begin
25 19200 0 setsccbatch
end % note -- next line has an actual CTRL-D