krowitz@mit-richter.UUCP.UUCP (10/02/87)
Here an interesting bit of info which other users may
find helpful ... The standard Apollo print server
(/com/prsvr) can handle the Apple Laserwriter. All you
have to do is to specify DEVICE APPLE in the configuration
file. If you have a relatively new Laserwriter (or a
Laserwriter Plus) everything works just fine, text and
bitmaps come our nice and crisp. However, if you have
an older Laserwriter you may find that there are white
streaks in the bitmaps that you print, especially if
you are printing large areas of black or grey. It turns
out that the older Laserwriters have a (naturally) older
version of the Postscript interpreter in them, and the
older interpreter does not get the bitmap printed
correctly. This can be fixed by upgrading the printer
to a Laserwriter Plus -- for about $800. But ... if
you don't have that kind of cash there turns out to
be another solution. The SR9.2.3 print server seems
to print bitmaps just fine on the older Laserwriters.
I have no idea how it works with the newer models, as I
only have one of the older printers to work with. If
you've been having problems with printing bitmaps on
your Laserwriter, just try a different version of
/com/prsvr.
-- David Krowitz
mit-erl!mit-kermit!krowitz@eddie.mit.edu
mit-erl!mit-kermit!krowitz@mit-eddie.arpa
krowitz@mit-mc.arpa
(in order of decreasing preference)
P.S. don't use the SR9.0 version of /com/prsvr. It will
print text on the Laserwriter, but bitmaps seem
to go directly into the bit bucket (ie. you get
no output at all).