[comp.binaries.mac] Macintosh Technical Notes - #173: PrGeneral Bug

macintosh@felix.UUCP (12/03/87)

[Macintosh Technical Notes - #173: PrGeneral Bug]

This technical note documents a bug in the implementation of  the
PrGeneral  procedure in the LaserWriter driver version 4.0.  This
bug has to do with the format of the information returned by  the
GetRslData  opcode.   This  technical  note  will also describe a
workaround for the problem.

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