chh2@hera.uucp (27411-Cliff Halevi(1508)) (11/02/90)
Does anybody know of a way to "Choose" LaserWriter without Appletalk being active. As it is now, it won't allow that to occur. I'm not on an AppleTalk network so in order to print to a PostScript printer I have to create a PostScript file, upload it to my UNIX network, and let UNIX send it to an available PostScript printer. The problem, is that in order to create a PostScript file I have to choose the LaserWriter driver, but since my serial ports are connected to non-AppleTalk devices I'm not allowed to select LaserWriter. It's like a catch-22, since if I WAS on an AppleTalk network I probably wouldn't be going through this "save as PostScript/upload to UNIX" rigamaroll anyway!! Thanks, Cliff Halevi bellcore!hera!chh2 or chh2@hera.bellcore.com 201-829-4989
gshapiro@wpi.wpi.edu (Gregory Neil Shapiro) (11/03/90)
I do this myself. All you have to do is select the LaserWriter in the Chooser. It will tell you that AppleTalk will be active. Click Ok. Then Shut off AppleTalk. It will tell you to disconnect from the network. Click Ok. Then close the Chooser. When you print, it will still print with the LaserWriter driver. Just be sure to print to a disk file. Greg -- ____________________________________________________________________________ Gregory Neil Shapiro Gregory Neil Shapiro gshapiro@wpi.wpi.edu (130.215.24.1) Worcester Polytechnic Institute husc6!m2c!wpi!gshapiro 100 Institute Road, Box 1397 America Online/GEnie: GShapiro Worcester, Massachusetts 01609 ____________________________________________________________________________