philip@pro-generic.cts.com (Philip McDunnough) (04/07/90)
How does one create a Postscript file on a GS under System5.02? I tried the usual command-f/k "trick" but while the GS did indicate "creating a Postscript file", I couldn't find it! Philip McDunnough E-mail: philip@utstat.toronto.edu University of Toronto [my opinions]
jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeremy G. Mereness) (04/12/90)
philip@pro-generic.cts.com (Philip McDunnough) writes: > How does one create a Postscript file on a GS under System5.02? I tried the > usual command-f/k "trick" but while the GS did indicate "creating a Postscript > file", I couldn't find it! > > Philip McDunnough E-mail: philip@utstat.toronto.edu > University of Toronto > [my opinions] The Postscript file produced by the Laser Driver in GS/OS 5.02 is located in the /system/drivers/ folder and called POSTSCRIPT.GS## where the ## is a count of how many such files there are, the highest number being the most recent file created. I have been using this method for quite a while, since my office is not wired for appletalk yet. However, I have found that I cannot use any fonts by this method except for Times, Geneva, and Courier. All other fonts in a document seem to default to one of these when the document is printed as a postscipt file. Is this intentional? Or am I doing something wrong? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |Jeremy Mereness | Support | Ye Olde Disclaimer: | |jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (internet) | Free | The above represent my| |a700jm7e@cmccvb (Vax... bitnet) | Software | opinions, alone. | |staff/student@Carnegie Mellon U. | | Ya Gotta Love It. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
dhom@spica.acs.calpoly.edu (David Hom) (04/13/90)
In article <Aa9==7i00VQF46KKF=@andrew.cmu.edu> jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeremy G. Mereness) writes: >philip@pro-generic.cts.com (Philip McDunnough) writes: >> How does one create a Postscript file on a GS under System5.02? I tried the >I have been using this method for quite a while, since my office is > >not wired for appletalk yet. However, I have found that I cannot use >any fonts by this method except for Times, Geneva, and Courier. All >other fonts in a document seem to default to one of these when the >document is printed as a postscipt file. Is this intentional? Or am I >doing something wrong? You're not doing anything wrong. The GS laserwriter driver is just making some assumptions on font names and getting them wrong. All you need to do is edit the font names in the postscript files to the name of the fonts in your printer. For example, if you want to use AvantGarde Bold, the GS laserwriter driver assumes the name is AvantGarde-Bold. Well, if you're downloading to an NTX, the built-in font name is AvantGarde-Demi. Since postscript can't find AvantGarde-Bold it defaults to courier. Assuming your using a Mac to print, use Adobe's Send PS program to list the fonts in your printer. Then copy them exactly (Postscript is case sensitive). Then on your GS, create your postscript output and edit the text files, ensuring the font names in your document match the font names in your printer. There is a technote describing the GS laserwriter driver. I think it talks about why the driver gets font names wrong. I can't remember the number of the technote. Anyway, I do this all the time without problems. Send me mail if you can't get it to work. Dave dhom@cosmos.acs.calpoly.edu SLO Kid on America Online DHOM on GENIE
cyliao@eng.umd.edu (Chun-Yao Liao) (04/13/90)
In article <Aa9==7i00VQF46KKF=@andrew.cmu.edu> jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeremy G. Mereness) writes: >philip@pro-generic.cts.com (Philip McDunnough) writes: >not wired for appletalk yet. However, I have found that I cannot use >any fonts by this method except for Times, Geneva, and Courier. All >other fonts in a document seem to default to one of these when the >document is printed as a postscipt file. Is this intentional? Or am I >doing something wrong? Nothing wrong except that... well, the LaserWriter only accepts fonts supported in the RAM/ROM of it's own memory. If it found a name of font in the postscript file you send to it while that name is not supported by the printer, then printer replace that font by default. Or, the name of the font in the file generated by your //gs is a "bit" different from what printer recognizes. -- cyliao@wam.umd.edu o NeXT : I put main frame power on two chips. @epsl.umd.edu o people: We put main flame power on two guys. @bagend.eng.umd.edu o :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx.xxx (reserved) o RC + Apple // + Classic Music + NeXT = cyliao
evan@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Evan Ron Aussenberg) (04/13/90)
Lets talk LW drivers for a sec. Jeremy at CMU says he's using the LW driver to print to a file since he doesn't have appletalk online: Or does he (Do you Jeremy?) My LW driver (from 5.02) doesn't show up under the direct connect Cdev, and the LW Cdev can't find any laser printers online since, ofcourse, I don't use AppleTalk. Is it possible to use the 5.02 driver w/o appletalk to print a PS file?? I've been using the 4.0 LW driver that DOES show up under the Direct Connect Cdev. ------------- Let's talk PS printers for a sec. Does anyone have experience printing GS PostScript files to a PrintServer 40 printer?? I can get pictures to print, or if I make the LW driver imbed the GS font into the ps file, I can get an uchy printout. I can't seem to get the PrintServer 40 to print text using it's OWN fonts: I do know the names it looks for, and I've edited ps files knowing case context is important. What happens is that the PS-40 will print nada. I'm about to start comparing PostScript files that I know work (online mainframe docs) with my GS PostScript files. I hope I've been coherent enough for 2:45am... I was just working at my Dad's office... he's a CPA :-) -Evan / evan@Unix.cis.pitt.edu / IN%"evan@pittvms.bitnet"
dhom@spica.acs.calpoly.edu (David Hom) (04/13/90)
In article <23519@unix.cis.pitt.edu> evan@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Evan Ron Aussenberg) writes: > >Lets talk LW drivers for a sec. Jeremy at CMU says he's using the LW driver >to print to a file since he doesn't have appletalk online: Or does he >(Do you Jeremy?) My LW driver (from 5.02) doesn't show up under the >direct connect Cdev, and the LW Cdev can't find any laser printers online >since, ofcourse, I don't use AppleTalk. > >Is it possible to use the 5.02 driver w/o appletalk to print a PS file?? >I've been using the 4.0 LW driver that DOES show up under the Direct >Connect Cdev. > Under 5.0.2, the LW driver looks for Appletalk and if it doesn't find AT, it won't show up. All I did was rename my LW driver from "laserwriter" to "postscript". The driver no longer looks for AT and I can now choose it as a direct connect printer. I guess the OS is hardcoded to require appletalk if a driver named "Laserwriter" is present. Dave dhom@cosmos.acs.calpoly.edu
jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeremy G. Mereness) (04/14/90)
> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.apple2: 13-Apr-90 Re: Postscript Evan Ron > Aussenberg@unix (1249) > Lets talk LW drivers for a sec. Jeremy at CMU says he's using the LW > driver > to rrint to a file since he doesn't have appletalk online: Or does he > (Do you Jeremy?) My LW driver (from 5.02) doesn't show up under the > direct connect Cdev, and the LW Cdev can't find any laser printers online > since, ofcourse, I don't use AppleTalk. I have Appletalk switched on in the control panel as well as all the necessary drivers from the Installer for Laserwriter support. When I print, I have to throw the Open-Apple-F key within a second or two or the machine will all of a sudden find out that there is nothing connected to my Appletalk port and complain. As long as things move fast enough, I can get the postscript file printed without too much trouble. I still have my font troubles, especially because I do NOT use a mac... I upload the files to a Unix Workstation that my apple is hooked to via the terminal port. Then I run a trivial binary on it called macps that makes the file ready to be downloaded to an Apple Laserwriter on the network. The Laserwriter is an NTX, which should have all sorts of neat fonts in it, like Palatino and Zapff Chancery. But they aren't recognized from my machine and are defaulted to courier or helvetica. Isn't the GS supposed to be able to download bitmaps of fonts that laserwriters aren't familiar with? or does there have to be communication between GS and laserwriter in order for this to happen? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ |Jeremy Mereness | Support | Ye Olde Disclaimer: | |jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (internet) | Free | The above represent my| |a700jm7e@cmccvb (Vax... bitnet) | Software | opinions, alone. | |staff/student@Carnegie Mellon U. | | Ya Gotta Love It. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --
toddpw@tybalt.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) (04/14/90)
jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeremy G. Mereness) writes: System 6.0 feature I hope they include: POSTSCRIPT FILE GENERATION FROM THE PRINT DIALOG!! OA-F is reasonable but shouldn't be necessary... who'd figure it out if they didn't ask? Also, hardcoding the system to not fire up a driver called 'laserwriter' if Appletalk is not present sounds yucky to me. There should be an option of the driver ITSELF to optionally start up if Appletalk is not present. Especially because Appletalk may not be present when the system boots, but will be plugged in later. Serial ports & ADB are very robust in that you can plug and unplug them while the system is on -- this convenience is MUCH appreciated. >I still have my font troubles, especially because I do NOT use a mac... >I upload the files to a Unix Workstation that my apple is hooked to via >the terminal port. Then I run a trivial binary on it called macps that >makes the file ready to be downloaded to an Apple Laserwriter on the >network. The Laserwriter is an NTX, which should have all sorts of neat >fonts in it, like Palatino and Zapff Chancery. But they aren't >recognized from my machine and are defaulted to courier or helvetica. You need to change the names of the font definitions with a text editor... whoever wrote thte laserwriter driver for 5.0 messed up on some of the font names, it seems. There's a technote about it -- when are we going to see a fix? I certainly wouldn't mind installing a patched laserwriter driver myself, the IIGS Installer is severely brain dead and I wish I could help rewrite it to support patched drivers, better version checking, and most of all -- SINGLE DRIVE SYSTEMS. Todd Whitesel toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu
pnakada@oracle.com (Paul Nakada) (04/14/90)
In article <1990Apr13.200226.24696@laguna.ccsf.caltech.edu> toddpw@tybalt.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) writes:
System 6.0 feature I hope they include:
POSTSCRIPT FILE GENERATION FROM THE PRINT DIALOG!!
OA-F is reasonable but shouldn't be necessary... who'd figure it out if they
didn't ask?
here's a bit of mac info that relates to this request.
Apparently, many people have requested this for the Macintosh print
dialog. The solution might apply to the GS print dialog as well.
Apparently, the resource file for the print dialog does contain a
check box for printing postscript to file, but the control is hidden
and disabled. Check out the Laserwriter driver with ResEdit some
time. Maybe they did the same thing with ther GS Driver...
-Paul Nakada
pnakada@oracle.comISSLTC@NUSVM.BITNET (Lim Thye Chean) (06/20/91)
In order to test whether Apple IIGS can print to PostScript and transfer
to Mac successfully, I have been doing some testing these few days.
I am using AWGS page layout, word processing module, and GraphicWriter
III. If you are interested, please read on.
The procedure is the same. Change LaserWriter driver's name to
PostScript, reboot, select PostScript from Control Panel (All these
done only once), launch into program, set page setup to A4 condensed,
print to PostScript by pressing Open Apple-F while clicking OK.
Here are my results:
* GraphicWriter III document did not work. End of story.
* The font test on the following fonts: Avant Garde, Bookman, Courier,
Helvetica, New Century Schoolbook, Palatino, Times and Zapf Chancery.
Only Times, Helvetica and Courier print correctly, the rest are being
substitute by Courier.
* On my page layout document - two page, two bit-mapped graphics, one
rectangle box title (just above one of the bit-mapped graphics), text
in Times, and contain header and footer. All 4 margins have been
truncated slightly, so header, footer, about a character on both left
and right side did not print out.
* Besides, the rectangle overlap the bit-mapped graphics below it (in
which they should not have). Although text is fully justified, on 3
lines, the text is longer than the rest of the line.
* The other test: change the above document page setting to US Letter
while the document remain in A4, header appeared, some text lost on
the bottom (that includes the footer), but now both left and right
margin text appeared. The rest of the problem I mentioned above
remained.
I hope anybody can give me some suggestion. The print out is really
fantastic and is MUCH better than the print out I obtained from Harmonie
or Independence printing on DeskJet. I hope to have a nice printout, and
willing to do testing and share the experience to everybody, and make GS
a much useful machine. Thanks.
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*** Apple IIGS Forever ***
If I could turn back the clock, I would still buy an Apple IIGS.
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Contact me at ISSLTC@NUSVM
Lim Thye Chean - Lim is my surname. My name is Thye Chean.
***********************************************************************ISSLTC@NUSVM.BITNET (Lim Thye Chean) (06/21/91)
This is an answer to the reply I got on the net (remember I cannot reply
directly becuase I did not subscribe to this net)...
* Just make everything double size to get condensed print. When porting
graphics, press option while PLACING the graphics. It will be auto-
matically double height. Nice huh? Just hope next release of AWGS will
have a full text mode and normal mode, just like GraphicWriter III.
The follow up to my test...
* Change every fonts to italic or bold. Palatino will work correctly,
as well as Times, Helvetica and Courier. The rest, have to do manual
change.
* Found the problem that cause some text to be missing from the margin.
It seems that in A4 size, the margin is a little incorrect. Change
to US letter while the document is still in A4 will make the margin
much wider, so it will be printed correctly - the only disadvantage
is that US letter is SHORTER than A4, so some adjustment have to be
done on the bottom margin. Anybody know any way I can move the margin
manually instead of changing from A4 to US letter?
* The overlapping of rectangle and bit-mapped picture was due to the
cropping. You see, I crop the top part of the picture to fit into
the document. But in the printout, the missing part appeared. So the
supposed-to-be-cropped part of the picture overlapped the rectangle
above. Any help to solve the problem?
*** If you do not understand my letter, please refer to my previous
letter entitled POSTSCRIPT. It discribe the test I was doing, and
the procedure and problem.
***********************************************************************
*** Apple IIGS Forever ***
If I could turn back the clock, I would still buy an Apple IIGS.
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Contact me at ISSLTC@NUSVM
Lim Thye Chean - Lim is my surname. My name is Thye Chean.
***********************************************************************gaw@aeg.dsto.oz.au (Grant Ward) (06/22/91)
ISSLTC@NUSVM.BITNET (Lim Thye Chean) writes: >* The font test on the following fonts: Avant Garde, Bookman, Courier, > Helvetica, New Century Schoolbook, Palatino, Times and Zapf Chancery. > Only Times, Helvetica and Courier print correctly, the rest are being > substitute by Courier. The other fonts have different names in the postscript output from awgs. eg I use bookman, and I have to replace Bookman with Bookman-Light and Bookman-Bold to Bookman-Demi. I guess other fonts are the same situation. >* Besides, the rectangle overlap the bit-mapped graphics below it (in > which they should not have). Although text is fully justified, on 3 > lines, the text is longer than the rest of the line. I have had no problems with justification (I only use WP) but I discovered when I tried PL that mixing text and graphics was not possible since text wants to use COndensed setting of Laserwriter driver, but graphics needs to have Normal (unless you are prepared to draw the graphics with double height). >I hope anybody can give me some suggestion. The print out is really >fantastic and is MUCH better than the print out I obtained from Harmonie >or Independence printing on DeskJet. I hope to have a nice printout, and >willing to do testing and share the experience to everybody, and make GS >a much useful machine. Thanks. I'm keen to hear what you find in your tests, especially if you find a way of using graphics and text in PL without the kludge of drawing the graphics double height. Cheers, Grant. "LOOK MA, New email address."______ | For | 1983 BMW 635 CSi. | .sig renovation cancelled due to lack of Sale | E-mail me for more details. | government funding :-( V Grant Ward (gaw@aeg.dsto.oz.au / gaward@itd.adelaide.edu.au) Ph: (08) 259 5022 Remember folks, if you can't flame MeSsy-DOS, then _what_ can you flame ??
andy@pro-palmtree.cts.com (Andy Stein) (06/22/91)
In-Reply-To: message from ISSLTC@NUSVM.BITNET
Why can't the Apple IIGS just print directly to the PostScript printer,
instead of having to save a PostScript file to a disk, and then
transferring it to a Mac, which prints the file to the PostScript printer?
Is there some inherent limitation in the GS, or did Apple deliberately
cripple the GS so it would compete with the Mac, by not making a real
PostScript LaserWriter driver?meekins@dodo.cis.ohio-state.edu (Tim Meekins) (06/22/91)
In article <1991Jun22.151814.13318@clark.edu> andy@pro-palmtree.cts.com (Andy Stein) writes: > Why can't the Apple IIGS just print directly to the PostScript printer, >instead of having to save a PostScript file to a disk, and then >transferring it to a Mac, which prints the file to the PostScript printer? >Is there some inherent limitation in the GS, or did Apple deliberately >cripple the GS so it would compete with the Mac, by not making a real >PostScript LaserWriter driver? ? The GS *does* send directly to a postcript printer. It's a feature of the GS that we can *also* create Postscript files. The discussions ongoing about created PS files is important becuase *most* of don't own a PS printer to connected to the GS, but *do* have access to printere elsewhere. I am one of those people. I cannot possibly afford a laserwrite, but my school has about 20 of them sitting around in all the labs. All I have to to on my GS is *redirect* my output to a text file, take it to school (or upload it there) then print it on the printer there. The actually problem with this scenario is that the GS actually *assumes* it is connected to a printer, so some extra garbage is left in the postscript file which *must* be removed before printing.
taob@micor.ocunix.on.ca (Brian Tao) (06/22/91)
andy@pro-palmtree.cts.com (Andy Stein) writes: > In-Reply-To: message from ISSLTC@NUSVM.BITNET > > Why can't the Apple IIGS just print directly to the PostScript printer, > instead of having to save a PostScript file to a disk, and then > transferring it to a Mac, which prints the file to the PostScript printer? > Is there some inherent limitation in the GS, or did Apple deliberately > cripple the GS so it would compete with the Mac, by not making a real > PostScript LaserWriter driver? As far as I know, you _can_ hook up a LaserWriter to the GS via a LocalTalk cable and print. Assuming of course that you have the necessary AppleTalk software installed on your startup disk. But how many Apple IIGS owners do you know have a PostScript laser printer at home? In fact, how many GS's out there are actually connected to a laser printer? I just use the Macs at work and at school to print my GS stuff from home. Really, a Mac Plus isn't good for much else anyway... ;-)
taob@micor.ocunix.on.ca (Brian Tao) (06/22/91)
meekins@dodo.cis.ohio-state.edu (Tim Meekins) writes: > The actually problem with this scenario is that the GS actually *assumes* > it is connected to a printer, so some extra garbage is left in the postscript > file which *must* be removed before printing. What garbage? The only stray characters I've seen in the PostSciptGS.xx files is in the garbled user name field in the file header. Everything else seems to be in order. I've printed full-page colour graphics, 30-page essays and even a sound wave from Sonic Blaster to a LaserWriter IINT without any problems.
ericmcg@pnet91.cts.com (Eric Mcgillicuddy) (06/23/91)
GCC's BLP II laser printer is quite inexpensive ($2300 CAN compared to $4000+ for the cheapest LAserWriter). Does anyone know how well this printer would work with a GS? UUCP: bkj386!pnet91!ericmcg INET: ericmcg@pnet91.cts.com
guss@pro-nsdapple.cts.com (Jim Gussler) (06/25/91)
>In-Reply-To: message from taob@micor.ocunix.on.ca >> In-Reply-To: message from ISSLTC@NUSVM.BITNET >> >> Why can't the Apple IIGS just print directly to the PostScript printer, >> instead of having to save a PostScript file to a disk, and then >> transferring it to a Mac, which prints the file to the PostScript printer? >> Is there some inherent limitation in the GS, or did Apple deliberately >> cripple the GS so it would compete with the Mac, by not making a real >> PostScript LaserWriter driver? > As far as I know, you _can_ hook up a LaserWriter to the GS via a >LocalTalk cable and print. Assuming of course that you have the necessary >AppleTalk software installed on your startup disk. But how many Apple IIGS >owners do you know have a PostScript laser printer at home? In fact, how >many GS's out there are actually connected to a laser printer? I just use >the Macs at work and at school to print my GS stuff from home. Really, a >Mac Plus isn't good for much else anyway... ;-) I'm not sure about LaserWriter but I have a Hewlett Packard LaserJet IIP connected to my //gs. Currently I have it connected via AppleTalk. However, I did have it hooked up via a standard serial cable. The IIP comes with a Parallel, Serial, and AppleTalk connector on the back. I've tried two of the three and they work fine. And yes, this is in my home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ProLine: guss@pro-nsdapple | System Administrator Internet: guss@pro-nsdapple.cts.com | pro-nsdapple BBS UUCP: crash!pro-nsdapple!guss | 300/1200/2400/9600 Baud ARPA: crash!pro-nsdapple!guss@nosc.mil | (619) 571-9010 North San Diego Apple User's Group P.O. Box 261870, San Diego, Ca. 92196 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
sysadmin@pnet91.cts.com (Matthew Montano) (06/25/91)
taob@micor.ocunix.on.ca (Brian Tao) writes: > > As far as I know, you _can_ hook up a LaserWriter to the GS via a >LocalTalk cable and print. Assuming of course that you have the necessary >AppleTalk software installed on your startup disk. But how many Apple IIGS >owners do you know have a PostScript laser printer at home? In fact, how >many GS's out there are actually connected to a laser printer? I just use >the Macs at work and at school to print my GS stuff from home. Really, a >Mac Plus isn't good for much else anyway... ;-) A Laser printer hooked up to a IIgs is a beautiful combination. Seeing as there are many Mac/LaserWriter combo's around the world, and a clamour for a new inexpensive node on that net, I can't help myself but to recommend one of the zillion used IIgs' for sale to complement the setup. For the record, I have a IIcx and a IIgs hooked up to a LaserWriter IINTX... I wonder how I ever lived with an ImageWriter. Remember Apple's little "wonder program". The IWEM file on the system disk is a postscript program which by downloading into a laser printer will allow it to emulate an ImageWriter printer... allowing most ProDOS 8 "PR#1" type programs to print with ease. Matthew --- ventureTech Intelligence - We're trying to make computers easy, SOME HOW! Email: sysadmin@pnet91.cts.com (most mailers won't barf on that..) My comments aren't even worth a disclaimer... And the further I get from the things that I care about... The less I care about how much further away I get - Robert Smith, 1989
JWANKERL@UTCVM.BITNET ("Josef W. Wankerl") (06/26/91)
. csri.toronto.edu!utgpu!utzoo!utdoe!generic!pnet91!sysadmin@UCBVAX.BERKELEY.EDU> On Tue, 25 Jun 1991 15:30:04 GMT Matthew Montano said: >taob@micor.ocunix.on.ca (Brian Tao) writes: >> >> As far as I know, you _can_ hook up a LaserWriter to the GS via a >>LocalTalk cable and print. Assuming of course that you have the necessary >>AppleTalk software installed on your startup disk. But how many Apple IIGS >>owners do you know have a PostScript laser printer at home? In fact, how >>many GS's out there are actually connected to a laser printer? > >A Laser printer hooked up to a IIgs is a beautiful combination. Well, I have 2 IIGS computers here, both on an AppleTalk network connected to two other IIGS computers (a third could be hooked in if necessary :-) and an ImageWriter II, LaserWriter IINT, and finally a Mac LC which is running Personal AppleShare under System 7.0. It's a pretty nice setup. As for the "needed software" to hook things up - well it comes on the System.Disk and System.Tools disks. Printing to either the LaserWriter or the ImageWriter is a snap. -- ===> Josef W. Wankerl, Technical Editor for GS+ Magazine BITNET: JWANKERL@UTCVM.BITNET | America Online: JWankerl ProLine: jwankerl@pro-gsplus |-------------------------------- Internet: jwankerl@pro-gsplus.cts.com | "I am a Viking" -Y. Malmsteen
daveharv@pro-novapple.cts.com (Dave Harvey-SysAdmin) (06/26/91)
In-Reply-To: message from andy@pro-palmtree.cts.com > Why can't the Apple IIGS just print directly to the PostScript printer, >instead of having to save a PostScript file to a disk, and then >transferring it to a Mac, which prints the file to the PostScript printer? >Is there some inherent limitation in the GS, or did Apple deliberately >cripple the GS so it would compete with the Mac, by not making a real >PostScript LaserWriter driver? That's what my wife and I do with our IIGS's all time. That is, print directly to a TI microLaser using Postscript both networked thru AppleTalk. (The printer has both AppleTalk and Postscript options installed.) The microLaser works fine (except for one program, Platinum Paint) with the LaserWriter driver that comes with the System Software. proline: pro-novapple!daveharv | uucp: crash!pnet01!pro-novapple!daveharv | Pro-novapple BBS arpa: crash!pnet01!pro-novapple!daveharv@nosc.mil | 300/1200/2400/9600 Baud Internet: daveharv@pro-novapple.cts.com | 703-671-0416 | Northern Virginia Apple Users Group | P.O. Box 8211, Falls Church, VA 22041 |
taob@micor.ocunix.on.ca (Brian Tao) (06/29/91)
sysadmin@pnet91.cts.com (Matthew Montano) writes: > A Laser printer hooked up to a IIgs is a beautiful combination. Seeing as > there are many Mac/LaserWriter combo's around the world, and a clamour for a > new inexpensive node on that net, I can't help myself but to recommend one of > the zillion used IIgs' for sale to complement the setup. That is in fact what my high school has now done. A few years ago, a roomful of //e's were given away to an elementary school, and (gasp) ICON's put in their place. >:-( However, the resource department did get one GS for the remedial program (which was basically used as a fast //e). Recently, the computer department purchased another GS and stuck onto the end of a Mac network. Apparently the teacher-in-charge wants to try a few things with the GS->Mac SE->{LaserWriter|other Macs}. System 7.0 and Personal Appleshare fit in there somewhere as well... > > For the record, I have a IIcx and a IIgs hooked up to a LaserWriter IINTX... > wonder how I ever lived with an ImageWriter. Yes, and some of us wonder how you can afford such luxuries... 8-)