[comp.sys.mac.misc] Apple Async Laserwriter Driver

craparotta@craparotta.enet.dec.com (Joe Craparotta) (09/17/90)

Does anyone know if Apple is going to update the Async Laserwriter driver
so I can print colors and Shades of Gray. The latest version is 4.0.

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gillies@m.cs.uiuc.edu (09/18/90)

> Does anyone know if Apple is going to update the Async Laserwriter driver
> so I can print colors and Shades of Gray. The latest version is 4.0.

Can this be done by modifying the v6.0 laserwriter driver with
ResEdit?  In particular, can't you just change the STR resource #-8191
from "Postscript" to ".AOut" or ".BOut", which causes the driver to
write the postscript to the modem or printer serial port at 9600 baud?
Details appeared in a recent comp.sys.mac.misc message about printing
postscript to a file or a serial port.  Or look in:
	[sumex-aim.stanford.edu]info-mac/tips/generating-postscript.txt