sjhg9320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Idiot Savant ) (05/21/91)
Anybody hear about Apple releasing an update to their System Software so those computers which do not move to 7.0 can print across networks? We have a lot of apps that break under 7.0 without hope of being updated immediately and it would be nice to be able to share Localtalk devices without mixing printer drivers. -- ______________________________________________________________________________ Internet: scott@scotty.life.uiuc.edu AppleLink: ISware ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
jhg@Apple.COM (James Glanville) (05/22/91)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: 6.0.8 References: <1991May21.044054.21184@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Sender: jhg@apple.com (James Glanville) Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA >> Anybody hear about Apple releasing an update to their System Software >> so those computers which do not move to 7.0 can print across networks? The quick answer is Yes. Version 6.0.8 lets you use System 6 while sharing printers on a network with user os System 7. It is identical to version 6.0.7 except for its printer software, which is the printer software used in System 7. When System 7 is cut over into the domestic cpu boxes, System 6.0.8 will be included with non-System 7 capable cpu's (floppy only Classic, for example). The stand-alone System 6 upgrade kit will also be changed over to 6.0.8. The current target for this to happen is in July. Meanwhile, I'll look into getting 6.0.8 made available on ftp.apple.com. You don't necessarily need to get System 6.0.8 if you want your 6.0 Macs to co-exist on the network with 7.0 Macs. The 7.0 Printing disk includes an installer script which can be used to upgrade your System 6.0 laserwriter drivers with their 7.0 versions. This script uses the "live-install" installer and can be run from the network or the floppy. Again, 6.0.8 is strictly 6.0.7 with 7.0 Laserwriter print drivers. - James Glanville SSW Engineering Product Management Apple Computer, Inc.
lrm3@ellis.uchicago.edu (Lawrence Reed Miller) (05/22/91)
In article <53184@apple.Apple.COM> jhg@Apple.COM (James Glanville) writes, in part: >When System 7 is cut over into the domestic cpu boxes, System 6.0.8 will >be included with non-System 7 capable cpu's (floppy only Classic, for example). Will 6.0.8 + AppleShare + LW drivers fit onto an 800K disk? We have some Mac Plus computers w/800K drives that we still use. We can't use System 7 on them, but it would be nice if we could upgrade LW drivers. Unfortunately, upgrading the computers is out of the question. It would be very nice if 6.0.8 solves this little problem! Lawrence Miller
amanda@visix.com (Amanda Walker) (05/22/91)
sjhg9320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Idiot Savant ) writes:
Anybody hear about Apple releasing an update to their System Software
so those computers which do not move to 7.0 can print across networks?
I believe that System 6.0.7 works fine with the 7.0 printer driver. At
least, they were working fine together in the WWDC hardware room, and
they seem to be doing fine here at Visix. Also, LaserWriter 5.2 seems to
work great under System 7.0. Either way, a new OS release doesn't seem
necessary.
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Amanda Walker amanda@visix.com
Visix Software Inc. ...!uunet!visix!amanda
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"On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good and not quite all
the time." --George Orwell.ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University) (05/22/91)
Why wait for 6.0.8? Go download the 6.1 printing tools disk from ftp.apple.com (or get a copy from someone who's bought a StyleWriter or LaserWriter LS). It includes LaserWriter 6.1, which will coexist with 7.0, *and* supports TrueType. Lawrence D'Oliveiro fone: +64-71-562-889 Computer Services Dept fax: +64-71-384-066 University of Waikato electric mail: ldo@waikato.ac.nz Hamilton, New Zealand 37^ 47' 26" S, 175^ 19' 7" E, GMT+12:00 To someone with a hammer and a screwdriver, every problem looks like a nail with threads.