fadushin@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Phred Dushin) (07/09/90)
Can one use the system file backrounder in conjunction with print monitor (that is how it is supposed to work, right?) to print in the backround on an imagewriter I, or are these files usable only with postscript printers? There was some discussion about the use of these files some time back, but I don't recall any discussion of what kind of printers these files are used for. Fred Dushin Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Internet: Bitnet: fadushin@rodan.acs.syr.edu fadushin@sunrise.bitnet
casseres@apple.com (David Casseres) (07/10/90)
In article <3836@rodan.acs.syr.edu> fadushin@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Phred Dushin) writes: > Can one use the system file backrounder in conjunction with print > monitor (that is how it is supposed to work, right?) to print in the > backround on an imagewriter I, or are these files usable only with > postscript printers? For now, Apple doesn't support background printing on the ImageWriter series of printers. It's not a question of Postscript, though, as the non-Postscript LaserWriter IISC does do background printing. David Casseres Exclaimer: Hey!
geske@hpislx.HP.COM (Brent Geske) (07/12/90)
> Can one use the system file backrounder in conjunction with print > monitor (that is how it is supposed to work, right?) to print in the > backround on an imagewriter I, or are these files usable only with > postscript printers? There was some discussion about the use of these > files some time back, but I don't recall any discussion of what kind of > printers these files are used for. Nope. Backgrounder and Print Monitor work only with PostScript printers being addressed over AppleTalk. There is, however _Super_Laser_Spool_ (v2.02) available from SuperMac. It will spool to any printer driver which "behaves" according to IM standards. For example, I have an HP DeskJet with which I use the _MacPrint_ printer driver, and Adobe's ATM. I get 300 DPI resolution with a wide variety of PostScript fonts at *ANY* point-size, and I don't have to wait for the printer to finish before I continue using the Mac. I'm happy. Brent Geske HP Measurement Systems Operation geske@hpisla.hp.com
danno@us.cc.umich.edu (Daniel T. Pritts) (07/14/90)
In article <13640001@hpislx.HP.COM> geske@hpislx.HP.COM (Brent Geske) writes: [stuff deleted, asking about spooling output to an IW 1] >Nope. Backgrounder and Print Monitor work only with PostScript printers >being addressed over AppleTalk. > Not entirely true. PrintMonitor/Backgrounder will spool print jobs being send to a Laserwriter SC (and also the new personal laser sc). dan pritts danno@um.cc.umich.edu danno@umichum
drew@cup.portal.com (Andrew E Wade) (07/14/90)
There are several DAs at sumex that spool in the background to Imagewriter I. I use one called Print (clever, huh? :) -Drew Wade drew@objy.com
casseres@apple.com (David Casseres) (07/17/90)
In article <13640001@hpislx.HP.COM> geske@hpislx.HP.COM (Brent Geske) writes: > Backgrounder and Print Monitor work only with PostScript printers > being addressed over AppleTalk. Actually, Backgrounder and Print Monitor have nothing to do with Postscript, or with AppleTalk. They work with the LaserWriter IISC, which uses QuickDraw and the SCSI bus. The reason Apple's ImageWriter drivers do not presently support background printing is not technical; it has to do with the allocation of programming resources. David Casseres Exclaimer: Hey!