steve@violet.berkeley.edu (Steve Goldfield) (07/16/90)
Since the mail is beginning to come requesting the following, I am posting it and will refer any inquiries. I post it exactly as it was sent to me and make no claims about its utility or effectiveness. #>By many demands, I am posting following article. #>>From: Ray_Davison@cc.sfu.ca #>Subject: More on serial line LaserWriter #> #>A few issues back in Info-Mac, I gave a description of turning the #>LaserWriter driver into a serial port PostScript driver. Since then #>I have received a couple of messages, mostly asking for similar #>updates for the version 6.0 driver (are you people never satisfied #>I also recieved a hint on doing one thing differently (see below) #> #>In light of that, I have applied the updates to version 6.0 of the #>driver, and present the new formula below: #> #> Resource PDEF number 125 #> (first always write to a RfileS) #> location From To #> v5.2 v6.0 #> B96 C78 `57C0' `51C0' #> B9A C7C `56C0' `50C0' #> BA2 C84 `57C0' `50C0' (`51C0' for Laser Prep) #> BAA C8C `57C1' `51C1' (`50C1' for Laser Prep) #> BB8 C9A `57C1' `50C1' #> (the hint on doing this part differently was to modify resource #> DITL number -8191 to make the RDisk FileS box visible. The #> problem I had with this is that the box doesn't stay RtickedS #> between uses of the driver, so you have to retick the box each #> time. This didn't do me much good since I always want to send #> the print job to the serial port. Sf I am missing something, I #> hope someone will let me know.) #> #> (next don't create a file (still in resource PDEF/125)) #> location From To #> v5.2 v6.0 V5.2 V6.0 #> D96 E9E '554F' '558F' `6038' #> #> (next, don't do _SetFOF) #> location From To #> v5.2 v6.0 #> 142C 1860 '660C' '600C' #> #> Resource STR number -8191 #> Change this from "PostScript" to ".BOut" for the printer port, #> or ".AOut" for the modem port. #> #> Resource STR number -8159 #> Change to a useful message instead of "Creating PostScript File". #> For example "Sending print job to Unix". #> #> Resource PAPA number -8192 #> Change the name of the printer if you want to. #> #> Ray Davison #> Simon Fraser university #> Ray_Davison@cc.sfu.ca #> #>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx #> #>I tried this hacked LaserWriter Driver and worked very well with #>HP Laserprinter IIP with Data Pacific Postcript Catridge and #>worked very well except speed of serial port is fixed to 9600. #>Including Laser Prep does not work and I tried to mail to Ray #>Davidson but his account is no longer there. #>I like to hear what you have done. #>Pacific data told me that Postcript catridge with Macdriver for HP #>Laserprinters will be released next week. #> #>John Lee ir648@sdcc6.ucsd.edu