Re: appletalk printing w/ proterm 3.1

[rb <rbooker@darkwing.uoregon.edu>]

On 6 Sep 1996, Steven Nelson wrote:

> From article <Pine.SOL.3.91.960905154833.20437A-100000@darkwing.uoregon.edu>, by rb <rbooker@darkwing.uoregon.edu>:
> > proterm 3.1 lists the iigs appletalk port among the available printer 
> > ports, yet i get no response from my networked imagewriter ii.  is there 
> > a special init string that needs to be sent to the printer, or is this 
> > just not possible?  meanwhile, when i try to print to the networked 
> > laserwriter (w/ iw ii emulator downloaded) it prints all lines selected 
> > from scrollback over one line on the printed page.  thanks in advance for 
> > any help anyone can offer.  --robb
> 
> Robb, don't give up!  I print from proterm3.1 on my IIGS everyday to
> an LaserWriter NT via appletalk.  PT3.1 is set to use appletalk for the
> printer  (Rom1 GS, slot7=appletalk, slot1='your card')  PT3.1 is set
> for appletalk and slot 7 in the printer setup.  No special init string
> is needed, but I use '^[E' to force 12cpi printing.  You might try to
> use '^IL E' or '^[D^@^@' to force linefeeds, but that is not necessary
> for me (I'm not sure the ^I firmware command is supported and the EscD
> command is probably not supported by the imw emulator.  By the way,
> I don't know how you would enter the EscD init, dec values 27 68 128 0
> Thus the last two are ctrl@ with and then without the hi-bit set!)
> 
> Anyway, back on track.  You say you get no response, then say you get
> text all overprinted on one line.  Which is it?

both.  i have an imagewriter ii and a laserwriter networked to the iigs 
(with a file sharing mac plus, which i assume isn't relevant).  it is the 
imagewriter that is not responding.  it is the laserwriter that is 
overprinting on one line.  thanks for the init string recommendations.  
havn't had time to try them yet, but will.  as for the imagewriter (which 
i prefer to the laserwriter for on-line data printing), one thing i 
didn't mention is that it is equipped with a sheet-feeder.  is that 
relevant?  does pt3.1 not support automatic sheet-feeding on the imagewriter?

[stuff about imagewriter emulator for laserwriter snipped]

> 
>   --Steve  (steven-nelson@uiowa.edu)

ok.  i had forgotten about the emulator in this situation; i remenber now 
that that had solved the overprinting problem before when i had tried 
it.  will do.  tha actual imagewriter still has me stumped though, and i 
would rather just use *that*.  i'm hoping the sheet-feeder doesn't turn 
out to be the problem.  thanks again for your helpful response.  --robb