Re: Network printing from BASIC

[louiss@gate.net (Louis Schulman)]

In <1d6j20r.6nz85sw4nn6tN@dempson.actrix.gen.nz>, dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) writes:
><dalthoff@capital.edu> wrote:
>
>On a IIe with an Apple II Workstation Card, all the required software
>comes with the card.  The ATINIT file simply links ProDOS into the card
>firmware (which provides all the protocols required).
>
>This is insufficient on the IIgs.  If you want to be able to use a
>networked printer on a IIgs without booting GS/OS, you need a special
>ATINIT file that includes the missing AppleTalk protocols.  This version
>of ATINIT never appears to have been distributed as a separate product,
>or as part of the system software.  I have seen it included with
>Publish-It! (I forget which version), so I suspect it is something that
>Apple were licensing to software vendors.
>-- 
>David Empson
>dempson@actrix.gen.nz
>Snail mail: P.O. Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand

I knew my //e was better than a GS :-) !  Just razzing you guys, who take 
everything so seriously.  The Jobs-Wozniak thread isn't even amusing, because
nobody gets his facts straight before getting abusive.

Have we ever thanked David Empson for all the great information he provides?
He makes this group worthwhile.

Thank you, David.

Louis Schulman