Re: GS, Atalk, DeskJet 1600CM

[shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <5XLXn+B.seanlynch@delphi.com>,
seanlynch  <seanlynch@delphi.com> wrote:
>Dave Althoff <dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us> writes:
> 
>>I will shortly have GS/OS 6.0.1 in my office, and I have access to an
>>AppleTalk network which includes an HP DeskJet 1600CM.  Apparently,
>>drivers for the DeskJet 1200 will work, and the Macintosh LaserWriter 8.0
>>driver seems to work.
> 
>If the printer is a postcript level-2 printer, install the 6.0.1
>system software with atalk options, set up the slots for your
>machine correctly, then manually replace the laserwriter driver
>with the older one from system 6.0!
> 
>It seems that the 6.0.1 driver has trouble with level 2 printers.
>Ryan Suenaga gave me this tip when I couldn't get an Apple LW 4/600PS
>to work. Us

It worke great with my Personal Laserwriter NTR, one of Apple's first PS level
2 printers. Could be the fineprint, photograde, 600DPI, etc which a 4/600PS
has which my NTR doesn't which is causing it.
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Randy Shackelford                                 
shack@frii.com