Re: LaserWriter PLUS & GS?

[lacoss@cello.gina.calstate.edu (LA County Outdoor Science School)]

nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates) writes:
> In article <50klho$pfj@texas.nwlink.com>,
> 
> >I have a LaserWriter PLUS and I can't seem to get it to work with my GS.
> >Can I run it off the RS-232-C printer prot off the back of the GS? Do I
> >have to use AppleTalk? Any software to upload fonts and or TURN OFF THE
> >TEST PAGE PRINTING! ;) I've done it on LaserWriter IIg. Let me know what
> >you know and let me know if you need to know more about what I've tried.
> 
>    Since the GS/OS System 6 installer also makes sure Appletalk is
> installed when you install the Laserwriter print driver, I'd say that
> you'll probably have to have Appletalk on. GS+ Magazine (RIP) had a
> program called 'Laserbeam' which could upload postscript files to
> laserwriters; they may also have had font upload capabilities as well.
> (You shouldn't _need_ to get a mac to deal with stuff.)

LaserBeam will send both PostScript files and fonts, and will let you 
turn off the startup page.  It's a slick program, and is the program that 
got me interested in subscribing to GS+.

Greg
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