Re: Apple II workstation card

[apple2pd@ground.ecn.uiowa.edu (ground.ecn AppleII Librarian)]

In article <3F47DB55.E8BA8466@shaw.ca>,
Gary Gouriluk  <gvgouril@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>Is anyone using an Apple IIe to share networked printer(s) via
>appletalk?
...
>
>So the Chooser II progam seems okay. Perhaps there is something wrong
>with my IIe ATINIT file.
>
>Anyway, I'll repeat my question...
>
>Is anyone using an Apple IIe to share networked printer(s) via
>appletalk?
>
>If you are, could you e-mail a copy of your ATINIT file?
>

I have used IIe with workstation cards for several years to share
Appletalk printers on a network with Macs, including a Apple LaserWriterNT
(rip), Imagewriter II's, and now a Apple LaserWriter 12/640.

I do not remember having problems.  Except, the ATINIT file included with
the Workstation software is buggy.  Not totally defective but doesn't
rember the chosen printer very well.  Apple never released a better ATINIT
file, but a corrected one was included with the PublishIt software
(probably v3 and v4).  Try getting the PI version from a site such as
asimov.

I haven't used the Chooser much since configing the printer, but IRC there
are 3 or 4 windows to jump around on and the first ones must be set
correctly before the ATalk printers show up in the rightmost window.  I
keep Appleworks running on my IIe all the time so I can't check without
quitting first, but I can if I need to.  I also am booting from an
Appleshare server so I need to find the //e ATinit file as opposed to
the IIGS ATinit file :-)

So, it does work.  You also might need the imagewriter emulation file if
you are going to use a laserwriter.

  --Steve

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 --Steve  (apple2pd@ground.ecn.uiowa.edu)