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- To all Amax users who have a PostScript (non-Apple) printer hooked up to
- their Amiga:
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- These are some useful tips that I put together with the help from
- Don Markuson (dmm@tiger1.Prime.COM) (Thanks Don) to modify an existing
- LaserWriter printer driver so that it's possible to print to the PostScript
- printer directly with just a few clicks. We don't have to create a
- PostScript file and then use 'filedump' to dump it anymore. This
- modification takes care all that work.
-
- What you need is an original copy of LaserWriter 7.0, 7.1, or 7.1.1 and
- Resedit 1.2 or 1.2d2 (2.1 doesn't work on AmaxII 2.06, System 6.0.5).
- LaserWriter can be ftp'ed from ftp.apple.com, and Resedit is available
- from many ftp sites, such as sumex-aim.stanford.edu and 128.252.135.4.
- If you have problem finding these 2 files, let me know and I'll mail
- them to you.
-
- Steps are:
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- 1)
-
- Using ResEdit on an unadulterated copy of LaserWriter 7.1, open POST -8161
- using the Hex Editor. Pull down "Find Hex..." from the find menu and search
- for: 08 2525 454F 460D 5E65
- replace with: 09 2525 454F 460D 045E 65
- (stringlen^ % % E O F^M ^D ^ e)
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- 2)
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- In PDEF 123, make the following three changes using the Hex Editor:
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- LW Driver Hex Offset From Word Change To Reason
- 7.0 0616 6700 6000 Use dflt name from STR# -8163
- 7.0 06C8 4246 6068 Avoid _Create
- 7.0 09B6 660C 600C Avoid _SetEOF
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- 7.1 (same changes as for 7.0)
-
- 7.1.1 061E 6708 6008 Use dflt name from STR# -8163
- 7.1.1 06E2 4245 6068 Avoid _Create
- 7.1.1 09D2 660C 600C Avoid _SetEOF
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- 3)
-
- In STR# -8163, change PostScript to .Bout
- Use .Bout if your printer is hooked up through the serial port or .Aout
- if parallel.
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- 4)
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- In STR -8159, change Creating PostScript File to whatever you want.
- For example, "Printing to NEC Silentwriter 2 model 90" or
- "Dumping PostScript file to printer"
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- 5)
-
- To disable the save-file dialog entirely (since it really doesn't make
- sense to save to a file if that file never gets properly closed),
- ResEdit the LaserWriter driver's PDEF 4 (it's the same for 7.0, 7.1, & 7.1.1):
-
- Offset From Word Change To
- ------ --------- ---------
- 1D12 6600 6000 Skip over save-file dialog if PS file
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- 6)
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- Resource Offset From To Reason
- PDEF 4 195E 001A 001B PostScript as default
- PACK -4096 000C E0D2 60D2 Avoid AppleTalk
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- and can be applied to LaserWriter 7.0, 7.1, and 7.1.1.
-
- Have fun!
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- Quang Ngo
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