This is a compressed directory, with everything you need to install a postscript printer driver (PPD) for the NeXT printer that is connected to your black hardware, and you want to printon it from your Windows NT 4.0 machine.
This is offered to all those that persist on the black hardware dream!
This is a hack! No guaranties are implied about anything. You do everything at your OWN risk.
However, if you have any problems drop me a line at yiannis@prologos.nrl.navy.milor yiannis@kybos.gomeco.com I'll try to answer.
It has been asumed that:
1. your NT machine is already connected through the net to yourBlack NeXT machine. This black machine is your print server because yourblack NeXT printer is connected to it.
2. you know the IP address of your server and the name of the "local" name of the printer as it appears in the PrintManager panel (usually it is called Local_Printer).
3. the lpr package is loaded in your network configuration on your NT machine
If you know how to add lpr printers then use the directory NeXTprinterWNT40.I.d as the source of yourntprint.inf file when asked.
If you do not understand the previous statement then here's what you have to do.
Please follow the steps:
1. unzip the file in a directory of your choice in your Windows NT 4.0 filesystem
2. Launch your(Double click ) "Printers" icon from your "My Computer" icon
3. Double click on the "Add Printer" icon
4. The "Add Printer Wizard" panel will show up; Select "My Computer" and then "Next>"
5. Push the "Add Port" button if you have not already configured a network printer before
6. In the "Printer Ports" panel that shows up, select "LPR Port" and then hit the "New Port" button
7. In the "Add LPR compatible printer" panel fill in the IP address of your Black print server in the first field and the name of the black printer as known to that machine (usually Local_Printer)
8. Then hit the OK button
9. In the "Add Printer Wizard" panel the port will show up in the list of ports.Select it and Hit "Next>" again.
10. Hit the "Have Disk" button and then on the "Install From Disk" panel hit browseand go (cd) to the NeXTprinterWNT40.I.d dir and select the ntprint.inf file and hit OK
11. Now in the "Add Printer Wizard" panel the option NeXT will appear (among others) in the list of Manufacturers. Select it and then select the only available option in the list of Printers: "NeXT 400 dpi black printer". Hit "Next >"
12. Finish the instalation by selecting whichever subsequent options you desire.
