[muglo] Re: Laser Printer setup

Tee. Does disc drivers include Laserwriter Select 360 postscript printers?

Bill McGrath
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> From: Tee Cashmore <teecashmore@xxxxxx>
> Reply-To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 15:10:15 -0500
> To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [muglo] Re: Laser Printer setup
> 
> 
> On 21-Nov-04, at 1:06 PM, Leith Peterson wrote:
> 
>> This is just off the top of my head, but I believe if you were to
>> upgrade to 8.6 you would not have to install any printer drivers,
>> because, as Tee said, your printer should be shown in the Chooser.
>> It could be true of 8.5.1 as well, but I'm more sure of it for 8.6,
>> because that's what I'm using and I was told by Apple not to add any
>> printer drivers as it could mess things up.  I'm using an Apple
>> Personal Laserwriter 300, so a similar model.
> 
> I have an update disk 8.6 & agree with the suggested update.
> 
>> Your OS likely includes different printer drivers, such as
>> Laserwriter.
> 
> It always has until O/S X.
> 
>> You simply select that one in the Chooser and make sure
>> Appletalk is off, and you should be fine.  Often the problem is that
>> Appletalk is on; it has to be off.
>> 
>> I would try the Chooser method first with 8.5.1 before installing any
>> drivers.  If that doesn't work, then see if you can upgrade to 8.6,
>> as I'm pretty sure the printer driver is included with that one.
>> 
>> Leith
> 
> The above should work. BTW if need be I do have drivers, but if you
> have 8.5 disks they are all there.
> TTFN,
> TeeC
> 
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