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Grex > Micros > #95: Gray Scale printing on the Mac redux | |
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raven
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Gray Scale printing on the Mac redux
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Jul 7 02:19 UTC 1994 |
Ok I have the color Mac (an LCIII for cheap). Now how do I install
the StylewriterII driver? I had no luck installing the installer I d/l from
ftp.apple.com, as it was only on one disk, and the installer is looking for
multiple disks.
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omni
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response 1 of 16:
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Jul 7 04:53 UTC 1994 |
I would venture to guess the solution lies in you separating
the system among 4 or n number of disks. The names of the disks
for pre system 7 are System Tools, Utilites 1, Utilities 2, and Printing
Tools. I have no idea what could be for System 7.
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srw
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response 2 of 16:
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Jul 7 05:06 UTC 1994 |
System 7 comes on 8 dd disks or 5 hd disks. I think you only need two for this,
the Install 1 disk, and the Print Tools disk. The installer is on the first,
and the driver is on the other. What did you d/l from apple?
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hawkeye
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response 3 of 16:
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Jul 7 13:23 UTC 1994 |
You actually should only need the "Printing" disk. It has it's own installer.
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srw
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response 4 of 16:
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Jul 7 13:38 UTC 1994 |
Thanks, Steve, I should have remembered that. I wonder what raven got
from ftp.apple.com.
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raven
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response 5 of 16:
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Jul 7 20:37 UTC 1994 |
I got an image file for the installer. I copied that onto one disk,
thus leaving me without "Print Tools disk." Could I use disk copy to copy
this image file onto two disks?
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srw
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response 6 of 16:
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Jul 7 23:22 UTC 1994 |
No. You should only need one disk, the printing tools disk. It has the
installer on it. I think you want to d/l the hqx file
/dts/mac/sys.soft/7.0.1/7.0.1.1400k/printing.hqx
when you dehqx it, it'll be an image file of 1 hd floppy.
You should be able to run the installer on that to install the
print driver. (caveat: I have not done this.)
It should not prompt for other disks.
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raven
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response 7 of 16:
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Jul 8 04:26 UTC 1994 |
Is 1400k the file size? I ftp from Grex at 2400...
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rcurl
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response 8 of 16:
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Jul 8 04:48 UTC 1994 |
Uh oh! You better borrow one from someone.
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srw
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response 9 of 16:
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Jul 8 05:28 UTC 1994 |
The file is in the 700's, it'll fit on a 1400k when uncompressed.
It should take about an hour to d/l, I'd say. It could take even longer to ftp
it to Grex, and that can fail if the net i link is too slow.
It's well worth it to find
it elsewhere. Did you ask at the Learning Center? (Mac Dealer)
Here's a net solution that might work - cut Grex and it's slow link and
slow modems out of the picture. Dial merit at 14.4 (you need a fast modem
and you need to live within local access of merit). Type msu-gopher at
the 'which host', and log in as 'web'. This starts their public lynx client.
Now go to web central at cern, and find sites by service type, navigate to
ftp, and select the f-k listing. Use lynx's / command to search that document
for ftp.apple.com and follow the link. Lynx will be your ftp client.
When you find the file you want, select it. Lynx will say that it is
not a file type that can be displayed, and ask if you want it downloaded.
It will give you a choice of protocols, but you must use kermit.
No one I know has been able to use any other protocol through the
public lynx client at msu. This means you must be running kermit
(I use Mac-kermit 0.99(188) available on the umich archives).
The download will even use extended packets and will be way faster than coming
through grex. If you get lost navigating the web, send me email and let me
know where you got to and what you couldn't find. Good luck.
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raven
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response 10 of 16:
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Jul 8 05:32 UTC 1994 |
The image file I dowloaded for the stylewriter driver from apple
in sys.soft/imaging, was "only" 600K. Anyone up for having me snail me
them a disk with a SASP? They would ofcorse win my undying graditude.
Interested parties can contact me here through e-mail. I am ofcourse open
to suggestions that just invovve the net ofcourse :-).
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raven
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response 11 of 16:
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Jul 8 05:35 UTC 1994 |
9 sliped in... Alas I only have a 2400 modem. A 14.4 is the next item on my
list of things to purchase. I will give the web a try though. While I'm
at it does anyone know the 2400 dial in for Merit?
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rcurl
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response 12 of 16:
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Jul 8 15:48 UTC 1994 |
> 1200 (Vadic) 763-6521
> 1200 (Bell 212A) 763-6520
> 2400 (v.22) 998-1302
> 9600 (v.32, MNP4) 998-1303
> 19,200 (v.32bis, MNP5 ) 998-1304
> NAS (v.32, .32bis, .22bis) 998-1300
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raven
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response 13 of 16:
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Jul 8 18:58 UTC 1994 |
re # 12 thanks :-).
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raven
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response 14 of 16:
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Jul 17 21:57 UTC 1994 |
I finaly got the stylewriterii driver installed and I must say the
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lting printout is no better than a Photoshop diffusion dither.
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tsty
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response 15 of 16:
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Sep 5 08:12 UTC 1994 |
Is that bad? Or is that just not what you expected? I have beenunder
the impression that the Stylewriter was a fairly accomplished printer
evenif it doesn't speak postscript - have i been misled?
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srw
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response 16 of 16:
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Sep 5 20:02 UTC 1994 |
I don't think so. I think the Photoshop diffusion dither is fine.
Perhaps raven's expectations were too high?
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