RE: [WinMac] NT/Mac print problems

Dan Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Mon, 17 Aug 1998 13:49:29 -0400

        Dear Daniel,

        This is my fault -- You aren't hard-headed -- I need to simplify my
explanations better!

        First off, the LaserWriter 360 shipped with 3 MB soldered in and a 4MB
SIMM. It only will recognize a 4 MB or 16 MB SIMM -- If you put in an 8 MB
SIMM only 4 MB of the SIMM will be recognized; and if you drop in a 32 MB
SIMM only 16 MB of the SIMM will be recognized. [I fell into this trap by
installing a 32 MB SIMM into a LWS360 once: I was embarrassed when I
*carefully* read Apple's TIL article!]

        Here's the rub: With a 4 MB SIMM installed in a LaserWriter 360, it will
recognize all 7 MB (3 MB soldered + 4 MB installed). With a 16 MB SIMM
installed, the 3 MB soldered in will be ignored, i.e. only 16 MB will be
reported.

        When a 16 MB SIMM was over $400, upgrading the SIMM from 4 MB to 16 MB
required some thought. Now that 16 MB SIMMs are about $10, it's a
no-brainer! :)

 ------

        Now, on to your next issue, freeing up your LC575 for more productive work:)

        Yes, you can print directly to the LW360 via *both* the LocalTalk *and* the
parallel ports. After all is said and done, you'll do better with a hardware
Ethernet -> LocalTalk bridge... Unless you can dedicate an old Mac (such as
a IIci with an old 40 MB drive ad four 1 MB SIMMs) to use with the
LaserBridge Control Panel.

        What you want to do is "uncapture" the LW360 in NT: This will allow the
Macs to print directly to the LW360. Or better yet, shut OFF the Print
Spooler for Macintosh Service (in the Services Control Panel): Click on the
"Stop" button to shut it off; and "Startup..." to disable it on subsequent
boots.

        This will allow the Macs to print in their own language; and PC's to print
through the NT Spooler. Since System 7.1, the MacOS has its own built-in
spooler; and in >98% of the cases it works better than going through an NT
spooler. There ARE exceptions, but concentrate on the norm, not the
exception: If you are using a(n) LW360, then most likely you don't really
NEED NT's spooler.

        KISS - Keep It Simple, Supervisor! :)

        Cheers!
        Dan

At 09:43 AM 8/17/98 -0700, Daniel Danker wrote:
>> Lastly, make sure you change the 4 MB 72 pin SIMM in the
>> LW360 to a 16 MB
>> SIMM. The SIMM can only be 4 or 16 MB (single-sided), and must be 2k row
>> refresh Fast Page Mode, 70 nSec or faster (preferably 60 nSec). I haven't
>> tried EDO in an LW360, though: It probably should work, but I can't
>> guarantee it.
>
>Dan,
>
>I don't know how much RAM is on the LaserWriter 360 we have here. When I
>get properties on the printer it says it has the Standard 7MB RAM. What
>kind of advantages will I see if I get more RAM? We often print documents
>with many screen shots which can be slow, and these documents are often 50+
>pages with 2+ screen shots per page. Would more RAM make printing faster?
>
>- Daniel.
>

At 09:48 AM 8/17/98 -0700, Dan Danker also wrote:
>> >> 3) Use a dual connection to the LW360 with hot port switching: The
>> >>Macs
>> >>will directly print to the LW360 into the LocalTalk port (preferably
>> >>connected to the ethernet LAN with either methods 1 or 2,
>> above); and the NT
>> >>spooler would connect via the parallel port, handling spooled print jobs
>> >>from the PC's and *spooled jobs* from the Macs.
>
>Sorry to be hard-headed but now I'm confused! I've almost given up on
>getting my LWS360 to print from Macs when it's only connected to the NT
>server, so right now I have a little LC575 w/Ethernet connecting the printer
>to the network using a LW Bridge. I connect the PCs to the printer simply
>over the network using NT. Could I physically connect the NT box to the
>printer AND have the LC575 connected directly and see no problems? Would
>this increase printing speed from PCs?
>
>- Daniel.
>
>
>
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