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Kate et al-
  I am replying to both the list and to you because my posts to the list
have not been showing up.

  Some vendors want to squeeze extra space out of disks, so they
bend/break the rules a bit. I have never had the trouble you describe
with HP, so I cannot specifically comment. Since we rarely use the
floppies anyway, it has not been a problem so far...

  Please keep in mind that most vendors have web or ftp sites by now, so
the original floppy may well not be necessary at all. Most folks use the
PPDs that HP ships with some version of LaserWriter 8, which seems to
work better (ie, more flexible, standard) than the LaserJet driver HP
ships (which is a customized 7.1 driver). The drivers on the web/ftp
sites tend to be more current than the ones on the disk anyway, so we
use those.

  The mother lode of all PPDs is Adobe, 'cuz they write 'em all, I
believe:
<ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/PPDfiles/MAC/>

  In particular, I sent Aaron and the list the following HP ftp info,
which never made it... Please repost (if you see fit).
  HP Printer software index:
<ftp://ftp-boi.external.hp.com/pub/printers/08index.txt>
  HP Printer software directory (includes PPDs):
<ftp://ftp-boi.external.hp.com/pub/printers/software/>
  HP Web site:
<http://www.hp.com>
  HP Web site, computer products & peripheral support:
<http://hpcc998.external.hp.com:80/cposupport/cpoindex.html>

  Also, keep in mind that the Apple LaserWriter Utility and it's
replacement, the Apple Printer Utility, will also rename the printer...
The old Apple Namer utility used to work, but you need to use the old
LaserWriter 7.x driver and put the Namer in the extensions folder.
  Apple sites:
<ftp://ftp.support.apple.com/pub/apple_sw_updates/US/Macintosh/Printing%
20Software/LaserWriter%20Software/>
  or
<ftp://ftptoo.support.apple.com/pub/apple_sw_updates/US/Macintosh/Printi
ng%20Software/LaserWriter%20Software/>

  I understand your frustration with the problems you outline, and I do
not want to minimise them. But there is more than one way to skin a cat,
as the archaic, politically incorrect saying goes...!-) Good luck!
-Brian

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