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Re: Software reset for Laserwriter Plus?

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From: Woody Baker Eagle Signal
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 1990 02:51
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In article <5528@minyos.xx.rmit.oz>, rxcob@minyos.xx.rmit.oz (Owen Baker) writes:
> Does anyone know if it is possible to send some Postscript code that will reset
> an Apple Laserwriter Plus to power-up state other than by turning it on and off?

quit  usually does the job.  In some printers (I know that it exists in the
QMS-PS810), there is an operator  called      resetprinter    in statusdict
or systemdict or serverdict on of the 3.

Cheers
Woody
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From: woody@chinacat.Unicom.COM (Woody Baker @ Eagle Signal)
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Subject: Re: Software reset for Laserwriter Plus?
Summary: yep, try quit.
Keywords: Software reset for Laserwriter Plus?
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