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mixing printer drivers w/Spooler

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From: RUSHING
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 1992 07:47
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Here's my problem:
 
Mac SE's w/800k floppy drives running 6.0.5
LC II's w/40M hard drives running 7.0.1 and tuneup 1.1.1
A LaserWriter II (The original version)
A LaserWriter IIg
A IIsi fileserver and printspooler running Appleshare 2.0
      and associated print spooler.
A lab of students learning English with limited language skills
      and some with very limited computer skills.
 
 
The SE's don't have the disk space for the system 7 printer
driver.  I'd like to have all the SE's print to the LaserWriter II
and the LC II's print to the IIg.  I would also like to have
both printers run off of the spooler.  So far I have been unable
to do this.  Someone suggested that I could send some postscript
code to one LaserPrinter to change its device type and hack
the print driver I'd like to use with that printer to look for the
new device type.  This person did not have instructions handy.
 
My question:  Is this possible?  Could I then use the hacked
printer driver in the spooler and on the Mac's?  If so, how
do I do it?  Any better solutions?
 
Please e-mail responses to me, and I'll post a summary.
 
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Tim Rushing (rushing@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu)
Lab Coordinator, IALC Microlab
Washington State University
 
(509) 335-4508
 
 
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Subject: mixing printer drivers w/Spooler
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