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Article #17803Help.. Accessing LaserWriter's PAP routines
From: Paul Menon
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1987 03:52
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1987 03:52
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hi,
I am looking at making a program to download unix PostScript files to
a LW via a Mac's serial ports: ie one Appletalk and one RS-232. It may take
the form of an INIT program or even standalone (in the first instance). This
will allow unix and Macs to access the LW.
I would appreciate some help in getting to the PAP routines embedded in
the relevant driver (eg LaserWriter), namely the resource no's of PAPOPen etc.
I have noted that MacTutor had at one time shown a spool program in Megamax C,
but there were a few hacks. I have a 1985 version of Oppenheimer's PostScript
dump program from Inside LaserWriter and am wondering whether any leads to
implementing the Pascal interface stubs. I will be using LightSpeed Pascal.
If it comes down to it I may have to dive in with a disassembler/debugger.
Thankyou,
Paul Menon.
Dept of Communication & Electronic Engineering,
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,
124 Latrobe St, Melbourne, 3000, Australia
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