Why use the PostScript command 'exitserver'?

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From: Lars-Erik Johansson
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1990 21:48

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Can anyone explain to me why the MAC uses the PostScript command exitserver
when printing?

I can't se any (real) reason to use that command especially when ADOBE
tell everybody NOT to use the command (page 177 PostScript Language 
Program Design).

I have found the command exitserver in the device-driver
for the apple-talk Laser-writer. I'm using system 6.02 on a MAC+.

The reason why I'm asking is that i want to use my laserwriter also
with othet computers than the mac and when I do so I want my laserwriter
to be in mint state or at least behave as I wish.
To accomplish this, I have changed the password on my laserwriter.
Therefore I can't print documents to my laserwriter using the standard
Macintosh devicedriver. I still can print out pure PostScript files
using SendPS.

If there actually IS a very good reason, can anyone tell me how to
print out documents without using the standard Macintosh device driver.

/Lars-Erik Johansson

I have found that the PC also is infested with 'exitserver'. Blech!

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From: lej@me.chalmers.se (Lars-Erik Johansson)
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Subject: Why use the PostScript command 'exitserver'?
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Date: 27 Feb 90 21:48:27 GMT
Organization: Dep. of Mechanical Engineering, Chalmers , Sweden.
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