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Update kit for !Printers 1.53, 06-Nov-1996
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What is the update kit for?
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This update kit for !Printers 1.53 tackles two problems that
have affected some users.
Most of those affected by the problems will be using RISC OS
3.1 on older Acorn machines. Not all RISC OS 3.1 users are
affected.
A small number of users with RISC OS 3.5 or 3.6 on Risc PC's
or A7000's may be affected.
The two problems are:
- Established applications that printed reliably with
!Printers 1.28 or earlier sometimes/always encounter
errors and fail to complete a print.
- Newer Hewlett Packard printers cannot be used because
output to them from the Acorn parallel port is extremely
slow.
These updates are supplied in good faith, and should remove
the above problems entirely. However, please note that it
is not possible for Acorn to test and guarantee the updates
for all applications, nor for all Hewlett Packard printers,
with all combinations of Acorn machine.
Should I install the updates?
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If you are using !Printers 1.53 then we recommend that you
install this update kit.
If you are using !Printers 1.52 or earlier, then we recommend
that you obtain !Printers 1.53 and then install this update kit.
You can obtain !Printers 1.53 (and this update kit) free from
Acorn's ftp site, or contact your local dealer (and there may
then be a small charge).
Users of !Printers 1.54 should install the RISC OS 3.7 ROM patches
rather than this patch; the ROM patch is available as
ftp.acorn.co.uk:/pub/riscos/patches/riscos370sa.arc
How do I install the updates?
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1) Check that you are using !Printers 1.53. You can find the
version number by running !Printers. Use the menu on the
!Printers icon on the icon bar, and look at the Info box.
2) Take a backup of your current !Printers 1.53 if desired
(this is just a precaution). Quit !Printers, if it is
running.
3) Open the !Printers directory, by holding down a shift key
and double-clicking on the !Printers icon in the disc
viewer. (You will need to find where !Printers is installed
on your disc.)
4) Copy the !Run file and the Modules directory (supplied in
this update kit) into the !Printers directory you have
just opened. These items update those already there.
!Printers 1.53 is now updated, and can be used as normal.