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- Name: LaserWriter 8
- Version: 8.4.1
- Released: October 18, 1996
- Description: LaserWriter 8.4.1 updates LaserWiter 8.4
- LaserWriter 8.4.1 provides new user interfaces
- that is simpler and easier to use. It also
- provides single-pass printing for foreground
- print jobs, more background printing options,
- and more layout options.
-
- Path to this software:
- Apple SW Updates
- US
- Macintosh
- Printing
- LaserWriter
- LW 8.4-1of5.sea
- LW 8.4-2of5.sea
- LW 8.4-3of5.sea
- LW 8.4-4of5.sea
- LW 8.4-5of5.sea
- LW 8.4.1-Net Install.sea
-
-
- LaserWriter 8 Printer Driver Version 8.4.1 consists of 5
- disks:
-
- Name as Posted Actual Disk Name
- ----------------------------------------------
- LW 8.4.1-1of5.sea LaserWriter Disk 1
- LW 8.4.1-2of5.sea LaserWriter Disk 2
- LW 8.4.1-3of5.sea LaserWriter Disk 3
- LW 8.4.1-4of5.sea LaserWriter Disk 4
- LW 8.4.1-5of5.sea LaserWriter Disk 5
-
- This software is available in two formats (disk images and
- "Net Install"):
-
- 1. 5 self-extracting archives of Disk Copy 1440K disk
- images. To use, download, double-click the downloaded file
- (this decompresses it), and use Disk Copy to create the
- disks. Disk Copy can be found in the Utilities folder
- posted here.
-
- 2. A complete LaserWriter 8.4.1 "Net Install". It includes
- all software from all 5 "LW 8.4.1" disk images.
- This posting is provided as a convenience for those
- customers who:
- - want to download just one file.
- - want a pre-configured "Net Install" to place on their hard
- drive or on a server.
-
- *********************************************************
- PLEASE NOTE:
- You do not need to download the "Net Install" if you have
- already downloaded the 5 separate disk images of
- "LW 8.4.1".
- *********************************************************
-
- Due to licensing restrictions, this disk set does not
- contain fonts.
-
- Whatπs New in Version 8.4.1
-
- LaserWriter 8.4.1 provides improved functions and
- application compatibility.
-
- In LaserWriter 8.4 Get Printer Info or Change Setup can not
- be used when Connectix' Speed Doubler is also in the
- Extensions folder. LaserWriter 8.4.1 corrects this conflict
- with Speed Doubler.
-
- Desktop printer icons display the icon of the printer
- selected, unless the PostScript Printer Description file for
- the printer selected is not installed in your Printer
- Descriptions folder. In this case, the desktop printer icon
- displays the icon for LaserWriter 8.
-
- The "Before You Install" file is included below. Please
- read this file before installing this software.
-
- Before You Install
-
- This document contains some important reminders and some
- information about installing the software. You may want to
- print this document and keep it for future reference.
-
- Installing the Printer Driver Software
-
- You cannot install the software by dragging the icons to
- your hard disk; you must use the Installer program. Your Mac
- OS≠based computer must have System 7.1 or later. In
- addition, your Mac OS≠based computer should have a minimum
- of 8 megabytes (MB) of memory.The printer software does not
- include a QuickDraw GX driver.
-
- IMPORTANT If you are installing from floppy disks, before
- installing the printer software, restart your system with
- all extensions turned off. To do this, hold down the Shift
- key while you restart your computer. Hold the Shift key down
- until you see the message ≥Extensions off≤ or until your
- normal desktop appears. If you are installing from a CD-ROM,
- you may want to turn off or remove individual extensions
- which may conflict with the Installer.
-
- The Installer does not remove versions of the LaserWriter
- printer driver earlier than version 8.0. If you no longer
- need these files, you may remove them from your System
- Folder.
-
- The Installer does remove earlier versions of the
- LaserWriter 8 driver (for example, LaserWriter 8.0) and
- replaces the PPD files for Apple LaserWriter printers with
- the latest versions. You may want to archive your current
- LaserWriter 8 driver and PPDs before installing this
- software. To do this, drag the LaserWriter 8 file from the
- Extensions folder (located in your active System Folder) to
- another folder. Drag your current PPDπs from the Printer
- Descriptions folder (located in the Extensions folder) to
- another folder.
-
- When you choose Easy Install, the Installer places the
- following files on your hard disk:
- Ä LaserWriter 8.4.1 is placed in the Extensions folder
- inside the System Folder.
- Ä PrintingLib is placed in the Extensions folder.
- Ä The PPD files used by LaserWriter 8 are placed in the
- Printer Descriptions folder inside the Extensions folder.
- Ä The Apple Printer Utility, SimpleText, and Read Me files
- are placed in the Apple LaserWriter Software folder.
- Ä For desktop printing, Desktop PrintMonitor, Desktop
- Printer Spooler, Desktop Printer Extension, Clipping
- Extension, and Network Extension are placed in the
- Extensions folder. If you have System 7.5 and a Control
- Strips folder, Printer Selector control strip is also
- installed in the Control Strip Modules folder.
- Ä ColorSync 2.0.1 is placed in the Extensions folder. The
- ColorSync profiles are placed in the ColorSync Profiles
- folder (in the Preferences folder inside the System Folder).
- The ColorSync System Profile control panel is placed in the
- Control Panels folder.
- Ä If your system has System 7.1, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, or 7.5,
- Finder 7.5.1 is placed in your System Folder, and Finder
- Help 7.1.5 is placed in the Extensions folder.
- Ä If your system has System 7.1, 7.1.1 or 7.1.2, these
- files are placed in the Extensions folder: Thread Manager
- 2.1 and Macintosh Drag and Drop 1.1.
- Ä If your system has System 7.1, Dragging Enabler is placed
- in the Extensions folder.
- Ä If you have a 68K-based Mac OS≠based computer, Code
- Fragment Manager files for the 68K are also placed in your
- Extensions folder in the active System Folder: CFM-68K
- Runtime Enabler, NuQuickTime.slb, NuThreadsLib.slb, and
- ColorSyncLib68K.
-
- IMPORTANT If the Installer is unable to remove old files
- from your hard disk, it will terminate the installation
- procedure. If this happens, remove old copies of the files
- listed above from their respective folders and try the
- install again.
-
- Finder Help required - If the Mac OS computer is running
- System 7.5.1 or greater, the installer requires Finder Help
- to be present in the Extensions folder before it will
- install the software. All earlier Systems will be updated
- to Finder Help 7.1.5. If the Finder Help file was removed
- from the Extensions folder, the installer displays a message
- that Finder Help is missing. Put a copy of the Finder Help
- that came with the latest System Software into the
- Extensions folder before running the installer.
-
- Printer Descriptions Folder Alias - If the Printer
- Descriptions folder has been moved to somewhere other than
- the Extensions folder, and an alias to it is in its place,
- be sure to remove the Printer Descriptions alias before
- running the Installer.
-
- Custom Install Checkboxes - Custom Install checkbox options
- may get modified by the Installer if you use the Switch Disk
- button to change to a volume that has a different active
- operating system on it. Be sure to reselect the Custom
- Install options to install the appropriate software for the
- active operating system on the new volume.
-
-
- The file "Apple Printer Software Read Me" documents the
- following new software:
-
- Ä Desktop PrintMonitor Version 2.0.1
-
- Ä Apple Printer Utility Version 2.1.1
-
- Ä LaserWriter 8 Printer Driver Version 8.4.1
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