Microsoft KB Archive/45864

Choosing a Printer with the AppleShare PC Desk Accessory

PSS ID Number: Q45864 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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= SUMMARY =

PC AppleShare is an AppleTalk Network software package available from Apple, Inc., that allows you to share resources such as hard disk drives and AppleTalk-compatible PostScript printers, such as the Apple LaserWriter. It contains a utility called the Desk Accessory that is similar to the Macintosh Chooser. Within the Desk Accessory, you can choose a specific Apple LaserWriter connected to the AppleTalk network and assign a parallel (LPT) printer port for that printer. AppleShare PC will then redirect any output sent out to the LPT port from within an application to the LaserWriter.

To use the Desk Accessory and select a LaserWriter printer, you must do the following:


 * 1) Start the PC AppleShare Desk Accessory (DA.EXE) from DOS. This can be accomplished automatically by running the appropriate batch file created by the INSTALL program.
 * 2) In the “Select a Type” list box, select LaserWriter.
 * 3) In the “Select a Zone” list box, select the network zone containing the LaserWriter printer.
 * 4) From the “Select a LaserWriter” list box, select the name of the LaserWriter printer.
 * 5) Press F2 to connect to the selected printer.
 * 6) In the “Choose Application Output” list box, select PostScript.
 * 7) In the “Assign as LPTx” list box, enter 1 to select LPT1.
 * 8) In the Timeout field, enter 20.
 * 9) Press ESC to exit DA.
 * 10) To print to the PostScript printer from within an application, you must select a printer driver that can generate a PostScript compatible print file, and select LPT1 as the output port.

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