Name: Color LaserWriter Printing Software Version: 8.3.2 Released: Feb 9, 1996 Description: This software replaces LaserWriter 8.3. Please refer to the Read Me file inside the disk image for complete details. The software posted here is available in two formats (disk images and "Net Install"): 1. Three self-extracting archives of Disk Copy 1.4M 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. CLW 8.3.2 consists of 3 disks: Name as Posted Actual Disk Name ------------------------------------------- CLW 8.3.2-1of3.sea LaserWriter Disk 1 CLW 8.3.2-2of3.sea LaserWriter Disk 2 CLW 8.3.2-3of3.sea LaserWriter Disk 3 2. A complete LaserWriter Printing Software "Net Install". It includes all software from all three LaserWriter Printing Software 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 four separate disk images of LaserWriter Printing Software. ********************************************************************** Color LaserWriter 8.3.2 is the revised disk set for Color Laserwriter 12/600 PS customers. It includes: - Laserwriter 8.3.2 (recommended for PCI Power Macintosh) - Desktop Printing 1.0.3 (recommended for PCI Power Macintosh) - Apple Printer Utility 2.0.1 - ColorSync 2.0.1 NOTE: If you do not have a Color Laserwriter 12/600 PS, use "LW 8.3.2 SW". Customers with monochrome printers do not need ColorSync. NOTE: This installer updates only the printing software. Use your original disks to install fonts. NOTE: The readme file will refer to ColorSync 2.0. This disk set will install ColorSync 2.0.1. --- From the Read Me included this archive: About LaserWriter 8.3.2 Printing Software This document contains information about your new printing software. The topics include: ¥ Installing the Printer Driver Software ¥ Using the Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS Printer ¥ Obtaining Printer Supplies for the Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS ¥ Desktop PrintMonitor Version 1.0.3 ¥ Apple Printer Utility Version 2.0.1 ¥ LaserWriter 8 Printer Driver Version 8.3.2 Installing the Printer Driver Software The manual that came with your printer contains detailed installation instructions. You cannot install the software and fonts by dragging their icons to your hard disk; you must use the Installer program as described in the printer manual. Your Macintosh must have System 7.1 or later. The printer software does not include a QuickDraw GX driver. IMPORTANT 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 ÒExtensions offÓ or until your normal desktop appears. 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. When you choose Easy Install, the Installer places the following files in the System Folder on your hard disk: ¥ LaserWriter 8.3.2 is placed in the Extensions folder. ¥ The PPD files used by LaserWriter 8 are placed in the Printer Descriptions folder inside the Extensions folder. ¥ TrueType fonts are installed in the Fonts folder. ¥ The Apple Printer Utility and this Read Me file are placed in the Apple LaserWriter Software folder. ¥ For desktop printing, Desktop Print Monitor, Desktop Printer Spooler, and Desktop Printer Extension are placed in the Extensions folder. ¥ ColorSync 2.0 is placed in the Extensions folder. The ColorSync profiles are placed in a folder called ColorSync Profiles (in the Preferences folder inside the System Folder). The ColorSync System Profile control panel is placed in the Control Panels folder (inside the System Folder). ¥ If your system has System Software 7.1.1, Finder 7.1.3 is placed in your System Folder, and Finder Help 7.1.3 is placed in the Extensions folder. ¥ If your system has System 7.1.1 or 7.1.2, these files are placed in the Extensions folder: Thread Manager 2.1, Network Extension 7.1.3, Macintosh Drag and Drop 1.1, and Dragging Enabler. Desktop PrintMonitor Version 1.0.3 Desktop Printing Software version 1.0.3 fixes memory related problems that occur on Power Macintosh computers that have Open Transport installed. If you have a Power Macintosh 9500, 8500,7500, or 7200, you may have experienced system errors while printing to a desktop printer. This is especially likely if you have turned off Virtual Memory. Desktop Printer Software version 1.0.3 includes support for the Externsions Manager. All three components of the Desktop Printing Software now appear in the Extensions Manager control panel. These components include the Desktop Printer Extension, Desktop PrintMonitor, and Desktop Printer Spooler. Creating Desktop Printers LaserWriter 8 Printer Driver Version 8.3.2 The software includes version 8.3.2 of the Apple LaserWriter 8 printer driver, which works with many Apple LaserWriter printers. This section contains information about LaserWriter 8 and information on using it with several of the printers. WhatÕs New in Version 8.3.2 LaserWriter 8.3.2 corrects two printing problems that may occur on Power Macintosh 7200, 7500, 8500, and 9500 computers using System 7.5.2. Without these fixes, your computer may freeze if you attempt to print large docments on a network-based printer or if you try to print any document on a network-based printer when the printer is already busy. Using Color Matching When ColorSync 2.0 is installed and the ColorSync Profiles folder contains printer profile(s), there are two new options in addition to color/grayscale output: ¥ ColorSync Color Matching invokes the ColorSync system software to perform color matching for the printed document, matching your monitor and printerÕs profile and sending the correct CMYK information to the printer. With ColorSync Color Matching, most of the work is done by your Macintosh. ¥ PostScript Color Matching is an alternative to ColorSync Color Matching. When you are printing to a PostScript Level 2 printer, and it is efficient to let the printer do most of the work, this option is a good choice.