Name:         LaserWriter 8f (Driver Only)
Version:      8.2.3
Released:     December, 1995 (Reposted October 27, 1997)
Requires:
A LaserWriter Select 360f, LaserWriter Pro 810f, or
LaserWriter 16/600 PS Fax.
Description:
This driver is posted for the benefit of Mac OS 8 customers,
as the software installer does not work with Mac OS 8. If
you are using Mac OS 7.6.1 or earlier, please download the
four LaserWriter 8.2.3f disk images.

This software consists of a Disk Copy NDIF (New Disk Image
Format) compressed image, which requires Disk Copy 6.1 or
later to use. Download this software to your hard drive and
then double-click it to use it. Disk Copy is available in
the Utilities folder.

Disk Copy 6.1 (or later) or Disk Image Mounter 2.1 (or
later) from Apple are the recommended applications to access
all disk images released by Apple and are the only supported
applications to access NDIF disk images.

Important information not included with this software:

Apple discontinued PostScript Fax development: we do not
plan to incorporate Fax capabilities in current or future
versions of Macintosh or PC LaserWriter drivers.

LaserWriter 8.4.3 that ships with Mac OS 8 does not support
faxing documents via a PostScript Fax equipped printers that
includes the LaserWriter 16/600 PS Fax, the LaserWriter
Select 360f, and the LaserWriter Pro 810f. Customers who
wish to fax via these PostScript Fax capable LaserWriters
with Mac OS 8 may wish to use LaserWriter 8.2.3f.
LaserWriter 8.2.3f, the most recent full-featured PostScript
Fax LaserWriter driver, has not been revised in several
years. Although this driver has not been tested with Mac OS
8, if properly installed and configured as described below,
it may function correctly.

However, we recommend you use the latest versions of
LaserWriter software available, presently LaserWriter 8.4.3,
for standard printing. The latest version contains all of
the latest bug fixes, was thoroughly tested with the current
Mac OS, as well as many popular, frequently-used
applications. However, when you wish to transmit the
occasional fax, then you may try using LaserWriter 8.2.3f.


Installing and Using LaserWriter 8.2.3f under Mac OS 8
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LaserWriter 8.2.3f was only superficially tested with Mac OS
8 so proceed at your own risk.

1. Do not use the LaserWriter 8.2.3f Installer with Mac OS
8. Instead, copy the LaserWriter 8.2.3f driver to the Mac OS
8 System Folder icon (it should be placed in the Extensions
folder). Note that the PPD files included with currently
shipping printers may be used with these old drivers.

2. In the Chooser, select LaserWriter 8.2.3f, and set
Background Printing to off. Select Setup (also in the
Chooser). Close the Chooser.

Note that a Desktop Printer icon will not appear on your
desktop; nevertheless, print jobs will be processed by the
LaserWriter driver selected via the Chooser.

When you have completed sending a fax with LW 8.2.3f, select
the current LaserWriter driver. Either select it then your
printer via the Chooser, or highlight the Desktop Printer
icon and then select "Set default printer." from the
Printing menu.

To send a fax again, select LaserWriter 8.2.3f in the
Chooser.

One might be able to use LaserWriter 8.3.4 (also not tested
with Mac OS 8) installed and configured as described above
for LW 8.2.3f. LaserWriter 8.3.4 requires you to enter your
fax destination. LaserWriter 8.3.4 will remember the last
phone number you send a fax, but if you wish to send a fax
to a different destination, you'll need to enter the new
number. LaserWriter 8.2.3f provides access to the Fax Phone
Book to store your fax destination phone numbers, but
LaserWriter 8.3.4 does not.