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. WhatÕs 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 OSÐbased computer must have System 7.1 or later. In addition, your Mac OSÐbased 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 ÒExtensions offÓ 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 PPDÕs 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: ¥ LaserWriter 8.4.1 is placed in the Extensions folder inside the System Folder. ¥ PrintingLib is placed in the Extensions folder. ¥ The PPD files used by LaserWriter 8 are placed in the Printer Descriptions folder inside the Extensions folder. ¥ The Apple Printer Utility, SimpleText, and Read Me files are placed in the Apple LaserWriter Software folder. ¥ 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. ¥ 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. ¥ 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. ¥ 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. ¥ If your system has System 7.1, Dragging Enabler is placed in the Extensions folder. ¥ If you have a 68K-based Mac OSÐbased 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: ¥ Desktop PrintMonitor Version 2.0.1 ¥ Apple Printer Utility Version 2.1.1 ¥ LaserWriter 8 Printer Driver Version 8.4.1