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Re: A blast from the past: digging through my old files

From "Christopher G. Mason" <cgm1@my-deja.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.apple2
Subject Re: A blast from the past: digging through my old files
Date 2025-06-25 20:31 -0400
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On 6/22/2025 8:21 PM, Scott Alfter wrote:
> I imaged the hard drive from my IIGS, booted it with MAME, loaded a
> 32-year-old Apple user group newsletter produced in an 8-bit DTP package,
> and (through a few steps with modern hardware) converted it to a PDF for
> your perusal:
> 
> https://alfter.us/2025/06/22/a-blast-from-the-past/
> 

For those using Netatalk's PAP server with a "Print to PDF" solution, 
Publish-IT! and Springboard Publisher both have AppleTalk LaserWriter 
support, but do not correctly support printer spoolers. If I recall, 
both didn't insert the required comments (actually spooler commands) 
into their Postscript output. Otherwise, it would make "printing" these 
files really easy from real hardware or from GSport/GSplus.

In other news, the GS/OS LaserWriter driver is now fully supported, even 
in its stock un-patched state. Getting that to work was a headache! 
GhostPCL now also properly supports color output from DeskJet 550C 
drivers as well.

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A blast from the past: digging through my old files scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2025-06-23 00:21 +0000
  Re: A blast from the past: digging through my old files Hugh Hood <hughhood@earthlink.net> - 2025-06-23 10:56 -0500
    Re: A blast from the past: digging through my old files scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2025-06-23 21:43 +0000
      Re: A blast from the past: digging through my old files Hugh Hood <hughhood@earthlink.net> - 2025-06-24 10:37 -0500
  Re: A blast from the past: digging through my old files kelvin@pro-kegs.uucp (Kelvin Sherlock) - 2025-06-25 18:10 -0500
    Re: A blast from the past: digging through my old files scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2025-07-07 15:25 +0000
  Re: A blast from the past: digging through my old files "Christopher G. Mason" <cgm1@my-deja.com> - 2025-06-25 20:31 -0400

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