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LaserWriter Edges Up to 8.5.1

LaserWriter Edges Up to 8.5.1 — Apple’s recent release of LaserWriter 8.5.1 may not appeal to all, but it promises to catch the eyes of publishing professionals. Among a handful of features, the new version supports printing over IP-only networks via the LPR protocol, but with a caveat: only Mac OS versions 7.5 through 7.6.1 will work; Mac OS 8 users must wait for the next revision to the system software. The same limitation applies to a new Collate feature and Desktop Printer Utility version 1.0, both included in the update. LaserWriter 8.5.1 also offers support for custom page sizes, improved ColorSync integration, and the addition of Adobe Acrobat PDF in the Save-As-File panel (you must have a full version of Acrobat 3.0 to take full advantage of the feature). The download consists of six disk images; you’ll need Apple’s DiskCopy 6.1 or Aladdin’s ShrinkWrap 3.0 to mount them and install the software. [JLC]

<ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple.Support.Area/ Apple_SW_Updates/
US/Macintosh/Printing/ LaserWriter/
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<ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple.Support.Area/ Apple_SW_Updates/
US/Macintosh/Utilities /Disk_Copy_6.1.3.sea.hqx
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<http://www.aladdinsys.com/dev/shrinkwrap/>

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