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PREFACE
Conventions Used in This Note 0
Note
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understanding of the main text.
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A special font,
Courier
, is used for characters that you type, or for lines of
program code.
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Other Reference Material 0
This developer note assumes that you are familiar with printer technology,
and know how to operate and program Apple LaserWriter printers. It
supplements the following developer notes:
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LaserWriter IIf and LaserWriter IIg Printers
, R0230LL/A, 030-2460-A.
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Personal LaserWriter NTR Printer
, R0258LL/A, 030-2664-A
Additional information is available in the following publications:
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The owner’s guide that is shipped with every LaserWriter printer explains
how to set up the printer in the standard configuration. The guide gives
basic operating information on how to load toner cartridges, load the paper
tray, set up the configuration switch for your communications environ-
ment, set up an external hard disk for fonts. It also provides basic trouble-
shooting information.
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The
LaserWriter Reference
, published by Addison-Wesley, describes the
capabilities of the LaserWriter Plus, the LaserWriter IINT, and the
LaserWriter IINTX printers. It also includes information that is not in this
note about fonts and about communicating with LaserWriter printers over
the serial channels.
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The
PostScript Language Reference Manual
, second edition, published by
Addison-Wesley, is required if you plan to write programs in the PostScript
Level 2 programming language. The edition referenced throughout this
note is the Second Edition. There is also a
supplement
to this manual
,
referred to as the
PostScript Language Level 2 Supplement,
or simply the
Supplement.
This book is available from Adobe Systems, Inc.
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The
PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook
, published by Addison-
Wesley, provides a basic introduction to the PostScript programming
language. It also includes sample PostScript programs that help you
quickly understand how the PostScript programming language works.
