Question:
How do I print with ProDOS 8 programs from my Apple IIgs to a networked
ImageWriter II (LocalTalk Option card installed)?
Answer:
1) First boot up to the GSOS desktop environment and make certain the IW2 is
selected in the Network Printer control panel.
2) When back in the GSOS desktop, launch the 8-bit program by double-clicking
on its program icon.
3) When it's time to print, make certain the program's printing options are
set correctly. The slot selection should be the port you have AppleTalk
active on.
For a ROM 1 GS that would be slot 7, since even though the LocalTalk
connector is attached to slot 1 (printer port) it is slot 7 that is set to
AppleTalk in the GS's classic control panel and to which output should be
directed. ROM 3 GS's would have the program's printer slot option set to the
same slot (port) that AppleTalk is active on, because the ROM 3 logic board
is "wired" differently.
4) Define a new IW2 printer for AppleWorks and called it "IW2 LocalTalk" (or
the like) to distinguish it from the straight serial version.
