May 6, 1998 - Information Alley =============================== Copyright 1994-98, Apple Computer, Inc.
Hot issues, and new information in our Tech Info Library (TIL) picked by our technical writers.
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* LaserWriter Printer Software For Windows NT 4.0 Read Me * Apple LaserWriter Driver for Windows 3.1.x * PowerBook G3 Series: Wake on Ring not Supported * PowerBook G3 Series: Mac OS Extended Format Compatibility Issues * PowerBook G3 Series: Read Me * PowerBook G3 Series: System Reset Key Sequence * PowerBook G3 Series: Technical Specifications * PowerBook G3 Series: Description * WW Apple SW Updates Available Online
NEW 22172 LaserWriter Printer Software For Windows NT 4.0 Read Me
Name: Apple LaserWriter Driver for Windows NT Version: Revision 1.0 Released: April 20, 1998
Requires: Windows NT 3.5x or 4.0 with most recent Service Pack from Microsoft, and one of the following printers: LaserWriter 8500, Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS, Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS, LaserWriter 12/640 PS, LaserWriter 16/600 PS, LaserWriter Pro 600, LaserWriter Pro 630, LaserWriter Select 360
Description: This is the latest Apple LaserWriter Printer Software for Windows NT-based computers. NOTE: This installer updates only the printing software. Use your original disks to install fonts. Please see the Read Me included with this software for more information.
Instructions: The software posted here is available in two formats (.img & .zip).
1. This software consists of three Disk Copy NDIF (New Disk Image Format) compressed images, which requires Disk Copy 6.1 or later to use. Download this software to your hard drive and then open Disk Copy to create the installation diskettes. Disk Copy is available in the Utilities folder.
Name as Posted Actual DOS Disk Name ------------------------------------------------- LW Win NT 1.0-1of3.img PRINT SW 1 LW Win NT 1.0-2of3.img PRINT SW 2 LW Win NT 1.0-3of3.img PRINT SW 3
2. One ZIP archive of Windows NT files. To use, download this file, then extract to your hard drive.
Disk Copy 6.1 (or later) or Disk Image Mounter 2.1 (or later) from Apple are the recommended applications to access all disk images released by Apple and are the only supported applications to access NDIF disk images.
The URL to find this TIL article is: http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n22172
--------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW 22170 Apple LaserWriter Driver for Windows 3.1.x
Name: Apple LaserWriter Driver for Windows 3.1.x, Revision 3.1 Released: April 20, 1998
Requires: Windows 3.1.x or Windows for Workgroups 3.11 and one of the following printers: LaserWriter 8500, Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS, Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS, LaserWriter 12/640 PS, LaserWriter 16/600 PS, LaserWriter Pro 600, LaserWriter Pro 630, LaserWriter Select 360
Description: This is the latest Apple LaserWriter Printer Software for Windows 3.1x-based computers. NOTE: This installer updates only the printing software. Use your original disks to install fonts. Please see the Read Me included with this software for more information.
Instructions: The software posted here is available in two formats (.img & .zip).
1. This software consists of two Disk Copy NDIF (New Disk Image Format) compressed images, which requires Disk Copy 6.1 or later to use. Download this software to your hard drive and then open Disk Copy to create the installation diskettes. Disk Copy is available in the Utilities folder.
Name as Posted Actual DOS Disk Name ---------------------------------------------- LW Win 3.1 v3.1-1of2.img PRINT SW 1 LW Win 3.1 v3.1-2of2.img PRINT SW 2
2. One ZIP archive of Windows 3.1.x files. To use, download this file, then extract to your hard drive.
Disk Copy 6.1 (or later) or Disk Image Mounter 2.1 (or later) from Apple are the recommended applications to access all disk images released by Apple and are the only supported applications to access NDIF disk images.
The URL to find this TIL article is: http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n22170
--------------------------------------------------------------------- MOD 30542 PowerBook G3 Series: Wake on Ring not Supported
This article discusses the Wake on Ring function of the PowerBook G3 Series.
The URL to find this TIL article is: http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n30542
--------------------------------------------------------------------- MOD 30541 PowerBook G3 Series: Mac OS Extended Format Compatibility Issues
This article discusses compatibility issues with the PowerBook G3 Series new and improved file format called Mac OS Extended form.
The URL to find this TIL article is: http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n30541
--------------------------------------------------------------------- MOD 30540 PowerBook G3 Series: Read Me
This article contains the Read Me document for the PowerBook G3 Series (M4735)
The URL to find this TIL article is: http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n30540
--------------------------------------------------------------------- MOD 30539 PowerBook G3 Series: System Reset Key Sequence
This article describes the new key sequence used to reset the system.
The URL to find this TIL article is: http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n30539
--------------------------------------------------------------------- MOD 24469 PowerBook G3 Series: Technical Specifications
This article provides the technical specifications for Power Macintosh G3 All-in-one series computers.
The URL to find this TIL article is: http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n24469
--------------------------------------------------------------------- MOD 24468 PowerBook G3 Series: Description
This article provides a description of Macintosh PowerBook G3 Series computers.
The URL to find this TIL article is: http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n24468
--------------------------------------------------------------------- MOD 17664 WW Apple SW Updates Available Online
This document serves as an index to the International Apple Software Updates areas located on the Internet. The first part of this article: Article Change History, lists the most recent changes to the Software Updates. The second part is an alphabetical list of the software updates, along with the current location.
Please search the Apple Tech Info Library using the string "Apple Software Updates" for a current list of online services to which Apple Software Updates are posted. (You can also use the special keyword: kol to search for this information and other on line related information in the Apple Tech Info Library.)
Recent Postings:
Mac OS 8.1 Updates: British; Danish; Dutch; Finnish; French; French Canadian; German; International English; Italian; Norwegian; Spanish; Swedish QuickDraw 3D: British; Chinese; Danish; Spanish; French Universal; German; Norwegioan; Italian; Kanji; Finnish; Korean; Dutch; Swedish; Turkish AppleShare IP 5.0.3 Updater: German; French Universal; Kanji Java/MRJ 2.0: British; French Universal; German; Swedish
The URL to find this TIL article is: http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n17664
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