Normally when printing using LaserWriter 8 or other Apple print drivers you will notice that multiple copies of a job may not collate as desired.
For example, when printing three copies of a three-page document the output will stack as follows:
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222
333
Jobs are printed this way in order to save time. When multiple copies of the same page are printed in sequence, the page is stored in memory and reproduced on the fly, only to be flushed when it is time for the next, new page. This way the printer does not have to re-process the information to produce the same page over and over again.
However, a job can be collated in the following manner:
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123
123
1. Stop the print queue using desktop printing. (From the desktop, click once on a desktop printer icon to select it; then select "Stop Print Queue" from the Printing menu.)
2. Print one copy of the job.
3. Open the print queue by double-clicking on the desktop printer.
4. Duplicate the job waiting in the queue just like you would any other file (click on it and select duplicate from the file menu). You will need to duplicate the file as many times as you want copies.
5. Start the print queue. (From the desktop, click once on a desktop printer icon to select it; then select "Start Print Queue" from the Printing menu.
This method will take longer to print because the job is flushed between pages, but the printouts will collate in the manner described.
If you are not using desktop printing, you can achieve similar results by duplicating the spooled job waiting to be printed in the PrintMonitor documents folder (located in the System folder).