LaserWriter: Data Can‘t Be Stolen From Print Buffers


Some LaserWriter users -- particularly those with defense work -- have asked
if it is possible to extract the contents of the LaserWriter or LaserWriter II
print buffer after the page has been printed. The answer is no. Once the
information has been downloaded into the printer, there is no way (that we
know of) to retrieve it. There is the possibility that by adding hardware to
the LaserWriter, data could be captured. But creating and connecting such a
piece of equipment would be a very difficult job in itself.


Published Date: Feb 18, 2012