Apple Printer Utility: Returns Negative RAM Value for Printer

After installing 40MB of RAM on my Color LaserWriter 12/6xx, the Apple Printer Utility shows that it has -24MB of RAM. The startup page of the printer shows correctly that it has 40MB RAM, and I can print fairly complex documents without a problem. What's wrong?
A purely cosmetic problem has been identified with Apple Printer Utility 2.1.1 where it will incorrectly show a negative number for a Color LaserWriter 12/6xx with a large amount of RAM. This problem does not affect the printer's memory usage or performance whatsoever, and the printer will correctly utilize all RAM installed in supported memory configurations.

This behavior has been corrected in version 2.2 of the Apple Printer Utility.

This article was published in the 22 May 1997 "Information Alley".
Published Date: Feb 18, 2012