You can inhibit the LaserWriter from printing a test page every time it's powered up.
With a Macintosh
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Use the LaserWriter Utility (System 7.0 or higher) and select Set Startup Page... from the Utilities menu. You are presented with an option to turn the Startup Page On or Off.
With an MS DOS Based System
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A boolean value called dostartpage is stored in the persistent parameters of all LaserWriters. You change this value with these PostScript programs:
Disable Startup Page PostScript Program
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This program disables the printing of a start-up page:
serverdict begin 0 exitserver
statusdict begin false setdostartpage
Enable Startup Page PostScript Program
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This program enables the printing of a start-up page:
serverdict begin 0 exitserver
statusdict begin true setdostartpage
These programs can be sent via a PostScript downloading program, a word processor that supports straight ASCII output (no imbedded control codes), or entered while in PostScript Interactive mode.
Article Change History:
12 Oct 1994 - Added keyword, reformatted, and made minor updates.
25 Oct 1993 - Updated to include MSDOS information
04 Mar 1993 - Revised to provide additional keywords and clarify the title
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