Personal LaserWriter LS: Use Prep with System 6.0.7 (8/93)


Do the production disks for Personal LaserWriter LS include a Personal
LaserWriter LS icon and a LaserWriter Prep icon? I downloaded the driver
from AppleLink and the Prep file wasn't included. I couldn't get it to
work on System 6.0.7 without Prep.

The Personal LaserWriter LS Prep file is in fact a "serial" driver needed
for systems running System Software 6.0.7. System 7 contains this new
serial driver, making the prep unnecessary.

There are two versions of the Personal LaserWriter LS "printer" driver: the
one shipping originally with the printer, version 1.0, and the latest
version that ships with System 7, version 7.0. The System 7 driver is
preferred as it is faster and contains solutions to earlier problems; this
version is compatible with systems running System Software 6.0.7 when used
with the (version 1.0) Personal LaserWriter LS Prep file.

Article Change History:
12 Aug 1993 - Reviewed for technical accuracy.

Published Date: Feb 18, 2012