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Inside The Apple Laserwriter 1989

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Inside the Apple LaserWriter is a 1989 book by Roger Hart, published by Scott, Foresman and Company of Glenview, Illinois and London, ISBN 0-673-38064-5 (Library of Congress TK7887.7.H38 1988).[1] The Library of Congress record gives the extent as xvii, 293 pages.[2] It is a third-party book, not an Apple publication.

Hart wrote it for office and desktop-publishing users of the LaserWriter and other PostScript printers; his preface says it is not a programmer's guide. It covers how laser printers work, connecting a LaserWriter to Macintosh, PC and other systems and networks, fonts, text and graphics, a PostScript primer, the non-PostScript LaserWriter II SC, practical printing problems and other PostScript printers of the time.[3]

Contents

Page numbers are from the book's contents list.[4]

  • Chapter 1: Introducing the Apple LaserWriter, p. 1
  • Chapter 2: Laser Basics, p. 14
  • Chapter 3: Operating Your LaserWriter, p. 25
  • Chapter 4: Networking Your LaserWriter with AppleTalk, p. 46
  • Chapter 5: Font Basics, p. 62
  • Chapter 6: Handling Type Fonts on Your LaserWriter, p. 80
  • Chapter 7: Getting the Best Text Out of Your LaserWriter, p. 99
  • Chapter 8: Getting the Best Graphics Out of Your LaserWriter, p. 117
  • Chapter 9: Publishing With Your LaserWriter, p. 138
  • Chapter 10: Software and Your LaserWriter, p. 158
  • Chapter 11: A PostScript Primer, p. 177
  • Chapter 12: The LaserWriter SC, p. 197
  • Chapter 13: The Practical Problems of Printing, p. 208
  • Chapter 14: Other PostScript Printers, p. 220
  • Chapter 15: The Future of the LaserWriters, p. 246
  • Appendix A: The LaserWriter Specifications, p. 251 (LaserWriter, LaserWriter Plus, LaserWriter II SC, II NT and II NTX)
  • Appendix B: The LaserWriter Typefaces, p. 258
  • Appendix C: Sources for Products Mentioned, p. 262
  • Appendix D: Trademarks Mentioned in This Book, p. 270
  • Glossary, p. 280
  • Index, p. 290

What this document does not contain

It is not a repair source. There are no service procedures, exploded views, parts lists, schematics or electrical data; Chapter 13 deals with user-level printing problems. For repair, see LaserWriter II Service Source, LaserWriter Plus Service Source, LaserWriter Pro 600/630 Service Source and Introduction To Laserwriter Service 2.0 1997. The hosted scan is 313 pages, including the covers.

Pages that cite this document

Download: Inside the Apple LaserWriter 1989.pdf

References

  1. ↑ Roger Hart, Inside the Apple LaserWriter (Scott, Foresman, 1989), title page and copyright page (PDF pp. 3-4).
  2. ↑ Open Library, Inside the Apple LaserWriter, record OL2050595M, from Library of Congress catalogue data. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  3. ↑ Hart, Inside the Apple LaserWriter, Preface, pp. v-vii (PDF pp. 5-7).
  4. ↑ Hart, Inside the Apple LaserWriter, Contents, pp. x-xvii (PDF pp. 10-17).
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