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  1. The way it works is this:

    1. A print is initiated from a device to the CUPS-PDF driver on my #netatalk Raspberry Pi.
    2. The resulting PDF is placed in the AFP share of netatalk/afpd.
    3. An emulated PPC Mac 9.2.2 running the #AppleScript below is watching for new files in that folder and will print them using Acrobat Reader to the #ImageWriterII via #LocalTalk using the MacPalette II driver.

    It works, but crashes with dialog that I can't auto-dismiss.

    #RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac

  2. Printing from PageMaker starts off fine but quickly turns into garbage and starts ejecting pages from the ImageWriter II. I suspect there’s some hardware flow control problems with longer prints.

    #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #CommodoreAmiga #AmigaCDTV #VintageMac #MARCHintosh #PageMaker #ImageWriterII