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<printer id="printer/Apple-LaserWriter_4_600">
  <make>Apple</make>
  <model>LaserWriter 4/600</model>
  <mechanism>
    <laser/><!--not "color"-->
    <resolution>
      <dpi>
        <x>600</x>
        <y>600</y>
      </dpi>
    </resolution>
    <consumables>
      <comments>
        <en>toner cartridge, standard for engine</en>
      </comments>
    <!--one or more "partno" elements.--></consumables>
  </mechanism><!--no "url"-->
  <lang>
    <postscript level="2">
    <!--unknown ppd filename "ppd"--></postscript><!--no pjl-->
    <text>
      <charset>us-ascii</charset>
    </text>
  </lang>
  <autodetect>
  <!--no known parport probe information--></autodetect>
  <functionality>A</functionality>
  <driver>Postscript</driver>
  <unverified/>
  <!--no "contrib_url"-->
  <comments>
    <en>
       Bart De Gruyter (bdg at link42 dot net) posted on the Apple forum:
       &lt;p&gt;
       &lt;pre&gt;

Hi there,

Just to let you know that the linuxprinting.org database can be
updated. I am using the apple laserwriter 4/600 ps and it works
perfectly!

How?
The laserwriter 4/600 ps has a localtalk connector and I print to
it from a suse 7.2 installation on a plain pc. Between the pc and
the printer there is an AsanteTalk box which bridges plain ethernet
and etherTalk (over localtalk).

pc eth0 ------ AsanteTalk ------ laserwriter 4/600 PS

On the linux pc I&apos;ve made an entry under /var/spool called 
laserwriter4600ps under /var/spool/laserwriter4600ps:

- I&apos;ve created a file called .paprc containing: (without the ---)

---
BDG&apos;s LaserWriter 4/600 PS:LaserWriter
---

my /etc/printcap file contains:
###
lp|Link42 LaserWriter|BDG&apos;s LaserWriter 4/600 PS:\
        :sd=/usr/spool/laserwriter4600ps:\
        :lp=/dev/null:\
        :pl#63:pw#85:\
        :mx#0:\
        :sh:sf:\
        :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\
        :if=/etc/atalk/filters/ifpaprev:\
        :of=/etc/atalk/filters/ofpap:\
        :tf=/etc/atalk/filters/tfpaprev:
###

You need the following rpm&apos;s (or newer versions) to get it
working, it might also work with earlier versions, file
locations may be different between versions...

netatalk-1.4.99-40

Bart De Gruyter
www.link42.net

       &lt;/pre&gt;
    </en>
  </comments>
</printer>