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AST RESEARCH TECHNICAL BULLETIN TB-0029 7-16-84
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AST-PCNET PRINT SPOOLER
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When using the AST-PCnet Print Spooler on a local PC (shared
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printer attached), under certain conditions the SuperSpool
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secondary control commands (/P, /C /S, etc.) will not work. The
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specific conditions which cause this problem are as follows:
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1. The system board switches are set for less memory than
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is actually installed in the computer.
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2. SuperSpool version 1.31, is resident in the area of
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memory located above the setting of the system board
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switches.
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3. A SPLLINK version 1.00 command for local PCs has been
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executed.
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Under these conditions, attempting to use a SuperSpool secondary
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command such as "SUPERSPL /P" will result in the following error
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mesage:
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Printer Specification Required.
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ABORTING...
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This is caused by the fact that SPLLINK has "stolen" SuperSpool's
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INT 17 interrupt vector, coupled with the fact that SuperSpool is
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unable to locate its own "footprint" in low memory. It therefore
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assumes that it is not resident and rejects the secondary
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command.
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If the user`s system is configured with more memory than the
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system switches indicate and he needs to use the SuperSpool
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secondary commands, the SuperSpool "/DH" and/or "/DNC" options
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should be used when invoking SuperSpool the first time. This
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will restrict SuperSpool to using only the memory located below
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the system board switches, and the problem will not occur.
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Note that the problem described above does not occur if you are
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not using SPLLINK.
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