Installing IBM Personal Pageprinter 4216-020 with Windows (80929)

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The Pageprinter includes an adapter card installed in the computer and a printing engine in the printer; these are connected by a cable. The card in the computer provides a port called EPT. You must use this hardware to print with the Pageprinter 4216-020.

When you start your computer, a line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file runs the Personal Pageprinter Adapter Program (PPAP). The PPAP loads a PostScript interpreter into the computer's adapter card. The most current version of the PPAP is 1.3.1. You must use this version. The PPAP will not be revised again. IBM discontinued the Pageprinter 4216-020 and no longer supports it.

When IBM discontinued the Pageprinter and stopped revising the PPAP, Windows version 3.0 had not been released. Because the PPAP is designed for use with Windows 2.x, using it with later versions of Windows can cause problems. The steps below detail how to use the Pageprinter correctly with Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, and 3.11.

With Windows version 2.x, the PPAP software must be installed after Windows is installed in order for certain files to be updated correctly. Using the instructions below, the installation sequence is no longer as important; however, it is recommended that you follow the installation order below. To install PPAP correctly with Windows 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, and 3.11, do the following:

1. Remove old copies of Windows and the PPAP. If the PPAP was installed to use a working directory (for example, C:\PUBLISH), this directory also needs to be removed. Be sure to back up any publications that may be stored in the working directory.
2. Install Windows, then install the Windows PostScript printer driver through the Control Panel. Set up this printer choice as the "IBM Personal Pageprinter" (not "IBM Personal Pageprinter II-30" or "IBM Personal Page Printer II-31"). Configure this printer for the EPT port.
   
   NOTE: You must disable the Print Manager in Control Panel.
3. Follow the IBM instructions for installing the PPAP from the Pageprinter disks. The IBM installation program offers the following choices:
   
   
   • PPAP only
   • PPAP with Microsoft Windows and Windows applications
   • PPAP for Local Area Network print server
   • PPAP for Local Area Network workstation with Microsoft Windows
   Choose to install the PPAP only. Windows 2.x required the second choice; however, this choice corrupts the Windows 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, or 3.11 WIN.INI file.
   
   Follow the instructions as you are prompted to enter disks. You should be prompted for only disks that are labeled PPDISKx. With the 3.5-inch disk version of the PPAP, which is the most common format, you are prompted for PPDISK1 through PPDISK6.
   
   When the PPAP installation is finished, you should be able to reboot your system and print to the Pageprinter on the EPT port from Windows.

This sequence does not install the additional Windows screen fonts that are provided with the Pageprinter. You can install these manually through the Windows Control Panel. To do this, run Control Panel, choose the Fonts icon, then choose the Add button. When prompted for a font filename, insert one of the disks labeled "PPWSFXx" in the A drive and type A:\PSFONTS, then choose the OK button. A list of fonts should appear. Choose the fonts you want to install. You can do this for all the PPWSFx disks to add the screen fonts you need.