LocalTalkPCI extension problems confirmed by Apple

We have previously mentioned that removing the LocalTalkPCI extension, included in Mac OS 8.1, can solve certain printing related problems (including an inability of the Chooser to find your printer). A reader informs us that Apple has now confirmed this. Apple added that the extension "was intended to make LocalTalk printers print faster but it didn't work out." A fixed version of the extension is expected in Mac OS 8.2.