U00170@HASARA5.BITNET (12/11/86)
Hello all of you, I am working on a VAX 11/750 machine working with the VMS operating system. For printing of text we have bought an Apple Laserwriter +, connected to a terminal line and acting as a spooled printing device. In order to get the most out of your Laserwriter, the best thing is to have it working in Postscript mode, so graphics output can be mixed with normal text files. I have now two problems, 1: Apple text files need to be transferred to the VAX first and then send to the Laserwriter. a: What is the best way to make a postscript textfile and b: who has the startup file necessary to setup the Laserwriter. 2: For normal text files , say e.g. Runoff output files, you simply cannot send them to the Laserwriter unless it is in the Diablo emulation mode. Before I reinvent the wheel again, Has anybody written a program to convert these text files (an any other file) into postscript text files? I am sure that I am not the first one with these problems. Please send mail directly to me because I am not a member of this interest group.!! Thanks in advance, Berend F. de Vries, U00170@HASARA5 (BITNET)
oberman@LLL-ICDC.ARPA.UUCP (12/12/86)
>I am working on a VAX 11/750 machine working with the VMS operating system. >For printing of text we have bought an Apple Laserwriter +, connected to a >terminal line and acting as a spooled printing device. >. >. >. >Please send mail directly to me because I am not a member of this interest >group.!! > >Thanks in advance, >Berend F. de Vries, >U00170@HASARA5 (BITNET) I have a similar problem. Please send any response to me or post it. Thanks in advance, R. Kevin Oberman LLNL arpa: oberman@lll-icdc.arpa (415) 422-6955 ------
smith%eri.DECnet@MGHCCC.HARVARD.EDU.UUCP (12/19/86)
In reply to DeVries questions: immediately after clicking OK in the print dialog, hold down cloverleaf+K . Continue holding both keys down until a screen message appears saying "Creating PostScript file." Cloverleaf+K creates a file that contains everything, including the initialization header generated by LaserPrep. Cloverleaf+F creates a file that does not contain the header. Once you have a such a file, how do you transfer it to the VAX? Well, a lot of good commercial solutions seem to be on the cusp of becoming available, so the right answer is probably something like "Talk to Bob Denny about Alisatalk, Alisa Systems, 221 E Walnut Ave Suite 230, Pasadena, CA 91101, 818 792-9474." Or "Talk to Kinetic Systems, 2500 Camino Diablo, Suite 110, Walnut creek, California 94596, 415-947-0998." Or "Talk to White Pine, 75 Route 101A, PO Box 1108, Amherst, NH 03031, 603 673-8151". But one way is to use MacTerminal, use text file transfer, 0 character delay, 15 line delay, $ create postscript.ps SEND your file, and type CTRL-Z. If you seems to be experiencing data loss try SET TERMINAL/NOECHO first. ------