11TSTARK@GALLUA.BITNET (Timothy Stark) (12/19/89)
Hello Users, Thanks for information about Starflight, I get so many responses from both Usenet/I-Amiga world. Thank god, there are no flames! I had placed an order at one of mail orders about Starflight. Another question.... Does anyone know any software that handler software will handle postscript files to epson-compatible printers? I want it badly because there are so many ps files! Also I have plt software that will handle hpgl files to epson-compatible printers. Thanks!! -- Tim Stark Timothy Stark Bitnet: 11tstark@gallua.bitnet People/Link: T.STARK Gallaudet University Internet: 11tstark@gallux.gallaudet.edu GEnie: T.STARK1 P.O. Box 1453, 800 Florida Ave., N.E., Washington, DC 20002 "Gallaudet University is the only university for the deaf in the world."
ifarqhar@mqccsunc.mqcc.mq.OZ (Ian Farquhar) (12/20/89)
In article <8912182350.AA20483@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> 11TSTARK@GALLUA.BITNET (Timothy Stark) writes: > > Another question.... Does anyone know any software that handler >software will handle postscript files to epson-compatible printers? >I want it badly because there are so many ps files! Also I have plt >software that will handle hpgl files to epson-compatible printers. > There is a package that will print postscript on any preferences printer (that can support graphics). It is called Pixelscript, and is made by a company called Pixelations. It is priced - I think - at US$149. They have an ad in AmigaWorld. I seems quite a competent Postscript implementation, and it supports all of the standard operators with only a couple of very minor exceptions. Naturally, it does not support the Adobe secret operators (eexec and so forth), though this will only be a problem if you wish to use Adobe fonts, or the later BitStream fonts. Pixelscript has a very limited choice of fonts, something that is its main failing. There are tempora and alpine (Helvetica and Times look alikes), as well as a couple of others that were on the disk but not mentioned in the manual. A word of warning, however. It is SLOW. A page that prints in a few seconds on my LC-890 (16MHz 68000) takes half an hour on Pixelscript. Despite this limitation, it is a good package and well worth the price. Disclaimer: I have no association with Pixelations, other than being a satisfied user of their products. Disclaimer: My opinions are my own, and are not necessarily those of my employer's. Ian Farquhar Macquarie University Sydney, Australia. D