mcmillan@harpsichord.cis.ohio-state.edu (Hal McMillan) (05/09/91)
We have an LJIII connected to our 9000/400 and it works fine in PCL mode. We are trying to set this up as a postscript device. We have the memory and the HP PS cartridge, but it appears that we don't have the proper software on the HPUX side. Being a rookie at this, I'm assuming that I need a PS model file in the /usr/spool/lp/model directory (I am currently using the PCL4 model file). I also believe that I would need some software to convert plain text files to postscript when necessary. Is there an FTP source for this kind of stuff? Hal -- Hal McMillan | "It's an ideal principle, which can be verified mcmillan@cis.ohio-state.edu | only under ideal conditions. Which means never. 72627.642@CompuServe.com | But it's still true."
kk@hpl-opus.hpl.hp.com (Konstantinos Konstantinides) (05/13/91)
You may want to get "psf". It allows ascii printing on a postscript printer, and can also be used as a printer model. It was posted under comp.sources.(misc?) a while ago so it should be available via ftp from the uunet archive (uunet.uu.net I believe). K. Konstantinides kk@hpkronos.hpl.hp.com
luism@genesis.Berkeley.EDU (Luis Miguel) (05/14/91)
In article <118869@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>, mcmillan@harpsichord.cis.ohio-state.edu (Hal McMillan) writes: |> We have an LJIII connected to our 9000/400 and it works fine in PCL |> mode. We are trying to set this up as a postscript device. We have |> the memory and the HP PS cartridge, but it appears that we don't have |> the proper software on the HPUX side. Being a rookie at this, I'm |> assuming that I need a PS model file in the /usr/spool/lp/model |> directory (I am currently using the PCL4 model file). I also believe |> that I would need some software to convert plain text files to |> postscript when necessary. Is there an FTP source for this kind of |> stuff? |> I am using the "transcript" software from adobe. You have to buy it though..... (I am not sure of the price. We have a source license here at UC Berkeley). I think there is a public domain system, ghostscript, that does what you want. It is ftp'able from Univ of Utah machines (I think jaguar.utah.edu). /Luis -- Luis Miguel. Computer Science Division, UC Berkeley. arpanet: luis@postgres.Berkeley.EDU uucp: {ihnp4,decvax}!ucbvax!postgres!luis at&t: (415) 642-8234