davel@vision.UUCP (davel) (07/25/89)
We have two printers here...one is capable of postscript, so we already have _lots_ of postscript stuff generated. Unfortunately, the other printer is _not_ capable of postscript interpretation, so... Does anyone know of/have access to/can mail me a bit of code (for either Unix or MS/DOS) that would convert a postscript file into a form suitable for sending to a HP Laserjet+ ? Thanks in advance. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * I I Dave Lockwood These opinions are shareware. * II Technical Consultant If you like them, send $10... * I * * * ** * davel@vision.UUCP VisionWare Ltd, * * * * ...!uunet!mcvax!ukc!vision!davel Leeds Business Park, ** ** +44-532-529292 X2439 Leeds, LS27 0JG, * * United Kingdom VISIONWARE DOS/UNIX Integration --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ecf_ulw@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Lee Watkins) (07/28/89)
I have this add from a PC retailer in New Jersey in the US that describes a program called GoScript, which supposedly allows postscript output to be printed on a HP DeskJet (which uses the same printer language as the LaserJet, PCL, which BTW is not the same as the HP plotter language HPGL). It must be a translator, but someone suggested to me that the name is a pseudonym for GhostScript, a product of the Free Software Foundation (the GNU people). Lee Watkins
wesf@watdcsu.waterloo.edu ( FROM W - COMPUTING SERVICES ) (07/31/89)
In article <2145@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> ecf_ulw@jhunix.UUCP (Lee Watkins) writes: >I have this add from a PC retailer in New Jersey in the US that >describes a program called GoScript, which supposedly allows >postscript output to be printed on a HP DeskJet (which uses the same >printer language as the LaserJet, PCL, which BTW is not the same as >the HP plotter language HPGL). It must be a translator, but someone >suggested to me that the name is a pseudonym for GhostScript, a >product of the Free Software Foundation (the GNU people). > >Lee Watkins There is indeed a conversion program called GoScript, and also one called Freedom of Press. They are software implementations of PostScript that allow you to print PostScript on non-PostScript printers. To the best of my knowledge, HPGL is NOT one of the output formats that they can translate to (the vector/raster dichotomy). I believe they are both reviewed in the April 11, 1989 edition of PC Magazine (p. 218 ?). Wes From Department of Computing Services University of Waterloo wesf@watdcsu.waterloo.edu
vic@zen.co.uk (Victor Gavin) (08/01/89)
In article <6161@watdcsu.waterloo.edu> wesf@watdcsu.waterloo.edu ( FROM W - COMPUTING SERVICES ) writes: >There is indeed a conversion program called GoScript, and also one called >Freedom of Press. They are software implementations of PostScript that >allow you to print PostScript on non-PostScript printers. To the best of >my knowledge, HPGL is NOT one of the output formats that they can translate >to (the vector/raster dichotomy). I believe they are both reviewed in the >April 11, 1989 edition of PC Magazine (p. 218 ?). > > Wes From GoScript and Freedom of the Press only run on IBM PC-a-likes. The review said that they basically worked, didn't produce the same output as each other or a postscript printer and were vvvvveeeeerrrrryyyy ssssssllllooooowwww. GhostScript from GNU is an interpreter for displaying postscript on bitmapped displays. I have been informed that in the next release it will allow the images to be saved to a file and from there they can be dumped to a raster printer. I can't remember but I don't think that any of them come with Adobe fonts. vic -- Victor Gavin Zengrange Limited vic@zen.co.uk Greenfield Road ..!mcvax!ukc!zen.co.uk!vic Leeds England +44 532 489048 LS9 8DB
pfafman@manta.NOSC.MIL (David F. Pfafman) (08/04/89)
>Does anyone know of/have access to/can mail me a bit of code (for either Unix >or MS/DOS) that would convert a postscript file into a form suitable for >sending to a HP Laserjet+ ? There is a very good program called GoScript by Lasergo. Inc. which does exactly what you want. However it is not Public Domain and costs $195. At least that is what it cost a year or so ago it may be cheeper now, I don't know. GoScript supports not only Laserjets but Dot matrix and ink jet printers as well. Disclaimer: This is strictly my opinion I have no ties to LaserGo, Inc. Dave Pfafman Computer Resource Center NOSC