HATHAWA@gecrdvm1.crd.ge.com (Barry Hathaway) (12/19/89)
I'm trying to print Postscript output on an Apple LaserWriter attached to a Sun workstation. This Postscript output is actually produced on an IBM mainframe and is sent to the Sun via LPR. The Postscript output defines fonts using a non-standard (EBCDIC) encoding vector in which characters are represented by 8-bit character codes. Currently the PRINTCAP file defines the LaserWriter as: lp|isolw|lw|apple|ps|postscript|PostScript:\ :lp=/dev/ttya:\ :br#19200:rw:fc#0000374:fs#0000003:xc#0:xs#0040040:mx#0:sf:sb:\ :if=/usr/local/lib/lw/psif:\ :of=/usr/local/lib/lw/psof:\ :gf=/usr/local/lib/lw/psgf:\ :tf=/usr/local/lib/lw/pstf:\ :nf=/usr/local/lib/lw/psnf:\ :vf=/usr/local/lib/lw/psvf:\ :sd=/usr/spool/lw:\ :lf=/usr/spool/lw/log:\ :rf=/usr/local/lib/lw/psrf:\ :cf=/usr/local/lib/lw/pscf:\ :df=/usr/local/lib/lw/psdf: This definition seems to strip off or ignore the parity bit which results in garbage being printed. What is the correct flag settings to use so that all 8-bits are transmitted to the printer? Will this change have any impact on any other type of printing?