BCHS1B%JANE@UHVAX1.UH.EDU (10/06/89)
Path: jane!bchs1b From: BCHS1B@jane.uh.edu Newsgroups: comp.laser-printers Subject: help reply Message-ID: <3370@jane.uh.edu> Date: 5 Oct 89 23:20:30 CDT References: <8910051545.AA01165@crayola.cs.UMD.EDU> Organization: University of Houston Lines: 27 In article <8910051545.AA01165@crayola.cs.UMD.EDU>, alan@APLCEN.APL.JHU.EDU (2058) writes: > Hi all, > I am interested in converting an HPGL file such as might > be created by a program for output to a plotter into a PCL file, > which (I think) is appropriate for output to an HP Laser Jet II. > If such a program is available I would appreciate a pointer to it. > I have a book explaining HPGL in great detail. I don't know anything > about PCL right now. Would it be too difficult to write a conversion > routine from scratch? > Thank you for any help that you may be able to provide. > > Alan > > P.S. Please post your response if possible, since I may not have access > to this account for much longer, but will still have net access. There is a commercial program available which will let you do this, assuming you are running things on an MS-Dos system. It is actually distributed by HP. I do not know the name of it, but I know my local HP dealer had it in stock. A second choice is a cartridge made by Pacific Data Products is supposed to make a LaserJet accept HPGL input. Scan through some recent issues of PC Magazine or equivalent. I have not used either product and won't vouch for how well they work, but they do exist. Mike Benedik
BCHS1B@jane.uh.edu (10/06/89)
In article <8910051545.AA01165@crayola.cs.UMD.EDU>, alan@APLCEN.APL.JHU.EDU (2058) writes: > Hi all, > I am interested in converting an HPGL file such as might > be created by a program for output to a plotter into a PCL file, > which (I think) is appropriate for output to an HP Laser Jet II. > If such a program is available I would appreciate a pointer to it. > I have a book explaining HPGL in great detail. I don't know anything > about PCL right now. Would it be too difficult to write a conversion > routine from scratch? > Thank you for any help that you may be able to provide. > > Alan > > P.S. Please post your response if possible, since I may not have access > to this account for much longer, but will still have net access. There is a commercial program available which will let you do this, assuming you are running things on an MS-Dos system. It is actually distributed by HP. I do not know the name of it, but I know my local HP dealer had it in stock. A second choice is a cartridge made by Pacific Data Products is supposed to make a LaserJet accept HPGL input. Scan through some recent issues of PC Magazine or equivalent. I have not used either product and won't vouch for how well they work, but they do exist. Mike Benedik
campbell@VX2.GBA.NYU.EDU (bruce dietrich-campbell) (10/09/89)
In article <8910051545.AA01165@crayola.cs.UMD.EDU>, alan@APLCEN.APL.JHU.EDU (2058) writes: > Hi all, > I am interested in converting an HPGL file such as might > be created by a program for output to a plotter into a PCL file, > which (I think) is appropriate for output to an HP Laser Jet II. > > Alan I'm unsure of whether my news submissions are getting out. Could someone please email me at the address at the end of this message. Thanks, Bruce DC These are the contents of the README file for hpglplot: ................................................................... HPGLPLOT and HPGLFIX Version 3.0 Hpglplot is a filter that translates from Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (used in HP plotters) to one of three popular printers. [ Epson LQ-1500, IBM Proprinter, HP Laserjet+ ] Hpglfix is a filter that corrects some problems in the HPGL codes output by the 20/20 spreadsheet program. Copyright (c) 1988 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. Permission is granted to copy and distribute these programs freely, provided that you do not deprive others of the right to do the same, and that the copyright notices and this notice are not removed. We request a donation to help cover the costs of development. Suggested donations are $35 for a single user, and $100 for multi-user environments; however, donations of any size are welcome. Send donations to: Dan Kirshner Environmental Defense Fund 5655 College Ave, Suite 304 Oakland, CA 94618 (415) 658-8008 Email about the programs should be addressed to David MacKenzie at edf@rocky2.rockefeller.edu (...rutgers!cmcl2!rocky2!edf). The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is a private, non-profit environmental education and advocacy organization, incorporated in 1967, with over 60,000 members and six offices nationwide. EDF's staff includes attorneys, scientists, and economists who seek solutions to a broad range of environmental and public health problems. If you would like more information about EDF, or information on becoming a member, write or call our national headquarters at: Environmental Defense Fund 257 Park Avenue South New York, NY 01110 (212) 505-2100 ............................................................................. Bruce Dietrich-Campbell ARPA: campbell@vx2.gba.nyu.edu USENET: ...!{uunet,rocky,harvard}!cmcl2!vx2!campbell