wordproc@ucf-cs.UCF.EDU (Gang of Three) (07/20/89)
This is the procedure I use if I ever need to convert a Macintosh file to a PostScript file, upload it to our host UNIX system (VAX 11780) and send it from there to our LaserWriter II The first task is to create a PostScript file. There are two different system options that need to be configured. First, open the desk accessory "Chooser" and select the "Appletalk Connected" button and the "LaserWriter" icon. Second, from the "File" menu, select the "Page Setup" and select/verify the options. To create the Postscript file, you must open the application (MacWrite, MacDraw, etc.). From the "FILE" menu, select "PRINT" function. Click on "OK" and immediately hold down the <command> and <F> keys. Keep the keys pressed until the dialog box appears that says "Creating Postscript file". You have now created a file called "PostScript#". It will be in the System folder, the Applications folder or the folder in which your document resides. Exit from the application, invoke the "BSD" application. Press <RETURN> to get the login prompt. Login to the VAX. Use "du" for the terminal type. Once logged in, execute the command "MACNIX" (which takes about fifteen seconds). This will create a Macintosh environment under UNIX. You can copy the file from the Mac disk to the VAX by dragging the Postscript file icon to the "VAX window". Make the UNIX window the active window by clicking the mouse on it. Invoke a shell by selecting "UNIX Shell" under the "Special" menu. Now use the command "lprmac PostScriptx" to print the file to the LaserWriter. Type "EXIT" to exit the shell. Point the mouse to and click on the close box in the upper left-hand corner of the terminal window to return to the MACNIX desktop. Select "Quit" from the general menu to return to the Macintosh desktop. SUMMARY: Configure the control panel and choose printer Create the file PostScript (use <command><F>) Invoke BSD on the Macintosh Login to the VAX MACNIX - start up the server on the VAX Copy the PS icon to the VAX (drag the icon) Select the UNIX window (click on it) Invoke a shell from the Special menu LPRMAC POSTSCRIPT# exit (Terminate the shell) close the terminal window Select Quit from the General menu WARNING: The scale of the MacDraw or other Mac file may change slightly when changing the Choose Printer and Page Setup parameters. Make sure that you have selected Appletalk active in the Chooser desk accessory *before* you invoke MacDraw. -- Marcus U. of Central Florida wordproc@ucf-cs.ucf.edu