rel@mtu.edu (Robert Landsparger) (03/15/91)
Well folks, after using the pstorast program that was posted, myself and our versatec guru were able to turn a 8.5x11 sheet into a 22x27.5 plot with 200 dpi resolution. Might not be of that much interest to ppl, but at 2:25 am it was quite the accomplishment. B.T.W. it looks cool. Equipment/Software used: SPARCstation 1+ NeWS (has to be installed) pstorast /usr/lib/rasfilters/convert.2 8 meg of disk space IBM4381 HPO 5.0 cv (we wrote this to shove the file to the plotter) 8 meg of disk space This would work with ghostscript, but NeWS handles the fonts better. After fighting to get ghostscript compiled/running because I feared the NeWS approach, I found I was sadly mistaken. Conversion takes about 3-5 minutes. Then plot! Anyone who is actually interest in the "complete" process let me know. Back to the programming pit now that the fun is over. --The Rel Monster -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Robert E. Landsparger (rel@mtu.edu) | | Computing Technology Services | "Fall behind early, it gives you | Michigan Technological University | more time to catch up" | Houghton, MI 49931 (906) 487-2110 | -rel +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The above comments do not always represent those of my employer. +