rauletta@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (R. J. Auletta) (11/17/90)
I'm looking for a better lineprinter filter for controlling a postscript printer from an Unix(Ultrix) machine. In particular I am looking for a filter that will detect when the printer is off and hold the print job until the printer is turned back on (but still use Cntl-S/Cntl-Q handshaking) and report all those messages back to the printer status line in lpq.. (I have found a PD filter that does the communication but not conversion from ascii, and we don't have transcript, but we do have Ultrix source, but I don't want to recreate the wheel.) The standard filter (ln03rof) is fine except it won't hold jobs when the printer is off. Does anyone have experience using ln03rof, Apple Laser writer, and DTR/CTS (modem control handshaking.) I would be interested in hearing about the cable, the setup for the applelaser writer, and the xc,xs,fc,fs fields in the printcap file if this is a workable hardware solution.. Thanks in advance, --R J Auletta rauletta@sitevax.gmu.edu
matoh@sssab.se (Mats Ohrman) (11/19/90)
rauletta@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (R. J. Auletta) writes: > I'm looking for a better lineprinter filter for controlling a >postscript printer from an Unix(Ultrix) machine. [Text cut] >(I have found a PD filter that does the communication but >not conversion from ascii, and we don't have transcript, >but we do have Ultrix source, but I don't want to recreate >the wheel.) Could you give a pointer to this PD filter, please? -- _ Mats Ohrman Scandinavian System Support AB E-mail: matoh@sssab.se Box 535 _ Telephone: +46 13 11 16 60 581 06 Linkoping, Sweden Telefax: +46 13 11 51 93
rauletta@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (R. J. Auletta) (11/24/90)
In article <ruos7bf1qC@herkules.sssab.se>, matoh@sssab.se (Mats Ohrman) writes: > rauletta@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (R. J. Auletta) writes: > > > I'm looking for a better lineprinter filter for controlling a > > Could you give a pointer to this PD filter, please? I have found a copy at titan.rice.edu in sun-source in the file laser.shar. --R J Auletta