[comp.sys.sgi] /usr/lib/print/ ?

smith@icat.larc.nasa.gov (Steven L. Smith) (05/29/91)

Could someone enlighten me as to what these print routines do or at least
direct me to the appropriate man pages. The files are as follows:

 kprint                   32816     lp        lp       Dec 15 08:37
 mprint                   41008     lp        lp       Dec 15 08:37
 pprint                   32816     lp        lp       Feb 12 12:29
 s03print                 41008     lp        lp       Dec 15 08:37
 s04print                 41008     lp        lp       Feb 12 12:29
 s14print                 41008     lp        lp       Feb 12 12:29
 sprint                   28720     lp        lp       Dec 15 08:37
 t93print                 32816     lp        lp       Dec 15 08:37
 tprint                   41008     lp        lp       Dec 15 08:37
 vprint                   28720     lp        lp       Dec 15 08:37

                                        Thanks.


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blbates@AERO36.LARC.NASA.GOV (Brent Bates ViGYAN AAD/TAB) (05/29/91)

  They are printer filters.  From file /usr/spool/lp/model/centface

Mitsubishi G500,	FILTER=	mprint,		DEVICE=CENTRONICS
Tektronix 4692,		FILTER=	tprint,		DEVICE=CENTRONICS
Tektronix 4693D,	FILTER=	t93print,	DEVICE=CENTRONICS
Versatec ECP-42,	FILTER=	vprint,		DEVICE=VERSATEC
Seiko DSCAN CH-5312,	FILTER=	sprint,		DEVICE=CENTRONICS
Seiko DSCAN CH-5303,	FILTER=	s03print,	DEVICE=CENTRONICS
Seiko DSCAN CH-5504,	FILTER=	s04print,	DEVICE=CENTRONICS
Seiko DSCAN CH-5514,	FILTER=	s14print,	DEVICE=CENTRONICS
Kodak SV6500,		FILTER=	kprint,		DEVICE=CENTRONICS

  While we're on the subject of printers, does any one know if you can put
multiple parallel printers on one machine.  Is it one board with multiple
ports or multiple boards, or it can't be done?

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