gt3930c@prism.gatech.EDU (10/22/90)
I was hoping someone out there might be able to help me with a small problem. We have access to a number of machines, but only one has an hpgl plotter attached to it ( the plotter is /dev/ttyd3). Is there some way we could access it from other machines? I was thinking along the lines of some mail type server, where you would send mail to plotter@... and if there is something in /usr/mail/plotter the file gets plotted. Any help solving this problem would be appreciated. H----- PS can email directly if you'd like at zuccola@max.gatech.edu
blbates@AERO4.LARC.NASA.GOV ("Brent L. Bates AAD/TAB MS361 x42854") (10/25/90)
Just treat the plotter as a printer and use your favorite printer spooler to handle everything. -- Brent L. Bates NASA-Langley Research Center M.S. 361 Hampton, Virginia 23665-5225 (804) 864-2854 E-mail: blbates@aero4.larc.nasa.gov or blbates@aero2.larc.nasa.gov
gt3930c@prism.gatech.EDU (ZUCCOLA) (10/26/90)
I just wanted to thank everyone for their advice on remote plotting. H-----
asbuilt@sjrpp.UUCP (SJRPP CAD Drafting Staff) (10/27/90)
In article <15641@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt3930c@prism.gatech.EDU writes)
:-)
:-) I was hoping someone out there might be able to help me with
:-) a small problem. We have access to a number of machines, but only one
:-) has an hpgl plotter attached to it ( the plotter is /dev/ttyd3). Is there
:-) some way we could access it from other machines? I was thinking along the
:-) lines of some mail type server, where you would send mail to plotter@...
:-) and if there is something in /usr/mail/plotter the file gets plotted.
:-) Any help solving this problem would be appreciated.
:-) H-----
:-) PS can email directly if you'd like at zuccola@max.gatech.edu
What's wrong with "lpr"? That's what we do and it seems to be OK.
"hpgl" plotters on maching "sjrpp" printcap entrys:
# hp 7550a table plotter
# Plotter is set-up factory default except for xon/xoff handshake
# which is set from /usr/local/lib/hp/hp7550a script
# (see device set-up in Freelance instructions page A-20)
hp7550a|HP|hplot|hp 7550a plotter:\
:lp=/dev/ttyh2:\
:sd=/usr/spool/baytech:\
:lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:\
:rm=sjrpp:\
:rp=hp7550a:\
:mx#0:\
:br#9600:\
:sh:\
:ms=-parity,-cstopb,-ignpar,ixon,ixoff,-echo:\
:of=/usr/local/lib/hp/hp7550a:
# Calcomp plotter
calcomp|1043gt|calcomp 1043 GT plotter:\
:lp=/dev/ttyh1:\
:sd=/usr/spool/calcomp:\
:lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:\
:rm=sjrpp:\
:rp=calcomp:\
:br#9600:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:sf:\
:ms=cs7,parenb,-parodd,-ignpar,ixon,ixoff,-echo:
# :of=/usr/local/lib/calcomp/calcomp:\
# parallel port Raster Graphics Printer
rg|mcp|paralell|mcp paralell port:\
:lp=/dev/mcpp0:\
:sd=/usr/spool/mcp:\
:lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:\
:rm=sjrpp:\
:rp=rg:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:
The printcap entry on the other machines is similar except for the :lp=
and :ms# stuff.
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