jeg@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (John E. Girard) (08/15/90)
From time to time, we receive files off the net that contain documents and pictures in postscript format. Printing these files is no big deal on a UNIX or DOS box: I just cat the file directly to the LaserWriter. But I am not clear how to do it on a Macintosh. My office-mates back east who are on the macs don't know enough to figure it out, and I don't have a mac or time to experiment. I called Apple and they said I had to buy a program called PS Dump from Adobe. Imagine that! having to buy a program to do raw I/O! Isn't there a simpler way? John Girard New Science Associates, Inc. VOICE: 415-968-3324 FAX: 415-968-0862 jeg@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG -- John Girard New Science Associates, Inc. VOICE: 415-968-3324
gelphman@adobe.COM (David Gelphman) (08/24/90)
In article <1990Aug14.193244.10365@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG> jeg@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (John E. Girard) writes: > >From time to time, we receive files off the net that contain >documents and pictures in postscript format. Printing these >files is no big deal on a UNIX or DOS box: I just cat the ... stuff deleted >have a mac or time to experiment. I called Apple and they >said I had to buy a program called PS Dump from Adobe. Imagine >that! having to buy a program to do raw I/O! There is a program that Adobe makes available called SendPS. It lets you send a text file to whatever printer you have selected in the chooser of your Macintosh. The program is available from the usual places: the Adobe Forum on Compuserve, the Sumex archives, etc. You can also get an equivalent program from the Adobe file server. Send a message to 'ps-file-server@adobe.com' and make the subject line 'help'. You will receive (in a day or two) a message telling you how to use the server. When you find out how to retrieve programs get the program 'MacDistillPS.sit.hqx'. It is a stuffit archive and the program Distill will allow you to send PostScript files to your printer AS PostScript files, not listings of your PostScript programs. Hope this helps, David Gelphman Adobe Systems Incorporated
phils@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Phil Shapiro) (08/27/90)
In Apple's Q&A stack (shipped on the Developer's CD) there is long note (with code) that describes how to send postscript code to your printer. It also X-refs Tech Note #91. This info is useful if you want to write your own program that sends postscript. The Q&A card number was 159, from stack version 3.4. -phil shapiro, symantec tech support -- Phil Shapiro phils@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu