jdudeck@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (John R. Dudeck) (02/07/90)
The other day I downloaded Ghostscript from chyde.uwasa.fi. What I think I was getting is an interpreter that takes PostScript input and outputs to a screen or dot matrix printer. There were no real documents on how to use the package. Also, in scanning through what was there, I believe that it is supposed to have at least one font file, called UGLY-something. I even logged back onto chyde to look again to see if I missed anything, but found nothing else relating to Ghostscript. First of all, am I right about what Ghostscript is for? And second, how can I get a little more documentation? And third, can I get it to work on my Toshiba 24-pin printer? And fourth, how do I get fonts? -- John Dudeck "You want to read the code closely..." jdudeck@Polyslo.CalPoly.Edu -- C. Staley, in OS course, teaching ESL: 62013975 Tel: 805-545-9549 Tanenbaum's MINIX operating system.
arasmith@mathcs.emory.edu (David Arasmith) (02/07/90)
In article <25cf4ac6.bec@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> jdudeck@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (John R. Dudeck) writes: > >The other day I downloaded Ghostscript from chyde.uwasa.fi. What I think >I was getting is an interpreter that takes PostScript input and outputs >to a screen or dot matrix printer. > Correct me if I am wrong, someone, but I think Ghostscript is GNU's answer to Adobe's Postscript. It has been in development for some time. There is an interpreter called Goscript that reads postscript files and sends them to your (much cheaper) non-postscript printer (dot-matrix, laser, or inkjet). I was a little fuzzy on this initially as well (maybe I still am). By the way, Goscript is NOT free. Ghostscript, like all GNU stuff, is! -- David M. Arasmith | arasmith@mathcs.emory.edu Internet Emory University | {sun!sunatl,gatech}!emory!arasmith UUCP Dept of Math and CS | Atlanta, GA 30322 | I should be working! Gee....I wonder what's on TV?
hv@uwasa.fi (Harri Valkama LAKE) (02/07/90)
In article <25cf4ac6.bec@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> jdudeck@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (John R. Dudeck) writes: > >The other day I downloaded Ghostscript from chyde.uwasa.fi. What I think >I was getting is an interpreter that takes PostScript input and outputs >to a screen or dot matrix printer. > >There were no real documents on how to use the package. Also, in scanning You have probably took the source for version 1.2 but you may like to know that we have also binaries for version 1.3. It's in printer directory. There are also some documentation in a separate file. -- ----------------Harri Valkama (hv@uwasa.fi)------------- University of Vaasa, Finland anonymous ftp site (128.214.12.3) PC and Mac directories