wrwalke@prcrs.UUCP (William Walker) (01/06/90)
Archive-name: pcprint/how-to-get Original-posting-by: wrwalke@prcrs.UUCP (William Walker) Original-subject: Re: Printing via AUX-port of terminal to printer, how is this done? Archive-site: wsmr-simtel20.army.mil [26.2.0.74] Archive-directory: pd1:<msdos.kermit> Archive-files: pcprint.c Reposted-by: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti) In article <1908@rivm05.UUCP>, ccea3@rivm.UUCP (Adri Verhoef) writes: > > What I'm looking for is a program that can be used for printing > to the AUX-port of a terminal. > check out PD1:<MSDOS.KERMIT>PCPRINT.C on simtel20.arpa. it was written by Frank DaCruz and the kermit folks at columbia. > The user, who has a printer connected to the AUX-port of the terminal, > will invoke the program, that will determine which initialization string > to send to the printer (according to the type of the printer and the print > options) only works for vt100's or good emulations thereof. works great on my clone PC running ms-kermit 2.32. i have used it with an HP laserjet-II and my epson 2500 look-alike. > There could of course be a load of options, such as: > << wish list deleted >> > Furthermore: > - support for underlining / bold > - input is either standard input, or one or more files underlining and bold are supported as overstrike. E^H_X^H_A^H_M^H_P^H_L^H_E^H_ would come out as underlined EXAMPLE. This is not fancy, but it works great especially when your office is a distance from the nearest printer or when you must work from home. Take a look and hack to your heart's content. input is either stdin or file list. > -- > Adri Verhoef (uunet!rivm!a3 || a3@rivm.uucp), site administrator of the > National Institute for Public Health and Environmental Protection (RIVM). -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= William Walker --- wrwalke@prcrs.UUCP --- 530N-3 x-2565 NO Santa Claus, I said Mickey Mouse Phone, not IBM-PC Clone. Oh well, there isn't really THAT much difference. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=