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From: U00170@HASARA5.BITNET
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Subject: VAX-Laserwriter connection
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Date: Thu, 11-Dec-86 12:46:58 EST
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Hello all of you,

I am working on a VAX 11/750 machine working with the VMS operating
system. For printing of text we have bought an Apple Laserwriter +,
connected to a terminal line and acting as a spooled printing device.
In order to get the most out of your Laserwriter, the best thing
is to have it working in Postscript mode, so graphics output can be
mixed with normal text files.
I have now two problems,
1: Apple text files need to be transferred to the VAX first and
   then send to the Laserwriter. a: What is the best way to make
   a postscript textfile and b: who has the startup file necessary
   to setup the Laserwriter.
2: For normal text files , say e.g. Runoff output files, you simply
   cannot send them to the Laserwriter unless it is in the Diablo
   emulation mode. Before I reinvent the wheel again, Has anybody
   written a program to convert these text files (an any other
   file) into postscript text files?
I am sure that I am not the first one with these problems.

Please send mail directly to me because I am not a member of
this interest group.!!

Thanks in advance,
Berend F. de Vries,
U00170@HASARA5 (BITNET)