Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-crg!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!HASARA5.BITNET!U00170 From: U00170@HASARA5.BITNET Newsgroups: mod.computers.vax Subject: VAX-Laserwriter connection Message-ID: <8612111746.AA00928@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: Thu, 11-Dec-86 12:46:58 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.8612111746.AA00928 Posted: Thu Dec 11 12:46:58 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Dec-86 21:44:27 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 26 Approved: info-vax@sri-kl.arpa 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)