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From: vg55611@ihuxy.ATT.COM (gopal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Help needed with LaserWriter
Message-ID: <2038@ihuxy.ATT.COM>
Date: Thu, 16-Jul-87 15:00:38 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 16 15:00:38 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 18-Jul-87 08:41:54 EDT
References: <235@aloha1.Hawaii.EDU>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
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Keywords: LaserWriter

In article <235@aloha1.Hawaii.EDU>, lee@aloha1.Hawaii.EDU (Calvin G.Y. Lee) writes:
> Currently, an Apple LaserWriter is connected to an IBM PC.  Do you know 
> how to use Lotus 123 and dBaseIII+ with the LaserWriter (i.e. a postscript
> driver)?  Also, do you know how to print Lotus 123 graphics files on the
> LaserWriter?  The LaserWriter has a SPECIAL mode that allows it to emmulate a 
> Diablo 630 printer, but we would like to use the LaserWriter in the postscript
> (9600 baud) mode. -  Calvin G.Y. Lee

I spoke with Lotus Corp. about this a while ago - they have no *immediate*
plans to support postscript for 1-2-3.  What we do here is 1) store the 1-2-3
output in a file,  2) convert the file into postscript format using a program
called "text2ps" (text to postscript) and 3) print the converted file on our
(networked) Apple Laserwriter.

I have also been looking for a program to print the graphics but have been
unable to find one.  Pizazz, the shft-prtsc program that supports a wide
variety of printers, does not support postscript.  Makers of Pizazz say that
they have plans to support postscript but it is on a low priority.

If my computers (on order) come in, I may write such a beast (not a printgraph
or 1-2-3 driver but a graphics screen dump program for postscript).

I think the real problem is that people (including software vendors) have
not realized the benefits of postscript yet.  This may change as more and more
laser printers start using postscript and their prices come down.  Users of
such machines should try and get them networked so that there will be more
users who want postscript support.

Venu P. Gopal
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