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From: mcglk@scott.stat.washington.edu (Ken McGlothlen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Printing problem
Summary: TeX DVI -> HP LaserJet II (PS/2:80)
Keywords: TeX, DVI, HP LaserJet
Message-ID: <896@entropy.ms.washington.edu>
Date: 1 Jun 88 16:29:28 GMT
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In article <45900131@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu> mcdonald@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
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|   I have just gotten Tex to work on my PS/2 Model 80, and have come across
|   a problem. The output files destined for my HP LaserJet II appear to
|   contain all 256 possible bytes. The "print" command and the ordinary
|   "copy file.jep prn:" commands refuse to print all of the file. It
|   worked with "copy /b file.jep prn:" , but that doesn't spool the output
|   like print does. Is it possible to get print to work? I expected to find
|   a corresponding /b option there but the manual doesn't mention it.
|   Anybody know about a fix for this?
|   Doug McDonald
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Sadly, no, there is no way you can get PRINT to handle the .HP files.
I'm forced to use the COPY command myself, with the /B switch.  Oh, for
decent multitasking. . . .  About the best you can do is stick the
COPY command in a .BAT file, and take long coffee breaks.

				--Ken McGlothlen
				  mcglk@scott.ms.washington.edu
				  mcglk@max.acs.washington.edu