Checksum: 01985 Path: utzoo!utgpu!tomwest From: tomwest@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Tom West) Date: Mon, 11-Jul-88 13:03:48 EDT Message-ID: <1988Jul11.130348.22885@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu> Organization: University of Toronto Computing Services Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Generating PostScript files References: <2393@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> <17000114@clio> <17465@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Reply-To: tomwest@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu.UUCP (Tom West) I am willing to send two files containing instructions, header files modified to allow their use on non Apple laser printers and a UNIX program to select the appropriate header file given the PS file that any version of laserwriter produces. The essential procedure is that 1) User chooses a LaserWriter, (without having one attached). 2) User hits clover-F after hitting Print button. Mac tells user that PS file is being produced 3) User kermits PS file to our main system (older versions of Laser Writer occasionally created 8th bit high characters so eight bit transfer was sometimes necessary.) 4) User converts all eighth bit high characters to octal equivalent. 5) User uses macprint shell. This looks at the PS file and prepends the appropriate header. We have a MV/10000 DG running AOS/VS (not Unix) with a QMS-800+ attached and have no problems. With users generating PS files from a variety of Mac programs such as MacWrite, Word, MacDraw, etc. (Essentially anything that uses the standard word drivers.) Note, this is a derivative work. I'm just a user who put all the pieces together. Warning: These files are rather large. (85K/31K) If only the modification for the most recent header file to run on non Apple PS laser printers is needed, please say so! That file is only 1k long. -- Tom West BITNET: tomwest@utorgpu.bitnet, tomwest@gpu.utcs.utoronto Internet: tomwest@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu UUCP: tomwest@utgpu utzoo, yetti, harpo, mnetor \ cbosgd, deepthot, utoronto - !utgpu!tomwest ihnp4, lsuc, sfmin, vnr-vpa /