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From: Classic_-_Concepts@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga to Mac File Converter
Message-ID: <12330@cup.portal.com>
Date: 8 Dec 88 08:27:08 GMT
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I have been doing something very similar to what you are asking for.  I have
an advantage, however.  I have access to a Big Mac and a Mac II.  I transfer
the files via modem (and sometimes null modem) from the Amiga to the Big
Mac (now the little Mac) using Red Ryder (very good shareware for the Mac).
I have Red Ryder strip the extraneous linefeeds.  I then read the files into
Word and strip the padding at the VERY end of the file (strange codes don't
get along well with Postscript devices).  This could be better done with a
utility, but I haven't had time to write one and only have occasional access
to the Mac.  Then I either send the PostScript file directly to the Laser
printer or drop it into PageMaker if I want to make any further modifications
and then print it.  If it is a graphic and it doesn't include the bitmap
information for display purposes, it will display as a shaded rectangle.
   To go directly to the Laser printer--in my case a LaserWriter, you select
the mode (interactive, batch, etc..  To get interactive mode, you type the
command EXECUTIVE [RETURN].  You should get the prompt: PS> then you can use
a text transfer method to download to the printer.  Another possibility in