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From: john@design.axis.fr (John H)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: PS -> TIFF question
Summary: Postscript->TIFF, HP LaserJet etc...
Message-ID: <344@design.axis.fr>
Date: 23 May 90 15:40:05 GMT
References: <1990May8.163859.9415@chinet.chi.il.us>
Organization: Axis Design, 135 rue d'Aguesseau 92100 Boulogne France
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In article <1990May8.163859.9415@chinet.chi.il.us>, les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell) writes:
> Is there a reasonably priced (<$1K) generic postscript to TIFF and/or
> HP laserjet program?  I'm looking for something to handle postscript
> to fax and possibly backup printer support for a '386 unix machine.
> Running a DOS program under VP/ix would be a possibility as long as
> the program works with files and command line arguments (and doesn't
> need a 286).  Speed really isn't an issue.
> 
> Les Mikesell
>   les@chinet.chi.il.us

Well, I'm using "GoScript PLUS" from LaserGo (9369 Carrol Park Drive,
Suite A, San Diego, CA 92121, Tel: (619) 450 4600, Fax: (619) 450 9334) and
it works real good, appart from a pretty stupid implementation of save/restore
(which saves the VM in a DISK FILE for fucks' sake!).

It has drivers to produce output for most dot-matrix & laser printers and
TIFF and PCX formats.

It's written for DOS, so you'd need vp/ix.

It costs a $200-400 (I've lost the bill) and has all 35 LaserWriter II fonts.

John Hughes.