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From: bochner@flare.harvard.EDU (Harry Bochner)
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Subject: Re: Can't print large PS file derived from a dvi file..
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Date: 19 Jul 90 18:47:35 GMT
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In article <2785@uakari.primate.wisc.edu>, bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain
in Neutral) writes:
 > How old is your LaserWriter?  Early models are notorious for not being
 > able to print large ps-from-dvi files.  You have to have the original
 > dvi and convert pieces of it at a time, printing each piece separately,
 > and cycling the power on the printer at odd intervals since it still locks
 > up now and then (blinks but does nothing).

Another possible solution is to get a better dvi->ps converter. We used to have
this problem regularly when printing large dvi files to old
LaserWriters, when we
were using dvi2ps (which the original poster says he's using).

We've eliminated the problem by switching to dvips (w/o the '2'), by Rokicki at
stanford: it can be configured so it knows about how much room each printer has
for downloaded characters, and will flush the memory and start over if it's
running out of room.  When properly configured it should be able to send
any dvi
file to any printer in one operation (unless there's a single page that's too
complex to handle).
It's got other great features too: I recommend it.

Harry Bochner
bochner@endor.harvard.edu