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From: nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson)
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Subject: Re: Looking for plain text to Postscript converter for DOS PS printing
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Date: 11 Aug 90 03:16:55 GMT
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In-reply-to: pdcst@unix.cis.pitt.edu's message of 11 Aug 90 00:52:35 GMT

In article <27712@unix.cis.pitt.edu> pdcst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Patrick Champion) writes:

   	Does anyone know of a public domain program that will take a text file
   and convert it into a postscript file?

You want postprn.zip, which is on grape:

Grape.ecs.clarkson.edu is a Zenith Z-248 running MS-DOS.  We use a
modified version of KA9Q's TCP/IP NET that allows us to shell out to
COMMAND.COM while still processing packets.  Grape is attached to the
Internet using a NI6510 Ethernet card donated by Racal Interlan for
that purpose.  After shelling to DOS, we run an Opus BBS.  The
particulars:

Almost all files are stored in .ZIP format.  A .ZIP file contains a group
of files that have been compressed to save space.  You need an unzipper
to access these files.  Either PKzip102 or dezip20 will suffice.

A catalog of all files on grape is in /d/general/catalog.zip.

ZIP: Version 1.01+ required.  Versions 0.90 and 0.92 do NOT work.
FTP: grape.ecs.clarkson.edu [128.153.13.196], any username&&password will work.
     00readme for timely information.
     /d/general/pkzip102.exe for Phil Katz's shareware ZIPper
     /d/general/dezip20.com for a FREE unzipper.
     /d/general/catalog.zip for the software catalog.
     /c/bin[123]/*.* for c.b.i.p postings [under renovation]
     /e/bin[45]/*.* for c.b.i.p postings [under renovation]
     /d/graphics/pa.zip for Painter's Apprentice
     /d/dosutil/postprn.zip for the PostScript device driver
     /e/freemacs/*.* for Freemacs
     /d/games/*.* for games.
     /e/games/*.* for Simtel20's games.
     /?/*/files.bbs for one-line description of files.
Opus: 260/360 in the Nodelist.  (315)268-6667, 8N1, 1200/2400 Baud, 24 hours.
     file area 7 for PostPrn.
     file area 12 for Painter's Apprentice
     file area 23 for Simtel20's games.
     file area 25 for Freemacs
     file area 26 for c.b.i.p postings.

Mail questions to root@grape.ecs.clarkson.edu

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--russ (nelson@clutx [.bitnet | .clarkson.edu])  Russ.Nelson@$315.268.6667
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