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From: geske@hpislx.HP.COM (Brent Geske)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: MAC Print to File & HP LaserJet
Message-ID: <13640002@hpislx.HP.COM>
Date: 3 Aug 90 19:51:52 GMT
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Organization: Measurement Systems Operation - Loveland, CO
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hansen@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Tom Hansen) writes:
 
> I have recently bought a MAC SE/30 for my home and have no printer.  I
> want to be able to print to things out on the HP Laserjet (series 1)
> at work connected to a Novell DOS server.  The way I see this
> happening is to somehow configuring the programs I want to print with
> to output HP Laserjet data/format/code [non-postscript] (I want to use
> MS Word and PageMaker).  Then print to a file instead of any printer
> port or such.  Later, download that file while I'm at work and simply
> DOS copy it directly to the HP LaserJet (LPT1:).
>  
> The problems I have are:
>  
>     1) I need print drivers for an HP LaserJet to work with my MAC
>        software.
>  
>     2) I need a program or init or somthing to redirect output to the
>        printer port to a file instead.
>  
>     3) Will this actually work?

For printing to LaserJets or DeskJets, I use a package called "MacPrint"
from a company named "Insight Development" or some such.  I don't have
information handy at the moment about where this company exists, but I can
look it up if you like.

Please email to:

geske%hpisla@hplabs.hp.com

Brent Geske