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From: bobs (Bob Stayton, Yoyodoc)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Help zapping a printer
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Date: 24 Aug 90 18:45:44 GMT
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In article <4241@optilink.UUCP> cramer@optilink.UUCP (Clayton Cramer) writes:
>In article <1851@fcs280s.ncifcrf.gov>, toms@fcs260c2.ncifcrf.gov (Tom Schneider) writes:
>> I have an Apple LaserWriter IIntx PostScript printer.  On occasion I mess up
>> and send it a straight ASCII text.  It is then completely hung.  The only way I
>> know how to restore its sanity is to turn it off and back on again, which is a
>> pain.  We can't find a power CLEAR command in the PostScript books.  Does
>> someone know how to do this?  Howcome the language doesn't seem to have a power
>> clear command that resets the interpreter?  The commands initgraphics and
>> grestoreall don't do the job.  Please help!  Thanks.
>> 
>>   Tom Schneider

This bit of Postscript code was posted some time ago.  It
reboots a LaserWriter, sending it thru its startup sequence,
including generating the test page.  Just send this to
the printer as a regular print job.
=========cut here===================
%!
%reboots LaserWriters
serverdict begin
0 % or whatever your password is
exitserver
systemdict begin
quit
=========cut here===================

bobs
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