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From: daveb@comspec.uucp (dave berman)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Fax and Postscript
Summary: I use GoScript and Hijaak to make Fax
Message-ID: <1990Aug24.055909.11484@comspec.uucp>
Date: 24 Aug 90 05:59:09 GMT
References: <2782@acorn.co.uk>
Organization: Comspec Communications Inc., Toronto Ontario Canada
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In article bcockburn@acorn.co.uk writes:
>   Secondly, a question.  Does anybody have any details of the FAX and CCITT
> Group 3 & 4 extensions in PostScript level II? A recent posting from
> 
>   Does this mean that machines are available that take PostScript in one end
> and spit Group 4 Fax images out of a PTT approved modem at the other?

I am using Hijaak and Goscript right now to send postscript faxes. It is not a
speedy process, but the results are much better than if I printed them and
then sent them in the usual fashion. Group 3 fax only so far...


>   Thirdly, a query.  Has anyone had any experience using PostScript printers
> (either Adobe or clone) with parallel (centronics) input, if so, is it
> possible to "get at" the standard output stream?  Where do those nice error
> messages go?

I have a utility somewhere around here which sends errors to the printer
instead of the %stderr file (serial). If netland can't help, mail me and I
will find it for you. -dave

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