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From: cnolan@vax1.tcd.ie
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Test Page on Power On / Off
Message-ID: <7120.27261f54@vax1.tcd.ie>
Date: 24 Oct 90 23:10:12 GMT
References: <2357@gould.doc.ic.ac.uk> <1990Oct16.074124.1616@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <11672@neptune.inf.ethz.ch>
Distribution: comp.lang.postscript
Organization: Computer Laboratory, Trinity College Dublin
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In article <11672@neptune.inf.ethz.ch>, heygel@inf.ethz.ch (Reto Heygel) writes:
> If you don't want the wasteful Apple LaserWriter startpage,
> send the following two lines to the printer:
> 
> 
> serverdict begin 0 exitserver
> statusdict begin false setdostartpage
> 
> 
> 
> And if someone of Apple Inc. is listening:
>    
> WHY DON'T YOU TELL THIS TO YOUR CLIENTS ???
> 
> I'm sure there are thousands of pieces of paper wasted everyday
> because of that stupid startpage.
> 
> 
> Reto Heygel
> Departement Informatik 
> ETH
> CH-8092 Zuerich
> 
> heygel@inf.ethz.ch

As I was saying ...

I must agree with Reto.   We have a QUME Crystalprint Publisher which spews out
endless startpages}i~r, not only at power-up but any time the configuration is
changed, ie serial to parallel port.  Hundreds of sheets were wasted and there
was no mention of how to stop it in the documentation.  We eventually got the
relevant lines from QUME in the UK.  Whew!  Now what to use for scratch paper?

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