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From: schuster@panix.uucp (Michael Schuster)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: HP PS Cart Fatal Blowup Demo
Summary: Crash-the-cart demo from Don Lamcaster
Message-ID: <1990Dec8.145818.15028@panix.uucp>
Date: 8 Dec 90 14:58:18 GMT
Organization: PANIX - Public Access Unix Systems of NY
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% HP CARTRIDGE FATAL BLOWUP DEMO
 
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% SUMMARY: A simple demo that purposely elicits a fatal bug in the
%          HP Adobe PostScript cartridge.
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%          See ongoing dialog in GEnie PSRT Category 7, Topic 4.
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%          Free help line and additional info: (602) 428-4073.
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% Name of textfile: HPCARTXX.PS
% Source:           SYNERGETICS
% Author:           Don Lancaster
% Desc:             Fatal HP Cartridge Blowup Demo
% Date:             August 24, 1990
% Release:          1.0
% Approx length:    1K
 
% Keywords:         PostScript, fatal error, arc, 0X51B976, setscreen
%                   HP, Adobe, cartridge
 
% Approximate HP IID run time: 34 seconds
 
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%  This deceptively simple code module causes ERROR #24, FATAL SYSTEM
%  ERROR at 0X51B976 on the HP Adobe PostScript Cartridge.
 
%  The module runs just fine on the NTX, LW+ and 820.
%  See SPOTDOTS.GPS GEnie PSRT #147 for a more detailed use example.
 
%  Apparently the translate and scaling is needed.
%  The blowup goes away when -stroke- is replaced by -fill- or -newpath-
%  -save- and -restore- bracketing does not help.
%  Does it with 4 megabytes, independent of jamrecovery state.
 
%  Cartridge recovers on hard reset or power down.
 
 
 
100 200 translate 5 dup scale
 
10 {53 45 {0.12 0 360 arc stroke 0} setscreen} repeat
 
showpage quit
 
 
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% Related GEnie PSRT Downloads: 
 
%            #144 - SPOTDOTS.GPS   300 DPI spot patterns
%            #102 - GUTILITY.PTL   Gonzo powertool utilities
%            #101 - GJUSTIFY.PTL   Gonzo powertool justify procs  
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%           (Also see ongoing dialog in PSRT Category 7, topic 4)
 
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% FREE VOICE HELPLINE AND ADDITIONAL INFO: (602) 428-4073
 
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