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From: araftis@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Alex Raftis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: IWSCRIPT-Type Program for HP LaserJets - Lets Get It Done
Message-ID: <27d7e458.603e@petunia.CalPoly.EDU>
Date: 8 Mar 91 19:22:00 GMT
References: <1991Mar8.084732.12215@agate.berkeley.edu>
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Organization: Cal Poly State Univ,CSC Dept,San Luis Obispo,CA 93407
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In article <1991Mar8.084732.12215@agate.berkeley.edu> spenton@ssl.berkeley.edu (Steve Penton) writes:
>
>Would AnyOne working on an iwscript-type for the HP LaserJet
>series contact me about combining forces on such a noble project.
>
>

Here's an even better idea. I've noticed that many printers handle bitmaps
in similar manners. They might change the codes to begin dumping, and they
may use seven or eight bits, but there are definite similarities. I suggest
writing an iwscript type program that uses a configuration file or another
configuration program to implement printing for all printer. Wordperfect for 
PC's manage to do something similar to this, and it'd be much more useful 
than thirty different projects for thirty different printers when 90% of 
the code will be identical.

Any takers?



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