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From: hodges@oregon.uoregon.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re:directly printing postscript
Message-ID: <20625.27f076e7@oregon.uoregon.edu>
Date: 27 Mar 91 18:41:43 GMT
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 jc7j+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jae W. Chang), Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA asks:

I am trying to print a text file that is in postscript format directly
to an apple laserwriter.  Is there a program that I can call that will
print this file as a postscript file.  I would like to avoid using MS
Word and the such like.  Any and all response is appreciated.
                                            kevin delafield
                                            kd26+@andrew.cmu.edu

I posted this question a few days ago and received several replies.  Thanks to
those that responded!  Methods suggested:

         SendPS  (vers. 2.0 on Sumex-aim.stanford.edu)

         MS Word 4.0 (define document style as postscript)

I tried SendPS and it was slow but it worked on an fx (6.0.5).  I didn't try
Word but the manual suggests this is a fine method.  Someone sent me 
Altsys LaserWriter downloader 1.3 but I couldn't get it to work....  Finally
I discovered that the MPW "Commando Print" dialog gives PostScript print option
that will do the job (tho the picture and its postscript commands were
printed--I'm sure there's a way to avoid this (?))

Regards,
	Steve HODGES@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU