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From: teexdwu@ioe.lon.ac.uk (DOMINIK WUJASTYK)
Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
Subject: Re: Need adivice on dvi-to-ps driver for LJIII + PS cartridge
Message-ID: <1991May20.095442.6726@ioe.lon.ac.uk>
Date: 20 May 91 09:54:42 GMT
References: <13668@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>
Reply-To: teexdwu@ioe.lon.ac.uk (DOMINIK WUJASTYK)
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In article <13668@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> tchiu@euler.Berkeley.EDU (Tsu-Chih Chiu) writes:
>Hi, 
>We are currently using emTeX with an HP LJ III.
>A HP postscript cartridge for LJ III have been 
>purchased and we are trying to turn the LJ III
>to a postscript printer.
>
>Question: Need recommendations on which DVI-2-PS
>driver is better for the job?

I have exactly the same setup as you, and I use Tom Rokicki's excellent
dvips program, as compiled for DOS by r lang.   This DOS version
supports several emTeX features, such as font libraries and most of 
the same specials (only \special{em:graph xxx} isn't supported, so all
the TeXcad macros for lines at angle still work, for example).  So it
fits into the emTeX environment particularly well.  Also, in general 
terms, it is an outstandingly good dvi-to-PS program, supporting
everything most people can think of.

The only other one I would consider is James Clark's excellent dvitops
program, which is also free, and very good indeed.  But it doesn't 
support emTeX font library files, nor has it yet been upgraded to 
support VF files.  Otherwise, it has given me excellent service in
the past.

Many thanks to James Clark and Tom Rokicki for these excellent programs.

Dominik