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From: SCHDAVZ@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu (Dave Schweisguth)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript,comp.periphs.printers,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: MS-DOS WP 5.1 -> Unix-attached HP LaserJet III w. PostScript
Message-ID: <91168.135650SCHDAVZ@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu>
Date: 17 Jun 91 17:56:50 GMT
Organization: Yale University
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I would like to produce PostScript files with MS-DOS WordPerfect 5.1 which can
be uploaded to our Unix box (SGI Personal Iris) and printed on the attached
printer (an HP LaserJet III with HP's PostScript cartridge). I have defined the
printer inside WordPerfect with the driver that came with it (HP LaserJet III
(PostScript)) and set the output to a DOS file. So far so good.  But when
uploaded to the SGI, lp, cp, and cat > /dev/plp are all useless. As far as we
know the problem is not with uploading; other files have been successfully
Kermited with no trouble. Can anyone describe what it is that 1) the LaserJet
wants that 2) WordPerfect doesn't provide?
    Please mail responses, as I don't normally read these groups. I'll happily
summarize to the net if anything good shows up. Thanks.
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