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From: marc@sequoia.cray.com (Marc Bouron)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: what's a prn_1000 file?
Keywords: Ghostscript
Message-ID: <034023.9266@timbuk.cray.com>
Date: 28 Jun 91 10:02:24 GMT
Article-I.D.: timbuk.034023.9266
References: <1991Jun28.024417.17650@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
Sender: marc@sequoia (Marc Bouron)
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In article <1991Jun28.024417.17650@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>, yegerleh@vivaldi.ecn.purdue.edu (James D Yegerlehner) writes:
> 
> I just noticed the discussion about Ghostscript.  You guys said
> it takes PS files and converts them into prn_1000 files.  What is
> a prn_1000 file?   Is there some way of making it produce bitmap
> files for dot matrix printers or an HP Deskjet?

There are drivers for Epson and Desk/Laserjet printers.  The `prn_xxxx' files
are produced by GS for dumping to the relevant printer.

> Thanks,
> Jim
> 
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