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From: tomp@amiga.UUCP (Tom Pohorsky)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: a printer question
Message-ID: <563@amiga.amiga.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 17-Jan-86 16:04:11 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 17 16:04:11 1986
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In article <463@ssc-vax.UUCP> gary@ssc-vax.UUCP (Gary J Albert) writes:
>
>	I have a Gemini SG-10 printer that I have hooked to my Amiga
>	which seems to work just fine with one exception.  If I send
>	a file to the PRT: device I get an extra LineFeed on every
>	line.  If I send to the PAR: device everything works fine
>	though.  I have tried changing the parameters using the pref-
>	erences tool but to no avail.  If someone could give me an idea
>	of what's wrong I would sure appreciate it.
>
   The PRT: device is a filter to alter data to a fully printer-usable
format, and then send it to the PAR: device. Typically it might add
control/escape sequences, expand carraige returns to a CR plus a line
feed, enable special graphics, etc... Obviously, this can be very
(paraticular-brand-and-model) device specific, and thusly one specifies
in Preferences which printer(-specific-filter) to use. Gemini is not
one of the explicitly-supported printers, but it's convenient that it
handles raw data->standard printout.