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From: buchanan@utcsri.UUCP (John Buchanan)
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Subject: Printer Spooler
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Date: Wed, 26-Nov-86 17:11:22 EST
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Does any one out there have a good printer spooler.  I am currently
working on a program for listing text files on printer/screen.  If
any one has any suggestions or other comments please email me.

However if any one is working on a printer spooler here are some 
challenges.

1)  Enable another desktop icon which we will name PRINTER.  In order
to print a file I do a copy from disk to printer icon.  Files are cued
in a FIFO fashion.  At any point I should be able to open the icon and
delete any files that have not been printed.

2)  If I start printing the spooler will generate a generic file name
and store all incoming data as a file.  If I can exit my application
and then enter the printer icon in time then I can delete the output.

3)  I do not know how would handdle files currently beeing processed.

4)  Maybe we could attach a time handdle on files and have them print
out at midnight or at some other time.

5)  How about an option to overflow onto hard disk if we happen to be
lucky enough to own one.

Well these are some ideas.  How about more ideas or if you have a couple
of months to kill try to implement 1-->?

If any one has a printer spooler please mail me and tell me how I can
get my hands on it.

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john buchanan
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