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From: philip@dalcsug.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: PostScript Printer Driver
Message-ID: <69@dalcsug.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 17-Apr-87 21:31:16 EST
Article-I.D.: dalcsug.69
Posted: Fri Apr 17 21:31:16 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 18-Apr-87 06:49:26 EST
References: <3361@gitpyr.gatech.EDU> <10577@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> <514@cognos.uucp> <50@dalcsug.UUCP> <2036@emory.UUCP>
Reply-To: philip@dalcsug.UUCP (Peter Philip)
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., Canada
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Keywords: Amiga printer Postscript

In article <2036@emory.UUCP> uskmg@emory.UUCP (Ken Guyton {EUCC}) writes:
>You do not necessarily need to write PostScript to a Mac disk if you
>are interested in printing on an Apple LaserWriter.  The LaserWriter
>can understand RS232 through its DB-9 and DB-25 ports at 1200 and
>9600 bps.  PostScript is just ASCII text (and it's readable at that).
>

Yes, but that is only a solution if you happen to have a LaserWriter within
cable distance.  I sure don't - but I have access to several Mac's here
at Dal that are hooked up to a LaserWriter and there are lots of printing
shops that will do high quality (2400^2 DPI) postscript printouts from a
Mac disk.  I don't think it is possible to write to a Mac disk because of
the way the Mac drive changes speed (are Amiga drives capable of this feat?)

The only feasable way I can think of to get the file to a Mac disk would be
to transfer it with a modem to someone with a Mac.  That is of course until
printing shops get rid of their Mac's and get Amigas! ;-)

Peter Philip
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia