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From: phil@eos.UUCP (Phil Stone)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga --> Mac LaserWriter II
Message-ID: <1818@eos.UUCP>
Date: 27 Oct 88 18:38:59 GMT
References: <5040@louie.udel.EDU>
Reply-To: phil@eos.UUCP (Phil Stone)
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Calif.
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The original posting in this thread asked about the feasibility of somehow
getting Amiga files printed out on a LaserWriter.

In article <5040@louie.udel.EDU> rmf%Janus.MRC.AdhocNet.CA%UNCAEDU.BITNET@cornellc.ccs.cornell.edu (Russ Forster) writes:
>
>        One thing you can do, is use Expresspaint II to write the
>        image to a postscript file.  Kermit that file to your
>        MAC and then print it off from there.  We do it all the
>        time and it works great.

That certainly sounds possible, but only if one has a spare Macintosh lying
around (that isn't being used as a doorstop).  The original question echoed
one of my pet fantasies.  You see, there are dozens of places now where one
can go and rent time on a Mac/LaserWriter for a pretty cheap price.  I envy
this public-access laser/hard-copy capability the Mac world has.

Since it's probably unlikely that these places will start installing Amigas
tied to laser printers, the only solution is to show up with a Macintosh-
readable disk.  I think it has been discussed before, but is it possible
for the Amiga to produce a Mac-readable disk, ready to be cheaply lasered
at the neighborhood copy store?

		Phil Stone	 (phil@eos.arc.nasa.gov  OR  phil@eos.UUCP)