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From: cpchang@sunybcs.uucp (Cheng-Ping Chang)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: HPGL to PostScript converter (part 1 of 4)
Keywords: HPGL PostScript
Message-ID: <3337@cs.Buffalo.EDU>
Date: 19 Dec 88 03:57:24 GMT
References: <284@actisb.UUCP>
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Reply-To: cpchang@sunybcs.UUCP (Cheng-Ping Chang)
Organization: SUNY/Buffalo Computer Science
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In article <284@actisb.UUCP> federico@actisb.UUCP (Federico Heinz) writes:
>
>  I finally came around to post my HPGL to PostScript converter to
>comp.sources.misc, in the hope that the moderation overhead there won't
>be as bad as in comp.sources.unix. I hope you should receive it soon.


Greetings, netlanders !  I have some small questions
and wish someone can give a straight answer.

1) Does HP LaserJet Series II understand HPGL (Hewlett-Packard
   Graphics Language) ?
2) Does HP LaserJet Series II understand PostScript ?

3) I have this small line drawing program that generates both
   HPGL and PostScript format files.  Can I have these files
   send directly to the LaserJet ?  or do I need extra command
   headers ?

I wrote this program.  What it does is simply drawing lines from
an one (or two) variable function (y=f(x) or z=f(x,y)).  In order
to have it printed on the LaserJet, I made the program write to a
3000 by 2550 by 1 bit buffer, then dump the whole buffer to Laser-
Jet.  It comes out very nicely in 300 dpi resolution but takes 20 
minutes.  I wish there's a faster way to do so.

Any reply or suggestion is appreciated.  

Merry Christmas to all of you !!

cpchang@sunybcs.bitnet