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From: gillies@m.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: help printing MAC postscript files
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Date: 17 Jan 89 07:18:00 GMT
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Nf-From: m.cs.uiuc.edu!gillies    Jan 17 01:18:00 1989


Twice I have had problems printing files on our Imagen (Ultrascript)
laser printer:

1.  The first time, I was uploading the files in the wrong transfer
mode.  I use kermit IMAGE (binary) mode with Red Ryder 9.4.  The
sympton is that on UNIX, the lines in the files should be separated by
^M, NOT ^J, as in most UNIX text files.  Either use an editor (emacs)
that shows you these control characters, or "cat" the file, and you
should get something that looks like a binary file.

If the file prints as a bunch of short lines of postscript, then it's wrong.

2.  The second time, I was using the new apple NT/NTX icons.  These
don't work for me.  I must use the OLD laserprep icons, the ones
that look like laserwriters.  I use the versions from April 14, 1987.

Also, check with your system administrator to make sure you're
invoking postscript on your printer.  Our printers support both impress
and postscript, and special incantations are used to specify postscript.

Later, when you get things under control, I suggest you upload the
laserprep file separately.  The way to do this is to make a VERY small
MacWrite (or anything that prints) file, and print it using apple-K
to generate postscript.  Then go to your word processor, open
"postscript0" as "text", and you should see something like:

%%PS-Adobe ...
%%Laserprep file copywrite Apple computer ...
..
..
..
..
%%MacWrite
..
.. your very small data
..

The application name appears after %%.  Laserprep is everything BEFORE
these two percent signs.  Put THAT on your UNIX machine.


Don Gillies {1uiucdcs!gillies} U of Illinois