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From: woody@rpp386.cactus.org (Woodrow Baker)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Postscript => HPGL
Summary: yes and yes
Message-ID: <17534@rpp386.cactus.org>
Date: 3 Jan 90 02:11:36 GMT
References: <4708@utastro.UUCP>
Organization: River Parishes Programming, Plano, TX
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In article <4708@utastro.UUCP>, dixson@utastro.UUCP (James Dixson) writes:
> 
>     Help!
> 
>     We  have just purchased two Hewlett Packard Laserjet II 
> printers with 2Mb extra RAM for our lab.  
> 
>     Our problem is we are having a hard time finding a 
> Postscript to HP converter - PS2JEP. We have been using 
> Postscript as our standard medium for graphics and we want 
> to continue to do so. 
>
Pacific page, is a Postscript Clone that plugs into one of the cartridge
slots of an HP, and converts it to a Postscript printer.  It seems to be
fairly compatable, and lists for $695 or so.  I have seen it in the
computer Shopper for a lot less.

The Laser connection in Mobile Al. sells a nifty utility called Ultrascript
that was developed by Imegen befor QMS bought them.  It is a PC resident
PS emulator that can output to many devices, including the HP, and an EPSON
printer.  It lists for less than $200.  I happen to be a dealer for them, so
might be able to get you some more info.
Emerald City Software has Lasertalk for the PC, which though it was designed
to work with a laser, might be useful.  CSS in Dallas, has a product called
Arts & Letters.  Sells for $695, and after registering, will send you
a utility that is essentially an encapsulated PS displayer.

An outfit called Lincoln& Co. 508-369-1441 has a $119.00 product for the
MAC & PC, called Postscript Tutor, that claims to be an interactive postscript
debugging and display system.

Hope this helps.  Since I am here in Austin, give me a
buzz 512-837-8317.

Cheers
Woody
l
>     I would be very grateful to anyone who could point me 
> to a PS2JEP converter. I would also be grateful for any 
> information about a Postscript previewer for the IBM PC/AT. 
> We already have Ghostscript for the Amiga. Is there such a 
> program for IBM machines. We already have a TeX previewer 
> for the IBM's. 
> 
>     Any and all suggestions will be helpful.
> 
>     Thanks in advance.
> 
> 
>     My E-mail address is: 
> 
>     dixson@astro.as.utexas.edu
> 
> -- 
> James Dixson                          Astronomy Dept, U of Texas @ Austin
> dixson@astro.as.utexas.edu            Whole Earth Telescope Project
>                                       "All the Photons, All the Time"