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From: mcguire@math.uiowa.edu (Charlie McGuire)
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Subject: Re: Postscript from Word 4.0...?
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Date: 21 Feb 90 16:19:19 GMT
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> Since I don't have a LaserWriter I can't extract the PostScript using the
> Click-OK command-f stuff.  Is this right?  Does one need to purchase a
> LaserWriter just to extract the postscript files?  My NeXT laser printer is
> 400 DPI, so I would not want to use a LaserWriter anyway.
>
You do not need a LaserWriter attached to your Mac to generate the postscript
files. All you need are the LaserWriter and LaserPrep files in your system
folder. The LaserWriter driver won't look for a printer if you re-direct the
postscript to a file.

Charlie McGuire
Systems Programmer
Computer Science Dept.
The University of Iowa
mcguire@cs.uiowa.edu
mcguire@math.uiowa.edu