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From: mnelson@vmsa.oac.uci.edu
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Subject: Re: Amiga Print Spooler
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Date: 8 Mar 90 04:14:03 GMT
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In article <11927@spudge.UUCP>, thorp@spudge.UUCP (Don Thorp) writes...

>Does anyone know if there is a print spooler for the Amiga?  I'm to the point
>that I'm disgusted with copying files to the PRT: device and having to kill
>the printer to stop a print job.  Before I write a print spooler, I'd like
>to know if one already exists.
> 
>Don Thorp
> 
      for years i was continually annoyed by the fact that the printer
takes FOREVER to time out (i.e. generate that cute little requester) if
one does an accidental COPY FILENAME TO PAR: command.  why oh why doesnt
COPY respond to ^C?  somebody told me that it has something to do with
buffer sizes.  more to the point, if one simply does a TYPE FILENAME TO PAR:
instead, everything works as one would expect (yes, a simple ^C will stop
the job).  it took me four years to figure that one out.  sometimes, ya
just gotta feel stupid...
      as far as a real spooler goes, there have been some on the fish
disk collection; sorry, but i really cant remember which number (you want
it, so YOU look ;^).  i have tried some of them, but they tend to be
noticeably slower than the COPY or TYPE commands; by this i mean that you
can notice a hesitation in between each line of print.  a clever soul
could probably figure out how to do print queueing in a script (maybe
not, its just a thought...).
      good luck in your quests...    -matt

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