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Archive-name: pcprint/how-to-get
Original-posting-by: wrwalke@prcrs.UUCP (William Walker)
Original-subject: Re: Printing via AUX-port of terminal to printer, how is this done?
Archive-site: wsmr-simtel20.army.mil [26.2.0.74]
Archive-directory: pd1:<msdos.kermit>
Archive-files: pcprint.c
Reposted-by: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti)

In article <1908@rivm05.UUCP>, ccea3@rivm.UUCP (Adri Verhoef) writes:
> 
>   What I'm looking for is a program that can be used for printing
> to the AUX-port of a terminal.
> 

check out PD1:<MSDOS.KERMIT>PCPRINT.C on simtel20.arpa.  it was written
by Frank DaCruz and the kermit folks at columbia.

> The user, who has a printer connected to the AUX-port of the terminal,
> will invoke the program, that will determine which initialization string
> to send to the printer (according to the type of the printer and the print
> options) 

only works for vt100's or good emulations thereof.  works great on my clone
PC running ms-kermit 2.32.  i have used it with an HP laserjet-II and my
epson 2500 look-alike.

>   There could of course be a load of options, such as:
>  << wish list deleted >>

>   Furthermore:
> - support for underlining / bold
> - input is either standard input, or one or more files

underlining and bold are supported as overstrike.  E^H_X^H_A^H_M^H_P^H_L^H_E^H_
would come out as underlined EXAMPLE.  This is not fancy, but it works great
especially when your office is a distance from the nearest printer or when
you must work from home.  Take a look and hack to your heart's content.
input is either stdin or file list.

> --
> Adri Verhoef (uunet!rivm!a3 || a3@rivm.uucp), site administrator of the
> National Institute for Public Health and Environmental Protection (RIVM).

 
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