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In article <1992Nov2.150559.49811@ccvax.ucd.ie>, bradshaw@ccvax.ucd.ie writes:
> We have a HP Laserjet IIIP mounted on our Sun SPARCStation
> (on /dev/ttya), with postscript emulation provided via a
> Pacific Page P.E. cartridge. Since the printer can only 
> operate in PCL or Postscript but not both, we have sought
> to incorporate a filter in our /etc/printcap which will
> determine the document type, and send an escape sequence
> to switch the printer into the appropriate mode. This we
> have achieved .... except for an infuriating problem which
> occurs when going from postscript to PCL. Our input filter
> having determined the document type, executes one of the 
> CBRADH89@IRLEARN.UCD.IE> BRADSHAW@CCVAX.UCD.IE

Why don't you get Adobe's Transcript package?

     "The TRANSCRIPT package is a suite of UNIX programs that enable
UNIX systems to access state-of-the-art POSTSCRIPT printers.  The
TRANSCRIPT package transforms UNIX documents and graphics files into
POSTSCRIPT format."

I have the same printer and printer cartridge that you do, except I am running a DECstation 5000/200.

Note, its not freeware.  :-)

Adam R. Garrett
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