Re: GhostScript: How do you send printer output to stdout?

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From: Jos Vos
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 21:49

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In article <1992Sep30.124547.1908@athena.mit.edu> gwpoulos@athena.mit.edu (George W. Poulos) writes:

>Hi, I'm sorry if this is the wrong newsgroup to post to, but here is
>my problem.  I have GhostScript v2.3 compiled on an SGI Personal Iris
>to which I want to attach an HP LaserJet IIP.  I was hoping that I
>could use GhostScript with the laserjet device driver so that it could
>take postscript from standard input and output PCL4 printer code to
>standard output.  ...

Use Ghostscript 2.5. This can send output to a specified pipe.
In Ghostscript 2.3 this is NOT possible.

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Subject: Re: GhostScript: How do you send printer output to stdout?
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