How to tell if color PS printer?

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From: J. Daniel Smith
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1992 03:26

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How can I tell with absolute certainty if a printer can print in
color?  With Level 1 PostScript a solution that probably almost always
worked was to check for something like "setcmykcolor" since that
operator was only available on color printers.  However, using Level 2
PostScript, "setcmykcolor" is supported in all implemtations; its up
to the rendering mechanism to determine how best to render the color.

My situation is this:  I have a company logo that uses just one color.
On a color output device, I want to use the correct color; however on
a B/W device, I want to use black and not some shade of gray.

Thanks for any info,
   Dan
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From: dsmith@aa.cad.slb.com (J. Daniel Smith)
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Subject: How to tell if color PS printer?
Summary: How do I know if I'm printing on a color PostScript printer
Keywords: color
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Date: 1 Oct 92 03:26:11 GMT
Organization: Applicon; Ann Arbor, MI (USA)
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