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Re: counting # of pages

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From: Vidiot
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1992 04:24
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In article <1992Apr1.235048.28405@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> benjamin@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Mr. Benjamin J. G.) writes:
<Unfortunately many of us use systems with hardware configurations that don't
<allow bidirectional communications between the printer and computer.  In this
<environment we are stuck wasting time.

If you are using a computer's serial port to talk to the printer, then a program
can be written to talk to the printer.  If you are using the parallel port, all
bets are off.

<Viable?  Maybe not.  Only research can prove your opinion either way.

True, very true.

<Thanks for the discussion!

You are welcome.  Maybe this result in a program that will work for you.
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From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
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Subject: Re: counting # of pages
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Date: 6 Apr 92 04:24:26 GMT
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