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Re: How to print a large ps file?.

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From: Bill Pringle
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 03:47
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In article <1992Nov9.223322.27775@cs.wayne.edu> nar@usha.cs.wayne.edu (Nagarajan Ramesh) writes:
>
>Hi,
>
>I have a large ps file that is too large for my Apple
>laser writer.  Even a symbollic link does not work.
>Can anybody tell me how I can print this file?.
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Assuming that your document is DSC compliant, you can use pspages to
extract a subset of the pages (e.g. 1-5000).  You can anonymous ftp
pspages from gvl.unisys.com.  Look in directory ~/pub/albums.
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