Re: HP Laserjet III choking on Laser Prep (Help!)

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From: Fritz Whittington
Date: Sun, 19 May 1991 02:05

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In article <1991May16.205103.21762@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> tj@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Terry Jones) writes:
>>postscript files using the Laser Prep from Apple, which includes a string of
>>characters including "1ab3". Each time it chokes on "1ab3" but such files print
>>okay on other printers. Can anybody help explain it to me? Is this a known
I didn't see the original post, but the "1A" is probably the culprit if
you are on an MS-DOS machine.  The DOS "copy" command will stop copying
when it sees a CTRL-Z (1Ah) in the file.  To get around this, use the
"binary" switch (/b) on the copy command:  "copy /b filename.ps prn"
--
Fritz Whittington

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Subject: Re: HP Laserjet III choking on Laser Prep (Help!)
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