🚀 go-pugleaf

rchui@neptune.nswc.navy.mil (Chui) writes:

>We licensed a copy of an Adobe font... sonata specifically
>We were given a choice of PC or Mac format, and chose PC format
>because we have PC's here but no Mac's. However the PC's are NOT
>connected to any of the printers.. They're all connected to Unix machines,
>so that we use lpr to send PostScript files to the printers.
>lpr refused to send the so______.pfb file because it began with something
>binary and not ascii.. 
...
>There's gotta be.. because I cannot believe that you cannot use these
>fonts through UNIX.
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

>1st what printer you connected to Unix machine?
>2nd You must buy a Postscript cartridge and install to the printer.

================
We use an Apple Laser printer directly on a serial line - works great
I also have a LaserJet II with a postscript cartridge, also works

===============

>3rd You need to write a output filter file for Postscript file, install this
>    outout filter file in /etc/printcap file of=/usr/local/lib/offil.

====================
Or you can get SVR4 - it has quite a bit of Postscript support, lots of
filters (troff, text, plot, tektronix, etc) - troff is especially easy to use



Richard Ducoty		        \\\\\\\				
Microport Inc.		          (.)(.) 			root@mport.com
voice=> (408) 438-8649	             >	 		  	duc@mport.com
fax=>   (408) 438-7560		    -				uunet!mport!duc
                          " militiae species amor est "