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Article #8585Configuring an Apple LaserWriter for 8-bit postscript
From: Barry Hathaway
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1989 19:12
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1989 19:12
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I'm trying to print Postscript output on an Apple LaserWriter attached to
a Sun workstation. This Postscript output is actually produced on an IBM
mainframe and is sent to the Sun via LPR. The Postscript output defines
fonts using a non-standard (EBCDIC) encoding vector in which characters are
represented by 8-bit character codes. Currently the PRINTCAP file defines
the LaserWriter as:
lp|isolw|lw|apple|ps|postscript|PostScript:\
:lp=/dev/ttya:\
:br#19200:rw:fc#0000374:fs#0000003:xc#0:xs#0040040:mx#0:sf:sb:\
:if=/usr/local/lib/lw/psif:\
:of=/usr/local/lib/lw/psof:\
:gf=/usr/local/lib/lw/psgf:\
:tf=/usr/local/lib/lw/pstf:\
:nf=/usr/local/lib/lw/psnf:\
:vf=/usr/local/lib/lw/psvf:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lw:\
:lf=/usr/spool/lw/log:\
:rf=/usr/local/lib/lw/psrf:\
:cf=/usr/local/lib/lw/pscf:\
:df=/usr/local/lib/lw/psdf:
This definition seems to strip off or ignore the parity bit which results
in garbage being printed.
What is the correct flag settings to use so that all 8-bits are transmitted
to the printer? Will this change have any impact on any other type of
printing?
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!crdgw1!gecrdvm1!hathawa From: HATHAWA@gecrdvm1.crd.ge.com (Barry Hathaway) Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript Subject: Configuring an Apple LaserWriter for 8-bit postscript Message-ID: <89352.151243HATHAWA@GECRDVM1.BITNET> Date: 18 Dec 89 19:12:43 GMT Organization: General Electric Corporate Research & Development Lines: 28