LaserWriter weirdness: "bind" command illegal?

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2 total messages Started by Jerry Glomph Black Tue, 22 Dec 1992 03:33

#5809

Author: Jerry Glomph Black
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 03:33

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We have numerous LaserWriters on our UNIX network, using gatorboxes as
bridges.  No problems for months.  Recently an OLD, ORIGINAL Apple LaserWriter
(not PLUS, not IINT, etc.) has rejected most of the postscript stuff I send it,
with the error something like: illegal command: bind.  This is megaweird, my 
suspicion is that somebody downloaded & saved some nasty dictionary crap into
it, which it has retained.  Is there a way to check, or do a massive reset
to this beastie?

(Please email guesses to black@LL.MIT.EDU.... Thanks!)

Re: LaserWriter weirdness: "bind" command illegal?

#5810

Author: Carl J Lydick
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 05:09

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In article <1992Dec22.033349.5292@ll.mit.edu>, black@ll.mit.edu (Jerry Glomph Black) writes:
>We have numerous LaserWriters on our UNIX network, using gatorboxes as
>bridges.  No problems for months.  Recently an OLD, ORIGINAL Apple LaserWriter
>(not PLUS, not IINT, etc.) has rejected most of the postscript stuff I send it,
>with the error something like:

"Something like"?  "SOMETHING LIKE"?  Let me get this straight.  The problem's
not important enough for you to remember the exact error, but you expect help?
What the fuck are they teaching people these days?

>illegal command: bind.  This is megaweird, my 
>suspicion is that somebody downloaded & saved some nasty dictionary crap into
>it, which it has retained.  Is there a way to check, or do a massive reset
>to this beastie?
>
>(Please email guesses to black@LL.MIT.EDU.... Thanks!)

Flame also emailed to the moron in question.
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