Postscript to HP Series II converter?

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3 total messages Started by Ron Winograd Fri, 01 Jan 1993 23:48

#5870

Author: Ron Winograd
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1993 23:48

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Does anybody have a post script to HP series II unix based convertor?
One would be much appreciated, either via email or if you happen to know
where I can ftp it.

Thanx.

-- Ron
Ron Winograd        <Insert huge 20 line sig here>        ron@vpnet.chi.il.us

Re: Postscript to HP Series II converter?

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Author: Anthony Yen
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 18:21

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In article <1993Jan1.234855.5391@vpnet.chi.il.us> ron@vpnet.chi.il.us (Ron Winograd) writes:
>Does anybody have a post script to HP series II unix based convertor?

I would be interested in such an animal, too.  I have some users who
prefer PCs at the Unix site I administer; being able to let them print
to PCL "printers" which are actually just filters sitting in front of
the Apple LaserWriter II/ntx's that we already have on the net would
be a big boon for them.

I tried looking at Poskanzer's pbmplus package, but that only allowed
translating from a portable bitmap (pbm) to PCL.  In case there is no
such thing as a PCL -> Postscript filter or translator, is there an
electronic copy of the latest PCL spec, or does someone have
suggestions for a good book on PCL?  Since pbmplus has its API so well
documented, it wouldn't be hard to hack up a really gross but workable
translator (I would just have the translator image and spit around
giant bitmaps).

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Re: Postscript to HP Series II converter?

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Author: David (Duis) Story
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 23:19

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In article <lkot5oINNrmc@peaches.cs.utexas.edu> tyen@cs.utexas.edu (Anthony Yen) writes:
>In article <1993Jan1.234855.5391@vpnet.chi.il.us> ron@vpnet.chi.il.us (Ron Winograd) writes:
>>Does anybody have a post script to HP series II unix based convertor?
>
>I would be interested in such an animal, too.  

Silicon Graphics sells just such a beast for use on any SGI box
running IRIX 4.0.1 or later.  It's called Impressario, it's $800 for
the printer server, and it screams.

Impressario converts text, SGI image, and PostScript (and a number of
other formats) to print on HP Series II and III (PCL4 and above)
printers.  It includes format conversions, and even does line-by-line
adaptive compression to ensure the fastest transmission times.

For more information, contact SGI Express at 800-800-SGI1 (7441).

Cheers,

David Story                        	        Silicon Graphics, Inc.
story@bent.wpd.sgi.com				Mountain View, California

I've changed my name, so duis@sgi.com may bounce, please use story@sgi.com.

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