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Re: Postscript Times Out; How to print large file?

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From: John Chapman
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 1994 08:53
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In article <370q6i$7ql@martha.utk.edu>,
Paul Hethmon <hethmon@apac.ag.utk.edu> wrote:
>In message <36ukdm$n8u@cpcug.org> - kbennett@cpcug.org (Keith Bennett) writes:
>
>>I'm trying to print a long Postscript file onto an HP LJ 4 MP.  I get
>>about 7 pages perfectly, but then the printer times out and I have
>>to explicitly tell the system to retry.  When I do, I get the
>>Postcript error:
>[munch]
>
>Ftp over to "wilma.cs.brown.edu" and pick up the postscript faq. It lists
>some sources and programs that can help. The one I have in mind
>is called "behandler.ps".  It's postscript code that you can download to
>your printer. When an error occurs, it prints out something a little more
>understandable. To load behandler.ps, just download (print) it to your
>printer.
>
>Another thing to try would be to pick up ghostscipt/ghostview and see if
>they can display it. It might be that there is an error in the file. Or try it
>on another printer.
>

Well I had the same sort of problem running a LaserJet-IIP with A pAcific Page 
postscript cartridge. It is pretty slow processing the postscript (especially
if bitmap images are being sent) and OS/2 whines about it with its little
pop-up. If I hit "retry" or just ignore it(!!!!!!!!!) it prints fine but the
popup and beep keeps happening every thritysecs or so and it drives me nuts!
I set the timeout to 999 but it doesn't seem to change anything - every 30
secs "BEEEEEEEEP".
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From: chapman@cs.sfu.ca (John Chapman)
Subject: Re: Postscript Times Out; How to print large file?
Message-ID: <1994Oct7.085304.29205@cs.sfu.ca>
Organization: Faculty of Applied Science, Simon Fraser University
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