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In article <1039@hp-sdd.HP.COM>, andrea@hp-sdd.HP.COM (Andrea K. Frankel) writes:
> In article <135@tsdiag.UUCP> tom@tsdiag.UUCP writes:
> >
> >THIS IS A FORWARDED MESSAGE Follows is the *REAL* header:
> >From: n2dsy@hou2d.UUCP (G.BEATTIE)
> >
> >I have been looking around for something similar to the
> >ANSI X3.64 Terminal Protocol Specification for printers
> >or printing terminals.   I guess that in some "ideal"
> >world we would have something analogous to the Virtual
> >Terminal Protocol for printers, but I am willing and
> >seeking suggestions regarding printer standards for
> >simple and medium-complexity printers.
> 
> ECMA has a task group working on printer formats; their current
> proposal is called a "Standard Page Description Language" which
> can be translated to actual PDL's such as Postscript or printer
> languages such as PCL.  Presumably a "standard PDL" could be 
> implemented directly in a printer in the future.
> 
> The ISO committee TC97/SC18 (and the corresponding ANSC X3V1)
> are also working in this area.  
> 
> You can contact ANSI in New York to get a contact for X3V1
> committee work; that should give you an in to the other groups
> as well.
> 
> Andrea Frankel, Hewlett-Packard (San Diego Division) (619) 592-4664
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ANSI X3V1, Text, Office, and Publishing Systems has jurisdiction in the
US over printer driver standard, and is the US counterpart of ISO JTC1/SC18.

Postscript, (Xerox) Interpress, and DDL are al being proposed
as sources for the Standard Page Description Language.  As a "de facto
standard" Postscript is likely to be influential, although it currently
is seen as having some drawbracks in the large size of its files.
The standard will have binary (ASN.1) and SGML versions as well as cleartext
versions.

X3V1 will meet December 7-11 in OakRidge, TN.

Interested people are invited to participate.  If you want more information,
call or send email.

Herman Silbiger ...!ihnp4!homxb!hrs  201 949 3193
Chair, X3V1.3