🚀 go-pugleaf

A while ago I posted several questions about the metafiles (or, more
general, output to VDI device) Uniterm produces when hitting Alt-F3.
One of my problems was that I couldn't get direct output to the printer,
it would always tell me 'unable to open VDI device'.  Several people
suggested that lack of system space might the problem.  I never believed
them, after all, I already had 600 kbytes system space.  After I started
thinking, however, I realized that the stupid Atari laser printer might
need much more than that.  Anyway, after increasing the system space to
1500 kbytes, I finally succedded to get direct output on the laser
printer.

Actually, it works only most of the time, sometimes I get a page of
blank paper or nothing at all.  I haven't figured that one out yet.

It may be possible to decrease the 1500 kbytes a little bit. 1300 I know
won't work, but I don't have it narrowed down more than that.  Since
Uniterm needs some 500 kbytes plus maybe a couple hundred kbytes buffer
space plus you need GDOS and Diab630 plus maybe other AUTO programs and
accessories you think you cannot do without, this whole thing won't work
on anything less than a Mega ST4.

Now if the GEM file conversion programs some people told me about could
be posted at panarthea (the only server I know how to access) or sent
directly to me, I might be completely happy.

Cheers, Klaus.
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