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Re: How do I send a binary file to a printer?

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From: Yevgeny Gurevich
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 18:49
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In article <6536@tekig7.PEN.TEK.COM> georgew@tekig1.pen.tek.com writes:
> [...]  If I do a "print to file"
>from my word processor under Windows, with the correct printer setup, and
>then take that file to the DOS machine, how do I print the file?

Try copy [filename] [printer-port]
where filename is the file generated by your word processor, and
printer-port is the io port where your printer is connected, such
as lpt1, lpt2, com1, etc.
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yev_g@athena.mit.edu   500 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA.  [ Yevgeny Gurevich ]
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