telling DOS print command how long a page is?

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From: Geoff Skellams
Date: Mon, 13 May 1991 06:57

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I'm having trouble with paper usage with the print program that comes with DOS.
I have an old TEC daisywheel printer, and when I use the print command from
the command line, it thinks that a page is about 1.75 times as long as they
really are.
	Is there a way I can let it know how long a page is? (I've had a look
in the DOS manual and can find no mention of how to do it in there) 
	Alternatively, is there any sort of replacement program available
(shareware/freeware) for anonymous ftp that will do the same thing better?
	Thanx in advance
					Geoff

-- 
Geoff Skellams ( Weasel )			weasel@frey.newcastle.edu.au

		"Dead possums are slow breathers"
			- graffiti on a desk at school

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From: weasel@frey.newcastle.edu.au (Geoff Skellams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: telling DOS print command how long a page is?
Summary: How do i tell a printer how long a page is?
Keywords: Dos print command, page length
Message-ID: <1991May13.065734.27163@frey.newcastle.edu.au>
Date: 13 May 91 06:57:34 GMT
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