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Re: word 3.01 postscript dump

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From: Thomas Newton
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1987 06:46
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> ... Then print the document, but as soon as you click OK, press and hold
> command-f...
>
> Now, I've done this and uploaded the Postscript file to UNIX(tm)
> and have not been able to make my QMS-PS800 print the file.
>

The PostScript that the Macintosh LaserWriter drivers generate makes use of a
few commands defined in the file "Laser Prep".  When printing from a Mac, the
"Laser Prep" file is downloaded automatically.

If I remember correctly, the LaserWriter driver provides two keystrokes which
you can use to capture PostScript output.  One is COMMAND-F (as you describe)
and the other is COMMAND-K.  I believe that COMMAND-K is the one that creates
PostScript files containing both Laser Prep code and document-specific output.
So you might want to try printing files created with COMMAND-K...

                                        -- Thomas Newton
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