Non-PS printer drivers

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From: Peter Sutton
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1988 12:43

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I am interested in driving a non-standard, "non-PostScript" output device from
"QuickDraw" (I am aware that there will inevitably be limitations).

Has anyone written a device driver to convert "QuickDraw" into an ASCII based
printer command language (NOT PostScript)? If so are you willing to give me
some idea of the way forward, hints and potential pitfalls of writing such a
system.

William Woody ( <5596@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> ) mentions some articles in MacTutor
"a few months ago" where can I get hold of this publication?

In addition, has anyone got any information on which of the common Mac packages
(especially DTP) will drive the new low-cost "QuickDraw" laserwriter? - either
as they are or in some modified form - Will software houses bring out reduced
price, reduced performance packages for the machine?

Thanks in anticipation	 Peter Sutton	   ( pes@uk.ac.ucl.cs )

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From: pes@cs.nott.ac.uk (Peter Sutton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Non-PS printer drivers
Message-ID: <703@robin.cs.nott.ac.uk>
Date: 11 Mar 88 12:43:01 GMT
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Organization: Computer Science, Nottingham Univ., UK.
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