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Re: Balky .ps file

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From: Tim Reed
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 20:36
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In article <1992Jul29.184724.1220@leland.Stanford.EDU>  
spagiola@amy5.stanford.edu (Stefano P. Pagiola) writes:
> I have a postscript file that produces business cards with our  
> department logo.  This file has been around for some time, I  
believe  
> it was originally created on a mac.  I'm trying to use it from my  
> NeXT, so that we can take advantage of the 400 dpi on our rather  
> complicated logo.  Preview shows the file (although it does give me  
> various error messages about missing proper headers and incorrect  
ps  
> information) but won't print it.  And often pukes on the file to  
the  
> extent of returning me to the login prompt.
> Anybody know a quick way to cure it (I'm very much  
> postscript-ignorant)?  I heard that one of the NeXT graphics apps  
> would solve many of these problems if you just opened the file in  
it  
> and saved, but can't remember which it was and the few I have  
access  
> to don't seem to have this magical effect.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> --
> -
> Stefano Pagiola
> Food Research Institute, Stanford University
> spagiola@leland.stanford.edu (NeXTMail encouraged)

I've also had problems with postscript files created for the Sun when  
I try to print them on the NeXT. Anybody out there know what's going  
on?


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Tim Reed
Motorola Inc.
Prism CIM System Admin.
reed@prism.sps.mot.com
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