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Re: printer connections on Suns

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From: Robert Perlberg
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 1989 19:21
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In my HP filter, I wait for the output to flush with this code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <sgtty.h>

outputwait(fd)
int fd;
{
	int outchars;

	while(ioctl(fd, TIOCOUTQ, &outchars) == 0 && outchars > 0)
	{
		sleep(1);
	}
}

Robert Perlberg
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc., New York
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From: step!number1!perl@philabs.philips.com (Robert Perlberg)
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Subject: Re: printer connections on Suns
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Date: 15 Feb 89 19:21:00 GMT
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