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Date:      Thu, 26 Oct 1995 18:38:42 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Daniel Baker <dbaker@Baker.Err.COM>
To:        Sean Kelly <kelly@fsl.noaa.gov>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Printing with HP Deskjet
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.951026183823.225A-100000@concorde-sam>
In-Reply-To: <9510262248.AA26625@emu.fsl.noaa.gov>

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On Thu, 26 Oct 1995, Sean Kelly wrote:

> >>>>> "Daniel" == Daniel Baker <dbaker@baker.err.com> writes:
> 
>     Daniel> But I have a Postscript printer..
> 
> Sorry, I thought the HP DeskJet 560c was an HP/PCL-only printer.  If
> it supports PostScript, great.  You don't need to start screwing with
> Ghostscript, then.
Geez, I guess you know more about my printer than I do.  I just checked 
out the manual -- you're right.

> 
> The problem might be that it's not detecting that the incoming data is
> PostScript.  Using the front panel controls (or whatever), set it for
> PostScript-only mode.  No PCL.  No auto-detect.  Then try
> 
> 	cat whatever.ps > /dev/lpt0
> 
> and let me know what happens.
> 
> -- 
> Sean Kelly
> NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory, Boulder Colorado USA
> 
> Comment on how sexy the instructor is looking that day.
> -- One of 50 things to do during a final exam.
> 

Daniel Baker -- NeoSoft Student Asst. (UseNet, FTP & CivNet Admin.)
DBaker@NeoSoft.COM
DBaker@Baker.err.COM 
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