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From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il>
To: Brandon Gillespie <brandon@glacier.cold.org>
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Subject: Re: Text->Postscript filter
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On Tue, 22 Oct 1996, Brandon Gillespie wrote:

> In the LPD docs it refers to a text->postscript filter in the ports that
> does not exist.  Any suggestions on what program to use for this?  All I
> want is something to convert ascii text to postscript so it will print.  I
> know of a program called 'psf' but I am at loss as to where it is.

There is something called a2ps in the ports/packages collection. I like 
it alot. It can do landscape/portrait, 2-up, etc.

> 
> -Brandon Gillespie
> 
> 
Nadav