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- SGI impressario Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
-
- This is one of the Silicon Graphics FAQ series, which consists of:
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- SGI admin FAQ - IRIX system administration
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- Topics covered in this FAQ:
- ---------------------------
- -1- What is Impressario?
- -2- What printing solutions are available for IRIX?
- -3- What version of Impressario runs on what OS?
- -4- What should I know before updating to Impressario version 1.2?
- -5- What should I know before upgrading to IRIX 6.2?
- -6- Why are my printer icons now shell script icons? Why do I no
- longer see printstatus and printpanel?
- -7- Do I need Impressario to print PostScript documents?
- -8- What printers are supported under Impressario?
- -9- What scanners are supported under Impressario?
- -10- What types of image files can Impressario print?
- -11- Can I write my own Impressario printer/scanner device plug-in?
- -12- What happened to the client software option in Impressario 1.2?
- -13- What is the mkbsdpr script (included with Impressario) used for?
- -14- What is the impr_desktop product?
- -15- Why do I need Display PostScript?
- -16- Can I use the serial port for HP printers with Impressario?
- -17- Is the Ikon 10088 parallel interface controller supported by
- Impressario?
- -18- Does Impressario support the HP JetDirect card?
- -19- Why won't my HP PaintJet work with Impressario?
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Subject: -1- What is Impressario?
- Date: 12 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST
-
- Impressario is a visual printing and scanning environment. Drivers for
- many popular printers and scanners are provided. The current WWW pages for
- Impressario are at:
-
- http://www.sgi.com/Technology/Impressario
-
- The web pages are extremely out of date...
-
- PRINTING
-
- Impressario's printer drivers allow the user to control resolution, paper
- size, double-sided printing, text orientation, etc. Impressario allows you
- to print many types of files (text and graphics). See the question "What
- types of image files can Impressario print?" for details.
-
- Non-PostScript printer drivers utilize an Adobe(r) PostScript(tm) Raster
- Image Processor (RIP) to print image and PostScript files. For Impressario
- 2.0 and higher, this RIP is an extra-cost item.
-
- Impressario gives you full printer status in a network-transparent manner, so
- you can find out locally or from a remote system when the printer is out of
- toner, out of paper, has a jam, isn't turned on, etc.
-
- SCANNING
-
- Impressario also supports scanners. The Graphical Scan tool allows you to
- scan data from a scanner, file, local or remote workstation display and send
- the data to a printer, file, or workstation display. The Scanner
- installation tool provides a simple interface for installing and configuring
- scanners on your workstation.
-
- DEVELOPER'S KIT
-
- The Impressario Developer's Kit allows application and device plug-in
- developers to create software that fully supports printing and scanning in a
- manner that is consistent with the Impressario architecture. This software
- is included standard with Impressario 2.0 and higher.
-
- FONTS
-
- The Impressario fonts subsystem contains 22 Type 1 PostScript fonts, which
- complement the base 13 fonts provided with Display PostScript. These
- additional fonts provide you with a complete set of industry standard fonts
- used in most PostScript printers. In addition, these fonts can be used with
- the Display PostScript system to create true WYSIWYG applications.
-
- IMPRESSARIO 2.X
-
- Impressario 2.0 and higher is included standard with every SGI workstation
- and server. In addition to supporting more PostScript printers, the 2.x
- releases provide a Kodak Color Management System interface that allows you to
- calibrate images you scan and print.
-
- Note that the PostScript RIP provided with Impressario 2.x is an extra-cost
- item not covered by the standard IRIX software license. The PostScript RIP
- software is required for printing to non-PostScript printers.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: -2- What printing solutions are available for IRIX?
- Date: 15 Oct 1998 00:00:00 EST
-
- There are several printing solutions available for IRIX (third-party
- excerpts taken from "http://www.sgi.com/Products/appsdirectory.dir"):
-
- 1. Standard IRIX print spooler
-
- Adequate for many PostScript printers, handles printing of text,
- PostScript, and IRIS RGB images.
-
- 2. IRIS Impressario; http://www.sgi.com/Technology/Impressario
-
- Provides support for several printers, handles printing of text,
- PostScript, TIFF, JPEG, IRIS RGB, PhotoCD, and GIF files.
- Includes a PostScript RIP (extra cost) to print to non-
- PostScript printers like the HP LaserJet, DeskJet, and DesignJet
- printers.
-
- 3. ESP Print (Easy Software Products); http://www.easysw.com/print.html
-
- ESP Print is a collection of over 1200 printer drivers for the
- IRIX, Solaris, and HP-UX operating systems. ESP Print provides
- transparent printing of text, PostScript, HPGL, GIF, TIFF,
- JPEG/JFIF, IRIS RGB, Sun Raster, PNG, and PhotoCD files to any
- supported printer. ESP Print supports printers connected
- directly via serial, parallel, SCSI, and network printers as
- well as printers connected to MS Windows and Macintosh
- computers. ESP Print uses the standard print spooler and is
- compatible with all IRIX and Solaris applications.
-
- 4. FleXprint(tm) (Augrin Software ApS); http://www.augrin.dk
-
- FleXprint software offers easy printing in the UNIX environment
- with efficient use of PostScript level II printers connected to
- workstations or in network environments. The Motif based GUI is
- adaptive to the printer, reflecting the capabilities and choices
- for that printer. The interface gives full control of options
- for printer, page layout, image appearance and file compression
- to the user. Full functionality is also available through a
- command line interface for smooth system integration. FleXprint
- provides better quality and more speed than any alternative.
- Unique screen-to-printer color mapping with EasyColor secures
- matched and consistent color output.
-
- 5. FullPress(tm) (Xinet); http://www.xinet.com
-
- FullPress is a fully integrated OPI server that comes with a
- complete set of network applications for high-performance file
- sharing, print spooling (including comprehensive print queue
- management), and OPI server software. FullPress is transparent
- to the Mac user, allowing them to stay in their familiar Mac
- environment. It works with all major layout programs and
- supports all major image formats, including Crosfield Studio
- 9000. FullPress reduces network traffic in any prepress
- environement where large image files are being shared over a
- UNIX/Mac network. This advanced Xinet software runs on IRIX 5.x
- and 6.x, and Sun SPARC stations.
-
- 6. Image Proof Printer Drivers (ColorByte Software)
-
- Image Proof Printer Drivers. With its sate-of-the-art CIE-based
- 3-D lookup tables, ColorByte printer drivers provide "Out of the
- Box" results that are untouchable by any other workstation
- solution. Our Motif based interface with complete graphical page
- layout allows for user friendly control, and includes standard
- features like range/gradation spline control, hue compensation
- matrix, multiple image layout, sharpen/smooth, custom color
- table generation, scale, crop, step/repeat and much more. Full
- print spooling support as well as scriptable command line mode.
- All standard file formats are supported, plus optional
- PostScript support with ColorByte's PSrip. "On the Fly" printing
- technology means blazingly fast prints with small RAM/Swap space
- requirements, and each driver is fully networkable. Currently
- supporting: Fuji Pictrography 3000, IRIS Inkjet 3024, 3047,
- 4012, Realist (includes SWOP colorspace option), Kodak XL7700,
- XLT7720, XLS8300, XLS8600, Mitsubishi s3600, s6600, Metrum
- Fotoprint 1000, NOVAJET III (Coming Soon!) **Available on SGI
- Workstations running Irix 5.x.**
-
- 7. UNIXimager XL; http://www.oceana.com
-
- UNIXimager XL is a UNIX« based application for raster file
- printing on SCSI attached Kodak XL/XLT digital printers.
- UNIXimager XL offers a Motif based printer control panel for
- point-and-click control of all printer features including:
- scaling and positioning, image enhancement, color adjustment,
- annotation and reprint. Users have the ability to print their
- files using the graphical user interface (GUI) or from the
- command line. File formats supported include: TIFF, Targa, Sun
- Raster, SGI Image, JFIF, PBMPLUS, Alias Pix, Wavefront RLA, Utah
- RLE.
-
- Supported printers include: XL 7700, XLT 7720.
-
- 8. PostShop(r) (VIVIDATA); http://www.vividata.com/postshop.html
-
- PostShop seamlessly integrates with UNIX applications to enable
- PostScript printing to non-PostScript printers, while also
- allowing drag and drop image printing to all supported printers.
- Image rasterizing is done via PhotoRIP TM, a software PostScript
- RIP, using the host CPU's processing power instead of the
- embedded printer controller or a separate, hardware Raster Image
- Processor (RIP) for non-PostScript printers.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: -3- What version of Impressario runs on what OS?
- Date: 15 Oct 1998 00:00:00 EST
-
- IRIX Impressario Version
- --------- --------------------
- 3.3.* Not available
- 4.0.* 1.1
- 5.0-5.1.* 1.1
- 5.2-5.3 1.2
- 6.0-6.1 1.2
- 6.2 2.0, 2.1, 2.2.2
- 6.3 2.1.1, 2.2.3
- 6.4 2.1.1, 2.2.4
- 6.5 2.2.5
-
- Impressario 1.0 users should update to version 1.1 or 1.2. Impressario 2.0
- users should update to version 2.1. If you are under support, your upgrade
- is free.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: -4- What should I know before updating to Impressario
- version 1.2?
- Date: 18 Aug 1994 00:00:01 EST
-
- 1. If you upgrade a system running IRIX 4.0.* or IRIX 5.1.* to IRIX 5.2 and
- you already have Impressario 1.1 installed then Impressario 1.1
- should continue to work under IRIX 5.2. However, you should update to
- Impressario 1.2 as soon as possible after any update to IRIX 5.2
-
- 2. Once you upgrade to IRIX 5.2 do not remove Impressario 1.1. If you
- do, you should re-install the following subsystems from the IRIX 5.2
- distribution CD (for convenience these subsystems are also found on the
- Impressario 1.2 CD -- see the next item):
-
- print.man.desktop print.man.relnotes print.sw.desktop
-
- 3. When you install Impressario 1.2 you will find that it has the
- following subsystems on the Impressario 1.2 CD:
-
- print.man.desktop print.man.relnotes print.sw.desktop
-
- As a minimum, install the default print subsystems (do not mark all the
- print product as 'keep' from inst). The reason this is done is that the
- inst procedure removes all files associated with Impressario 1.1.
- Some of the Impressario 1.1 files now reside in the print product and
- they will be removed when Impressario 1.2 is installed. So, the
- print product must be re-installed when Impressario 1.2 is
- installed. For convenience, the print product is supplied with
- Impressario 1.2 and it will automatically install the correct print
- product (assuming you do not change the set of software to be installed
- using the inst utility).
-
- Note that the print product shipped with IRIX 5.2 is version 1.2. The
- print product found on the Impressario 1.2 CD is version 1.2.1. They
- are both the same. The higher version number of the print product on the
- Impressario 1.2 CD ensures that they are installed by the inst
- utility when you install Impressario 1.2.
-
- 4. Do not load Impressario 1.1 (client or server software) onto an IRIX
- 5.2 system. There are OS patches in Impressario 1.1 which are not
- necessary for IRIX 5.2. If Impressario 1.1 is installed on top of
- IRIX 5.2, you should be aware that the following files are replaced, and
- their corresponding IRIX 5.2 subsystems must be reinstalled.
-
- File name Subsystem
-
- usr/lib/lpsched eoe2.sw.lp
- usr/lib/lputil eoe2.sw.lp
- usr/lib/print/lptops eoe2.sw.lp
- usr/bin/lp eoe2.sw.lp
- usr/sbin/mkcentpr eoe2.sw.lp
- usr/spool/lp/model/netface eoe2.sw.lp
- usr/lib/filetype/vadmin/printers.ftr desktop_eoe.sw.FileTypingRules
- usr/lib/filetype/vadmin/vadmin.ftr desktop_eoe.sw.FileTypingRules
- usr/etc/rshd eoe2.sw.tcp
-
- IMPORTANT: If you install Impressario 1.1 onto an IRIX 5.2 system you
- absolutely must re-install the above subsystems -- installing
- Impressario 1.2 (the correct version for IRIX 5.2) will not undo or
- replace the OS patches that Impressario 1.1 installed.
-
- Note: It is not possible to install a single file from a subsystem -- you
- have to install the entire subsystem.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: -5- What should I know before upgrading to IRIX 6.2?
- Date: 12 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST
-
- If you are currently using Impressario 1.x, you will need to upgrade to
- Impressario 2.x when you upgrade to IRIX 6.2. This is because the PostScript
- RIP provided with Impressario 1.x is a COFF executable, and COFF executables
- are not supported by IRIX 6.2.
-
- Impressario 2.0 and higher is included standard with IRIX 6.2 and higher. In
- addition to supporting more PostScript printers, the 2.x releases provide a
- Kodak Color Management System interface that allows you to calibrate images
- you scan and print.
-
- Note that the PostScript RIP provided with Impressario 2.x is an extra-cost
- item not covered by the standard IRIX software license. The PostScript RIP
- software is required for printing to non-PostScript printers. If you
- currently have a support contract with SGI and already have Impressario 1.x
- you can get the RIP license "free" from SGI.
-
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: -6- Why are my printer icons now shell script icons? Why do
- I no longer see printstatus and printpanel?
- Date: 18 Aug 1994 00:00:01 EST
-
- You probably updated to IRIX 5.2 and then removed Impressario 1.1. If
- you did this, re-install the "print" product from the IRIX 5.2 distribution
- CD. The sub-systems are:
-
- print.man.desktop
- print.man.relnotes
- print.sw.desktop
-
- See the related question "What should I know before updating to
- Impressario version 1.2?".
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: -7- Do I need Impressario to print PostScript documents?
- Date: 12 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST
-
- IRIX includes a "Generic PostScript" device plug-in. This device plug-in
- will convert ISO text files and RGB image files to monochrome PostScript and
- send the PostScript file to your printer (which must be able to process
- PostScript files). You can install the Generic PostScript Device Plug-In
- using the Printer Manager.
-
- Starting with IRIX 6.2, all Impressario PostScript drivers are provided
- free.
-
- If you have a non-PostScript printer, you need to buy Impressario or one of
- the third party software packages to print PostScript files to your printer;
- or you may wish to investigate Ghostscript at
- <http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/index.html> as a possible free solution.
-
- See the related question "What printing packages are available for IRIX?".
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: -8- What printers are supported under Impressario?
- Date: 12 Jun 1997 17:15:00 EST
-
- The following is a list of printers supported by the various versions of
- Impressario. If you don't see your printer listed here, see "What printing
- solutions are available for IRIX?" above.
-
- IMPRESSARIO 1.1 (from the Impressario release notes):
-
- Apple LaserWriter Plus, II, IINT, IINTX, IIf, and IIg [1, 2]
- Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 500C, 550C, and PaintJet XL300
- Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIP, IIP+, III, IIIP, and 4 [3, 4]
-
- IMPRESSARIO 1.2:
-
- Apple LaserWriter Plus, II, IINT, IINTX, IIf, and IIg [1, 2]
- Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 500C, 550C, and PaintJet XL300
- Hewlett-Packard DesignJet 650C [3]
- Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIP, IIP+, III, IIIP, 4, 4P and 4L [3, 4]
-
- IMPRESSARIO 2.0:
-
- Apple LaserWriter Plus, II, IINT, IINTX, IIf, and IIg [1, 2]
- Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 500C, 550C, 560C, 600C, 660C, 850C, 855C
- Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 1200C, 1600C
- Hewlett-Packard PaintJet XL300
- Hewlett-Packard DesignJet 650C, 750C.
- Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIP, IIP+, III, IIIP, 4, 4P, 4L, 5L [3, 4]
- Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4Plus, 4V, 4Si, 5P, 5Si [3, 5]
- EPSON Color Stylus, Color Stylus Pro, Color Stylus Pro XL [3]
- Lexmark Optra L, Lx, Lxi, R, Rx [5]
- Genicom 7910, 7912 and 7916 [5]
-
- IMPRESSARIO 2.1, 2.1.1:
-
- Apple LaserWriter Plus, II, IINT, IINTX, IIf, and IIg [1, 2]
- Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 500C, 550C, 560C, 600C, 660C, 850C, 855C
- Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 1200C, 1600C
- Hewlett-Packard PaintJet XL300
- Hewlett-Packard DesignJet 650C, 750C.
- Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIP, IIP+, III, IIIP, 4, 4P, 4L, 5L [3, 4]
- Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4Plus, 4V, 4Si, 5P, 5Si [3, 5]
- EPSON Color Stylus, Color Stylus Pro, Color Stylus Pro XL [3]
- Lexmark Optra L, Lx, Lxi, R, Rx [5]
- Genicom 7910, 7912 and 7916 [5]
-
- NOTES
-
- 1 - All Apple LaserWriter printers must be connected to system using a
- serial port. All Hewlett-Packard printers must be connected to the
- system using a builtin parallel port.
- 2 - Apple LaserWriter IIf printers with less than 4 Mbytes of memory are
- not supported.
- 3 - HP LaserJet printers require a minimum of 1.5MB for 300 DPI
- printing and 4MB for 600 DPI printing.
- 4 - Parallel only.
- 5 - Parallel or HP JetDirect.
-
- THIRD PARTY DRIVERS THAT USE IMPRESSARIO
-
- 1. Genicom - http://www.genicom.com
-
- Drivers for Genicom printers.
-
- 2. GW Hannaway & Associates - http://www.gwha.com
-
- Drivers for Kodak XL7700, XLT7720, XLS8300, XLS8600, DS8650,
- Fujix Pictrography 3000, Mitsubishi S3600, S6600
-
- 3. Torque Systems - http://www.torque.com
-
- Drivers for Calcomp 68000GA, TechJET plotters, HP DesignJet 650C,
- 750C, ENCAD NovaJet II, III, Pro, RasterGraphics 5400, Xerox
- ColorGrafX 8900, IRIS 3024, 3047, 4012, Canon CLC copies.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: -9- What scanners are supported under Impressario?
- Date: 12 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST
-
- IMPRESSARIO 1.1 (from the Impressario release notes):
-
- Hewlett-Packard ScanJet IIc
- Ricoh FS1
- MicroTek ScanMaker 600 ZS
- Sharp JX 320
- Epson GT 6000 [1]
-
- IMPRESSARIO 1.2:
-
- Hewlett-Packard ScanJet IIc and IIcx
- Ricoh FS1
- MicroTek ScanMaker 600 ZS
- Sharp JX 320
- Epson GT 6000 [1]
-
- IMPRESSARIO 2.0:
-
- Hewlett-Packard ScanJet IIc, IIcx, 3C, and 4C
- Ricoh FS1 and FS2
- Sharp JX 320, JX 325, JX 330, JX 600, and JX 610
-
- IMPRESSARIO 2.1, 2.1.1:
-
- Hewlett-Packard ScanJet IIc, IIcx, 3C, and 4C
- Ricoh FS1 and FS2
- Sharp JX 320, JX 325, JX 330, JX 600, and JX 610
-
- NOTES:
-
- 1 - The Epson GT-6000 cannot scan more than 4096 dots per scan line.
- Thus, at higher resolutions, it might not be possible to scan all of
- the scannable area.
-
- THIRD PARTY DRIVERS THAT USE IMPRESSARIO
-
- 1. Easy Software Products - http://www.easysw.com
-
- Driver for Canon CJ-10/CLC-10 with SS-IPU.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: -10- What types of image files can Impressario print?
- Date: 12 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST
-
- All versions of Impressario support IRIS RGB image files, RGB and RGBA, color
- and grayscale, compressed and uncompressed.
-
- Starting with Impressario 1.2, direct printing of JPEG/JFIF, PhotoCD, TIFF
- 6.0, GIF 87a and 89a, and FIT images are supported. In addition both ASCII
- and binary PPM, PGM and PBM images can be directly printed. Finally,
- Impressario 1.2 adds support for IRIS RGB files with 16 bits per channel, in
- all formats.
-
- Starting with Impressario 2.1, direct printing of Portable Network Graphics
- (PNG) files is supported (this is part of the ImageVision 3.x software).
-
- More file formats can be added to Impressario quickly and easily, without
- knowing anything about PostScript or printer device plug-ins. See the
- Impressario Developer's Guide or the Indigo Magic Integration Guide for more
- details. Every new file conversion filter is automatically available to all
- printers, so that file conversion filters need only be written once for all
- uses.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: -11- Can I write my own Impressario printer/scanner device
- plug-in?
- Date: 12 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST
-
- Yes. You will need the Impressario Developer's Kit. This software is an
- optional product prior to Impressario 2.0, and is included standard with
- Impressario 2.0 and higher.
-
- From the Impressario 1.2 release notes:
-
- The Impressario Developer's Kit allows application and device plug-in
- developers to create software that fully supports printing and scanning in a
- manner that is consistent with the Impressario architecture.
-
- A full developer's template for both scanner and printer device plug-ins
- along with a complete developer's manual are included. Starting in
- Impressario 1.2, the manual is supplied in both paper and online Insight
- format.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: -12- What happened to the client software option in
- Impressario 1.2?
- Date: 12 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST
-
- Impressario versions 1.0 and 1.1 were sold in two packages: client
- and server. The server software contained filters and device plug-ins
- for sending print jobs to a printer connected directly to a host
- workstation. The server software was installed on the system that
- had the printer physically attached to it. The Client software
- provided a graphical interfaces to the printing and scanning
- software. The client software was installed on systems that would
- access the Impressario print server via a network connection.
-
- Starting with Impressario version 1.2 and IRIX 5.2, the client
- product has been obsoleted. The graphical interfaces to printing now
- ship as part of IRIX 5.2 and later, so any SGI system can now be an
- Impressario client. If your clients are all running IRIX 5.2 or
- later, you need only install Impressario Server on the system that
- has the printer or scanner physically attached to it.
-
- Prior to IRIX 6.2, scanner support, imprint, and psroff were not bundled;
- they were still part of Impressario Server. IRIX 6.2 and higher includes
- both the client and server software as a standard part of the operating
- system (the PostScript RIP required for non-PostScript printers is still
- licensed separately).
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: -13- What is the mkbsdpr script (included with Impressario)
- used for?
- Date: 18 Aug 1994 00:00:01 EST
-
- Background:
-
- There are two common print spoolers in use with Unix systems:
-
- The lp spooler.
- The lpr spooler.
-
- SGI uses the lp spooler. If you wish to use a printer on a remote system
- that uses the lpr spooler then you need a way to submit print jobs to it.
- SGI does supply the lpr spooler software (it is in the subsystem eoe2.sw.lpr
- and is not loaded by default).
-
- If you wish to use an lpr printer (which would be on another system on your
- network) then you should install the lpr spooler subsystem and configure it
- (see the lpr(1) and printcap(4) man pages for details). At this point you
- could print to the lpr printer using the lpr(1) command. However, you might
- also want to print from the Indigo Magic environment or from an application
- that only prints to the lp spooler. The way to do this is set up an lp
- printer queue that forwards all of its print requests to the lpr spooler
- (which is what mkbsdpr does):
-
- From the mkbsdpr(1M) man page:
-
- mkbsdpr registers a BSD spooling system printer with the System V
- spooling system. This provides the ability to submit a print job via
- System V and have that job printed on a BSD based printer.
-
- mkbsdpr creates a System V printer interface program to communicate with
- a BSD print spooler. This interface program will normally keep a log of
- its activities in the file /var/spool/lp/log. The -l option causes the
- interface program to keep its log in
- /var/spool/lp/etc/log/lp_printer-log instead. The -v option causes the
- interface program to keep a more verbose log.
-
- mkbsdpr only provides connectivity from the System V print spooler to
- BSD print spooler. The program cannot be used for installing or
- registering a local BSD printer.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: -14- What is the impr_desktop product?
- Date: 18 Aug 1994 00:00:01 EST
-
- This is the Impressario printer client software that was shipped with IRIX
- 5.1.* systems.
-
- Starting with IRIX 5.2 it has been renamed to "print". The new product
- subsystems are:
-
- print.man.desktop
- print.man.relnotes
- print.sw.desktop
-
- Note that with Impressario version 1.2 a version of the "print" software is
- included on the Impressario CD. See the related question "What should I know
- before updating to Impressario version 1.2?" for details.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: -15- Why do I need Display PostScript?
- Date: 21 Mar 1994 00:00:01 EST
-
- Impressario requires the Display PostScript software. All SGI systems that
- were delivered from the factory with IRIX 4.0.* or higher include Display
- PostScript.
-
- Systems delivered with an IRIX release earlier then 4.0.* did not include
- Display PostScript. In addition, the 4.0.* update to these systems did not
- include Display PostScript (requiring 4.0.* upgrade users to purchase Display
- PostScript). This has changed: all IRIX 5.2 updates will include Display
- PostScript.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: -16- Can I use the serial port for HP printers with
- Impressario?
- Date: 12 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST
-
- No. Only builtin parallel ports (and in some cases, an HP JetDirect
- interface) can be used. Note that some older SGI systems do not have a
- builtin parallel port.
-
- The hinv(1M) command can be used to see if the system has a parallel
- port.
-
- Also, the 8-pin "serial" port on newer HP printers is *not* compatible with
- any SGI workstation or server. The port is used for LocalTalk connections to
- Macintosh computers.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: -17- Is the Ikon 10088 parallel interface controller
- supported by Impressario?
- Date: 21 Mar 1994 00:00:01 EST
-
- No. The Ikon board is not supported.
-
- Note: The Ikon 10088 parallel interface controller is an optional VME board
- that provides a parallel port for older systems that do not have a built-in
- parallel port.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: -18- Does Impressario support the HP JetDirect card?
- Date: 12 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST
-
- If you're running Impressario 2.0 or later, the answer is yes. Versions
- prior to 2.0 do not support the JetDirect card.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: -19- Why won't my HP PaintJet work with Impressario?
- Date: 21 Mar 1994 00:00:01 EST
-
- Impressario supports the HP PaintJet XL300. The PaintJet (a different
- printer) is not supported.
-
- ------------------------------
-
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