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  2. Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
  3. Subject: RE:  Mac programming problem...
  4. Message-ID: <1992Jul31.002856.3160@desire.wright.edu>
  5. From: jmatthews@desire.wright.edu
  6. Date: 31 Jul 92 00:28:56 EST
  7. References: <1992Jul29.162801.21739@mprgate.mpr.ca>
  8. Organization: Wright State University 
  9. Lines: 23
  10.  
  11. In article <1992Jul29.162801.21739@mprgate.mpr.ca>, hass@mprgate.mpr.ca (Calvin Hass (CS Shad Valley Student)) writes:
  12. [re: talking to the printer directly]
  13. > Actually, I think one can do something like the following:
  14. > 
  15. > Open(f,".printer");
  16. > 
  17. > It has been quite some time since I've used it, but I seem to recall that it
  18. > will open a text channel to the printer.  From there, one only needs to use
  19. > Writeln(f,"Hello there"); commands.
  20.  
  21. var f: text; {text type file required}
  22. ...
  23. rewrite(f, 'printer:'); {'modem:' is the other port}
  24. writeln(f, 'Hello there');
  25. close (f);
  26.  
  27. This works on an ImageWriter. I can't wait to see what happens on
  28. a LaserWriter; maybe I can send PostScript:-)
  29.  
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  31. | John B. Matthews, jmatthews@desire.wright.edu, disclaimer:= myViews <> WSU |
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