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- From: dillon@overload.Berkeley.CA.US (Matthew Dillon)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
- Subject: Re: Is DOTS needed when using 3.0?
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- Message-ID: <dillon.0rik@overload.Berkeley.CA.US>
- References: <1992Nov13.203949.4310@chiton.ucsd.edu> <1992Nov15.211707.1287@ramsys.sta.sub.org>
- Date: 22 Nov 92 10:40:23 PST
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- In article <1992Nov15.211707.1287@ramsys.sta.sub.org> ram@ramsys (Reimer A. Mellin) writes:
- >Tony Richardson writes
- >> I recall seeing something about 3.0 having support built-in (ala djf, DOTS,
- >> etc.) for non-NeXT, non-PostScript printers. Is this true? If not, do
- >> djf and DOTS work with 3.0. I'm considering upgrading, but don't want
- >> to lose the ability to use my DeskJet.
- >
- >djf ist usable on 3.0. either get the file
- > djf_for_3.0.tar.Z from sonata.cc.purdue.edu in /pub/next/submissions
- >or
- > the same file from ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de in
- >/pub/next/Utils/printer
- >
- >Another way is just to recompile djf on 3.0 while getting the file
- >/usr/include/sys/table.h from a 2.1 System. This file was split for
- >3.0 but one part was miraculously forgotten.
- >
- >cheers
- > Reimer
-
- I use djf with my HP500C, for black and white printing it works just
- fine! This is under 3.0.
-
- NeXT doesn't really support non-postscript printers all that well, you
- have to hack the printcap. I'm not sure why they seem to think
- everyone and his mother has (or even wants) a postscript printer when
- the output quality is the same. Personally, I much prefer my HP.
-
- -Matt
-
- >--
- >Reimer A. Mellin, ram@ramsys.sta.sub.org
- >Aidenbachstr. 131/6, 8000 Muenchen 71,
- >+ 49 89 79849411
- >--
- >Reimer A. Mellin, ram@ramsys.sta.sub.org
- >Aidenbachstr. 131/6, 8000 Muenchen 71,
-
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