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- From: ferch@ucs.ubc.ca (Les Ferch)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
- Subject: Re: So what does SendPS do?
- Date: 28 Jan 93 08:24:56 GMT
- Organization: The University of British Columbia
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- Message-ID: <ferch.728209496@swiss.ucs.ubc.ca>
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- In <C17q2J.EEL@cc.mey.nl> bobp@cc.mey.nl (Bob Polis) writes:
-
- >SendPS is a utility that sends PostScript text over an AppleTalk network to
- >the currently (from the Chooser) selected AppleTalk LaserWriter.
-
- >Nowadays there's an alternative, which makes all kinds of settings for the
- >Apple LaserWriters as well, apart from sending PS files, and it's called
- >'LaserWriter Utility'. It's bundled with every current LaserWriter form Apple.
-
- >And I agree, such a utility is fun to play with if you're a PostScript hacker.
-
- But what seems to be missing is a utility that can send PostScript in the
- *background*. Well, maybe the old SendPS 2.0 can do this, but you need to
- put LaserWriter in the System Folder (not Extensions folder) in order for
- it to work with System 7.
-