Subject: Re: dumping text to a local printer attached to a terminal?
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rollins@oktext.sbc.com (Steven D. Rollins) writes:
>>I realize that this is probably an RTFM-type question, but would someone please
>>be so kind as to tell me how it's done? I'm using my personal computer over
>>a dial-up line in vt100 emulation mode, and would like some of the stuff I'm
>>working on to be able to dump output directly to a locally-attached printer
>>(...and would like to be able to do it generically from the termcap, as the
>>software is to be used by others and will not always necessarily be used
>>with a vt100 emulation).
>>--
>>| Douglas J Renze
> This little script might work for you, it does for me. The first
> line turns on vt100 print-pass-thru. the second cats your file to
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you could also ftp PCPRINT.C from wuarchive.wustl.edu. I'm not sure exactly which directory it's in. It does some more fancy stuff like allowing interrupts , etc. Or send mail to amol@aix3090b.uky.edu and I'll mail you my copy.
