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- From: sdaveyj@cc.curtin.edu.au
- Subject: Re: PostScript Silly buggers & ST506 HDs
- Message-ID: <1992Nov12.160956.1@cc.curtin.edu.au>
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- Organization: Curtin University of Technology
- References: <1992Nov9.132206.12471@aston.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 07:09:56 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov9.132206.12471@aston.ac.uk>, robertej@cs.aston.ac.uk (Thinkpix) writes:
- > This is a message from a very slightly annoyed person, I'm using a 4mb A310 running
- > RISCOS 2 and Acorn DTP, my main prob is that the postscript files I export are doing
- > FA when they hit the LaserWriter here in the university, the support staff say helpfull
- > things like "different dialects in this language" and "non-standard systems" when I
- > mention the word Acorn. The thing is files from my old A3000 (I'll kill the bugger who
- > nicked it!) used to work while I was doing my A-level projects.
-
- I used an A3000 with postcript most of the time no worries but I did find that
- If I created a postcript file of more than about 128K long the lazer printer
- would sit an read for 5min and then do nothing. You may be having this problem
-
- Try removing some of the complex objects, and printing, then put the paper in
- again and print the complex object.
-
-
- > The second hit is about a 5.25 inch Microscience HD I've been given, apparently it's
- > a 21 Mb ST506 MFM device, but I haven't a clue as to how I can connect it to my Archie,
- > is it worth the hassle? Can anybody suggest a method or make me an offer for it?
-
- You can make it work using a Morley ST506 adapter. You will need a power supply
- for the drive, probably 12V 3A and 5V 1A (I have a 40Mb) It's a bit
- of a fiddle to make a box up. But it will work.
-
- Most importantly TURN THE HARDDISC OFF BEFORE THE COMPUTER or you will get
- loads of lovely CORRUPTION.
-
- >
- > Multiple thanks in anticipation...
-
- Thank you
-
- John
-
-