Disk Drive Documents

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Mon Jun 7 21:51:20 1999

The problem is with the pictures and diagrams. Now, if you have tools which
make this a straightforward task achievable in a day or so for the 5k or so
pages ultimately involved, then maybe you're the one for the job, but
beware! It's never as simple as it looks. BTW, I don't think GIF is an
efficient way to represent LINE ART, which is what generally is involved in
illustrations and schematic diagrams.

Dick

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Monday, June 07, 1999 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: Disk Drive Documents


>>
>> That, in fact, is the case here. I have two laser printers and three
>> ink-spitters, and a pen plotter, none of which speak PS. They even
require
>> different dialects of PCL. There's even an impact printer from the
>> DOT-Matrix (for multi-part forms) which doesn't speak either.
>>
>> The only language common to all my printers is ASCII. All but the
TOSHIBA
>> Dot-Matrix printer speak HPGL if they're prodded.
>
>Doesn't that say something? Like use plain ASCII if at all possible :-)
>
>Actually, Ghostscript should be able to drive (or be modified to drive)
>at least one of your printers. And it will read/print at least Level 1
>postscript files.
>
>-tony
>
Received on Mon Jun 07 1999 - 21:51:20 BST

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