Configuring an Apple LaserWriter for 8-bit postscript
Barry Hathaway
HATHAWA at gecrdvm1.crd.ge.com
Tue Dec 19 06:14:57 AEST 1989
I'm trying to print Postscript output on an Apple LaserWriter attached to
a Sun workstation. This Postscript output is actually produced on an IBM
mainframe and is sent to the Sun via LPR. The Postscript output defines
fonts using a non-standard (EBCDIC) encoding vector in which characters are
represented by 8-bit character codes. Currently the PRINTCAP file defines
the LaserWriter as:
lp|isolw|lw|apple|ps|postscript|PostScript:\
:lp=/dev/ttya:\
:br#19200:rw:fc#0000374:fs#0000003:xc#0:xs#0040040:mx#0:sf:sb:\
:if=/usr/local/lib/lw/psif:\
:of=/usr/local/lib/lw/psof:\
:gf=/usr/local/lib/lw/psgf:\
:tf=/usr/local/lib/lw/pstf:\
:nf=/usr/local/lib/lw/psnf:\
:vf=/usr/local/lib/lw/psvf:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lw:\
:lf=/usr/spool/lw/log:\
:rf=/usr/local/lib/lw/psrf:\
:cf=/usr/local/lib/lw/pscf:\
:df=/usr/local/lib/lw/psdf:
This definition seems to strip off or ignore the parity bit which results
in garbage being printed.
What is the correct flag settings to use so that all 8-bits are transmitted
to the printer? Will this change have any impact on any other type of
printing?
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