oops ok if it is connected on lpt1
rename the file *.prn copy *.prn lpt1: Chris -----Original Message----- From: Andre Pang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 6:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SLUG] A PostScript file and a Printer. On Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 05:37:43PM +1100, Bill Bennett wrote: > Dear Anyone, > > Another, alright a recurrent problem with interfacing > Microsoft and Linux. > > The Department has a colour printer, a HP 5. This is connected > to a PC running Windows. The PC is the only contact with the > printer. I don't know whether your HP 5 printer is PostScript or not. If it is, insert floppy in drive and type "copy filename.ps lpt1:" (with the colon on the end). If it's not, you can install GSview[1] on the PC, which, similarly to GhostView, will display your PostScript file -- with the added bonus that it'll print to any Windows printer. [1] http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/get40.htm Note that you must also install GhostScript on the Windows box, and it's also downloadable. -- #ozone/algorithm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - b.sc (comp. sci+psych) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
