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Message no. 1
From: David Buehrer dbuehrer@******.carl.org
Subject: [Way OT] Need Postscript Help
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 10:46:22 -0600 (MDT)
Sorry for this, but I honestly don't know where else to go.

How do I print a postscript file from a PC running Windows 95? The
printer is an HP Laserjet.

Please send replies to me and not the list.

-David
--
"Earn what you have been given."
--
ShadowRN GridSec
The ShadowRN FAQ: http://shadowrun.html.com/hlair/
Geek Code: GCS d-( ) s++:->+ a@ C++>$ US P L >++ E? W++>+++ !N o-- K-
w+ o? M- VMS? PS+(++) PE+(++) Y+ !PGP t+(++) 5+(++) X++(+++) R+>$ tv+
b++ DI++++ D+(++) G e+>+++ h--->---- r+++ y+++
Message no. 2
From: Blair A. Monroe bmonroe@******.fsu.edu
Subject: [Way OT] Need Postscript Help
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 13:20:33 -0400
At 10:46 AM 4/30/99 -0600, you wrote:
>Sorry for this, but I honestly don't know where else to go.
>
>How do I print a postscript file from a PC running Windows 95? The
>printer is an HP Laserjet.
>
>Please send replies to me and not the list.
>
>-David
>--
>"Earn what you have been given."
>--
>ShadowRN GridSec
>The ShadowRN FAQ: http://shadowrun.html.com/hlair/
>Geek Code: GCS d-( ) s++:->+ a@ C++>$ US P L >++ E? W++>+++ !N o-- K-
>w+ o? M- VMS? PS+(++) PE+(++) Y+ !PGP t+(++) 5+(++) X++(+++) R+>$ tv+
>b++ DI++++ D+(++) G e+>+++ h--->---- r+++ y+++
>
>
>
>

There are a couple of ways to do it. I personally use Ghostscript and it's
Windows GUI GSView. The URL for their webpage is
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/. I have also written up a set of
instructions and a prepared a self-extracting archive which puts all the
files in the right places for installation for our students. These are
available at http://www.fsu.edu/~lis/distance/help/PSviewer/index.html

-- Blair
------
Blair A. Monroe Phone: (850) 644-8114
Web Systems Administrator / Sr. Web Developer Fax: (850) 644-6253
School of Information Studies E-mail: bmonroe@******.fsu.edu
Florida State University
101 Louis Shores Bldg.
Tallahassee, FL. 32306 http://www.fsu.edu/~lis
Message no. 3
From: Blair A. Monroe bmonroe@******.fsu.edu
Subject: [Way OT] Need Postscript Help
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 13:21:36 -0400
>Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 13:20:33 -0400
>To: shadowrn@*********.org
>From: "Blair A. Monroe" <bmonroe@******.fsu.edu>
>Subject: Re: [Way OT] Need Postscript Help
>In-Reply-To: <199904301646.KAA12617@******.carl.org>
>
>At 10:46 AM 4/30/99 -0600, you wrote:
>>Sorry for this, but I honestly don't know where else to go.
>>
>>How do I print a postscript file from a PC running Windows 95? The
>>printer is an HP Laserjet.
>>
>>Please send replies to me and not the list.
>>
>>-David
>>--
>>"Earn what you have been given."
>>--
>>ShadowRN GridSec
>>The ShadowRN FAQ: http://shadowrun.html.com/hlair/
>>Geek Code: GCS d-( ) s++:->+ a@ C++>$ US P L >++ E? W++>+++ !N o-- K-
>>w+ o? M- VMS? PS+(++) PE+(++) Y+ !PGP t+(++) 5+(++) X++(+++) R+>$ tv+
>>b++ DI++++ D+(++) G e+>+++ h--->---- r+++ y+++
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>There are a couple of ways to do it. I personally use Ghostscript and
it's Windows GUI GSView. The URL for their webpage is
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/. I have also written up a set of
instructions and a prepared a self-extracting archive which puts all the
files in the right places for installation for our students. These are
available at http://www.fsu.edu/~lis/distance/help/PSviewer/index.html
>
>-- Blair


Apologies to all. This was not to go to the list...

-- Blair
------
Blair A. Monroe Phone: (850) 644-8114
Web Systems Administrator / Sr. Web Developer Fax: (850) 644-6253
School of Information Studies E-mail: bmonroe@******.fsu.edu
Florida State University
101 Louis Shores Bldg.
Tallahassee, FL. 32306 http://www.fsu.edu/~lis
Message no. 4
From: David Buehrer dbuehrer@******.carl.org
Subject: [Way OT] Need Postscript Help
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 12:01:37 -0600 (MDT)
David Buehrer wrote:
/
/ Sorry for this, but I honestly don't know where else to go.
/
/ How do I print a postscript file from a PC running Windows 95? The
/ printer is an HP Laserjet.
/
/ Please send replies to me and not the list.

Five list members immediately jumped to my aid and solved my problem.

FWIW, if you ever want to print a postscript file from a PC, use DOS to
copy the file to the printer (copy <file> lpt1).

There's also a handy postscript viewer called Ghostview (and it's component
program Ghostscript) that you can download from the web.

Thanks again to all who helped :)

-David
--
"Earn what you have been given."
--
ShadowRN GridSec
The ShadowRN FAQ: http://shadowrun.html.com/hlair/
Geek Code: GCS d-( ) s++:->+ a@ C++>$ US P L >++ E? W++>+++ !N o-- K-
w+ o? M- VMS? PS+(++) PE+(++) Y+ !PGP t+(++) 5+(++) X++(+++) R+>$ tv+
b++ DI++++ D+(++) G e+>+++ h--->---- r+++ y+++
Message no. 5
From: AndMat3@***.com AndMat3@***.com
Subject: [Way OT] Need Postscript Help
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 15:51:28 EDT
In a message dated 4/30/99 12:44:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
dbuehrer@******.carl.org writes:

> Sorry for this, but I honestly don't know where else to go.
>
> How do I print a postscript file from a PC running Windows 95? The
> printer is an HP Laserjet.
>
> Please send replies to me and not the list.


have you tried going to the dos promt and typing <<c:\copy "file.ps" to
LPT"x">> (where x = the LPT your printer is connected to).

you could also try -
downloading a version of Acrobat Distiller and Acrobat reader (from the Adobe
site), use Distiller to make the *.ps file into an acrobat file then printing
from Acrobat. while this is longer, the upside is that you'll have an acrobat
file.

peace,
andy
Message no. 6
From: AndMat3@***.com AndMat3@***.com
Subject: [Way OT] Need Postscript Help
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 15:53:31 EDT
In a message dated 4/30/99 1:21:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
bmonroe@******.fsu.edu writes:

> Apologies to all. This was not to go to the list...


yeah... mine either...

andy

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