Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 17:31:19 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net> Cc: FreeBSD List <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Aging Apple LaserWriter Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0211211727070.75480-100000@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20021121225643.GC5116@raggedclown.net>
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On Thu, 21 Nov 2002, Cliff Sarginson wrote: > I could not find what I want to know doing the ususal perusals. > I have the chance to pick up an aging Apple Laserwriter 16/600 that > supports PS2 .. I assume (hope) that this would work trouble-free on > FreeBSD. It has parallel port and ethernet connections. > > (I know you have to make provision for plain-text, but I am more > interested in using it to print larger PostScript files). > > Word on the street is that any PS printer should work on FBSD. > True ? It's not really a FreeBSD thing--send PostScript to a PostScript printer, and it'll print. So it's really up to the programs producing the output. Look at /usr/ports/print/enscript-letter (or -a4) for an easy text-to-PS converter. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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