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Date:      Sat, 23 Nov 2002 21:48:38 -0500 (EST)
From:      Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org>
To:        Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD List <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Aging Apple LaserWriter
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.1021123214406.97817A-100000@localhost>
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 ?

I have never had any trouble printing to a Postscript printer from
FreeBSD. Even for plain text, just send the text file via lpr, and it
prints. 

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Chris Hill               chris@monochrome.org
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