3 Responses to “Postscript files from Write and Paintbrush”

1. admin says:

   February 28 at 6:11 pm

   sybes…@uther.calvin.edu (Eric W Sybesma) writes:
   

   >    I have a 386-40 with Windows but I don’t have a
   >printer.  Is there a way that I can output from the
   >windows applications to a Postscript file, so that I
   >can Laser it?

   Yes.

   Bring up the Control Panel.

   Click on Printers

   Make sure your printer is in the printer list ( i.e. installed)

   I use the HPIIIsi for Postscript even though I don’t have a printer.

   Click on the printer

   Choose the options button

   click on the button for ‘Encapsulated PostScript File’

   choose a file name — I picked c:\file.ps

   I think if you are printing more than one file at a time,
   you shouldn’t choose a file name and one will be promted for.

   I then upload that file to a system with an HPIIIsi and print it.
   It works fine.
2. admin says:

   February 28 at 6:11 pm

   sybes…@uther.calvin.edu (Eric W Sybesma) writes:

   >    I have a 386-40 with Windows but I don’t have a
   >printer.  Is there a way that I can output from the
   >windows applications to a Postscript file, so that I
   >can Laser it?
   >                            ERic Sybesma

   Yup.  I do so all the time.
   Go install a new printer, make it any of the postscript printers… but
   i’d suggest you use what ever you will be using.
   Then go into ControlPanel Printers and select the postscript printer
   you just installed. Go to Configure and select "File:".  Go to
   Setup and then to Options.
   Select "Encapsulated PostScript File" (you can leave the filename field
   blank and it will prompt you when you print).

   Make sure you download the header each job.

   That is off the top o me head… better try it…

           -max

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3. admin says:

   February 28 at 6:11 pm

   There are two ways to do this from any Windows app:
   

   1)  Go to printer setup, options (or whatever) and schoose "Print
   to File" and specify the file name.  This is good for a one-off,
   but is otherwise annoying, as you’ll have to do it everytime you
   print or else your file will be overwritten.

   2)  Go to the control panel, choose printers, and add a
   PostScript printer, selecting port "File".  Then make this your
   active printer.  Now every time you go to print, Windows will pop
   up a dialog box asking you for the file name.

   Method 2) is very good if you need to produce PostScript files
   regularly.

   Hope this helps,

   Seth