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Re: printers for xywrite

** Reply to message from jr_fox@xxxxxxxx on Fri, 12 Jan 2001 12:17:33 -0800

> It is possible to move to a Postscript based solution, using a
> Postscript interpreter and one of the general XY PS drivers, effectively
> doing an end run around individual printer drivers for a given make and
> model. (But I *think* your printer has to have PS capabilities in order
> to do this. Or maybe not.)

Not! No PostScript printer required. You simply need a PostScript
software interpreter and a WYSIWYG viewer. Ghostscript and GSView
fill the bill very nicely, at a cost of $0 (zero). It's complex, but
it's beautiful; and once you get it running smoothly, wow.

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Robert Holmgren
holmgren@xxxxxxxx
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