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From: dylan@cs.washington.edu (Dylan McNamee)
Subject: Re: PostDJ.lzh (Post1.7, etc)
Organization: Computer Science & Engineering, U. of Washington, Seattle
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 92 16:47:45 GMT

In article <caw.08dd@miroc.Chi.IL.US> caw@miroc.Chi.IL.US (Christopher A. Wichura) writes:
>In article <kttau6INNdu7@phakt.usc.edu> dleslie@phakt.usc.edu (David Leslie) writes:
>>	I saw a file on AB20 (/amiga/utilities/postdj.lzh) called postdj
>>that interprets and prints postscript files on a deskjet. Unfortunatly it
>
>Grab /incoming/amiga/postscript/post17b.lzh, instead.  It's an update to the
>postscript driver that PostDJ used and the PostLJ program it includes now has
>a switch that makes it generate DeskJet compatible output, making PostDJ
>obsolete.

Well, this _should_ be true, but I'm not sure it is, yet.  I tried postlj
in deskjet mode, and the output wasn't the same as it is from postdj.
Specifically, the output was up and to the right quite a ways (about a 
centimeter) and spilled off to the next page.

I might have to change my preferences to get it to work as well as postdj,
but they at least aren't _identical_.

(I might add here that postdj is about as close to perfectly centered as
I could expect from the deskjet.  I made a test page that draws lines down
the center of an 8.5X11 page, and using postdj, it's almost exact.)

dylan
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: gene@miller.cs.uwm.edu (Eugene Feinberg)
Subject: Re: TI microLaser Plus & ProPage.
Organization: University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 02:50:33 GMT

In article <cholt.02gm@catpan.UUCP> cholt@catpan.UUCP (Charles Holt) writes:
>   HAs anyone used a TI microLaser Plus printer with Professional Page printing Postscript and had any luck?  We have a 1.5 meg printer that my dad picked up, and I tried printing with it and had no luck... it would download the fonts to the printer, and 
>then the printer would act like it never received them.  Anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong?  DO I need more memory in the printer?
>
>--- Via UCI v0.13 Beta (C-Net Amiga)
>

If I remember correctly, there was an article in AmigaWorld about five months
back in which the reveiwed laser printers and did a comparison with ProPage,
Pagestream, and Saxon Pub.  In that issue, I remember seeing something about
a printer time-out problem associated with Amiga->postscript printing.  The
solution was to download a document to the printer which increases the time
you have before the printer times out.

And unless you are using lots of fonts and graphics, I think that 1.5meg 
should be enough.  You might want to try it with some other program that
prints PostScript (such as FinalCopy) and see if you have the same problem.

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From: miracle@sctc.com (Barry Miracle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: PrtDrvGen, Printer driver generator
Date: 10 Apr 92 20:20:32 GMT
Organization: SCTC

Please send me the latest copy or where it is located.

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From: cpw8034@zeus.tamu.edu (CHI PIN WEN)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Not again! :) How do I load fonts into POSTLJ?...
Date: 10 Apr 92 03:37:00 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41


Man, this is really getting tedious...  Okay, I've gotten MultiPlot
to output to an EPS file which I then import from PageStream2.2 as an
object.  I set the output to Postscript and as a disk file.  Then, I install
all the files and mountlist necessary for POSTLJ to convert the pagestream
created postscript file to print out on my HP DeskJet.  

OKAY, NEW PROBLEM... How would I load the typefaces in?  I read the 
docs to it many times over and still no go...

THANKS for the many users who replied by mail giving me this advice.

However, I still think that importing the muliplot file as an AegisDRAW
object instead.  The docs mention that PageStream or ProPage might not be
able to perform if the units are greater than 200.  Fine, I created a set
of data and still nothing.  PageStream will recognize the format and will
actually load it up... to a certain point.  It will then stop and not even
give me a paste icon...

BTW, does anyone have ProCALC?  I'm planning on just buying a commercial
program and I hear that ProCalc could export ProDRAW clips which PageStream
will be able to edit and PRINT it out...

Alan


Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: khanraha@afit.af.mil (Kevin M. Hanrahan)
Subject: GVP accelerators and application compatibilities
Summary: Looking for info on GVP accelerators and PageStream
Keywords: PageStream GVP accelerators
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 92 16:30:02 GMT
Organization: Air Force Institute of Technology

I'd like to know what experiences you've had with GVP accelerators and various
applications (especially PageStream 2.2).  I'm looking to buy one of the GVP
boards, probably the 50Mhz 68030 (depends how much I get for the comics I'm
selling!) and want to be aware of the pros and cons of different accelerators.
Please post or e-mail to rjsmith@mmdis01.hq.aflc.af.mil (I'm posting under a 
friend's account.)

--Randy Smith--
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From: labman@cs.rit.edu (Lab Manager)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Action II or Bubble Jet
Date: 11 Apr 92 16:22:11 GMT
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Hi,

I'm thinking about getting a low-end laser or bubble-jet printer.

Does anyone have experience or an opinion on the

1. Epson Action laser II

2. Cannon Bubble Jet ex


What drivers would I use for each?
what quality will I get?

any help would be appreciated

thanks in advance,

Ken W.
From: tdenbo@dwp.la.ca.us (Tom Denbo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Quarterback Backup latest version
Date: 8 Apr 92 13:50:27 GMT

rcleon@svbs01.bs.win.tue.nl (Leon Oninckx) writes:

>Can anyone tell me if Quarterback Backup 5.0 is out already? I saw an

I just got an upgrade offer.  Someone must have the product by now.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: I want an editor...
From: mneylon@jupiter.cse.utoledo.edu (michael neylon)
Date: 8 Apr 92 08:00:05 EST

derekn@vw.ece.cmu.edu (Derek B. Noonburg) writes:
: Does anyone know of an editor for the Amiga that has all (or most) of
: the following:
: 
: - opens a custom screen
: - opens a window for each document
: - has scroll bars in each window (preferably both horiz. and vert.,
:   but horiz. is not necessary)
: - supports mouse selection, i.e., dragging the mouse over a piece of
:   text highlights it (after which, it can be copied/cut/etc.)*
: - allows arbitrary key bindings (i.e., I can set up my gnu-emacs key
:   bindings)
: - an AREXX port
: 
: *About the mouse-dragging: I've seen at least a couple of editors in
: which you have to alt-click (or whatever) to set the "mark", and then
: click to move the cursor.  I use gnu-emacs on UNIX machines, so I'm
: used to this, however I happen to think that dragging is more
: intuitive.  Are there *any* Amiga editors that support this?
: 
: If anyone knows of an editor that satisfies all/most of these
: criteria, please let me know.  Also, let me know if there's a demo
: version I can get, or better yet, if it's PD or shareware.
:
Except for the separate window for each doc, the editor TKEd does/has all of the above.  It can be found on a Fish disk somewhere between 610-620 and probably at a local ab20 site near you.  The only problem i have found is that it is somewhat large (97k executable), but its the only editoryet that I found that can be launched without problems.  It does has configurable keys and arexx ports (the docs say 72 of em) and there are 10 buffers, so cut and paste between docs (as you want) is very possible.
From: rforster@mr.gov.bc.ca (Russ Forster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Final Copy vs ProWrite
Date: 9 Apr 92 04:59:26 GMT
Organization: BC Systems Corporation

In article <htweedie.030w@madhat.actrix.gen.nz>, htweedie@madhat.actrix.gen.nz (Hamish Tweedie) writes:
> 	Any users who have experience with both products care to comment on
> which they would plump for (any Wordsworth users out there that have
> compared both products) afetr using both products. MAny thanks for any help
> offered :-)
> 
	Having worked with both here are my observations.  First off this is
	with ProWrite 3.2.2 and FinalCopy 1.3.

	Prowrite gives you a better secelection of fonts as it uses any Amiga
	font.  FinalCopy uses only outline fonts and is therefor has a limited
	number.

	Prowrite is clearer on the screen than FinalCopy.

	Prowrite is slower (mush slower) in printing.

	FinalCopy is much cleaner in printer output.


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From: labben@iesd.auc.dk (Lars Bodin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: V2.04 crashes
Keywords: V2.04
Date: 31 Mar 92 13:16:02 GMT
Organization: Mathematics and Computer Science, Aalborg University

In article <c7PJ02JX0eF401@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> jds30@amail.amdahl.com writes:
[included article deleted...]
>I've been experiencing severe hard disk failures since
>installing WB2.04.  Sometimes checksum errors, but usually
>a write the drive followed by reading returns garbage, and
>sometimes a generic AmigaDOS error 42.  I've posted this
>problem in comp.sys.amiga.hardware under a CIA (timing chip)
>topic.
>
>Has ANYONE ELSE BEEN EXPERIENCING WEIRD HD PROBLEMS LIKE THIS???

I have been having troubles with my machine crashing not only when
writing to HD but only when double-clicking on icons. The crash
is random, i.e. sometimes my machine works for several hours,
sometimes it crashes allready after a few minutes.

I have also had some trouble with "dh0: not validated" which I guess
is a sideeffect from these crashes during a write to HD.

Unfortunately I have not been able to track this problem down yet 8( 
I might have damaged the motherboard or fried a chip (oh no, tell me I
didn't fry my CIA's again ;^) when I installed the new ROM as I had to
be a little violent in order to remove the power connector...
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From: Harv@cup.portal.com (Harv R Laser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Final Copy problem and fonts
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 92 07:49:04 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

>I've just bought a copy of Final Copy and am by and
>large happy but with a few reservations.
>
>
>ii) The outline fonts are good and the Postscript support is
>one of the main reasons I went with Final Copy. Where can I lay
>my hands on other fonts ? Is there any way of using system
>fonts ? (I just get the screen flashing if I load in topaz
>or any other regular font).
>
>
>Paul Dale

Softwood has recently released two packages of additional
"Nimbus-Q" format fonts for Final Copy. I saw them on the shelf
at Creative Computers in L.A. the other day. No other fonts
including Topaz, will work with Final Copy. You can ONLY use
the fonts that come with it or these new pkgs sold by Softwood.
You should keep your FinalCopy fonts in the Finalcopy drawer
where FinalCopy's installer puts them and not co-mingle them
into your regular FONTS: directory. This way, FinalCopy will
find them where it expects to, and other software won't be
bothered bythem.

Harv
From: soft-logik@cup.portal.com (Kevin W Davidson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Info on .info Magazine
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 11:49:58 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

>having no luck calling info magazine.  I'm 'running out of info'
>and I'd like to renew.  The number I have is (319) 338-0703.  Has that
>changed? 

Perhaps it's not time to renew just now.

.info has suspended operations pending refinancing. It doesn't
appear that they will be able to continue.

Kevin
From: rcbi110@muvms3.bitnet
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: What is difference between CG & TypeI? & other questions...
Date: 15 Apr 92 16:14:04 GMT
Organization: Marshall University


Why did C= pick CompuGraphic fonts over Adobe Type I?

When converting from one to the other, do you lose _any_ information?

What are the file formats for outline fonts? I mean, the binary "guts" in them,
not brand names.

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From: peterk@public.sub.org (Peter Kittel)
Subject: Re: --- WRITTING A NEW WP ---
Organization: Public News & Mailserver, Commodore Germany PM UNIX, Frankfurt
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 92 07:15:17 GMT

usfw@pool.info.sunyit.edu (Scott Withington) writes:

>BTW, doesn't German use similar hyphenation rules to english - split between 
>sillables, don't leave less than three letters alone on a line, etc?

(This article needed nearly 2 weeks to get here, together with many dupes, 
don't know why I missed it the first time.)

Well, German has the same hyphenation rule, split between syllables, BUT
there seems to be a totally different view of where a syllable starts
and where it ends. Simple rule for me when I have to hyphenate an english
word (I try to avoid this :-) : Look for a position where I as a German
would hyphenate it and then step at least one letter to left or right :-)))
It turns out very productive to use a dice to choose whether to go left
or right :-)

Examples? Huh, well, let's see. I *think* you hyphenate e.g. this way:
hyph-en-ate, dif-fer-ent
Correct? Now the same words hyphenated after the way a German would
break them into syllables:
hy-phe-nate, dif-fe-rent

You see, if your hyphenation algorithm doesn't use a dictionary, it *must*
use different algorithms (or at least slight adaptations) for different
languages.

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From: uduck@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu (Steve Galle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: 16 bit uncompress?
Date: 16 Apr 92 18:23:06 GMT

I've got compress 4.0, which will do 16 bit compression. Is there an
uncompress out there that will handle the 16 bit compression? All I
have found is the uncompress that comes in Matt Dillon's UUCP package,
and the version I have can only handle 14 bits. Thanks for any help.
-steve
From: ta00@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (TIRSO MANUEL ALONSO)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: PageStream2.2: Importing EPS and DRAW formats + MULTIPLOT V1.
Date: 9 Apr 92 14:34:21 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <9APR199203244782@zeus.tamu.edu>, cpw8034@zeus.tamu.edu (CHI PIN WEN) writes:
>
>Now, I also understand that PageStream will however not
>be able to display some formats such as the postscript although I'm able to
>manipulate and print it out.  All I get is a object "box" where the picture
>should be...
>
>Now, trying to isolate the problem to either PageStream, MuliPlot (in 
>generating the EPS 
>


Pagestream can print EPS objects only to a PostScript printer.
The best you can do for your DeskJet is to use Post17 (a PostScript
interpreter) to print PostScript generated files from PageStream.
Post can be found at ab20.larc.nasa.gov:incoming/amiga/postscript
last time I checked.
Hope this helps.
Tirso
From: brindley@maxwell.ECE.ORST.EDU (Mike Brindley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: --- WRITTING A NEW WP ---
Date: 9 Apr 92 17:43:42 GMT
Article-I.D.: talon.1992Apr9.174342.26313
Organization: Oregon State University, Corvallis

In article <11316@mindlink.bc.ca> Charlie_Gibbs@mindlink.bc.ca (Charlie Gibbs) writes:
>In article <1992Apr08.040336.28356@microsoft.com> iank@microsoft.com
>(Ian Kennedy) writes:
>
>>toolbars(tm). And yes, "ToolBar(tm)" is a registered trade mark of
>>Microsoft Corp.
>
>     Omigod.  I guess I'd better stay away from them then.  I'd hate
>to get "dragged and dropped" into a look-and-feel lawsuit.  :-)
>
>>                I can't wait untill we tradmark "double click" or
>>"drag and drop"
>
>     Nah.  You'll have to translate them to suitable marketspeak
I wouldn't be surprised.  After all, Intel is the only microprocessor
maker (that I know of) who copyrights the mnemonics for the instruction
sets.

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From: vishart@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Joseph Hart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: What is Cyberware ?
Date: 17 Apr 92 03:36:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41


     I have seen mention of Cyberware on the net from time to
time.   I believe it has something to do with robotics, but
I am not sure.  Could anyone tell me anything about it ?
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From: rick@clark.edu (Rick Randall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications,comp.sys.amiga.datacomm,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.mac.apps,bit.listserv.wpcorp-l
Subject: Re: Amiga WordPerfect 4.1 File --> PC WordPerfect 5.1
Date: 8 Apr 92 16:11:43 GMT
Article-I.D.: clark.1992Apr8.161143.1959
Organization: Clark College, Vancouver, Wa.  USA

This is an easy thing to accomplish.   Get the program called CrossDos
and when you save the file on your Amiga save it to device DI0:, this
is what crossdos reassigns the drive to.  Now that you have the file
on a standard MS-Dos disk you can use it on any Dos machine and WP will
retrieve it.  To go the other way be sure that you save the file in
a WP 4.1 file format.  I believe Macs have some way of reading MS-Dos
disks so this will solve the last part of your problem.  Hope this
helps.

Rick Randall
rick@clark.edu
From: rovero@oc.nps.navy.mil (Josh Rovero)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Gnuplot ... bugs or OS incompatibility?
Date: 16 Apr 92 01:16:18 GMT
Organization: Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA

I thought I had read that it operated only under 2.0.....

Shell escapes work fine under 2.0; I'll have to check the limits "bug".

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: amuser@marsh.cs.curtin.edu.au (Bill Sharp-Smith AUG)
Subject: *** Looking for an Outliner
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 05:15:02 GMT

Hello all,

I'm looking for an outlining program for writing my undergraduate
engineering project report. I've got 'Liner V2.11 from the fish library
(is this the latest version ?) and it is lacking a few abilities that I
would like.

a) are there any other similar PD programs.
b) any comments on Flow by New Horizons ?
c) are there any text editors/word processors that have this ability ?

Regards,

Gary McGhee

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From: jhawes@everest.srd.bt.co.uk (Jason Hawes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: multidos crashes system
Date: 13 Apr 92 11:43:19 GMT
Reply-To: jhawes@everest.srd.bt.co.uk
Organization: British Telecom

I have been succesfully using multidos for some time now, here's what I did
-installed multidos.device in DEVS:
-installed MultidosFileSystem in L:
-added entry in mountlist
-added 'Mount MS1:' to startup-sequence

Im not sure how multidos is supposed to work (I mean it accesses bot AmigaDOS
and MSDOS disks under dfx: doesn't it), But I'm using it as I did MessyDos,
ie with a mountlist entry for MS1:

I cant remember what my mountlist entry is (not surprising really) but if anyone
would like it leave me some e-mail.

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