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Subject: Re: [9fans] lp server
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:33:10 -0400
From: john@csplan9.rit.edu
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> I am no expert with ghostscript, however it appears there is a driver f=
or
> the Okidata Microline 320. Postscript can be interpreted by ghostscript=
 on
> plan9 and a bitmap of the page is then sent to the printer (rather than=
 ASCII text).
>=20
> http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=3DOkidata-ML_320
>=20
> Printing via ghostscript works - I use a cannon bubblejet printer on
> plan9, but is it worth the effort supporting such an old printer when
> bubblejets are so cheap these days?
>=20
> this is my bubblejet devices entry:
> 	canonbjc240l - - /dev/lpt1data - gs!bjc600+nohead generic nospool - - =
- -
>=20
> -Steve

Okay, so it seems I need to recompile ghostscript to get that working... =
ahh, a
journey of discovery!
The reason I have the dot matrix is that it's so fun =E2=98=BA Hard to be=
at accordion
paper and that dot-matrix screech!

John