Re: [9fans] Need help setting up MacPro to prepare ps files for printing on HP PCL 3 printer (HP 6480)

2014-04-30 Thread Thomas
Thanks, Jeff I didn't know about "open". Both preview and the OS X lp command allow printing of the ps file. -Tom On Apr 28, 2014, at 12:55 PM, Jeff Sickel wrote: > Thomas, > > You should be able to use one of several options: > > open plotfile.ps

Re: [9fans] Need help setting up MacPro to prepare ps files for printing on HP PCL 3 printer (HP 6480)

2014-04-28 Thread Thomas
Following Steve's lead, I found this works : 9 grap plotfile | 9 pic | 9troff -mm | 9 tr2post > plotfile.ps lp plotfile.ps The OS X lp does not convert postscript. As far as I can see there is no plan9 lp. Thanks, Steve -Tom On Apr 24, 2014, at 2:24 PM, Steve Simon wrote: > I am no p9p

[9fans] Need help setting up MacPro to prepare ps files for printing on HP PCL 3 printer (HP 6480)

2014-04-24 Thread Thomas
I use p9p to create plots in the usual plan9 way, and I can view them with proof. For example in p9p, 9 grap plotfile | 9 pic | 9 troff -mm |proof produces the expected plot result. But, I have not been able to find gs or other translator to use to print the result on my HP PCL 3 printer (H

Re: [9fans] Logitech m310 mouse issues

2012-12-10 Thread Thomas Cenova
On Friday, December 7, 2012 7:37:45 AM UTC-5, Richard Miller wrote: > I think the problem may be incorrect handling of the default "boot protocol" > > for the usb mouse. If so, I have a new kernel which should fix it. Please > > could you try this: > > > > 1. Download http://plan9.bell-labs.

Re: [9fans] Sad News

2011-10-13 Thread Thomas
I remember his giving a talk about 5 years ago at the time of his retirement from Bell Labs. He was delighted that he was now a contract employee and no longer had to fill out a certain form annually and answer a question something like: "What have you done for Bell Labs this year?" Free at l

Re: [9fans] in ed, how to do i do this?

2011-06-19 Thread Thomas
As a guy who first read the book around 40 years ago, I can endorse the recommendation. -tom On Jun 17, 2011, at 9:05 PM, Rob Pike wrote: > As the guy who literally wrote the book on this, please may I > recommend some offline reading? > > -rob >

[9fans] plan9 as a dedicated remote file server

2011-04-05 Thread Thomas
I want to set up a dedicated remote plan9 system to periodically check mail and print parts of emails from certain senders. I think I see how to do this using rc. I'm not sure about a restart after a power restoration. Do I have to modify the kernel to provide for a fixed user and root, inste

Re: [9fans] de-duplication/archival software

2010-10-15 Thread Thomas Östreicher
me > details on this if you remember? Do you mean epitome? Homepage: http://www.peereboom.us/epitome/ Man page: http://www.peereboom.us/epitome/man/epitome.1.html - thomas

Re: [9fans] Binary File split

2010-05-10 Thread Derek Thomas
> > split -b Considered Harmful. > > Just curious having not heard of split before, what's the purpose of > it as-is? :) Do you mean what's it's use? I'm no unix (or Plan 9) elder, but I think it's a file-based implementation of what some text editors call folding. Not a trivial function. Be

Re: [9fans] How to set up network?

2009-06-15 Thread Sean Thomas Caron
Hi Angelo, You need to configure some DNS servers in e.g. /lib/ndb/local. I have some notes on setting up a standalone Plan 9 CPU and file server at the following URL: http://wildflower.diablonet.net/~scaron/p9setup.html It sounds like you're just trying to set up a terminal so this won't