On Tue, 12 Oct 1999, me.... wrote:
>
> Bob Drzyzgula wrote:
>
> > Without that NeWSprint code (which was expensive and nearly impossible to
> > install correctly, as I recall), the SPARCprinter is a pretty crappy
> > printer. I'm not sure, there may be support for it in recent versions of
> > Ghostscript. If there isn't, there won't be much you can do with it AFAIK.
>
> i use a sparcprinter driven by the LPVI driver from sun with
> Ghostscript 5.50... it works WONDERFULLY! and on Solaris 2.6....
>
Keyword there is Solaris 2.6... being proprietary its usability under
Linux (which would be ultimately preferable) is nil. However, I take it
that it will work under SunOS? Gives me more incentive to start looking
for a copy of 4.1.4 for my LX.
> i cram 100-200 pages through it a DAY!.... never had a problem.
>
Now here's a question... it needs the LPVI driver, card, etc. to do the
PostScript... what if one desires to do simple text? Does the printer
simply lack any capabilities for doing such things?
Thanks.
>
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