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Re: Word 5.1



On 20 Feb 1996, Stephen P Lee wrote:

> I wish to install MacWord 5.1 in Executor for Linux 1.99q. The installing
> program kept reminding me that '/' was damaged and to switch to another
> disk. I gave-up on this and manually unpacked the files using unstuffit. 
> Word5.1 now works but printing is a problem. I have Linux setup to print
> with lpr using the APS filter to handle postscript output. In

Therein lies your problem.  APS or a2ps or enscript or similar are 
programs designed to convert ASCII documents to Postscript.  When you 
print from Word 5.1 under executor, I wouldn't be surprised to learn you 
told it all about your postscript printer, so it is printing postscript 
code, which APS thinks is an ASCII document and tries to translate into 
Postscript.  So, you get a few pages of courier-font Postscript code, instead
of your document...
						Simon

Simon Galton - galtons@candu.aecl.ca | I thought I saw Heisenberg this morning,
Atomic Energy of Canada, ITS Dept.   | but I'm not certain...
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