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- From: marcr@studsys.mscs.mu.edu (Marc Rassbach)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.sys5.r4,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit
- Subject: Re: Problem with lp. Got me stumped. (email, I'll sum)
- Date: 31 Dec 1992 16:20:06 GMT
- Organization: Marquette University - Department MSCS
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- In article <1hudovINN9h9@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us> mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst) writes:
- >>'munged' aka the 1 refuses to print in one of the fonts, the y
- >>and other characters in another, ad nausium.
- >
- >Yep, I've seen this one. The only difference was that the soft fonts
- >were part of the output of a DVI->LaserJet converter.
- >
- >The problem is that Esix's parallel port driver is terminally broken.
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- If this is the case, then why does cat tested > /dev/lp1 work?
-
- I would assume if the driver is broke, it should be broke if you cat to
- the port OR you use lp to talk to the port.
-
- --
- Marc Rassbach marcr@studsys.mscs.mu.edu If you take my advice, that
- MS-DOS - it's not marc@milestn.mil.wi.us is your problem, not mine!
- my problem! If it was said on UseNet, it must be true.
- Unix - It's a nice place to live, but you don't want to visit there.
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