In article <332CEA1C.5556 at cc.huji.ac.il>,
Andrei Kirillov <andreyk at cc.huji.ac.il> wrote:
>Actually it started as a GCG-related question...
>>Is there a Unix program to print PostScript files directly from
>the host Unix machine to the PostScript printer connected to the PC?
>It is a local printer connected to LPT1 port on our PC,
>not a network printer.
>And we use Telnet client under DOS or MS-Windows
>to access Unix box (Irix 5.3) from our PC.
>> Briefly, I need something with a syntax:
>%PSfile_printing_program PSfile_to_be_printed
> to easily print GCG graphical output saved in a PostScript file.
It is possible to set up a PC as a proper UNIX printing host. You
need to run an lp daemon on your PC. If you are running Windows NT,
you don't need any extra software - NT can act as a UNIX print
server. Otherwise you will need to get an lpd program for your PC.
These are available on the net, with a bit of hunting.
You then need to get the system administrator of the IRIX machine to
set up a print queue for your printer. Once that is done, you can use
the standard IRIX lp command to print to it.
Tim.
