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Re: A spooling (?) question
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Richard Corn <[log in to unmask]>
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Richard Corn <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 30 Jul 1997 22:17:14 GMT
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In article <v0311071baffed53d9b10@[199.245.241.61]>, [log in to unmask] says...
>
>Mike Gabriel <[log in to unmask]> wrote some interesting comments
>about spooling that brought to mind an ancient topic that comes up every
>now and then (and that perhaps has been solved).
>
>Is there any way (via a spooler utility, hardware, or whatever) to
>"motivate" a LINE printer to always begin a listing on an even (or, for
>that matter, on an odd) page?  The idea is that EVERY listing would then
>have its first page "on top".
>
>Yes, I know: Most of us are using fantastic Apple Color LaserWriters and
>such nowadays, which are page-oriented and produce amazing output.  But
>there are quite a few line-printer users also.  One type of printer does
>not exclude the other (at least not quite yet).
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
>
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I am not aware of this capability in any HP printer or software. It would
require the printer to understand where the "fold" is in the paper and
then support control sequences to cause the printer to perform operations
relative to the fold. Don't think that has been done on any HP printer or
any other that I have seen...
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