Comments on: Printing from the Command Line http://www.mcelhearn.com/2004/12/08/printing-from-the-command-line/ Writings about more than just Macs, by Kirk McElhearn Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:45:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: roualt717 http://www.mcelhearn.com/2004/12/08/printing-from-the-command-line/#comment-221 roualt717 Fri, 17 Dec 2004 23:23:36 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=76#comment-221 The file that I'm sending is a PCL3 printer file, in binary I believe. So it looks like gibberish in a text editor. It's meant to be sent directly to the printer. I'll try the "lp" command and see if it works. My other printer is a Laserjet 4m connected via Appletalk. It prints very slowly from the Mac, which is why I continue to use the Amiga for text printing on the laser. The Amiga prints Postscript text files to the laser some six times faster than the Mac. Graphic images are slower of course. Thanks, Dave The file that I’m sending is a PCL3 printer file, in binary I believe. So
it looks like gibberish in a text editor. It’s meant to be sent directly to
the printer.
I’ll try the "lp" command and see if it works.

My other printer is a Laserjet 4m connected via Appletalk. It prints very
slowly from the Mac, which is why I continue to use the Amiga for text
printing on the laser. The Amiga prints Postscript text files to the laser
some six times faster than the Mac. Graphic images are slower of
course.

Thanks,

Dave

]]> By: d1taylor http://www.mcelhearn.com/2004/12/08/printing-from-the-command-line/#comment-234 d1taylor Wed, 08 Dec 2004 19:07:35 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=76#comment-234 Additionally, if you have an Appletalk printer, as I do (it's an HP Laserjet 2100TN, before you assume that it's some ten year old clunker!) then there are some nice command line utilities for these too. The first is the oddly named "at_cho_prn" which lets you choose a default AppleTalk printer. You can use "atprint" to actually print using AppleTalk. Hope that helps!<p>---<br>You've got questions? I've got answers: Ask Dave Taylor! Additionally, if you have an Appletalk printer, as I do (it’s an HP Laserjet
2100TN, before you assume that it’s some ten year old clunker!) then there
are some nice command line utilities for these too. The first is the oddly
named “at_cho_prn” which lets you choose a default AppleTalk
printer. You can use “atprint” to actually print using AppleTalk. Hope
that helps!

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You’ve got questions? I’ve got answers: Ask Dave Taylor!

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