Re: [NTLK] Partial Success going from Notes to PDF

From: Ed Miller <cmdrguard_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue Jul 29 2008 - 19:54:06 EDT

Hmmm. Any mac developers out there familiar with USB Prober? Will this
software allow me to dump the data coming out of my keyspan
serial-to-USB converter?

On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 7:25 PM, Ed Miller <cmdrguard@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hah, excellent. I see there is a PCLviewer for the mac
> (http://openpcl.sourceforge.net/). Well then, I guess all that's need
> for mac users is some software to receive the PCL data through USB.
> Nothing immediately comes out from google.
>
> Does anyone know of software that can get this done?
>
>
>
>
>> Install Apple's Print-Pack on the Newton/eMate for its HP LaserJet Print
>> option, then print the graphics Note over a serial cable to a PC running
>> SoftPrintPack set to Print-to File (HP LaserJet driver). The file is a PCL
>> file which can be opened with a PCL viewer e.g. VisualPCL. I use this a lot,
>> it takes only a few seconds. More details here:
>> http://www.old-sock.co.uk/fleXYlog.pdf, page 38.
>> Works on PCs with W95, W98, W2000, XP.
>> I tried SoftprintPack.exe on a Linux box running 'wine' but it didn't work.
>> (I'm out of touch with macs).
>>
>> BobR.
>>
>

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