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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: PostScript printer to /dev/tty01
Date: 20 Feb 1995 19:37:24 -0000
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SHIH@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU wrote:
: Hi there,

: I am using FreeBSD 2.0.
: I have a PostScript printer attached to /dev/tty01.
: I want to test it. So I tried
:       cat name-of-a-PS-file > /dev/tty01
: I thought it should work. But it didn't. Am I wrong?

: Is there any other easy way to test the printer
: attached to /dev/tty01?

This should work.... I think.
make sure that both ends have the same bits/parity - ie 8bits no parity one
stop bit.  You probably want to work with ttyi01 to set these (man sio).


--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>

Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....