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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:STAR::VATNE
Created:Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3726
Total number of notes:19516

2555.0. "LCG01 support now?" by FRSTSC::ERLEMANN (Bedman strikes back) Mon Apr 02 1990 10:22

    Hi,
    
    already discussed in previous note #761 (DECWINDOWS SUPPORTS LCG01??).
    This note was from 10-MAY-1989.
    
    The content of it was that the LCG01 printer isn't supported for
    DECwindows. Is there perhaps something new to mention (cause this
    topic is quite old)?
    
    I have a customer who claims about this ("if this expensive printer
    isn't supported under DECwindows, Digital will have serious problems
    with us...").
    
    Please now, are there any official statements?
    
    Many thanx in advance
    
    	<>Armin<>
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2555.1define "Not Supported"GSRC::WESTVariables don&#039;t, Constants aren&#039;tMon Apr 02 1990 13:4425
  When I hear statements like "Printer X is not supported under DECwindows" I
tend to cringe.

  One needs to define exactly what they mean by "Not Supported".  I wrote a
scree print/capture program that captures the screen or just a portion of the
screen and convert the image data into color SIXEL.  I then print the SIXEL
file to the LCG01 with no problems, it works just fine.  Now the LCG01 may
be limited but it does work.  It's not intended for text use, such as program
listing, but you could use it for that purpose (it would be very slooow).

  The LCG01 printer understands ascii text, SIXEL, ReGis, Gidis, and
Naplps (sp).  This printer can produce 224 colors.  I do not know the specs
for the LJ250, but I hear that it's better than the LCG01.

  The first thing a customer should do is define exactly (or as close to
as possible) the printing requirements needed.  Then based on those
requirements, a suitable printer or printers can be suggested.

  It is in my opionion and experience that the LCG01 *IS* supported under
DECwindows for the fact that this printer can understand SIXEL which is
one of the output options from the Session Manager's Print Screen option.

					-=> Jim <=-
2555.2Sure canPACKER::JOHNMon Apr 02 1990 13:5213
    You CAN print to a LCG01!!! Do the same ting as printing to the LJ250
    
    As noted in the prev. note the lcg01 print sixel just like the LJ250.
    
    I have one and use it from time to time however I find the LJ250
    easyer and less costly to run
    
    
    (still waiting for a DEC COLOR POST SCRIPT PRINTER)
    
    
    Note both the LCG01 and the LJ250 are 180 DPI printers
2555.3Just because something works doesn't mean that it's supportedANVIL::BUEHLEREvery day the same thing; Evolve, evolve, evolveSun Apr 29 1990 16:0611
>  It is in my opionion and experience that the LCG01 *IS* supported under
>DECwindows for the fact that this printer can understand SIXEL which is
>one of the output options from the Session Manager's Print Screen option.

  Support is not a statement of fact, it is a statement of intent.  When a
device is supported, it means that the supporting entity has made a commitment
to get the device to work to some level of capabilities consistent with the
product that's supposed to work with it.  In this case, 'device' is the LCG01
and 'product' is DECwindows.

John