This volume30 comp.sources.misc utility optimizes compression for graphics in PCL. It operates directly on PCL data. Written by Tony Parkhurst of HP - San Diego when the LaserJet IIISi, DeskJet 500 C, and PaintJet XL were current. Perhaps someone would like to graft in the type-9 compression and decompression that is current on most HP printers? To be fair, my printer is pretty slow with plaintext, too... so I may have some lpt0 driver mismatch problems. The printer is PnP and not being probed past the port. Maybe it'd run better polled than IRQ driven. OTOH, that's deeper than I want to take time to go at present. As much as possible, I'm a paperless person, anyways. Yet my year-old printer *does* support the 4 compression methods that this port uses for its optimization, and it'll likey demo techniques for something really good. Fix: Make the port. How-To-Repeat: Make the port.
In message <199708121120.FAA06554@home.gtcs.com> bgingery@gtcs.com writes: : This volume30 comp.sources.misc utility optimizes compression : for graphics in PCL. It operates directly on PCL data. Written : by Tony Parkhurst of HP - San Diego when the LaserJet IIISi, : DeskJet 500 C, and PaintJet XL were current. Got a URL? Warner
State Changed From-To: open->closed This has been around for a long time and nobody has stepped up to the plate. If you would like to create the port I would be happy to commit it for you, otherwise considering its current dormant state nothing will happen. :(