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   SGI impressario Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

This is one of the Silicon Graphics FAQ series, which consists of:

   SGI admin FAQ - IRIX system administration
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   SGI graphics FAQ - Graphics and user environment customization
   SGI hardware FAQ - Hardware
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Topics covered in this FAQ:
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  -1- What is Impressario?
  -2- What printing solutions are available for IRIX?
  -3- What version of Impressario runs on what OS?
  -4- What should I know before updating to Impressario version 1.2?
  -5- What should I know before upgrading to IRIX 6.2?
  -6- Why are my printer icons now shell script icons?  Why do I no
      longer see printstatus and printpanel?
  -7- Do I need Impressario to print PostScript documents?
  -8- What printers are supported under Impressario?
  -9- What scanners are supported under Impressario?
 -10- What types of image files can Impressario print?
 -11- Can I write my own Impressario printer/scanner device plug-in?
 -12- What happened to the client software option in Impressario 1.2?
 -13- What is the mkbsdpr script (included with Impressario) used for?
 -14- What is the impr_desktop product?
 -15- Why do I need Display PostScript?
 -16- Can I use the serial port for HP printers with Impressario?
 -17- Is the Ikon 10088 parallel interface controller supported by
      Impressario?
 -18- Does Impressario support the HP JetDirect card?
 -19- Why won't my HP PaintJet work with Impressario?

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Subject:    -1- What is Impressario?
Date: 12 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST

 Impressario is a visual printing and scanning environment.  Drivers for
 many popular printers and scanners are provided.  The current WWW pages for
 Impressario are at:

     http://www.sgi.com/Technology/Impressario

 The web pages are extremely out of date...

 PRINTING

 Impressario's printer drivers allow the user to control resolution, paper
 size, double-sided printing, text orientation, etc.  Impressario allows you
 to print many types of files (text and graphics).  See the question "What
 types of image files can Impressario print?" for details.

 Non-PostScript printer drivers utilize an Adobe(r) PostScript(tm) Raster
 Image Processor (RIP) to print image and PostScript files.  For Impressario
 2.0 and higher, this RIP is an extra-cost item.

 Impressario gives you full printer status in a network-transparent manner, so
 you can find out locally or from a remote system when the printer is out of
 toner, out of paper, has a jam, isn't turned on, etc.

 SCANNING

 Impressario also supports scanners.  The Graphical Scan tool allows you to
 scan data from a scanner, file, local or remote workstation display and send
 the data to a printer, file, or workstation display.  The Scanner
 installation tool provides a simple interface for installing and configuring
 scanners on your workstation.

 DEVELOPER'S KIT

 The Impressario Developer's Kit allows application and device plug-in
 developers to create software that fully supports printing and scanning in a
 manner that is consistent with the Impressario architecture.  This software
 is included standard with Impressario 2.0 and higher.

 FONTS

 The Impressario fonts subsystem contains 22 Type 1 PostScript fonts, which
 complement the base 13 fonts provided with Display PostScript. These
 additional fonts provide you with a complete set of industry standard fonts
 used in most PostScript printers.  In addition, these fonts can be used with
 the Display PostScript system to create true WYSIWYG applications.

 IMPRESSARIO 2.X

 Impressario 2.0 and higher is included standard with every SGI workstation
 and server.  In addition to supporting more PostScript printers, the 2.x
 releases provide a Kodak Color Management System interface that allows you to
 calibrate images you scan and print.

 Note that the PostScript RIP provided with Impressario 2.x is an extra-cost
 item not covered by the standard IRIX software license.  The PostScript RIP
 software is required for printing to non-PostScript printers.

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Subject:    -2- What printing solutions are available for IRIX?
Date: 15 Oct 1998 00:00:00 EST

 There are several printing solutions available for IRIX (third-party
 excerpts taken from "http://www.sgi.com/Products/appsdirectory.dir"):

   1. Standard IRIX print spooler

      Adequate for many PostScript printers, handles printing of text,
      PostScript, and IRIS RGB images.

   2. IRIS Impressario; http://www.sgi.com/Technology/Impressario

      Provides support for several printers, handles printing of text,
      PostScript, TIFF, JPEG, IRIS RGB, PhotoCD, and GIF files.
      Includes a PostScript RIP (extra cost) to print to non-
      PostScript printers like the HP LaserJet, DeskJet, and DesignJet
      printers.

   3. ESP Print (Easy Software Products); http://www.easysw.com/print.html

      ESP Print is a collection of over 1200 printer drivers for the
      IRIX, Solaris, and HP-UX operating systems.  ESP Print provides
      transparent printing of text, PostScript, HPGL, GIF, TIFF,
      JPEG/JFIF, IRIS RGB, Sun Raster, PNG, and PhotoCD files to any
      supported printer.  ESP Print supports printers connected
      directly via serial, parallel, SCSI, and network printers as
      well as printers connected to MS Windows and Macintosh
      computers.  ESP Print uses the standard print spooler and is
      compatible with all IRIX and Solaris applications.

   4. FleXprint(tm) (Augrin Software ApS); http://www.augrin.dk

      FleXprint software offers easy printing in the UNIX environment
      with efficient use of PostScript level II printers connected to
      workstations or in network environments. The Motif based GUI is
      adaptive to the printer, reflecting the capabilities and choices
      for that printer. The interface gives full control of options
      for printer, page layout, image appearance and file compression
      to the user. Full functionality is also available through a
      command line interface for smooth system integration. FleXprint
      provides better quality and more speed than any alternative.
      Unique screen-to-printer color mapping with EasyColor secures
      matched and consistent color output.

   5. FullPress(tm) (Xinet); http://www.xinet.com

      FullPress is a fully integrated OPI server that comes with a
      complete set of network applications for high-performance file
      sharing, print spooling (including comprehensive print queue
      management), and OPI server software. FullPress is transparent
      to the Mac user, allowing them to stay in their familiar Mac
      environment. It works with all major layout programs and
      supports all major image formats, including Crosfield Studio
      9000. FullPress reduces network traffic in any prepress
      environement where large image files are being shared over a
      UNIX/Mac network. This advanced Xinet software runs on IRIX 5.x
      and 6.x, and Sun SPARC stations.

   6. Image Proof Printer Drivers (ColorByte Software)

      Image Proof Printer Drivers. With its sate-of-the-art CIE-based
      3-D lookup tables, ColorByte printer drivers provide "Out of the
      Box" results that are untouchable by any other workstation
      solution. Our Motif based interface with complete graphical page
      layout allows for user friendly control, and includes standard
      features like range/gradation spline control, hue compensation
      matrix, multiple image layout, sharpen/smooth, custom color
      table generation, scale, crop, step/repeat and much more. Full
      print spooling support as well as scriptable command line mode.
      All standard file formats are supported, plus optional
      PostScript support with ColorByte's PSrip. "On the Fly" printing
      technology means blazingly fast prints with small RAM/Swap space
      requirements, and each driver is fully networkable. Currently
      supporting: Fuji Pictrography 3000, IRIS Inkjet 3024, 3047,
      4012, Realist (includes SWOP colorspace option), Kodak XL7700,
      XLT7720, XLS8300, XLS8600, Mitsubishi s3600, s6600, Metrum
      Fotoprint 1000, NOVAJET III (Coming Soon!) **Available on SGI
      Workstations running Irix 5.x.**

   7. UNIXimager XL; http://www.oceana.com

      UNIXimager XL is a UNIX� based application for raster file
      printing on SCSI attached Kodak XL/XLT digital printers.
      UNIXimager XL offers a Motif based printer control panel for
      point-and-click control of all printer features including:
      scaling and positioning, image enhancement, color adjustment,
      annotation and reprint. Users have the ability to print their
      files using the graphical user interface (GUI) or from the
      command line. File formats supported include: TIFF, Targa, Sun
      Raster, SGI Image, JFIF, PBMPLUS, Alias Pix, Wavefront RLA, Utah
      RLE.

      Supported printers include: XL 7700, XLT 7720.

   8. PostShop(r) (VIVIDATA); http://www.vividata.com/postshop.html

      PostShop seamlessly integrates with UNIX applications to enable
      PostScript printing to non-PostScript printers, while also
      allowing drag and drop image printing to all supported printers.
      Image rasterizing is done via PhotoRIP TM, a software PostScript
      RIP, using the host CPU's processing power instead of the
      embedded printer controller or a separate, hardware Raster Image
      Processor (RIP) for non-PostScript printers.

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Subject:    -3- What version of Impressario runs on what OS?
Date: 15 Oct 1998 00:00:00 EST

 IRIX      Impressario Version
 --------- --------------------
 3.3.*     Not available
 4.0.*     1.1
 5.0-5.1.* 1.1
 5.2-5.3   1.2
 6.0-6.1   1.2
 6.2       2.0, 2.1, 2.2.2
 6.3       2.1.1, 2.2.3
 6.4       2.1.1, 2.2.4
 6.5       2.2.5

 Impressario 1.0 users should update to version 1.1 or 1.2. Impressario 2.0
 users should update to version 2.1.  If you are under support, your upgrade
 is free.

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Subject:    -4- What should I know before updating to Impressario
               version 1.2?
Date: 18 Aug 1994 00:00:01 EST

 1. If you upgrade a system running IRIX 4.0.* or IRIX 5.1.* to IRIX 5.2 and
    you already have Impressario 1.1 installed then Impressario 1.1
    should continue to work under IRIX 5.2.  However, you should update to
    Impressario 1.2 as soon as possible after any update to IRIX 5.2

 2. Once you upgrade to IRIX 5.2 do not remove Impressario 1.1.  If you
    do, you should re-install the following subsystems from the IRIX 5.2
    distribution CD (for convenience these subsystems are also found on the
    Impressario 1.2 CD -- see the next item):

        print.man.desktop print.man.relnotes print.sw.desktop

 3. When you install Impressario 1.2 you will find that it has the
    following subsystems on the Impressario 1.2 CD:

        print.man.desktop print.man.relnotes print.sw.desktop

    As a minimum, install the default print subsystems (do not mark all the
    print product as 'keep' from inst).  The reason this is done is that the
    inst procedure removes all files associated with Impressario 1.1.
    Some of the Impressario 1.1 files now reside in the print product and
    they will be removed when Impressario 1.2 is installed.  So, the
    print product must be re-installed when Impressario 1.2 is
    installed.  For convenience, the print product is supplied with
    Impressario 1.2 and it will  automatically install the correct print
    product (assuming you do not change the set of software to be installed
    using the inst utility).

    Note that the print product shipped with IRIX 5.2 is version 1.2. The
    print product found on the Impressario 1.2 CD is version 1.2.1.  They
    are both the same.  The higher version number of the print product on the
    Impressario 1.2 CD ensures that they are installed by the inst
    utility when you install Impressario 1.2.

 4. Do not load Impressario 1.1 (client or server software) onto an IRIX
    5.2 system.  There are OS patches in Impressario 1.1 which are not
    necessary for IRIX 5.2.  If Impressario 1.1 is installed on top of
    IRIX 5.2, you should be aware that the following files are replaced, and
    their corresponding IRIX 5.2 subsystems must be reinstalled.

        File name                               Subsystem

        usr/lib/lpsched                         eoe2.sw.lp
        usr/lib/lputil                          eoe2.sw.lp
        usr/lib/print/lptops                    eoe2.sw.lp
        usr/bin/lp                              eoe2.sw.lp
        usr/sbin/mkcentpr                       eoe2.sw.lp
        usr/spool/lp/model/netface              eoe2.sw.lp
        usr/lib/filetype/vadmin/printers.ftr    desktop_eoe.sw.FileTypingRules
        usr/lib/filetype/vadmin/vadmin.ftr      desktop_eoe.sw.FileTypingRules
        usr/etc/rshd                            eoe2.sw.tcp

    IMPORTANT: If you install Impressario 1.1 onto an IRIX 5.2 system you
    absolutely must re-install the above subsystems -- installing
    Impressario 1.2 (the correct version for IRIX 5.2) will not undo or
    replace the OS patches that Impressario 1.1 installed.

    Note: It is not possible to install a single file from a subsystem -- you
    have to install the entire subsystem.

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Subject:    -5- What should I know before upgrading to IRIX 6.2?
Date: 12 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST

 If you are currently using Impressario 1.x, you will need to upgrade to
 Impressario 2.x when you upgrade to IRIX 6.2.  This is because the PostScript
 RIP provided with Impressario 1.x is a COFF executable, and COFF executables
 are not supported by IRIX 6.2.

 Impressario 2.0 and higher is included standard with IRIX 6.2 and higher. In
 addition to supporting more PostScript printers, the 2.x releases provide a
 Kodak Color Management System interface that allows you to calibrate images
 you scan and print.

 Note that the PostScript RIP provided with Impressario 2.x is an extra-cost
 item not covered by the standard IRIX software license.  The PostScript RIP
 software is required for printing to non-PostScript printers.  If you
 currently have a support contract with SGI and already have Impressario 1.x
 you can get the RIP license "free" from SGI.


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Subject:    -6- Why are my printer icons now shell script icons?  Why do
               I no longer see printstatus and printpanel?
Date: 18 Aug 1994 00:00:01 EST

 You probably updated to IRIX 5.2 and then removed Impressario 1.1. If
 you did this, re-install the "print" product from the IRIX 5.2 distribution
 CD.  The sub-systems are:

     print.man.desktop
     print.man.relnotes
     print.sw.desktop

 See the related question "What should I know before updating to
 Impressario version 1.2?".

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Subject:    -7- Do I need Impressario to print PostScript documents?
Date: 12 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST

 IRIX includes a "Generic PostScript" device plug-in.  This device plug-in
 will convert ISO text files and RGB image files to monochrome PostScript and
 send the PostScript file to your printer (which must be able to process
 PostScript files).  You can install the Generic PostScript Device Plug-In
 using the Printer Manager.

 Starting with IRIX 6.2, all Impressario PostScript drivers are provided
 free.

 If you have a non-PostScript printer, you need to buy Impressario or one of
 the third party software packages to print PostScript files to your printer;
 or you may wish to investigate Ghostscript at
 <http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/index.html> as a possible free solution.

 See the related question "What printing packages are available for IRIX?".

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Subject:    -8- What printers are supported under Impressario?
Date: 12 Jun 1997 17:15:00 EST

 The following is a list of printers supported by the various versions of
 Impressario.  If you don't see your printer listed here, see "What printing
 solutions are available for IRIX?" above.

 IMPRESSARIO 1.1 (from the Impressario release notes):

     Apple LaserWriter Plus, II, IINT, IINTX, IIf, and IIg [1, 2]
     Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 500C, 550C, and PaintJet XL300
     Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIP, IIP+, III, IIIP, and 4 [3, 4]

 IMPRESSARIO 1.2:

     Apple LaserWriter Plus, II, IINT, IINTX, IIf, and IIg [1, 2]
     Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 500C, 550C, and PaintJet XL300
     Hewlett-Packard DesignJet 650C [3]
     Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIP, IIP+, III, IIIP, 4, 4P and 4L [3, 4]

 IMPRESSARIO 2.0:

     Apple LaserWriter Plus, II, IINT, IINTX, IIf, and IIg [1, 2]
     Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 500C, 550C, 560C, 600C, 660C, 850C, 855C
     Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 1200C, 1600C
     Hewlett-Packard PaintJet XL300
     Hewlett-Packard DesignJet 650C, 750C.
     Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIP, IIP+, III, IIIP, 4, 4P, 4L, 5L [3, 4]
     Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4Plus, 4V, 4Si, 5P, 5Si [3, 5]
     EPSON Color Stylus, Color Stylus Pro, Color Stylus Pro XL [3]
     Lexmark Optra L, Lx, Lxi, R, Rx [5]
     Genicom 7910, 7912 and 7916 [5]

 IMPRESSARIO 2.1, 2.1.1:

     Apple LaserWriter Plus, II, IINT, IINTX, IIf, and IIg [1, 2]
     Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 500C, 550C, 560C, 600C, 660C, 850C, 855C
     Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 1200C, 1600C
     Hewlett-Packard PaintJet XL300
     Hewlett-Packard DesignJet 650C, 750C.
     Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIP, IIP+, III, IIIP, 4, 4P, 4L, 5L [3, 4]
     Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4Plus, 4V, 4Si, 5P, 5Si [3, 5]
     EPSON Color Stylus, Color Stylus Pro, Color Stylus Pro XL [3]
     Lexmark Optra L, Lx, Lxi, R, Rx [5]
     Genicom 7910, 7912 and 7916 [5]

 NOTES

     1 - All Apple LaserWriter printers must be connected to system using a
         serial port.  All Hewlett-Packard printers must be connected to the
         system using a builtin parallel port.
     2 - Apple LaserWriter IIf printers with less than 4 Mbytes of memory are
         not supported.
     3 - HP LaserJet printers require a minimum of 1.5MB for 300 DPI
         printing and 4MB for 600 DPI printing.
     4 - Parallel only.
     5 - Parallel or HP JetDirect.

 THIRD PARTY DRIVERS THAT USE IMPRESSARIO

     1. Genicom - http://www.genicom.com

        Drivers for Genicom printers.

     2. GW Hannaway & Associates - http://www.gwha.com

        Drivers for Kodak XL7700, XLT7720, XLS8300, XLS8600, DS8650,
        Fujix Pictrography 3000, Mitsubishi S3600, S6600

     3. Torque Systems - http://www.torque.com

        Drivers for Calcomp 68000GA, TechJET plotters, HP DesignJet 650C,
        750C, ENCAD NovaJet II, III, Pro, RasterGraphics 5400, Xerox
        ColorGrafX 8900, IRIS 3024, 3047, 4012, Canon CLC copies.

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Subject:    -9- What scanners are supported under Impressario?
Date: 12 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST

 IMPRESSARIO 1.1 (from the Impressario release notes):

     Hewlett-Packard ScanJet IIc
     Ricoh FS1
     MicroTek ScanMaker 600 ZS
     Sharp JX 320
     Epson GT 6000 [1]

 IMPRESSARIO 1.2:

     Hewlett-Packard ScanJet IIc and IIcx
     Ricoh FS1
     MicroTek ScanMaker 600 ZS
     Sharp JX 320
     Epson GT 6000 [1]

 IMPRESSARIO 2.0:

     Hewlett-Packard ScanJet IIc, IIcx, 3C, and 4C
     Ricoh FS1 and FS2
     Sharp JX 320, JX 325, JX 330, JX 600, and JX 610

 IMPRESSARIO 2.1, 2.1.1:

     Hewlett-Packard ScanJet IIc, IIcx, 3C, and 4C
     Ricoh FS1 and FS2
     Sharp JX 320, JX 325, JX 330, JX 600, and JX 610

 NOTES:

     1 - The Epson GT-6000 cannot scan more than 4096 dots per scan line.
         Thus, at higher resolutions, it might not be possible to scan all of
         the scannable area.

 THIRD PARTY DRIVERS THAT USE IMPRESSARIO

     1. Easy Software Products - http://www.easysw.com

        Driver for Canon CJ-10/CLC-10 with SS-IPU.

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Subject:   -10- What types of image files can Impressario print?
Date: 12 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST

 All versions of Impressario support IRIS RGB image files, RGB and RGBA, color
 and grayscale, compressed and uncompressed.

 Starting with Impressario 1.2, direct printing of JPEG/JFIF, PhotoCD, TIFF
 6.0, GIF 87a and 89a, and FIT images are supported.  In addition both ASCII
 and binary PPM, PGM and PBM images can be directly printed.  Finally,
 Impressario 1.2 adds support for IRIS RGB files with 16 bits per channel, in
 all formats.

 Starting with Impressario 2.1, direct printing of Portable Network Graphics
 (PNG) files is supported (this is part of the ImageVision 3.x software).

 More file formats can be added to Impressario quickly and easily, without
 knowing anything about PostScript or printer device plug-ins.  See the
 Impressario Developer's Guide or the Indigo Magic Integration Guide for more
 details.  Every new file conversion filter is automatically available to all
 printers, so that file conversion filters need only be written once for all
 uses.

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Subject:   -11- Can I write my own Impressario printer/scanner device
               plug-in?
Date: 12 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST

 Yes.  You will need the Impressario Developer's Kit.  This software is an
 optional product prior to Impressario 2.0, and is included standard with
 Impressario 2.0 and higher.

 From the Impressario 1.2 release notes:

 The Impressario Developer's Kit allows application and device plug-in
 developers to create software that fully supports printing and scanning in a
 manner that is consistent with the Impressario architecture.

 A full developer's template for both scanner and printer device plug-ins
 along with a complete developer's manual are included. Starting in
 Impressario 1.2, the manual is supplied in both paper and online Insight
 format.

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Subject:   -12- What happened to the client software option in
               Impressario 1.2?
Date: 12 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST

 Impressario versions 1.0 and 1.1 were sold in two packages: client
 and server. The server software contained filters and device plug-ins
 for sending print jobs to a printer connected directly to a host
 workstation.  The server software was installed on the system that
 had the printer physically attached to it.  The Client software
 provided a graphical interfaces to the printing and scanning
 software.  The client software was installed on systems that would
 access the Impressario print server via a network connection.

 Starting with Impressario version 1.2 and IRIX 5.2, the client
 product has been obsoleted.  The graphical interfaces to printing now
 ship as part of IRIX 5.2 and later, so any SGI system can now be an
 Impressario client.  If your clients are all running IRIX 5.2 or
 later, you need only install Impressario Server on the system that
 has the printer or scanner physically attached to it.

 Prior to IRIX 6.2, scanner support, imprint, and psroff were not bundled;
 they were still part of Impressario Server.  IRIX 6.2 and higher includes
 both the client and server software as a standard part of the operating
 system (the PostScript RIP required for non-PostScript printers is still
 licensed separately).

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Subject:   -13- What is the mkbsdpr script (included with Impressario)
               used for?
Date: 18 Aug 1994 00:00:01 EST

 Background:

 There are two common print spoolers in use with Unix systems:

     The lp spooler.
     The lpr spooler.

 SGI uses the lp spooler.  If you wish to use a printer on a remote system
 that uses the lpr spooler then you need a way to submit print jobs to it.
 SGI does supply the lpr spooler software (it is in the subsystem eoe2.sw.lpr
 and is not loaded by default).

 If you wish to use an lpr printer (which would be on another system on your
 network) then you should install the lpr spooler subsystem and configure it
 (see the lpr(1) and printcap(4) man pages for details).  At this point you
 could print to the lpr printer using the lpr(1) command.  However, you might
 also want to print from the Indigo Magic environment or from an application
 that only prints to the lp spooler.  The way to do this is set up an lp
 printer queue that forwards all of its print requests to the lpr spooler
 (which is what mkbsdpr does):

 From the mkbsdpr(1M) man page:

      mkbsdpr registers a BSD spooling system printer with the System V
      spooling system. This provides the ability to submit a print job via
      System V and have that job printed on a BSD based printer.

      mkbsdpr creates a System V printer interface program to communicate with
      a BSD print spooler. This interface program will normally keep a log of
      its activities in the file /var/spool/lp/log.  The -l option causes the
      interface program to keep its log in
      /var/spool/lp/etc/log/lp_printer-log instead.  The -v option causes the
      interface program to keep a more verbose log.

      mkbsdpr only provides connectivity from the System V print spooler to
      BSD print spooler. The program cannot be used for installing or
      registering a local BSD printer.

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Subject:   -14- What is the impr_desktop product?
Date: 18 Aug 1994 00:00:01 EST

 This is the Impressario printer client software that was shipped with IRIX
 5.1.* systems.

 Starting with IRIX 5.2 it has been renamed to "print".  The new product
 subsystems are:

   print.man.desktop
   print.man.relnotes
   print.sw.desktop

 Note that with Impressario version 1.2 a version of the "print" software is
 included on the Impressario CD.  See the related question "What should I know
 before updating to Impressario version 1.2?" for details.

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Subject:   -15- Why do I need Display PostScript?
Date: 21 Mar 1994 00:00:01 EST

 Impressario requires the Display PostScript software.  All SGI systems that
 were delivered from the factory with IRIX 4.0.* or higher include Display
 PostScript.

 Systems delivered with an IRIX release earlier then 4.0.* did not include
 Display PostScript.  In addition, the 4.0.* update to these systems did not
 include Display PostScript (requiring 4.0.* upgrade users to purchase Display
 PostScript).  This has changed: all IRIX 5.2 updates will include Display
 PostScript.

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Subject:   -16- Can I use the serial port for HP printers with
               Impressario?
Date: 12 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST

 No.  Only builtin parallel ports (and in some cases, an HP JetDirect
 interface) can be used.  Note that some older SGI systems do not have a
 builtin parallel port.

 The hinv(1M) command can be used to see if the system has a parallel
 port.

 Also, the 8-pin "serial" port on newer HP printers is *not* compatible with
 any SGI workstation or server.  The port is used for LocalTalk connections to
 Macintosh computers.

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Subject:   -17- Is the Ikon 10088 parallel interface controller
               supported by Impressario?
Date: 21 Mar 1994 00:00:01 EST

 No. The Ikon board is not supported.

 Note: The Ikon 10088 parallel interface controller is an optional VME board
 that provides a parallel port for older systems that do not have a built-in
 parallel port.

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Subject:   -18- Does Impressario support the HP JetDirect card?
Date: 12 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST

 If you're running Impressario 2.0 or later, the answer is yes.  Versions
 prior to 2.0 do not support the JetDirect card.

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Subject:   -19- Why won't my HP PaintJet work with Impressario?
Date: 21 Mar 1994 00:00:01 EST

 Impressario supports the HP PaintJet XL300.  The PaintJet (a different
 printer) is not supported.

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