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TOPS

Release date:

Friday, 18 February, 1994

License:

Freeware

Interface:

Italiano

Authors/Port authors:

Rich Chernock

This is an OS/2 program which will convert an image file to postscript and pass it to a printer. Formats handled are: TIFF (8 or 24bpp), Targa (8, 16, 24 or 32 bpp), BMP (8 or 24bpp), PCX and VID. Currently, the program is hardwired to LPT1.

This software is distributed as compressed package. You have to download and manually install it; if prerequisites are required, you will have to manually install them too.

Manual installation

Program is distributed as ZIP package: download to temporary directory and unpack to destination folder. See below for download link(s).

Following ones are the download links for manual installation:

TOPS (18/2/1994, Rich Chernock)	Readme/What's new	TOPS - fast postscript printing from image files Usage: TOPS Fname {size} {/F} Where Fname is the name of the image file (see below) size is an optional interger value for the max dimension of the print /F specifies producing a postscript file (extension .PS) This is an OS/2 (V2+) program which will convert an image file to postscript and pass it to a printer. Formats handled are: TIFF (8 or 24bpp), Targa (8, 16, 24 or 32 bpp), BMP (8 or 24bpp), PCX and VID. Currently, the program is hardwired to LPT1. The conversion of the image file to PS and pouring it to the spooler usually occurs within a minute or so - the final print speed depends upon how fast your printer can accept and process PS data. While the program handles the images I've thrown at it, there may be some remaining bugs. If you find some, let me know. Discussion in: Compuserve DAP Private Forum OS2DF2 Section 14. Rich Chernock
hobbes.os-2.in/download/os2/util-12/printer-4/TOPS_1994-02-18.zip