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General Guidelines:

1. Make sure you use ghostview or xdvi to preview your documents (UNIX). You can get more information by typing:

   man ghostview or man xdvi

   and reading the man page
   
   

2. Print your PostScript files using the two-sided page option, -Zduplex (when possible):

   lpr -Pprinter_name -Zduplex file_name.ps

   Example: lpr -Podum -Zduplex foo.ps

   where foo.ps is the file to be printed. To simplify the command, you can include the following command in your .cshrc file:

   alias lpr2 "lpr -Podum"

3. For programming code or any other type of text file that may not require "pretty" printing, you can first convert it to a PostScript file with a two-column format, then use the option outlined in (2). This procedure reduces the cost by 400%. The following command sequence is used:
   
   
   • enscript -p foo.ps -2rG foo.c

     WARNING: THE enscript COMMAND DOES NOT APPLY TO PostScript FILES, MEANING THAT THE INPUT (i.e. foo.c) FILE CAN NOT BE A POSTSCRIPT FILE.

   • ghostview foo.ps (view the file)
   • lpr -Podum foo.ps (or lpr2 foo.ps if you have the corresponding alias)

   In here, foo.ps is the output file (PostScript) (to be printed) and foo.c is the text or ASCII file (input file to be enscripted).

4. For large jobs use acme. Refer to the section Acme printing
   
   
5. There is also a color printer, lula. This color printer is very expensive and costly to operate. Please only print essential color documents on that printer. We will be keeping track of every job printed there. All the printers will be mountable from NT machines as \\ratbert\printername. Use the command:

   lpr -Plula foo.ps

No Copies

The laser printers should NEVER be used as a copier. Only print one copy of a document. Use a photocopier to make multiple copies. If you have an image in your document which will not reproduce well when photocopying, print multiple copies of that page only, and photocopy the rest.

400 Page Limit

Print quotas will be reset quarterly to 400 pages for the B&W printers, and 50 pages for the color printer. The 400 page quota is for all the B&W printers combined, not per printer. Please limit your printing accordingly. We realize that there will be an increase when working on qualifiers and theses, but please print as little as possible. If your printing becomes excessive, you will automatically receive a warning message. Your advisor will also receive a copy of this message. These warnings do not constitute a threat, but serve as a reminder to keep your printing down. Extreme or abusive cases will be handled individually.

Acme -- Using your Prism Account

The command prnt exists on the DSP network and on the Office of Information Technology's (OIT) acme system. Every student has an account on acme and access to the printers available in the Rich building. We ask that you make use of these printers whenever possible, especially when printing large documents like drafts of your thesis. There are a number of printers supported by prnt and they have a variety of options. You can even print DVI files directly to their Xerox printers. Printouts can be made double-sided, stapled, or with holes for notebooks. These are ideal for rough drafts. There are also postscript printers available. For more information, please refer to the man page in acme.