Configuring a Printer to Write a PostScript File

Configuring a Printer to Write a PostScript

Windows Operating System

Click on the following link: Print Drivers -- Instructions for Downloading from Adobe.
This brings you to a page on Adobe's web site.
- Scroll down this list until you find: Adobe Universal PostScript Windows Driver Installer (for Windows 95, 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, Windows NT 4.0, and 2000) - English
- Click on Download from this page.
Run this executable.The installer will insall the latest version of the AdobePS Driver for each supported platform.
Now, using the link below, download the Agfa drivers.
Win98 (file: Agfa-Win95.zip)
Unzip the Agfa print drivers and add a new local printer choosing the Agfa-ACCUSET 1000SF v52.3 driver and setting the destination to be "file".
The only change you'll need to make for the Agfa driver is to go into the Advanced Postscript options and turn off the "send control-D" before or after sending the page (it is not necessary for this command to exist in the postscript file, and it causes problems in some RIPs).
When you print to your new printer, it will prompt you for a file name. This will be your postscript file, and the name should end in either .ps or .prn.
If you have the full version of Adobe Acrobat, you can test your postscript by distilling it to create a PDF file.

MacIntosh Operating System

Download the Agfa drivers.Agfa (file: agfa_sit.hqx).
This file should be expanded to your desktop automatically. If not, you will need a program such as Aladdin Stuffit Expander to uncompress the file.
Contained in this file are the Agfa Print drivers. Locate the driver called: AGFA AccuSetSF v.52.3
Copy this file into your Printer Descriptions folder which can usually be found: Macintosh HD/System Folder/Extensions/Printer Descriptions
You should now be able to select this printer description when you are ready to create your postscript files.