PCL 3/5 printer died; did I slit my throat?

[Mike Schwartz]

> I was in the midst of printing 1099 forms from my OSR6 server, using
filePro
> output involving some subtle PCL3 coding (courtesy of Jim
> Asman) to make the printed text properly nestle in the boxes of the IRS-
> designed forms one obtains from any stationer.
> 
> Of a sudden, my HP OfficeJet quit, popped, turned off, dropped dead.
> 
> I surprised myself with what then ensued. I used the 'pcl6' program to
> convert filePro's PCL3 output to a PDF file. I dispatched that PDF to my
wife's
> Brother MFC J625DW (Windoze only) printer.  All the text was placed in the
> boxes of the 1099 forms just as precisely as it used to be on the
OfficeJet.
> 
> --
> JP

    Wow!  Good to know!!!  

Mike Schwartz