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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
| commit | 97d5c458cfa039d857301e1ca7d5af3beb37131d (patch) | |
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| parent | b89dc2331a50c63f8b33272a5c4c61ab98abdaa3 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/static/unix-v10/man9/thinkblt.9 b/static/unix-v10/man9/thinkblt.9 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e9e56296 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/unix-v10/man9/thinkblt.9 @@ -0,0 +1,108 @@ +.TH THINKBLT 9.1 +.CT 1 comm_dev +.SH NAME +thinkblt, think \- print on thinkjet +.SH SYNOPSIS +.BI thinkblt +[ +.I stream +] +.LP +.B think +[ +.B -o +.I stream +] +[ +.I file ... +] +.LP +.B nroff +.B -Tthink +.I \&... +.B | think +[ +.B -o +.I stream +] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Thinkblt +downloads an interrupt driver for the +HP ThinkJet printer, provides a menu of +operations for printing various data residing in the terminal, and +sets up a +.I stream +.RF ( $HOME/.THINK +by default) on which +.I think +can print data from the host. +It is intended to be down-loaded +once per terminal session. +Most of the menu items are identical to +those of +.IR blitblt (9.1). +The remaining ones are: +.nr xx \w'\f5print mux buffer\f1'u+2n/1n +.TP \n(xx +.B print bitmap +Print whatever bitmap is currently selected, in analogy to +.IR blitblt (9.1). +The widest printable bitmap is 640 pixels across. +.TP +.B print mux buffer +Print the +.I mux +`snarf' buffer. +.TP +.B reset printer +Sends +.RB ESC- E . +.PP +While the printer is operating, a different menu +allows one to abort or pause the print operation. +The +printer has a fairly large internal buffer, so response may be +slow. +.PP +Files on the host may be printed by giving them as arguments or standard input to +.IR think . +When used with +.IR nroff , +names like +.B \e('e +may be used to access the special characters +provided by the hardware; the +.I nroff +terminal driving file has a complete list; see +.IR troff (1). +Both +.I nroff +and +.IR pr (1) +will paginate properly if top-of-form is set so that the paper tear is aligned +flush with the top of the metal clip which holds the absorber. +.SH FILES +.F $HOME/.THINK +.br +.F /usr/lib/term/tab.think +nroff descriptor file +.SH SEE ALSO +.IR troff (1), +.IR pr (1), +.IR blitblt (9.1) +.SH BUGS +The 5620 ROM program is unable to cope with interrupts from the printer; +it is therefore necessary to download +.IR mux (9.1) +before turning on the printer. +.br +.I Thinkblt +substitutes its own interrupt routine for the (trivial) one provided by +.IR mux (9.1). +The latter is restored upon exit, but havoc may result if the +.I thinkblt +layer is simply deleted. +.br +The special +.I nroff +character names are not currently supported by any other device. |
