ASCII or TBCP

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The data format default setting for some PS drivers is ASCII and for some
other ones is TBCP.
What are the advantages of using one over the other, please?

Thanks!

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP on news.microsoft.com]

See http://lists.apple.com/archives/Printing/2005/Mar/msg00017.html and
other links that you will find by googling for ASCII or TBCP Setting
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Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

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The data format default setting for some PS drivers is ASCII and for some
other ones is TBCP.
What are the advantages of using one over the other, please?
Thanks!

[IT News]

That's just a complain to Apple .... doesn't give me any background on the
protocols ....
Trust me I do my homework before I come here ....

Thanks for your time anyway ....

Post by Doug Robbins - Word MVP on news.microsoft.com
See http://lists.apple.com/archives/Printing/2005/Mar/msg00017.html and
other links that you will find by googling for ASCII or TBCP Setting
--
Hope this helps.
Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.
Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

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The data format default setting for some PS drivers is ASCII and for some
other ones is TBCP.
What are the advantages of using one over the other, please?
Thanks!

[Steve Rindsberg]

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The data format default setting for some PS drivers is ASCII and for some
other ones is TBCP.
What are the advantages of using one over the other, please?

My PS is rusty but if memory serves, TBCP is one method of sending binary
data *as* binary data w/o risking problems that would ordinarily result from
random occurrences of characters like Ctrl+D.

With ASCII, the same data would have to be converted to ASCII, meaning that
each binary byte turns in to two ASCII bytes.

This was A Very Big Deal when we hooked up printers using serial cables,
less so with parallel connections and with USB/network connections, it's not
all that material any longer, unless you're printing a LOT of images using
binary EPS or the like.

Note that in the link Doug provided, the author VASTLY overstates his case.
He's assuming that all print jobs are Photoshop-type images, where ascii vs
tbcp can make a big difference.



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Post by Steve Rindsberg

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The data format default setting for some PS drivers is ASCII and for some
other ones is TBCP.
What are the advantages of using one over the other, please?

My PS is rusty but if memory serves, TBCP is one method of sending binary
data *as* binary data w/o risking problems that would ordinarily result from
random occurrences of characters like Ctrl+D.
With ASCII, the same data would have to be converted to ASCII, meaning that
each binary byte turns in to two ASCII bytes.
This was A Very Big Deal when we hooked up printers using serial cables,
less so with parallel connections and with USB/network connections, it's not
all that material any longer, unless you're printing a LOT of images using
binary EPS or the like.
Note that in the link Doug provided, the author VASTLY overstates his case.
He's assuming that all print jobs are Photoshop-type images, where ascii vs
tbcp can make a big difference.
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Thanks Steve!