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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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

 

[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 ....

 

[IT News]

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!