--- a/host.rc	Mon Nov 04 17:37:08 1996 +0100
+++ b/host.rc	Thu Nov 07 12:34:01 1996 +0100
@@ -10,29 +10,65 @@
 
 |host domain s|
 
+"/ on some systems, paging in  is so slow, that a SIGALRM
+"/ arrives too early to be handled correctly 
+"/ (I guess, this is my fault somewhere ... ;-)
+"/
+"/ This can be worded around by disabling the timer here.
+"/ (The sceduler will reenable it later)
+
 (OperatingSystem getSystemType = 'hpux') ifTrue:[
     OperatingSystem disableSignal:(OperatingSystem sigALRM)
 ].
 
+"/
+"/ setup the printer stuff.
+"/ the commands below will be offered in the printer-setting box
+"/
+PostscriptPrinterStream defaultCommands:#(
+				    'lpr -h'
+				    'cat | rsh <hostname> lpr -h'
+				    'cat > preview.ps'
+				    'cat > preview.ps; ghostview preview.ps'
+			     ).
+
+PrinterStream defaultCommands:#(
+				    'lpr -h'
+				    'cat | rsh <hostname> lpr -h'
+				    'a2ps | rsh <hostname> lpr -h'
+				    'a2ps > preview.ps; ghostview preview.ps'
+			     ).
+
+Printer := PrinterStream.
+"/ Printer := PostscriptPrinterStream.
+PostscriptPrinterStream printCommand:'lpr'.
+PrinterStream printCommand:'lpr'.
+
+"/ in our home-domain, preset the print command for remote printing
+"/ on a host called 'ibm'.
+"/ You can change this for your environment and/or make it
+"/ unconditional.
+
 domain := OperatingSystem getDomainName.
-(domain = 'axept.de'
- or:[domain = 'exept.de']) ifTrue:[
+(domain = 'xaxept.de' or:[domain = 'exept.de']) ifTrue:[
+    PostscriptPrinterStream printCommand:'cat | rsh ibm lpr -h'.
+    PrinterStream printCommand:'cat | rsh ibm lpr -h'.
     PostscriptPrinterStream defaultCommands:#(
 				    'cat | rsh ibm lpr -h'
 				    'cat > preview.ps'
 				    'cat > preview.ps; ghostview preview.ps'
 			     ).
-    PostscriptPrinterStream printCommand:'cat | rsh ibm lpr -h'.
-    Printer := PostscriptPrinterStream.
-
     PrinterStream defaultCommands:#(
 				    'cat | rsh ibm lpr -h'
 				    'a2ps | rsh ibm lpr -h'
 				    'a2ps > preview.ps; ghostview preview.ps'
 			     ).
-    PrinterStream printCommand:'cat | rsh ibm lpr -h'.
 ].
 
+"/
+"/ try host-specific setup
+"/ (h_<hostname>.rc
+"/
 host := OperatingSystem getHostName.
 host isNil ifTrue:[
     'cannot determine host I am running on' errorPrintCR.