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  If you are not getting any output at all, even from the simplest
one-character file (for instance, `\ \bye'), then something is very
wrong.  Practically any file sent to a PostScript laser printer should
generate some output, at the very least a page detailing what error
occurred, if any.  Talk to your system administrator about downloading a
PostScript error handler.  (Adobe distributes a good one called
`ehandler.ps'.)

  It is possible, especially if you are using non-Adobe PostScript, that
your PostScript interpreter is broken.  Even then it should generate an
error message.  Dvips tries to work around as many bugs as possible in
common non-Adobe PostScript interpreters, but doubtless it misses a few.
PowerPage Revision 1, Interpreter Version 20001.001, on a Mitsubishi
Shinko CHC-S446i color thermal dye sublimation printer is known to be
unable to print with any but builtin fonts.

  If Dvips gives any strange error messages, or compilation on your
machine generated a lot of warnings, perhaps the Dvips program itself is
broken.  Try using the debug options to determine where the error
occurred (Note: Debug options.).

  It is possible your spooler is broken and is misinterpreting the
structured comments.  Try the `-N' flag to turn off structured comments
and see what happens.