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Printer Command Language, more commonly referred to as PCL, is a page description language (PDL) developed by Hewlett-Packard as a printer protocol and has become a de facto industry standard. Originally developed for early inkjet printers in 1984, PCL has been released in varying "levels" for thermal, dot matrix, and page printers. HP-GL/2 and PJL are supported by later versions of PCL. Wikipedia →
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BibleBible · 1200
Book of common prayerChurch of England, J. A. Maurault · 1537
Commentarii de bello gallico et de bello civiliGaius Julius Caesar · 1471
MoraliaPlutarch · 1500
Mishneh Torah (Codification of Talmudic laws)Moses Maimonides · 1470
The Primer (The Book of Common Prayer)Church of England · 1510
SpeechesCicero · 1499
C. Iuli Caesari commentariorum De bello Gallico liber IIGaius Julius Caesar, Colin Ewan · 1705
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