title: Lineprinters Emulator/Virtual
body: <p>Is there any such thing as a virtual Lineprinter.I mean a software emulation of a printer, that outputs to screen.</p>
  
  <p>I have a project to change the output of print job. My past experience with a lineprinter was tedious rounds of</p>
  
  <pre><code>loop:
     print
     walk down two flights
     check the output
     walk back up two flights
     edit code
  got loop:
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Anyone who thinks a lineprinter can be installed in a programmers office has not used a LinePrinter!</p>
  
  <p>Googles just turning up printer emulation, as in printers that emulate other printers or virtual printer ports!</p>