[Off-topic] Creating a print file

[XRDLAB <mysxrd@giasbg01.vsnl.net.in>]

Hi,

Occassionally I  have to take printout on a printer (non-postscript,
like deskjet, dotmatrix, etc) connected to a machine running
dos/windows. It is in a different place and not connected to my
machine.
Under dos/win, I could do a "Create print file" and then do "copy/b
file.prn lpt1" to get the printout. In a similar manner, how can I
create a printfile from a dvi file, etc. in linux? Would it be
possible for me to copy the resulting file on to a diskette and take
the hardcopy using the "copy/b..." command on the remote machine?
In the same way, how do I "print" the printfile under linux
(generated either under dos or linux)?
 
TIA,

sridhar