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From: jazzman@claris.com (Sydney R. Polk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: First System 5.0 bitch
Message-ID: <10416@claris.com>
Date: 25 Jul 89 20:57:04 GMT
References: <8907240308.AA25983@apple.com>
Organization: Claris Corporation, Santa Clara CA
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From article <8907240308.AA25983@apple.com>, by rewing@APPLE.COM (Richard Ewing):
> Ok, I'll be the first to level a complaint about System 5.0.  I just tried to
> print something from AppleworksGS (a color picture), and the blasted
> laserwriter 3.0 drivers won't print in color to our QMS ColorScript 100
> postscript printer.  Hey, what gives???  I expect true color postscript
> output from this baby, and it looks like I can only do it from the
> ribbon of an Imagewriter.  hey, I mean, doesn't everybody have a $20,000
> printer on their network that they can use?  C'mon, guys, have some
> foresight!  Hey, they did it for the Mac ;-)

I don't think it even occured to the guys over at Apple to add color
PostScript compatibility.  However, I think dithered colors would look
pretty bleedin' awful.

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