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From: mel@fleet.UUCP (mel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Big Fonts!!!...  I need big fonts!!!
Keywords: ATM Fonts
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Date: 8 Sep 89 06:17:28 GMT
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Forget big fonts..shortly that is...  The Adobe rep just demoed their soon
to be released ATM - ADOBE TYPE MANAGER to our user group.  It not only
cleans up the jaggies for large fonts on your screen but gives your output
devices (including the lowly imagewriters) full outline font capability.

What this means is that you install any Adobe manufactered printer font in your system folder and ATM reads the info in these files both to your screen and
to your quickdraw based output devices such as the Imagewriter I & II & LQ,
HP Deskwriter, Laserwriter SC etc.  Now the full resolution capability
of your output devices is available for the entire Adobe font library since
all of Adobe's fonts use mathematical curves to define shapes rather than
bitmap - pixel on/off control and scaling down of large bitmaps.

It's slated for an October 15, 1989 release date and will include for $99 list
the same basic font library inside the standard laserwriter;

  Times Roman, Helvetica, Courier, and Symbol (all variations such as bold,
                                               italic, bold italic included).

Perhaps Apple has done us a favor by cutting its ties to Adobe.  Now with
the rivalry/competition between these fine companies us endusers will be
the ones that prosper with extraordinary enhancements like this one forthcoming.

Mel Shear
504-733-5333