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From: felleman@cg-atla.UUCP (John Felleman)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: PostScript in PostScript
Keywords: graphical newsgroup
Message-ID: <7800@cg-atla.UUCP>
Date: 23 Oct 89 14:36:41 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Agfa Compugraphic Division, Wilmington, Mass. USA
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Someone here at Agfa Compugraphic recently pointed out how regressive
it was that our computerized discussions of PostScript were limited to
text.  After all, more of us have access to PostScript displays (NeWS, Next)
every day.  We got talking about the idea of a newsgroup where the
messages were sent in PostScript.  This would allow posters to include
graphics, and even images, in their entries.  Each reader would need an
interpreter suitable for his workstation.  For example, vt100 users would
need a filter which just extracted the strings from the 'show's and displayed
them as text, while NeWS users could send the PostScript right to their
screens.  Access to the display filter would be similar to the way that
'rn' displays rot13 articles.

Let's start a discussion about the feasibility and
desirability of this concept.
-- 
John Felleman  (508)-658-5600 X7034
AGFA Compugraphic	    ...!{ima,ulowell,ism780c}!cg-atla!felleman
200 Ballardvale St.
Wilmington, Mass. 01887           [This space available for rent]