Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!decwrl!ucbvax!bloom-beacon!eru!luth!sunic!mcsun!ukc!stl!dswt From: dswt@stl.stc.co.uk (Stewart Tansley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: new PostScript Printer Driver for Macintosh from Adobe Systems Summary: Wrong! Message-ID: <3249@stl.stc.co.uk> Date: 27 Jul 90 10:56:37 GMT References: <4394@adobe.UUCP> <2541.26adb425@csc.anu.oz> Sender: news@stl.stc.co.uk Reply-To: "Stewart Tansley" Organization: STC Technology Limited, London Road, Harlow, Essex, UK Lines: 44 Affiliation: Jenny Agutter Appreciation Society of Edinburgh (Harlow branch!) Sorry Phil, this will probably sound like a personal flame, but I'm really targetting your 'type' of response, as opposed to your's in particular... In article <2541.26adb425@csc.anu.oz> pfr654@csc.anu.oz writes: >In article <4394@adobe.UUCP>, macdriver@adobe.com writes: >> >> Adobe Systems has announced that we are developing PostScript printer drivers >> for the Macintosh, Microsoft Windows 3.0, and OS/2 PM environments. > >Speaking as an average user, I think this is great! Yes, it sounds interesting. >Apple is going the wrong way in trying to develop a new (not even really >proprietary) font technology in the Royal fonts. >Postscript is here to stay, and the faster Apple realizes this the better. If they thought like this, they'd have started making PC clones years ago! >Please, don't make this driver too expensive; instead sell it as a package to >institutions or networks for only a small sum OR provide it free!! While they're at it, can they give away Postscript printer engines for free, too - Oh, and can Apple give away SE/30s for free too, please... :-) >It should be obvious with the huge success of ATM that people want adobe >fonts, adobe postscript-like stuff etc. I think it's more obvious that when there is only *one* decent font rendering program on the market some while before Apple includes it as System software, then folks will buy that, no??? >Phil Ryan Sorry Phil, I think you should think again on this one... =========================================================================== Stewart Tansley | STC Technology Ltd | 'Be cool, or be +44 279 29531 x2763 | London Rd, Harlow, CM17 9NA, UK | cast out...' dswt@stl.stc.co.uk | ...uunet!mcvax!ukc!stl!dswt | Subdivisions, Rush =========================================================================== 'You know how that rabbit feels - going under your spinning wheels...' ===========================================================================