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From: chewy@apple.com (Paul Snively)
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Subject: Re: PostScript vs TrueType?
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Date: 15 Aug 90 23:12:47 GMT
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In article <1990Aug14.142056.720@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> 
dorner@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu (Steve Dorner) writes:
> >the curve equations will be downloaded to the printer along 
> >with machine code to do the rendering.  So the printer will still do 
the 
> >rendering, but will do it as fast as its processor can.
> 
> Uck.  Uck!  UCK!  UUUUUCCCCCKKKKK!!!!!  More d**n controller-dependent 
junk.
> I guess my NeXT printer won't be rendering "TrueType" fonts.  Nor will 
any
> other PostScript printer that uses a different controller (such as the
> ones that use RISC chips).

Well, all this really means is that different devices will probably 
require different drivers.  What a shock--this is already the case.

> Adobe ought to be pleased with this decision; their PostScript driver is
> looking better and better.

I think their new PostScript driver sounds pretty cool, too.  Keep in mind 
that it's not like the use of alternative font-rendering mechanisms is 
mutually exclusive--folks will be able to choose whatever best suits their 
purposes.

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                                Paul Snively
                      Macintosh Developer Technical Support
                             Apple Computer, Inc.

chewy@apple.com

Just because I work for Apple Computer, Inc. doesn't mean that I believe 
what they believe, or vice-versa.
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