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From: cory@three.mv.com (Cory Kempf)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: PostScript vs TrueType?
Message-ID: <438@three.mv.com>
Date: 22 Aug 90 00:24:36 GMT
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chewy@apple.com (Paul Snively) writes:

>In article <406@three.MV.COM> cory@three.MV.COM (Cory Kempf) writes:

>> Does this mean that the fonts will be down loaded as the curve equations,
>> and a postscript program will be sent along to convert the equations into
>> bitmaps?  Or are the bitmaps going to be generated on the Mac and then
>> downloaded to the printer/typesetter (expensive, especially on something
>> like a 1200 dpi device)?

>My understanding (I'm not a gnarly printing dude, so don't quote me on 
>this!) is that 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.

MACHINE CODE????  This sounds like a solution that will only work with
Apple's Laserwriter (or other 68k based systems).  What about all of
the non-Apple postscript devices?  What about the non-68k based postscript
engines?

Tell me it isn't so!!!  (actually, at the moment, I am kinda glad that
I didn't buy a postscript printer)


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