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From: ccc_ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: PostScript vs TrueType?
Message-ID: <1331.26d577e2@waikato.ac.nz>
Date: 24 Aug 90 06:54:26 GMT
References: <9724@goofy.Apple.COM> <438@three.mv.com> <2120@ux.acs.umn.edu> <1990Aug24.012301.23588@motcad.portal.com>
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In <1990Aug24.012301.23588@motcad.portal.com>, jtc@motcad.portal.com (J.T. Conklin)
says "The whole point of PostScript is that there should be only one print
driver for all PostScript devices, regardless of manufacture or implementation."

I agree this was one of the original aims. So you tell me: has PostScript
lived up to its design goals?

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