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From: chewy@apple.com (Paul Snively)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: PostScript vs TrueType?
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Date: 25 Aug 90 01:13:17 GMT
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In article <438@three.mv.com> cory@three.mv.com (Cory Kempf) 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?

Geez, relax, will ya?  What this means is that different devices will 
probably require a different driver (gee, what a shock.  That already 
seems to be true).

Or maybe the folks in printing land will see if the device has a 680x0 and 
will use machine code if so, otherwise downloading rendering code in 
PostScript.  The truth is that _I don't know_ if any of this is correct; 
this is what I seem to remember from the cobwebs.  Printing ain't my job, 
a fact for which I thank God every day.

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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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