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From: jaz@icd.ab.com (Jack A. Zucker)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: PostScript vs TrueType?
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Date: 27 Aug 90 12:39:38 GMT
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In article <1990Aug24.213407.26653@ico.isc.com>, rcd@ico.isc.com (Dick
Dunn) writes:
 
> What's the source of this $1000 story?  I've heard it before, but I've
> never been able to make sense of it.
> 
> Current market price for Adobe's PostScript add-on cartridge for the
> LaserJet II is $300

You're right. The Postscript clones have obviously driven the price 
down. But, I still have to shell out additional money to get the
screen fonts !

-jaz