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From: ifarqhar@mqccsunb.mqcc.mq.oz.au (Ian Farquhar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Postscript driver
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Date: 20 Aug 90 13:53:13 GMT
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In article <32990@cup.portal.com> Classic_-_Concepts@cup.portal.com writes:
> 
>If anyone knows of other drivers/solutions, I too would very much like to 
>know.  The creators of PostScript at Adobe have just significantly enhanced
>PostScript, with faster compression, better image rendering times and a host
>of other improvements and the industry is taking notice.  The fact that I
>find it very difficult to take advantage of this powerful printer with my
>equally powerful computer is very frustrating.
>                                                    Julie (LadyHawke)

I have been trying to write a Postscript printer driver for over a year
now.  I know Postscript pretty much backwards, and I have unofficially
mentioned it to Adobe who said to go with it and tell them how it went.

However, how much help have I got from CBM?  Very little.  I put
together a list of questions about the pitiful specs in the RKM's
(anyone know what "word align" is), and sent it to CBM US via email and
(eventually) comp.sys.amiga.tech.  No answer.  I contacted CBM Oz, who
said that they would look into it.  Six months later, and despite
several reminders, they are still looking into it.

I mean, how hard should it be for CBM themselves to support the only
true printer standard in existance?  Perhaps, this time, someone from
CATs would like to respond.  Incidentally, I am a registered Amiga
developer in Oz, and I will soon be a registered Postscript developer as
well.

Ian Farquhar                      Phone : 61 2 805-7420
Office of Computing Services      Fax   : 61 2 805-7433
Macquarie University  NSW  2109   Also  : 61 2 805-7205
Australia                         EMail : ifarqhar@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz.au