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From: chewy@apple.com (Paul Snively)
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Subject: Re: PostScript vs TrueType?
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Date: 8 Sep 90 01:13:00 GMT
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In article <8257@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> wilkins@jarthur.Claremont.EDU 
(Mark Wilkins) writes:
>   Actually, I think that Mr. Snively is wrong on this one.  One of the 
big
> features of the System 7 PostScript driver which was pushed real hard is
> that the postscript output is:
> 
>   a) Device independent.  (They even are going so far as changing the 
icon
> so that it no longer resembles an Apple laser printer)
> 
>   b)  Self-contained.  (I.E.  No LaserPrep)
> 
>   c)  Can be sent to a file in a supported, consistent manner for 
downloading
>       or fiddling.
> 
>   It is inconceivable that given the particular design requirements the
> PostScript driver people have set for themselves that they'd be 
downloading
> M68000 code to the printer.

My comments weren't meant to apply to the driver sending PostScript to any 
particular PostScript device; they were meant to apply to the case of 
rendering TrueType on a device that doesn't have TrueType in ROM.

Again, what seems to be the case is that if it has an '0x0, machine code 
gets downloaded, otherwise PostScript gets downloaded (I think).  The 
point is that everything just works, which is what everyone keeps asking 
for.

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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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