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From: philip@pescadero.Stanford.EDU (Philip Machanick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: ATM 2.0 Information
Message-ID: <1990Sep17.205944.22662@Neon.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 17 Sep 90 20:59:44 GMT
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In article <29679@netnews.upenn.edu>, jeff@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Jeff
White) writes:
> In article <26582@mimsy.umd.edu> folta@tove.cs.umd.edu (Wayne Folta) writes:
> >I got my upgrade notice a day or two ago. It includes a deal where
you can opt
> >to get any Adobe font for $40 when you upgrade. This is quite a deal, so I
> >would attempt to get an official notice, or at least to mention it when you
> >call Adobe.
> >--
> 
>    I assume this is a good price?  I don't really keep track of font prices,
> except that the Adobe Plus Pack (rest of standard LW fonts) goes for about
> $100-$110. I'd hate to think that a single font family goes for almost as 
> much as that whole package.
> 
I have an Adobe catalog in front of me... Prices range from $95 to $370,
with $185 fairly typical (the more expensive packages tend to include a
bigger range of variations, like bold condensed and ultra). No doubt prices
are lower mail-order, but $40 _is_ a good price by Adobe's standards.

Philip Machanick
philip@pescadero.stanford.edu