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From: walkerl@mrsvr.UUCP (Larry Walker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: DeskWriter & ATM
Keywords: faster printing, ATM 2.0
Message-ID: <3110@mrsvr.UUCP>
Date: 12 Oct 90 14:34:46 GMT
Organization: GE Medical, MR Center, Milwaukee
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When I got my new DeskWriter, I was uncertain whether to use HP's outline
fonts or to use ATM. I had just received and installed the new ATM 2.0, so
I went ahead and tried printing without installing any of the HP
fonts. When I tried to print, I got a dialog box warning me that no outline
font was found, so that a bitmappped version of Helvetica was being down-
loaded. But the printout look great. I then tried installing HP's outline
font, and printed again. No warning this time, no visible difference in
print quality. So I then did a timing test of the 2 methods.

What a surprise! HP specs the printer at 1 page/min (best quality) on a Mac
Plus, and that's right about what I got. But with ATM2.0, the same page
only took 40 seconds. So needless to say, I have no problem overlooking
the annoying warning about "downloading bitmap font" that flashes up for a 
couple of seconds every time I print...

If you have a DeskWriter, do yourself a favor: get ATM 2.0 and forget the
HP outline fonts.