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From: steves@gloin.microware.com (Steve Simpson)
Newsgroups: comp.fonts
Subject: Re: how to get fonts from Adobe?
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Date: 31 Jan 91 21:27:33 GMT
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In article <RSM.91Jan30121336@coral.math.arizona.edu> rsm@math.arizona.edu (Robert S. Maier) writes:
>I just gave Adobe's sales line a call, hoping to get information on
>the availability of some fonts I've heard of.  I've got a Unix
>workstation 
>
>didn't seem to know what AFM's and PFB's are.  I managed to pry out of
>him that Adobe sells packages for PC's that create AFM's and PFB's as
>needed, but that they don't sell the AFM and PFB files themselves.  Is
>that correct?  He sounded pretty confused.
>

We have purchased several fonts for use on our FrameMaker DTP under SUN/OS
(Goudy, Clearface, Franklin ...).  We buy PC versions and transfer them over,
following instructions provided with FrameMaker.  ALL Adobe fonts (and I
just checked this with Abode Tech Support) are provided with AFM (Adobe Font
Metrics) and PFB (Printer Font) files in separate files.  There are other
files on the disks, but the AFMs and PFBs are in their own files.

Good luck, Bob.

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