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From: derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: TrueType vs ATM
Keywords: truetype atm font
Message-ID: <6016@marble.UUCP>
Date: 18 Mar 91 05:07:03 GMT
References: <1991Mar16.221601.9927@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Div., Arlington Heights, IL
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dawg6844@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (<blank>) writes:

>1)  TrueType fonts look _much_ better at small point sizes than ATM ones do.
>    
>2) TrueType is _much_ faster than even the newest ATM.  Use your favorite word
>   processor, type in some text, then change it to 33 point, then 111 point or 
>   some other odd sizes.  ATM chugs for a second, but TT is almost immediate.

I had heard that TT comes with the StyleWriter.  Does anyone know if Apple
is sellling/giving it away seperately?

What type of fonts does it use?  Can it use my current ATM fonts?
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