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From: philba@microsoft.UUCP (Phil BARRETT)
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Subject: Re: Text going round in circles?
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Date: 29 Mar 91 02:05:17 GMT
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In article <1991Mar22.165703.6737@hoss.unl.edu> leo@hoss.unl.edu writes:
>In <1991Mar22.054557.31236@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> mjf@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu 
>(Michael J Flory) writes:
>
>>Probably better to program your printer than your computer for this one!
>>The Postscript Language Tutorial book by Adobe (Addison-Wesley, paper)
>>includes circular text as "Program 10."  Have fun!
>
>Good idea!  But alas, some of us don't have a Postscript printer.  Mine's a 
>LaserJet IIP (2.5 Meg memory, but no add-on cartridges).
>
>If it comes down to Postscript, would a software emulator be a reasonable
>solution for limited Postscript use like this, or would it be advisable to
>go the whole nine yards and buy a Postscript cartridge?


several packages come to mind.  CorelDraw from corel, Arts and
Letters from CSC and Designer from Micrographx.  All have reasonably
sophisticated capabilities in this area. Personally, I prefer
CorelDraw.  All three packages run under MS Windows.  However, they
are not cheap -- $300-$400 street price.


The above does not reflect the views of my employer. so there.

phil