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Subject: Re: StyleWriter printer
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Date: 13 Apr 91 23:49:00 GMT
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Andy Nicholas in an earlier message writes:

> Any printer driver on anything other than a Macintosh won't be using TrueType.
> It might be using some other kind of font technology (old or new), and the
> result might be good, or it might be bad -- it would depend on how good a
> printer driver and how good the font technology was which was making it all
> go.  TrueType provides for reasonably smooth fonts on a Macintosh, and only
> a Macintosh.
 
> And, if someone can write a driver which can incorporate support for TrueType
> fonts on the GS (considering that I don't think that the spec for it is
> published outside of Apple), I would be *SERIOUSLY* impressed.

	Hmmm... Truetype fonts were developed by Apple and Microsoft. Which
means that chances are, an IBM version might come out. {Depends on the
agreement between the two companies} So Apple's not the only company that
has the specs. But I don't see any reason why Apple themselves can't make
the driver for the GS, but that would be contrary to their previous attitude.
Chances are, we'll wait another 4 years for the driver just like we waited
4 years for the real Imagewriter LQ drivers...

							- Hal

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