Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Path: utzoo!utgpu!utstat!philip
From: philip@utstat.uucp (Philip McDunnough)
Subject: Re: StyleWriter printer
Message-ID: <1991Apr14.022733.14058@utstat.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Statistics
References: <405C908D80218523@MACALSTR.EDU>
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1991 02:27:33 GMT

In article <405C908D80218523@MACALSTR.EDU> SHBOUM@MACALSTR.EDU writes:

[ article related to True Type, StyleWriter, IBM and TT,etc...]

It is really not important to rush out and have a True Type processor
for the GS, and then the capability to use the StyleWriter.

True Type has not been adopted by IBM. They went with display Postscript.
Microsoft did license True Type. 

In my opinion, Postscript is a font and imaging method which is not going
to be dislodged by True Type. For now, and for quite some time, Postscript
will remain the standard. 

As far as printers go, PCL( HP) is by far the most recognized standard in
laser/inkjet printing. There are GS drivers for HP printers. The Deskjet/
DeskWriter are simply better printers than the StyleWriter, from a speed
and versatility in types of paper.etc...view. Have a look at the review
of the StyleWriter in MacWeek. They are hardly objective, but even they
have to admit that the StyleWriter is nowhere near as good as the
HP inkjet product(s).

In short, if you need a higher quality printer buy HP( or Postscript). 
If/when Apple decides to support True Type for the GS, then I would
still go with the Deskjet/Postscript printer.

The StyleWriter is pretty though.
 
Philip McDunnough
philip@utstat.utoronto.ca
[my opinions,etc...]