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From: price@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu (John Price)
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Subject: Re: TrueType and ATM/Deskwriter
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Date: 6 May 91 07:50:30 GMT
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In article <2668@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU>, weiss@watson.seas.ucla.edu (Michael Weiss) writes:
>In article <1991May6.015302.1290@milton.u.washington.edu> tmaddox@milton.u.washington.edu (Tom Maddox) writes:
>>	My question:  can I use TrueType fonts with ATM and a Deskwriter?
>>And if so, what will the output look like?

>Yes and no.  I think you are asking if TrueType fonts will be printed using
>ATM.  That won't happen.  OTOH, if you get the TrueType INIT and put it on 
>your computer, then TrueType fonts will be printed using the TrueType INIT.
>Like ATM, TrueType INIT works with the DeskWriter.  I have received messages
>saying that TrueType will sort of work with System 6.0.5, but it "officially"
>requires 6.0.7.

	There's no "sort of" about it, as far as I can tell.  I've used 
both 6.0.5 and 6.0.7, and TrueType output looks exactly the same on both.  
Same high quality font.  Same bugs.  Same everything.  Anyone disagree?  
I'd like to know...

           John Price * * * * price@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu
           Where there is no solution, there is no problem.