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Subject: re: Postscript vs. Interpress
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Date: Sun, 10-Feb-85 01:17:13 EST
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From: Lee Moore  <lee@rochester.arpa>

> 4. [Speculation:] Does Xerox actually USE Interpress in any products yet, or
>   do they still use some version of the "Empress" format (not to be confused
>   with Imagen's "Impress"... or is it?)? ...and if Interpress is not real yet,
>   is it likely to be supplanted by PostScript within Xerox?

Yes, for several years Xerox has been selling the 8044 print server as part
of the "Star" line of products.  It prints interpress documents.  Recently,
Xerox approached our Computing Center about beta-testing an interpress
interpreter for their 9700.  I assume this means that it will be offered as
a product sometime in the future.

I am not sure what the "Empress" format is that you are talking about.
The Altos that we (U. of Rochester) got from Xerox use the "Press" format
which is not supported by the above mentioned 8044.  Press was just a
research proto-type and is dramatically different from Interpress.  Perhaps
you heard the name "Empress" because that is the name of the program
on the Altos to turn listings into Press files (among other things).

lee moore,
senior grad. student