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Subject: Re: local newspaper being typeset on LaserWriter
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Date: Sun, 12-May-85 03:50:47 EDT
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From: Bruce Brolsma <brolsma@bbn-spca>

We've had very satisfactory results with enlargements of the larger fonts on
the LaserWriter.  We've done this using our beta-test copy of MacDraw,
choosing, for example, 48-point Times.  One MacDraw option is to enlarge or
reduce by an arbitrary amount (within limits).  You can then print your
"headline" at, say, 150%.  We've gotten excellent results.  Obviously the
resolution is restricted to what you can expect at 300 dots per inch (compared
to commercial typeset resolution that is much higher)--but there are NO
obvious jaggies!  It looks quite professional compared to our old method of
using QMS QUIC-code lettering (though we like our QMS for its own strengths).

Without having seen their output, I suspect the Berkeley Mirror did not use a
process similar to what I've mentioned, somehow settling instead for "screen
dumps" at the Mac's 72 dot-per-inch res.

MacDraw, bless its heart, seems to also do a decent job of proportional spacing
on the limited text samples we've used it for.  We're finding it an
extremely valuable time-saver for preparing art, logic diagrams, and
illustrations for our software documentation, while saving considerable
expense over the traditional art-department method.

    -bruce brolsma