Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ucbvax!laser-lovers From: brolsma@BBN-SPCA.ARPA (Bruce Brolsma) Newsgroups: mod.computers.laser-printers Subject: [Bruce Brolsma: Re: Postscript and Interleaf WPS] Message-ID: <8603070401.AA06450@ucbvax.berkeley.edu> Date: Thu, 6-Mar-86 16:05:36 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.8603070401.AA06450 Posted: Thu Mar 6 16:05:36 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 8-Mar-86 03:46:34 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 45 Approved: laser-lovers@washington.arpa ----- Forwarded message # 1: Date: Thu, 6 Mar 86 16:00:53 EST From: Bruce Brolsma To: "David K. Fickes" cc: brolsma@BBN-SPCA.ARPA Subject: Re: Postscript and Interleaf WPS In a nutshell, I consider Interleaf's strengths to be: a) the variety of hardware on which it can run b) price Its weaknesses include: a) lack of high-resolution typesetting capability (if 300dpi output is not sufficient for your typesetting application) b) weak element identifier system (compared, for example, to the new ANSI Standard Generalized Markup Language standard) c) lack of control over intercharacter spacing (kerning). This means that if some letter combinations appear unattractive to you, you will have no ability to tweak the spacing. Our reader audience (scientific software) expects high-quality high-resolution (> 1000 dpi) output and appearance that the Interleaf could not meet. Consequently we rejected it in favor of a more powerful (albeit more expensive) WYSIWYG system. I consider it a fine system if your applications don't require high-res, fine-tuned output. Be aware, too, that the Sun port always gets the latest software. Other ports follow along at later intervals... Bruce Brolsma Bolt Beranek and Newman, Inc. Cambridge, MA brolsma@bbn-spca ----- End of forwarded messages