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From: elwell@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Clayton Elwell)
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Subject: Re: PostScript standard?
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Date: Wed, 31-Dec-69 18:59:59 EDT
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peter@dalcsug.UUCP (Peter Philip) writes:
    Given all of this, would it not be possible to write a PS interpreter for
    , say, the IBM PC; purchase the REAL fonts from Adobe; get a cheap
    non-postscript laser printer and *poof* have a postscript capable printer?
    
    It seems to me, that if the interpreter was sold cheaply, it would bring
    postscript capability to the masses.  Where are the faults in my logic?
    BTW - I realize that PS takes up lots of RAM but there are 2Mb expansion
    boards for the IBM and PC's such as the Amiga have no trouble with RAM
    expansion.
    
    Peter Philip

The biggest fault in your logic is that Adobe fonts (and Apple's
bitmap smoothing routine) are encrypted (not straight PostScript), and
Adobe is not giving out the encryption algorithm.  Since I appreciate
the effort that goes into producing a beautiful typeface (especially
on a 300 dpi printer), I say, "fair enough."  Fonts produced with
Fontographer should work OK, and I understand that Bitstream has a set
of fonts for PostScript printers that are "close enough" to Times
Roman & Helvetica for most purposes (the new GCC printer uses them, as
well).

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