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From: oj@apollo.uucp (Ellis Oliver Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.windows.misc
Subject: Re: PostScript standard?
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Date: Wed, 31-Dec-69 18:59:59 EDT
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It's my understanding that Adobe's "font machinery," meaning
the format in which they store their own outline fonts and the
algorithms which they use to rasterize those outlines,
is a closely-held trade secret (almost as secret as the formula for
Classic Coke  :-)  ).

A lot of companies are making PostScript clones, but I
seriously doubt whether any of them are using exactly the
same font machinery that Adobe uses.  Of course, some of the 
clone-makers may distinguish their
products in the market by claiming
that their proprietary font machinery
or their selection of "native" fonts
is superior to Adobe's.

The paper by Charles Bigelow, "Commentary:  Typeface protection"
appeared in last March's first issue of the PostScript
Language Journal (Vol 1, No 1), p 28.
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