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From: sob@harvisr.harvard.edu (Scott Bradner)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Downloading Adobe fonts
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Date: 13 Jan 88 13:09:10 GMT
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It is even more stupid than you think.  The "old" Adobe fonts can be
made into files that can be downloaded from the non-mac host without
problem. ( We've been doing this for our linotron & laserwriter for
quite a while. )  In the name of improvement, Adobe changed to a non
copy protected version of the font, the old one was software limited
to installation on just one ( or 5 ) printer, not types of printers,
the Adobe install program did something with the printer serial number.

When we went out and purchased a new Adobe font a while ago ( Garamond,
if that is important, I don't think it is ), we found out that the
procedure had changed and now the non-copy protected fonts are binary
not ascii with no way to convert them, and transcript's communication
program, (pscom) cannot deal with binary font files.  After much
"discussion" with the person at Adobe tech support ( some of it quite
bitter from my end ), she agreed to swap my "new" font for an "old" font.

I don't know if this can be a standard procedure, they will run out
of "old" fonts someday. ( As it turns out, we did not go through 
with the swap, the Garamond was for a single job & it was not worth
the pain )

Andy are you listening? Can anything be done so that Adobe's fonts
can be used with Adobe's own program?

Scott Bradner
Harvard University