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From: ted@mitre-bedford.ARPA (Edward J. Ede)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript,comp.fonts
Subject: Re: PostScript compatible printers
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Date: 8 Aug 88 19:12:25 GMT
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In article <5296@gryphon.CTS.COM> richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) writes:
>In article <1777@imagen.UUCP> geof@imagen.UUCP (Geoffrey Cooper) writes:
>>  Disk space is a problem if you have to store both
>>IMAGEN and Adobe fonts on a disk, but a font in all its sizes fits in
>>about 55KB, which is small potatoes with current disk prices.  Many
          ^^
>>IMAGEN printers have hard disks on them, so you don't need to store the
>>fonts on your local system, or download, etc..


>I can see how 55MB may not be much to somebody buying a high end laser
                 ^^
>printer with ethernet and high speed and a hard drive in it, but
>I dunno, maybe it's just me, i didnt think the vast majority of laser
>printer installations WERE high end ones.


Open your eyes and your mind before engaging your mouth.

The Imagen fonts require no more or less space than the Adobe fonts,
regardless of where they are stored.  If you buy an inexpensive laser
printer w/o a hard disk that only talks 9600 baud, you can expect to
spend about one minute to download a face.  If you've got ethernet
and/or a hard disk, it'll take less time.

*** Flame On *** 

I think Mr. Cooper is being very fair describing the Imagen product.
I you don't like Imagen, or UltraScript, or the color of the box, DON'T
BUY THE F*CKING PRINTER.  If you want to ask intelligent questions
about Imagen/UltraScript, please do so.  If you're going to get into a
pissing contest (and I'm guessing that you will based on your assinine
comment about font sizes), do it through email.  This sniping is
getting annoying.

*** Flame Off ***

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