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From: malloy@nprdc.arpa (Sean Malloy)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: GoScript Information Needed
Keywords: Postscript Interpreter, Hewlett Packard
Message-ID: <977@skinner.nprdc.arpa>
Date: 20 Oct 88 15:31:26 GMT
References: <1292@edge.UUCP>
Reply-To: malloy@nprdc.arpa (Sean Malloy)
Organization: Navy Personnel R&D Center, San Diego
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In article <1292@edge.UUCP> ronnie@edge.UUCP (Ronnie Coffin) writes:
>Has anyone had any experiences or comments regarding the new software called
>"GoScript", which I've seen advertised in recent PC magazines?

	(comments on cost advantage deleted)

>I would appreciate anyones experiences or further and more detailed
>information on this product.

GoScript works, and is apparently a full implementation of the
PostScript language (modulo the fact that it uses BitStream's fonts,
rather than Adobe's, so some of the character widths may not be
identical). I have seen it running on an IBM PC hooked up to a
LaserJet, a random HP plotter (I don't recall the model -- 74XX
series), and an Epson LQ1500. The current version supports the B&W
model; a color version supporting the full color model for color
printers is in beta-test.

The only things that detract from its general utility are that 1) it
ties up your machine while it's running (all of the processing is
handled by your CPU), and 2) it's _slow_ (making the first more
annoying). A complex page can take up to 45 minutes to process. It
_does_, however, use a math coprocessor if it finds one, so scaling
and rotating doesn't put as much of a penalty on the processing time
as it does for a Laserwriter.

One personal peeve I have is that it doesn't yet support the 360x360
dpi resolution for my NEC CP6, so I would have to fall back on the 240x240
Epson-compatible resolution.

Overall, if you aren't worried about the additional time that printing
an image takes, I would recommend that you go ahead and get a copy.


	Sean Malloy
	Navy Personnel Research & Development Center
	San Diego, CA 92152-6800
	malloy@nprdc.arpa