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From: rlneal@ihlpe.ATT.COM (452is-Neal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Font software for word processing.
Keywords: font types
Message-ID: <3623@ihlpe.ATT.COM>
Date: 12 Oct 88 20:15:00 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
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A friend recently gave me a shareware disk which demonstrates 2 different
programs for generating different types of fonts on a printer using
graphics.  The one was "Bradford"  ($15) and the other was "Imageprint"
($20 plain, $89 metatext).  I was very much impressed by what these
programs could do, if I were to purchase the full-fledged program.  The
program, as it is on the demo disk, is not that useful.

I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of either of these programs, and
how they compare to other, more commercially advertised font programs, like
"Fontasy" ($37 ?) or "Fancy Fonts" ($105 ?)  ???

I don't plan on getting into desktop publishing heavily, but my wife is
involved in doing a newsletter with a readership of about 30-50 people
and it would be nice to make it look attractive.  From what I have seen
of "Newsroom", I thought the quality of text was somewhat lacking.  Perhaps
that impression is wrong though.  Can "Newsroom" do near letter quality
printing?

Many thanks in advance for any help given.

<standard disclaimer here>                       R. L. Neal
                                                ihnp4!ihlpe!rlneal