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From: cramer@optilink.UUCP (Clayton Cramer)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Strange specs. for QUME ScripTEN Laser Printer
Message-ID: <1479@optilink.UUCP>
Date: 17 May 89 18:41:30 GMT
References: <565@trlamct.oz>
Organization: Optilink Corporation, Petaluma, CA
Lines: 27

In article <565@trlamct.oz>, rick@trlamct.oz (Rick Coxhill) writes:
# I am considering purchase of one of these printers. Looking at the spec.
# sheet, I noticed the following:
# 
# "Type Styles and Sizes
# Most characters can be printed in sizes from 2-point to 127-point.
#                                              ^           ^
# ...... [other stuff deleted]."
# 
# The printer claims to be a Postscript printer, so why is there this
# upper limit on point size? 
# 
# The local distributors claim the specs. are wrong.
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# UUCP: ...!uunet!munnari!trlamct.oz!rick        Tel: 61 3 541 6249 

Someone probably tried to alter their Microsoft Word PRD file to
produce #127 point type, found it didn't work, and assumed it was
the printer's limit.  In fact, it is a problem in Microsoft Word
PRD structure definition.

Are you sure it doesn't use a PostScript near-clone, instead?
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Clayton E. Cramer                   {pyramid,pixar,tekbspa}!optilink!cramer
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