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From: gilmore@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Scott Gilmore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: importing postscript files onto mac for annotation purposes
Keywords: postscript, mac, tex, import, macdraw, annotate
Message-ID: <3589@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU>
Date: 10 May 89 14:39:38 GMT
Reply-To: gilmore@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Scott Gilmore)
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Organization: University of Delaware
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Hello. 

[ I apologize if this has been discussed here before.  I just recently 
  subscribed to this group.  I looked through the titles of the last 2000 
  postings and it was discussed there, although the reverse case of 
  Mac -> postscript -> TeX was discussed. ]

I have a graphics program running on a VAX for which I can purchase a
Postscript driver.  I would like to generate figures using the program, then
save them as Postscript files on the VAX and transfer them to a Mac.  From 
there I would somehow like to import them into MacDraw, MacDraft, or any other
Mac program that will allow me to add annotation text and lines to the figure.
(I will eventually paste these figures into a TeX document using the Textures
package; I know how to do this once I have them inside a Mac application.)

I don't know whether the postscript driver for the VAX (from Precision Visuals,
Inc.) produces encapsulated postscript or just plain postscript files.

What I need to know is if there are any programs on the Mac that can import
these postscript files (at full resolution) and let me annotate them.  I have
read that Adobe Illustrator can import them, but I've heard that it cuts the
resolution down to 72dpi.  Is this true?  What other options are there?
I know that I can use a graphics terminal emulator such as VersaTerm or
NCSA Telnet to cut the figures from the screen while running the VAX
application, but that also loses a lot of resolution.

Email responses are preferred.

Thanks very much.

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Scott Gilmore                                               Research Assistant
University of Delaware                              gilmore@vax1.acs.udel.edu
Center for Composite Materials                      gilmore@oscar.ccm.udel.edu
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering                     gilmore@minnie.me.udel.edu
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