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From: casseres@apple.com (David Casseres)
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Subject: Re: System 7.0 Q & A
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Date: 15 May 89 17:04:37 GMT
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In article <8321@pucc.Princeton.EDU> FTWILSON@pucc.Princeton.EDU 
(Frederick Todd Wilson) writes:
> Just let me get this straight, once and for all. I've read all the 
System 7
> stuff out there just like I'm supposed to, and the stuff about the 
outline
> fonts seems to boil down to something Apple hasn't actually said: with
> outline fonts you'll be able to get current LaserWriter IINT/NTX print
> quality out of a IISC. Is this right?

Well, I'm no longer involved in printing at Apple, but note that even 
today, the IISC gives slightly better than PostScript quality as long as 
you stick to the few fonts and sizes that are supported.  The new outline 
font stuff is specifically aimed at supporting ALL sizes, and there will 
be a lot of fonts in the new format.  But also notice that there's more to 
PostScript than font rendering.  There's splines, and arbitrary rotation, 
and so forth.  The new printing stuff addresses some of these areas, such 
as halftoning, but not all.

David Casseres

Exclaimer:  Wow!