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From: regan@cs.Buffalo.EDU (Kenneth Regan)
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Subject: Can the Pacific Page HPLJII PS cartridge print TeX dvi2ps?
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Date: 20 Dec 89 13:36:51 GMT
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The "Pacific Page" is a fairly new ROM cartridge for the HP LJII which
interprets PostScript files at about the speed of the Apple LaserWriter Plus
(slower than the NT or NTX).  It lists for $695 ($200 off is typical),
comes with the standard 35 LW+ typefaces, and can accept up to 4 soft fonts
/in Bitstream's format/.  Therein lies the possible rub(s):

	(1) I don't know how far the terms "Bitstream format", "Type III",
and "(vanilla) Redbook PS fonts" are from being synonymous, and where the
TeX fonts fit into the picture.

	(2) Do TeX dvi2ps implementations all rotate downloads as needed,
or do they skirt the issue altogether by including the character information
directly in the files?

	I'm actually most immediately interested in whether the PS fonts
that come with my scientific text processor of choice (called T3--it's
WYSIWYG and can now generate TeX files), which were created via METAFONT
and the RedBook's guidelines, will work with the PacPage; the program's
New Mexico creators haven't been able to test this yet.


Kenneth W. Regan           			Assistant Professor
Computer Science Dept.				(Opinions not < SUNYaB)
SUNY at Buffalo, 226 Bell Hall			Tel.: (716) 636-3189, -3180
Buffalo,  NY  14260				regan@cs.buffalo.edu