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From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: display postcript imaging model
Summary: Ghostscript and Express Paint do something like it
Message-ID: <1274@corpane.UUCP>
Date: 28 Dec 89 13:45:53 GMT
References: <1665@uwm.edu>
Reply-To: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Organization: Corpane Industries, Inc.
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In article <1665@uwm.edu> duncan@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Shan D Duncan) writes:
>[Asking on any info on a product he heard about w/ display postscript]
>
>
>Structure drawing program - Scott Anthony Studios'
>using display postscript al la NeXt.


I haven't heard of the above program but there are a couple of other products
that might be of interest to you [and others].

Ghostscript - Freeware. available from many BBS's. was posted to
comp.binaries.amiga a few months ago. This program will take postscript from
any program and output it to any printer at whatever resolution your printer
can handle. I think it also can display the postscript as a preview on your
screen. I say 'I think' because I can't actually run the program, it needs at
least 1 meg (I have 512K).

Express Paint - This is a structured drawing program that allows you to draw at
variable DPI. I don't remember the upper limit, but I believe it is greater
than 300 DPI. You can Zoom in (like in a CAD program) to work up close on
details, or you can work zoomed out on the entire page. Looks really nice. I
don't think it is actually postscript, rather it just works at a high
resolution and you can output it to any printer, including a postscript
printer. I played with this at a dealer and don't own it so that's about all
the info I can give on it.

If any one else out there has any more info (or corrections to me) let us know.

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