Type 1 vs. Type 3

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From: Basil Hashem
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 1991 03:53

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Excuse me if this has been asked before.  (Probably).  Could someone please
outline the differences between Adobe Type 1 and Type 3 Fonts?  It would be
appreciated if the answer made specific reference to the Macintosh but anything
is fine.  As far as I know, most Postscript(tm) compatible printers can down-
load Type 1 fonts and that Adobe Type Manager (ATM) supports Type 1 fonts only.
Someone mentioned to me that there may be differences in how the data is
stored (Data fork vs. Resource fork).  I'm not certain how Type 3 fits into
all of this.  Can someone please set me straight on all this?

Thanks.
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                                 Basil Hashem
                             basil@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov
            Jet Propulsion Laboratory     La Canada Flintridge, CA
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From: basil@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov (Basil Hashem)
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Subject: Type 1 vs. Type 3
Message-ID: <1991Jun9.035349.27813@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov>
Date: 9 Jun 91 03:53:49 GMT
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