Re: Readers Digest Condensed Summary of Postscript?

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From: Bill Pringle
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1992 02:55

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In article <1992Sep4.150309.27178@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> andy@ian.stx.com writes:
>Howdy, and forgive me if this is a FAQ (which I've been watching for; can
>anybody point me to one to ftp?), or worse yet, an unrealistic request:
>
>Has anyone got a brief overview of Postscript handy?  Yes, I'm looking
>for a good book for a more complete study (any recommendations?), and
>NO, I don't expect to be able to gain a full working knowledge from 
>self study, trial and error, and the kindness of strangers.  But I've
>gleened some aspects of it just by looking at LOTS of example Postscript,
>and I'm *almost* brave enough to dive in and try some...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I would recommend the Blue Book (Tutorial & Cookbook) and "Thinking in
PostScript" which I just finished and found quite good.  (Thanks, Glenn)
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Subject: Re: Readers Digest Condensed Summary of Postscript?
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