Re: Font Pricing (Was Re: PostScript vs TrueType?)

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From: Glenn Reid
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 1990 06:52

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In article <1990Aug3.014801.24448@caen.engin.umich.edu> marmoset@ub.cc.umich.edu (Dave Walker) writes:

_Interestingly enough, according to one of the desktop publishing rags,
_(Publish, I think) Bitstream is going to release it's entire typeface
_library in TrueType format at *no more than 25%* of the price of
_their equivalent Type 1 typefaces.  Has anyone else heard about this?

Why?

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From: glenn@heaven.woodside.ca.us (Glenn Reid)
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Subject: Re: Font Pricing (Was Re: PostScript vs TrueType?)
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Date: 3 Aug 90 06:52:25 GMT
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