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Article #2891Re: PostScript vs TrueType?
From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato Uni...
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 1990 06:54
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 1990 06:54
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In <1990Aug24.012301.23588@motcad.portal.com>, jtc@motcad.portal.com (J.T. Conklin) says "The whole point of PostScript is that there should be only one print driver for all PostScript devices, regardless of manufacture or implementation." I agree this was one of the original aims. So you tell me: has PostScript lived up to its design goals? Lawrence D'Oliveiro fone: +64-71-562-889 Computer Services Dept fax: +64-71-384-066 University of Waikato electric mail: ldo@waikato.ac.nz Hamilton, New Zealand 37^ 47' 26" S, 175^ 19' 7" E, GMT+12:00 To someone with a hammer and a screwdriver, every problem looks like a nail with threads.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!aplcen!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!virtue!ccc_ldo From: ccc_ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University) Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript Subject: Re: PostScript vs TrueType? Message-ID: <1331.26d577e2@waikato.ac.nz> Date: 24 Aug 90 06:54:26 GMT References: <9724@goofy.Apple.COM> <438@three.mv.com> <2120@ux.acs.umn.edu> <1990Aug24.012301.23588@motcad.portal.com> Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand Lines: 13