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Re: font convertors from adobe to postscript

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From: Ben Goren
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 19:51
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Actually, there is a simple way of converting Adobe type I fonts on
the Mac to something that a Unix box will like.

Create a new document in your favorite word processor, and put a word
or two in the font you want to convert, and nothing else. Then, print
to disk (using that obscure key command I can never remember if you're
still on System 6, or the radio button in System 7). This'll give you
a straight ASCII file (7 bit, too, unless I'm mistaken) with, among
other things, the font buried somewhere in it (most likely near the
bottom). You can then cut an paste to get rid of the extra stuff, and
do a simple file transfer from Mac to Unix.

I used this method to get the standard 35 fonts in my copy of ATM
in a format that Ghostscript would like (on A/UX). It was somewhat
tedious, but it worked.

b&
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