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Re: *COMPLETE* Postscript Description

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From: Woodrow Baker
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1989 17:30
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In article <84919@linus.UUCP>, ted@mbunix.mitre.org (Ede) writes:
> In article <17491@rpp386.cactus.org> woody@rpp386.cactus.org (Woodrow Baker) writes:
> > Secondarily, it sounds like NeWs (whatever that is)
> 
> So much for following what's going on in the PostScript world.
> 
> >might have the equivelent of the blit blitter, in copyarea.  I'd like to
> >see the PS definition of the copyarea operator.
>          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> You mean the *non-portable* PostScript *extension*.  Printer/system
> specific PostScript is a real drag.

are you saying that NeWs uses ****SHUDDER***** *non-portable*  *extensions*
but that are apparently useful?

NeWs apparently exists in the unix world, and does not cross over into non-unix
worlds like DOS
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From: woody@rpp386.cactus.org (Woodrow Baker)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: *COMPLETE* Postscript Description
Summary: NeWs
Message-ID: <17504@rpp386.cactus.org>
Date: 28 Dec 89 17:30:32 GMT
References: <POLLACK.89Dec4133944@toto.cis.ohio-state.edu> <28@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz> <84919@linus.UUCP>
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