Why a postscript language?

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From: Josh Putnam
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 1990 02:59

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Why is PostScript the way it is? Why not use a lisp-like language?
Is it because of the simple implementation? Does a postscript language
make page description easier?

Josh Putnam

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