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Article #8432Re: Strange specs. for QUME ScripTEN Laser Printer
From: Glenn Reid
Date: Tue, 16 May 1989 17:33
Date: Tue, 16 May 1989 17:33
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In article <565@trlamct.oz> rick@trlamct.oz (Rick Coxhill) writes: >I am considering purchase of one of these printers. Looking at the spec. >sheet, I noticed the following: > >"Type Styles and Sizes >Most characters can be printed in sizes from 2-point to 127-point. > ^ ^ >...... [other stuff deleted]." > >The printer claims to be a Postscript printer, so why is there this >upper limit on point size? It is an Adobe PostScript printer, and there is no limit on point size. I think that application software only supported a limited range when they originally put their marketing literature together, and those numbers only reflect that. I imagine that they thought it was an impressive range and left it at that (after all, who needs type bigger than 127 point, right?) Rest assured; I think we once calculated here that you can image a character as big as Cleveland if you want to.... Glenn Reid Adobe Systems
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!decwrl!adobe!greid From: greid@adobe.com (Glenn Reid) Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript Subject: Re: Strange specs. for QUME ScripTEN Laser Printer Message-ID: <834@adobe.UUCP> Date: 16 May 89 17:33:38 GMT References: <565@trlamct.oz> Sender: news@adobe.COM Reply-To: greid@adobe.COM (Glenn Reid) Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated, Mountain View Lines: 24