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<6523@wpi.wpi.edu> macman@wpi.wpi.edu (Christopher Silverberg) writes:
>PK> Surely everyone who has invested a great deal of money in Adobe
>PK> fonts will want to use both font types. Sure would be nice if
>PK> System 7 could display the Adobe fonts. Anyways, nice job Apple!
> 
>According to some reports that i've heard, System 7 MAY support Adobe fonts.
>At least Apple is willing to make the effort at doing that... whether this
>becomes a reality with the actual release of system 7, who knows...

   I've heard of hopes and dreams, but I seriously doubt that that will
happen. Whether this be true or not, I believe that one primary reason for
Apple's intent to use Royal INSTEAD of Postscript is that the licenseing
for Postscript costs an enormous amount. Ever wonder why the difference between
a plain laser printer and a postscript-compatible printer is rarely less than
$1000 ?? Adobe is out to make money on a good product just like everyone else!
It would seem as though Apple is going to make a FULL effort to have their
Royal technology become a standard or at least very good competition.
   I have heard that ATM is supposed to become compatible with System 7 and
that seems to be the best route to go for those people with a large investment
in Adobe typefaces. However, the other competitors in the typeface world will
be left a step behind. Perhaps each company will come out with an individual
INIT that will allow the display of their fonts on the screen. But to think
that Apple will invest a great amount of money to support a respectable amount
of the typeface technologies out there is absurd.

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