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In article <1205@adobe.UUCP> bezanson@adobe.UUCP (Brian Bezanson) writes:
>In article <752@ndcheg.cheg.nd.edu> jeff@ndcheg.cheg.nd.edu (Jeffrey C. Kantor) writes:

*** This is to clarify one point ***

>>2.  If I already have an HP deskwriter w/fonts and am basically pretty
>>pleased, is there anything that ATM will do for me? 
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>lot. But if you want to use sizes like 33, 37, 99, 127, 500 (in MacWrite II)
>then ATM will be just what you need. The outlines on the screen will be

What I wanted to stress here was that with ATM one of the best benefits will
be on your screen. All font vendors include only a few sizes of pre-built 
bitmaps for screen display (usually 10,12,14,18, and 24 point). If you install
more (say 36,48,60, and 72) - and then do this for 3 families, you'll end
up with a suitcase that is over 1 meg in size - and that doesn't include
all of the styles. With ATM, you only install one or two sizes - like 10,12. 
The rest are calculated by ATM. With the DeskWriter you can use some H.P.
or bitstream outlines - so a 33 point will look great on the printer - but how
does it look on screen? ATM will make it look great on screen and on the
printer - closer to WYSIWYG. ATM advertising is targeted at the non-PostScript
printer user - because it gives them fonts at great resolutions on their
printers, but everyone, including PostScript users will want it for what it
can do on the screen. That newsletter with the title set in 52 point, or
your PowerPoint slide presentation need items in the > 30 point range will 
be estatic. And the 'rest of us' will be able to use 9,11, and 13 point more
effectively.

Wow, a long clarification. Hope it cleared things up.

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Brian Bezanson						bezanson@adobe.com
Adobe Systems