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In article <767@ndcheg.cheg.nd.edu> jeff@ndcheg.cheg.nd.edu (Jeffrey C. Kantor) writes:
>Thanks for answering those questions.  But there does seem to be some
>confusion here.  THe HP DeskWriter does use outline fonts, not 4x bitmaps. At
>least this is what the manual says. So once again, does the Adobe Type
>Manager enhance the functionality of the Deskwriter beyond the use of
>the extensive Adobe font collections (which, of course, is a very nice
>enhancement all by itself).

  The Adobe font collection is one of the nice benefits of ATM. In your 
situation of owning a deskwriter - you do get the outline fonts on the 
printer (for the fonts they supply), but how about your screen? Have you ever
wanted to use 11 or 13 point sizes for body text, but want it legible on the
screen and spacing looking more WYSIWYG? Or how about that title at 50 points,
or maybe the sign with 80 point type. You can't get these with the bitmaps that
HP (or anyone else for that matter) provides. Why? For one it takes time and
a lot of disk space to build bitmaps/screenfonts - especially for sizes that
users may only use for a few characters - here come ATM to the rescue. If you
ever go to a slide/film recorder with your work (proof on your HP), ATM will
work great on that output medium too.
  ATM will affect the millions of Imagewriter users more when they print,
because it will give them better results no matter what point size they use -
which is radically different from what they get now. People owning the
deskwriter won't see a change at the printer if they have similar outline
fonts to what ATM supplies - so they'll appreciate the screen changes more.

>BTW, thanks to both HP and Adobe for being on the net and answering queries.
>
>Jeff Kantor

Glad We/I could hopefully clear up any questions
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Brian Bezanson						bezanson@adobe.com
Adobe Systems Incorporated