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In article <1024@mrsvr.UUCP> hallett@gemed.ge.com (Jeffrey A. Hallett (414) 548-5163) writes:
>In article <1208@adobe.UUCP> bezanson@adobe.UUCP (Brian Bezanson) writes:
>>In article <1019@mrsvr.UUCP> hallett@gemed.ge.com (Jeffrey A. Hallett (414) 548-5163) writes:
>>>You won't get anything unless you decide that you want to use Adobe fonts.
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>This statement is not correct. On the printer, you might get similar results 
>>- for similar fonts, but on the screen is where you'll see the difference. 
>
>Yeah, I realize it is for any output device.  I don't see where your
>follow up fits in.

My follow up was aimed at the 'use Adobe fonts'. It seemed to say that one
had to buy Adobe fonts. You are correct in that ATM does work only
with Adobe Type 1 fonts, but this means fonts from Adobe/Linotype, and
will include our new type manufacturers (CompuGraphic, Varityper, and
others). We also provide the 'base 13' faces with ATM with the 'Plus Pack'
available for a small cost, most of which ship with the HP and other printers 
(but under different names).

>Also, tell me then, if it is 'the' solution, why should people spend
>$99 dollars to buy ATM rather than wait until System 7.0 release?  The
>booth person said that System 7.0 would not handle Adobe fonts and
>that ATM would - her reasoning what that Adobe users should use both
>to access both their current Adobe fonts and future Apple fonts and
>that non-Adobe font users would not benefit from ATM.

Well, System 7.0 is not here now, ATM will ship in October. Nearly all
(99%) of the service bureaus and 'desktop' publishers use Adobe fonts of
some form - Apple supplies them :-) and those users want Adobe Fonts
in all sizes for screen and printer. We've said we won't make any
fonts in the Apple format - ATM does the same thing. System 7.0 will
require 2+ megs of RAM and the most Mac users (Mac Plus's/1 Megs SEs are
the biggest number by far) have to upgrade. User comments here on the nets, on
CompuServe, and at MacWorld said they don't want to spend several hundred 
dollars for more RAM and a hard disk to run 7.0. If ATM fits your needs 
for better output on the screen and printer, and it retails for $99 
and could be running on your machine by Nov. 1, then it is 'the' solution. 

ATM is aimed at the 2-floppy 1-Meg MacPlus and up, System 7.0 isn't.

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Brian Bezanson
Adobe Systems Incorporated