🚀 go-pugleaf

There is one major problem with ATM that you all keep blowing past, you need
the postscript font files to get it to do the screen sizes.  This takes disk
space and money.  I personally don't use any of the "standard" fonts (Times,
Helvetica, etc) for my writing.  So I would have to go out and buy the
postscript fonts for me to be able to use it.

Also, in one of Mr. Bezanson's postings he makes the point of saying that the
people who run publishing systems already have most the the adobe fonts.  That
is true, but don't forget that these people also will not be running a stock
Mac Plus or SE.  If they are serious at what they are doing they with have a
II/IIx/IIcx with atleast 4 megs (have you every done large layout with 1 meg).
So, yes these people might want the screen fonts that ATM offers, but they
will also need the other features of system 7 (remember it is more then just
the support for outline fonts).  They will need the new Layout Mgr, the
enhanced color support (for separations), etc; so they already have the
equipment for system 7.  Also system 7 is _FREE_ or ~$50 for manuals, what
would it cost to get ATM and say 3-4 postscript fonts?

All I'm trying to point out is that ATM is not a direct match for System 7,
which is what everyone keeps comparing it with.  Also to the true power of
something like ATM to show it takes more then a stock system, and the starter
software.

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