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In article <QZ5dh8m00WB9E9wYUJ@andrew.cmu.edu>, tv0c+@andrew.cmu.edu (Thomas
Edward Van Lenten) writes:
> 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.

True enough.  For this reason, Adobe won't get many new customers buying
ATM itself.  I suspect that this is one of the reasons it is relatively
low priced even for special-purpose software.  It helps existing customers
preserve their investment, and it opens up new markets for Adobe fonts.

I've read a lot in the trade rags and on Usenet about how ATM is "competing"
with System 7.0.  I don't think this is true.  It *complements* it very
nicely, though.  This way, I can use Garamond, or Stone, or Univers just
the way I have been and still get nice screen (or Quickdraw printer) output.
For $99, I get to use stuff I've already bought more effectively.

> 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.

Yup.  Then again, I won't have to go and repurchase fonts I've already paid
for.

ATM isn't competition for 7.0, and it's not a universal font cure.  For
those people who want it, though, it's wonderful.  I plan on buying the
first copy that I can get my hands on...

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Amanda Walker
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