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Article #821Re: Does Type1 NeXT == Type1 Mac??
From: Gordon Van Huizen
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1992 16:55
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1992 16:55
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In article <808@rtbrain.rightbrain.com> glenn@rightbrain.com (Glenn Reid) writes: > Kareth writes > > I'm about to buy some Mac Type 1 Postscript fonts for my NeXT, > > however, knowing Mac's, I'm curious if anyone knows if Type 1 on a Mac > > is the same as Type 1 on a NeXT. Can I just copy them over to my > > NeXT, or do I have to go through Metamorphis to convert them into Type > > 1 that will work on the NeXT? > > You have to convert them. > > You could also buy Type 1 PostScript fonts already in NeXT format, > direct from Adobe, through us. We carry the whole library, and it's > available overnight. > You can also use MetroTools to convert Mac fonts and install them for use on your NeXT. We have had tremendous results as our users have attested: "Just thought I'd post a note praising a product. I'd downloaded about 12 megs of fonts from sonata and other sources, but couldn't get them installed. I finally used MetroTools from Metrosoft which did the job easily. The version is the new one which the folks at MetroSoft provided me (I had the pre-release) and they walked me thru the problem...good support, good product. I now have a zillion working fonts..." Chip Sieglinger For more information about MetroTools, send e-mail to info@metrosoft.com. Gordon -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Van Huizen vox: 619.488.9411 fax: 619.488.3045 Metrosoft gvh@metrosoft.com [NeXTmail welcome] ----------------------------------------------------------------
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!psinntp!hd0258!gvh From: gvh@metrosoft.com (Gordon Van Huizen) Subject: Re: Does Type1 NeXT == Type1 Mac?? Message-ID: <1992Aug6.165529.2628@metrosoft.com> Sender: gvh@metrosoft.com Reply-To: gvh@metrosoft.com (Gordon Van Huizen) Organization: Metrosoft References: <808@rtbrain.rightbrain.com> Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1992 16:55:29 GMT Lines: 36