Memory refresh needed for using existing LW+ fonts with TranScript

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From: Greg Earle
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1987 07:34

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Sompe people here bought a LaserWriter Plus from Apple, then bought
TranScript 2.0 through Sun by itself.  Now they want to be able to access
all the other wonderful fonts, but can't because TranScript came set up
for just LW support (only 4 fonts with AFM files).

If someone could refresh my memory on how to do this, I'd appreciate it.
I know that first I have to generate .afm files for the fonts, either via
getting them from the Adobe server or using Peter Greenber's getafm program
(Good grief, I hope I still have it around), then ... what?  If they had
ditroff, I'd know I need to generate fonts for them, but they don't have it.
They don't have TeX either so they don't need Stephan Bechtolsheim's
dvipsps distribution to use the built in fonts with TeX.  But I still need
a way for them to be able to use the extra fonts in general, and how to
reference (i.e. `mount' them) in troff.  Any pointers appreciated ...

	Greg Earle		earle@jplopto.JPL.NASA.GOV
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Subject: Memory refresh needed for using existing LW+ fonts with TranScript
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Date: Tue, 17-Nov-87 02:34:32 EST
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Keywords: LW+  TranScript  AFM