This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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#7420-
Serv Bur Profile Form
Message #7627
Bill, The Service Bureau Profile form is in the mail. As far as a one-line font reference other than what is in the Font & Function catalog, I'm not sure what exactly you are looking for. Would a font brochure simply listing each font (printed in that face) help you…
Kevin: Virtually all Macintosh programs support PostScript output through the LaserWriter driver. As for the MessDOS side, things are a mess and I have no idea what might be going on. Earl Allen, Altsys Technical Support
Service Bureau Software
Message #7583
Hi, Does anyone here know of a list of all available software titles in both the Mac & DOS areas that support PostScript output? The company I'm consulting for is interested in starting a service bureau and would like to be able to claim support for all possible titles. Any…
#7436-
Film Neg — Lino
Message #7487
To create negatives (inverted and mirrored), send this PS file (works with a Linotronic RIP with PostScript version 42 and later): serverdict begin 0 exitserver statusdict begin /negativeprint true def /mirrorprint true def end To return to normal printing (inversion and mirroring off), send this file: serverdict begin 0 exitserver…
#7388-
Pagemaker high bits
Message #7402
My expe%+\ce is that the interpreter in a PostScript RIP is expecting stings to contain "the printable subset of the ASCII character set, plus the characters space, tab, and newline" (Red Book). When I've sent Macintosh PageMaker PostScript files to a PostScript RIP from a PC compatible the higher order…
CG has done a nice job on fonts, given the basic restriction they suffer–not being able to take advantage of the Adobe font scaling "hints" that allow Adobe PostScript fonts to work well in sizes that are small relative to the device resolution. As long as you're in a "closed…
#7316-
#Hi-Res Printer Choice?
Message #7352
What's wrong with the CG fonts?
Lino Printing
Message #7238
Concerning the size problem: Welcome to the Wonderful World of Postscript! The fact that Postscript points and printers points don't match is a source of continual aggravation. If you're writing a Postscript program, it's fairly easy to compensate by rescaling the job by including the line 72 72.27 div 72…
Far Out! If I can ever do anything for ya please feel free to send me Email or call direct. Rick has my number(s). 'Talk to ya!' Jim
The L-200 is fundamentally different from the L-300 in "basic equipment and hardware," since it uses an infrared-light laser diode instead of a red-light gas laser. Because of the longer wavelength of infrared, and poorer imaging quality of infrared-sensitive photo materials, the new generation of diode laser machines produces a…
Yep. Rick just mentioned your name today. -Scott Leyes
Thanks Scott, that's the way I had it figured. It's nice to hear it from other pr people. BTW do you know a guy name Rick Valasek? If so we have a mutual friend. Jim Lewis
#6130-
HELP with color
Message #6152
Have you been fiddling with the RAM cache? Are you trying to run MultiFinder and Illustrator? Adobe says you can run Illustrator 88 with 1 meg. With 2.5 megs and a Radius two-page display (which slows things down phenomenally) I can run it even under MultiFinder (but have to quit…
The L-200 isn't better than the 300…it's the same basic equipment & hardware, with a somewhat simpler configuration. Linotype introduced the L-200 to replace the low-end market (where the L-100 sat), not as an upgrade to the 300. The RIP-2 is SUBSTANTIALLY better than the RIP-1… it will increase your…
#L200P vs L300/RIP-2
Message #6143
The company I work for is considering upgrading thier Linotronic hardware. They currently have a Linotronic L300/RIP-1 combination and are considering one of the following two options: 1) Dump the L300/RIP-1 system and purchase the L200P 2) Keep the L300 imagesetter and upgrade to a RIP-2 I personally feel the…
#5903-
PS Difficulties on RIP
Message #5919
Does your 386 PC/UNIX system allow you to receive PostScript error messages? I suspect that you may be having trouble getting your MacDraw and ReadySetGo files to run because you haven't loaded the Apple header into memory. (There may be a PostScript error message that you're not receiving.) The header…