#Varityper
One more time…and I don't think our *public* debate is a fight. If
anything, I think it lends itself to being recorded for posterity. The
facts we are both bringing to the forum are, in themselves, valuable. About
fonts – I know how significant the Adobe fonts are. But I also believe that
the desktop publishing marketing has yet to capture a significant part of
the typesetting business. Here in Washington, D.C. there are still MANY
typesetting firms, all making big bucks, doing things the very traditional,
pre-DTP way. Poor folks, we both know. It is this market that is larger
than all of DTP and Adobe fonts. Surely the curve is shifting.
For me, and many of my customers, buying a machine that is significantly
less expensive to purchase and maintain and can interpret postscript
language operators is something well worth considering. Lino can dip only
so far on price. They have a big organization, their equipment is carefully
made in Germany (changes in currency can impact their profits), and their
recorder (L300) uses some expensive components. The L200 is a step in the
right direction for them and allows them to compete extremely aggressively.
Varityper and CG don't want to get into a price war — there's business
for everyone.
Let's give Birmy some time before being too harsh a skeptic. FYI, the
technology used in the L200 was invented/perfected by Walter Hanson at
Ultre*Setter (LI, New York). The Ultre*Setter is the recorder used in the
Birmysetter. Let's continue the dialog. Perhaps we should poll the members
of this forum for their thoughts on fonts.