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[copy FYI] Ms. Kelsey Selander, V. P. of Marketing Bitstream Inc. Athenaeum House 215 First Street Cambridge, Mass. 02142 Dear Ms. Selander: I own and operate a small business that "typesets" flyers, concert programs, brochures, newsletters and sometimes even books on an IBM-compatible computer, using Xerox Ventura Publisher and a LaserMaster-equipped HP LaserJet. I have bought and registered about thirty Bitstream Fontware typeface packages; thus I have spent several thousand dollars more for my fonts than I paid for my printer. I consider this necessary so that I can offer my clients the greatest possible typographic variety as well as quality. Most of the time, I have been quite happy with Bitstream typefaces. However, in the past year I have seen only one new offering from your company for PC users, while I am hearing more and more about a substantially larger library of Bitstream fonts for the Macintosh computer. At the same time, the LaserMaster people have evidently succeeded in breaking the encryption scheme for Adobe type 1 fonts, and it will thus be possible for me to start using typefaces from Adobe. I would prefer to continue buying from you people if only you would bring out more for the PC. Can you please tell me what is happening, and how soon you will be adding these Mac typefaces, or other new offerings, to your catalogue of fonts for the PC? Sincerely yours, David Satz