#City Desk 2.0
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Lee, You might be interested in our PostScript series of fonts that can be used
with all the leading DTP packages, including City Desk 2.0 You can use them
with the PostScript laser printer, or you can use PixelScript to print the
PostScript file on your 9-pin printer (with output that is surprisingly good,
and will be OK for proofs if the PS laser isn't handy). Justin
Fisher/Pixelations
Justin, I have PixelScript and have been able to get limited use from it. I
have 1 meg of memory which causes some limitations. If I use more than one
font or include any graphics I run out of memory. I have a hard drive which
uses more memory than I can spare to run PixelScript.
One thing I have not tried yet is disconnecting the hard drive and running the
program. It's just a little more bother than I want to go through. As soon as
the Christmas bills are paid I plan to get 2 megs of additional memory to
install in the Supra interface which should solve a lot of my problems.
I do have a couple of questions:
1. Do you have any tips for running PixelScript with my memory constraints.
2. How many different font packs are available?
Thanks for the reply.
Lee S. 😉
Lee, – A 1meg system ought to be able to use several fonts without problems.
Graphics can eat up RAM in a hurry, so that doesn't surprise me as much. How
much RAM is available on the system before you run PixelScript? Are you using
a lot of RAM for disk buffers? Could you email me a PostScript file that runs
out of RAM? – The 2 extra meg of RAM will take care of the memory limitations
for PixelScript. I use a 2.5meg A1000 myself, and only the largest and most
complex pages fail to run. – To save memory, bypass the user interface and run
the PxS inner interpreter module stand-alone. You'll need to do some "assigns"
or, more simply, just start up PixelScript and exit — that will set up the
required assigns. Then process the PostScript file (say, TEST.PS) by entering
the command "PxS:PxS TEST.PS" in the CLI. This saves a lot of RAM (windows and
menus etc require RAM). – We have 4 volumes of typefaces available today, and
more coming soon. One of those volumes is a family (Providence) with Roman,
italic, bold, and bold-italic forms. The other 3 have 3 display faces each.
Remember, our fonts will work with City Desk 2.0 as well as PageStream and
ProPage (etc). – I hope this helps! Have a happy and safe New Year's! Justin
Fisher/Pixelations