Re: FN-FORUM PostScript

date posted 8th September 2002 11:24

You get fonts bundled with most postscript printers.

John Bremner

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From: "John Brunsdon" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 6:30 PM
Subject: FN-FORUM PostScript


> Can anyone please help with the following?
>
> 1) I need to buy a PostScript printer pretty quickly. I have just found a
> review of laser printers in the latest issue of "Computer Shopper" and the
> Lexmark 450 was rated pretty good. However, the reviewer said that this
> model offered "PostScript 3 emulation", whereas some other printers were
> said to offer "PostScript 3" (ie no emulation). Also, I found that a
printer
> that was said to offer the latter was on offer in my local PC store with
> "PostScript 3 emulation". Is there any important difference between these
> two descriptions? Should I conclude that "PostScript emulation" is
inferior
> to "PostScript"? For all practical purposes, does it really matter to me
as
> a user?
>
> 2) What is the difference between PostScript 3 and PostScript 2? Should I
> automatically choose a printer that offers the former? Is it better than
2,
> or doesn't it really matter? Pricewise, there doesn't seem to be much
> difference between printers offer 3 and those offering 2. Will I have
> problems if I use PostScript 3 and then send files to someone who is
running
> PostScript 2?
>
> 3) I need to buy some reasonable quality general-purpose PS fonts (eg
> Garamond, Schoolbook, etc). Can anyone suggest some websites where I can
> obtain them, something not too pricey. I can't afford £2,000 for a large
> pack, as on offer at one site I visited recently. I don't suppose there
are
> any sites that offer free PS fonts, are there?
>
> John
>
>
>
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