remym@tekig5.UUCP (Remy Malan) (10/08/86)
About 3 weeks ago I mailed out a request asking people what microcomputer they had that supported PostScript. Well, the response was not phenominal (:-) but I did get a feeling for what was happening. In a nutshell: As far as I can tell, only PCs and Macs are using PostScript! A bit disappointing don't you think? Sincerely, A. Remy Malan P.S. My thanks to Dave Farber, Glen Foster, and Ed Tankus for their interest.
bammi@cwruecmp.UUCP (Jwahar R. Bammi) (10/10/86)
In article <1203@tekig5.UUCP> remym@tekig5.UUCP (Remy Malan) writes: > >About 3 weeks ago I mailed out a request asking people what microcomputer >they had that supported PostScript. > >Well, the response was not phenominal (:-) but I did get a feeling for what >was happening. > >In a nutshell: As far as I can tell, only PCs and Macs are using PostScript! > >A bit disappointing don't you think? Sorry this reply may be a little late. I somehow must have missed your earlier posting. The Atari ST is now building up considerable support for PostScript. A complete TeX system, including a previewer is available for the ST . Also a object oriented draw pacakge called easy draw now supports a postscript driver (this feature has just recently been released, it was not there in earlier versions of easy draw). Both these pacakages retail for less than $150 each. The ST itself with monitor and all is less than $1000, so the combination price is a little hard to beat. Hope this leaves you a little less disappointed. -- usenet: .....!decvax!cwruecmp!bammi jwahar r. bammi csnet: bammi@case arpa: bammi%case@csnet-relay compuServe: 71515,155
bobg@paladin.UUCP (Bob Goldberg) (10/11/86)
In article <1203@tekig5.UUCP>, remym@tekig5.UUCP (Remy Malan) writes: > > About 3 weeks ago I mailed out a request asking people what microcomputer > they had that supported PostScript. > > In a nutshell: As far as I can tell, only PCs and Macs are using PostScript! > > A. Remy Malan Not true! we are running an AT&T 3b2/400 with a Dataproducts PostScript laser! -- From the world of Paladin: ihnp4!gargoyle!paladin!bobg (Bob Goldberg)
p40001@mcomp.UUCP (10/13/86)
> /* ---------- "Micros and PostScript" ---------- */ > About 3 weeks ago I mailed out a request asking people what microcomputer > they had that supported PostScript. > ... > In a nutshell: As far as I can tell, only PCs and Macs are using PostScript! > A bit disappointing don't you think? As far as I can tell, PostScript support at this time is not a matter of which micro you are using, but what programs you are running on that micro. Currently, the only machines which have BUILT-IN support of PostScript are output devices such as the Apple LaserWriter, and two Allied Linotype photo-typesetters. In all other cases (including MAC and PC), PostScript support is provided by applications programs. This includes the various desktop publishing programs, as well as PostScript post-processors for such programs as TROFF or TEX (yes, both of these run on micros, as long as these micros run UNIX). You will not see a lot of Amiga-specific or Atari-specific PostScript applications as long as only their competition (Apple) has a reasonably priced PostScript output device. You don't expect Commodore or Atari to be real keen to help sell Apple LaserWriters, do you? This covers pretty much all 16-bit and 32-bit micros. To run a PostScript application on an 8-bit micro is not impossible, but difficult because of memory constraints. But if you want to know what can be done on, say, an Apple //, read Don Lancaster's column in the COMPUTER SHOPPER. ----------------------------------------------------- Wolf N. Paul, 290 Dogwood, Plano, Tx. 75075 UUCP: ihnp4!convex!mcomp!doulos!wnp or ihnp4!convex!mcomp!p40001 Phone: (214) 578-8023 W.U.ESL: 6283-2882
darmon@polaris.UUCP (Pierre Darmon) (10/17/86)
In article <9700008@mcomp> p40001@mcomp.UUCP writes: > >In all other cases (including MAC and PC), PostScript support is provided >by applications programs. This includes the various desktop publishing >programs, as well as PostScript post-processors for such programs as TROFF >or TEX (yes, both of these run on micros, as long as these micros run UNIX). Not quite true. There are 2 implementation of TeX for the PC that run under MS-DOS. They are PCTeX from Personal TeX and MicroTeX from Addison-Wesley. -- Pierre Darmon, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. .....seismo!philabs!polaris!darmon. darmon.yktvmz.ibm@csnet-relay
mwm@eris.berkeley.edu (Mike (Don't have strength to leave) Meyer) (10/19/86)
In article <748@polaris.UUCP> darmon@polaris.UUCP (Pierre Darmon) writes: >In article <9700008@mcomp> p40001@mcomp.UUCP writes: >>In all other cases (including MAC and PC), PostScript support is provided >>by applications programs. This includes the various desktop publishing >>programs, as well as PostScript post-processors for such programs as TROFF >>or TEX (yes, both of these run on micros, as long as these micros run UNIX). > >Not quite true. There are 2 implementation of TeX for the PC that run under >MS-DOS. They are PCTeX from Personal TeX and MicroTeX from Addison-Wesley. There's also supposed to be a TeX for the Amiga under DOS from n^2 Computer Consultants (and if anyone can provide a phone number for them I'd appreciate it! The snail-mail address doesn't seem to work) You can get a TeX subset called small-tex for CP/M-80 from the C Users' Group. There's an IBM-PC port of small-tex that doesn't require a hard disk. Not sure how to get that. <mike
lsr@apple.UUCP (Larry Rosenstein) (10/21/86)
In article <9700008@mcomp> p40001@mcomp.UUCP writes: > >As far as I can tell, PostScript support at this time is not a matter of which >micro you are using, but what programs you are running on that micro. > >Currently, the only machines which have BUILT-IN support of PostScript are >output devices such as the Apple LaserWriter, and two Allied Linotype >photo-typesetters. > >In all other cases (including MAC and PC), PostScript support is provided >by applications programs. One difference between the PC and the Macintosh is that LaserWriter (Postscript) support is provided in the standard Macintosh system software. Pretty much any program that provides printing capability on the Mac will print on the LaserWriter. -- Larry Rosenstein Object Specialist Apple Computer AppleLink: Rosenstein1 UUCP: {sun, voder, nsc, mtxinu, dual}!apple!lsr CSNET: lsr@Apple.CSNET