jcm@mtunb.ATT.COM (was-John McMillan) (01/06/89)
In article <7119@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> lynch@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Tim Lynch) writes: ... > -- I'm looking for fonts >that offer things like Greek letters, math symbols, etc.) > >Thanks in advance for any pointers. Pointer #1 The Greek letters and the Symbols ARE CONTAINED on the AppleLaserWriterII as font "/Symbol". Pointer #2 I've been running an NTX (w/ 1MB RAM upgrade) and see surprisingly little improvement over the "NT" down the hall. I would NOT purchase another NTX without a REAL justification for the price difference -- such as a recurring need for the HARD DISK attachment. Data from test: Shaded Bar Graphs: NT ~= .92 x NTX (~8sec/pg) DENSE, short Line Segs: NT ~= .85 x NTX (~80 sec/pg) Troff (Man Pages): NT ~= .99 x NTX (~8sec/pg) Line-Printer: NT ~= .81 x NTX (!?!) (yes, the last lest puzzles ME too ;^) Pointer #3 Draw a 6" Diameter BLACK-FILLED circle. On BOTH NT & NTX (and on an old LaserWriter) there is a "shadow" effect where ~2" down from the top-edge of the circle the BLACKNESS clearly decreases in a shape corresponding to the curve of the circle's top. Perhaps some drum with a circumference of ~2" has a MEMORY of the last rotation's BLACK areas and cannot draw a fully blackened area again. I might not buy ANY further LaserWriters given the un-professional look this gives to certain graphics, particularly view-graphs. Pointer #4 Perhaps the advantage of the LaserWriter line is the state of the competion. Perhaps not -- it depends on whose stories (Ricoh failures... etc) ya believe. I share an interest in any free-ware fonts! JC McMillan -- att!mtunb!jcm -- muttering for myself, at best