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DashPoint

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Aug 1, 1997, 3:00:00 AM8/1/97
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Hi, I'm still fairly new to this newsgroup, read it religiously though.
I need help selecting a new printer. My fledgling business has finally
reached the new printer mark.

I currently have an HP Deskjet 500 with which I currently print B & W
color seperations for screen printing. Now I want to get a printer that
has the ablility to print the Post Script options ( I am currently using
Corel 3 and Adobe 2.5). My goal is to make my own Velums for screen
printing halftone colors, fade outs, etc..
I also want the option of printing in color. I am currently looking at
the Epson 600 & 800 and the HP 870Cxi.

My problem is this; I don't understand exactly what Post Script means. Is
it a software that you buy (Adobe PS level 2)? Are there other Post
Script softwares and are they any good? Do I already have Post script
softwear with the programs I'm running?

Does a printer have to be factory configured to accept Post Script
language? Are the printers I'm looking at have Post Script capabilities?

Oh, my computer platform is windows 95, with16MB, 2 gig Hard Drive,on a
486 pentium.

Thanks to all who answer.

Lynn


Patrick

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Aug 8, 1997, 3:00:00 AM8/8/97
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On 1 Aug 1997 20:42:27 GMT, dash...@aol.com (DashPoint) wrote:

>Hi, I'm still fairly new to this newsgroup, read it religiously though.
>I need help selecting a new printer. My fledgling business has finally
>reached the new printer mark.
>
>I currently have an HP Deskjet 500 with which I currently print B & W
>color seperations for screen printing. Now I want to get a printer that
>has the ablility to print the Post Script options ( I am currently using
>Corel 3 and Adobe 2.5). My goal is to make my own Velums for screen
>printing halftone colors, fade outs, etc..
>I also want the option of printing in color. I am currently looking at
>the Epson 600 & 800 and the HP 870Cxi.
>
>My problem is this; I don't understand exactly what Post Script means. Is
>it a software that you buy (Adobe PS level 2)? Are there other Post
>Script softwares and are they any good? Do I already have Post script
>softwear with the programs I'm running?

Postscript is a printing language designed so your file could be
printed without the other person having you software program(Corel,
Pagemaker, etc). You only need a Postscript capable printer for this.
As far as I know PS printers are only laser printers or image setters.
We presently have a HP 6MP postscript printer(600dpi) and it will do
all the colour sep, multiple up, change your LPI settings,etc. to do
what you want you'll need to buy a seperate colour printer. If the
above printers are inkjet technology they are not postscript
compatible. Hope this helps.

Rex

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Aug 8, 1997, 3:00:00 AM8/8/97
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I'm the virgin of newbies when it comes to graphics, but I may have
the resource to explain "PostScript". My first reference source for
Corel7 was ***blush*** "CorelDraw7 for Dummies". I know all of you
professionals out there are *rotflyao*...but anyway...

"...the two big brands in the world of digital typography are
PostScript and TrueType. Developed by Adobe Systems--...--the
PostScript format is the professional printing standard...Adobe sells
a Windows font manager called ATM (Adobe Type Manager) that lets you
print PostScript fonts on non-PostScript printers...

Microsoft and Apple were sick of Adobe's having the monopoly in the
font market, so they got together and co-developed the TrueType font
format, which at the time seemed about as likely as the United States
and Russia joining forces right after the Bay of Pigs to organize a
worldwide polo tournament.

But they pulled it off, and Microsoft has amassed its 17th fortune
selling TrueType fonts to eager consumers. Windows95 offers built-in
support for TrueType and can print TrueType fonts to nearly any model
of printer. TrueType has been such a success, in fact, that Corel
converted its entire 50-quintillion font library to the TrueType
format.

Windows95 even shows you which kind of font you're about to apply.
Two T's before a typeface name in one of the font pop-up menus
identify a TrueType font. An outlined T1 identifies a PostScript
font. (T1 is short for Type 1, which is a PostScript font
variation)..." *

*"CorelDraw 7 for Dummies", p.208, by Deke McClelland, pub. IDG Books
Worldwide, Inc., 1997

(I hope I've given proper documentation to the author of this...I'm
probably in violation of several copyright laws, but I'm too busy to
paraphrase....and Deke did such a good job with it. I'd like to add
that the book is a great "Getting Your Feet Wet" tool for anyone who
doesn't know the first thing and would like a jumpstart to CorelDraw
7. Mr. McClelland is hilarious and makes the learning fun. I found
myself reading the book for the sheer enjoyment!!!)


John Jordan

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Aug 9, 1997, 3:00:00 AM8/9/97
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p...@synapse.net (Patrick) dijo a todos por la red:

>>My problem is this; I don't understand exactly what Post Script means.

>Postscript is a printing language designed so your file could be


>printed without the other person having you software program(Corel,
>Pagemaker, etc). You only need a Postscript capable printer for this.
>As far as I know PS printers are only laser printers or image setters.
>We presently have a HP 6MP postscript printer(600dpi) and it will do
>all the colour sep, multiple up, change your LPI settings,etc. to do
>what you want you'll need to buy a seperate colour printer. If the
>above printers are inkjet technology they are not postscript
>compatible. Hope this helps.

There are color inkjets that are PostScript Level 2. I think Epson has
one that is Level 3, but I could be mistaken about that.

Also, even a non-PostScript printer can print PostScript files with an
interpreter program, such as GhostScript, Freedom of Press, et al.

NOTICE: The e-mail address is deliberately incorrect. Replace the ISP
with "nwpacifica.net."

Judy Litt

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Aug 9, 1997, 3:00:00 AM8/9/97
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On 8/7/97 8:08PM, in message
<33ec705c...@news.synapse.net>, Patrick <p...@synapse.net>
wrote:

> >My problem is this; I don't understand exactly what Post

> Script means. Is
> >it a software that you buy (Adobe PS level 2)? Are there
> other Post
> >Script softwares and are they any good? Do I already have
> Post script
> >softwear with the programs I'm running?

PS can either be within the hardware itself, on a card you buy &
install, or software. There are some software packages that
emulate PS on nonPS printers.

> Postscript is a printing language designed so your file could
> be
> printed without the other person having you software
> program(Corel,
> Pagemaker, etc). You only need a Postscript capable printer
> for this.

You also need a PS printer if you want to print EPS, PS fills
from drawing programs, separations, or separations that include
trapping information.

> As far as I know PS printers are only laser printers or image
> setters.

> If the
> above printers are inkjet technology they are not postscript
> compatible.

Color printers - including inkjets - can be PS printers. The PS
inkjets tend to be higher in price.

--
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Foster D. Coburn III

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Aug 9, 1997, 3:00:00 AM8/9/97
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<<PS fills from drawing programs, separations,>>

Draw 6 and 7 can print PostScript fills to any printer. And they should
be able to separate most anything except traps and embedded EPS files.

--
Foster D. Coburn III
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