1991 type roundtable; today's foremost type experts talk business

Article Abstract:

A roundtable discussion with nine experts reveals important developments in the typesetting industry. Panel participants are: International Typeface CEO Mark Batty, John Stevens Shop owner John Benson, The Font Bureau's Pres David Berlow, Adobe Systems Inc director of typography Ned Bunnell, Bitstream Inc Senior VP Matthew Carter, Agfa Compugraphic manager of type development Cynthia Hollandsworth, Monotype Managing Dir Rene Kerfante, Monotype Typography type Dir Jeff Level, and Stone Type Foundry Pres Sumner Stone. Topics discussed include the importance of color as a significant development in type technology since 1988, the increasing number of fonts available to users, and the problems that develop because low-end users do not understand how to use fonts.

Forecasts and trends, Desktop publishing software, Interview, Color, Graphic arts, Typesetting, Trends, panel discussion, DTP Software, International Typeface Corp., Bitstream Inc., Carter, Matthew, Berlow, David, Bunnell, Ned, Batty, Mark, Benson, John, John Stevens Shop, Font Bureau Inc.

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Adobe Type on Call 1.0

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Adobe Systems Inc's Type on Call is a disappointing computer font database that is priced at $99. The manual does not include information about ordering fonts, prices or free fonts. Type on Call includes fonts for Adobe font package 210, but newly-released Type on Call 2.0 improves the offering with 265 fonts included. Type on Call 2.0 also offers the Berthold library, a serious omission of the first version. Users will probably get a better price on the discs by buying from mail-order companies rather than from Adobe direct. The discs are generally available for $50, with single fonts sold for as little as $32.50. Until the program is improved users might want to stay with other Adobe font systems.

Evaluation, Product information, Databases, Database, Adobe Type On Call (Font package)

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Interchangeable PostScript files

Article Abstract:

Adobe Systems Inc of Mountain View, CA, is demonstrating a technology that promises to bring the paperless office closer to reality. Dubbed Editable or Interchange PostScript, the technology will let users open, view and edit PostScript files, regardless of computing platform. The initial version only prints and views documents, although future versions will feature the ability to edit a file. Editable PostScript will run on Apple Macintosh, DOS- and PC-based microcomputers and most Unix-based workstations. The technology is due for release in commercial form in 1992.

Computer software industry, Software industry, Product development, Document management systems, Product enhancement, Disk and file management software, Word processing software, Printer software, Printer support software, Disk/File Management Software, Open Systems, PostScript, PostScript (Software)

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