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From: darrell@comspec.uucp (Darrell Grainger)
Subject: Re: Compugraphic fonts (and post script fonts)
Organization: Comspec Communications Inc  Toronto Ontario
Date: Wed, 29 May 91 16:21:05 GMT
Message-ID: <1991May29.162105.4596@comspec.uucp>
References: <1991May24.212741.471@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu> <qgPm31w164w@undrground.UUCP> <1991May28.174145.13869@ncsu.edu>
Sender: darrell@comspec (Darrell Grainger) 

In article <1991May28.174145.13869@ncsu.edu> harris@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Michael Harris) writes:
>Would someone please describe what "compugraphic" fonts are?  I understand
>how postscript works.  Previous posts lead me to believe that compugraphic
>fonts are some type of postscript font.  Is this correct?

 'Compugraphic' fonts are formally known as AGFA CompuGraphic fonts. They,
unlike PostScript fonts, are designed to print out on a bitmap (dot matrix)
printer. Normally, if you take an Amiga font and resize it they look
horrible. CompuGraphic fonts normally come in sizes from 4-144 points and
look almost as good as a PostScript printer's fonts. It is basically an
inexpensive way to get multiple size fonts of a very high quality on a 
dot matrix printer. There are comparable fonts from AGFA Compugraphic to
match the PostScript fonts. i.e. (CG) Times is the same as Times on a 
PostScript printer. 
>
>      Michael Harris - harris@catt.ncsu.edu or harris@carvm3.vnet.ibm.com
>   Computer and Technologies Theme Program,  North Carolina State University   
>                                    
>           ========================================================

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