Conference hydra::amiga_v1

    There's a PostScript printer reviewed in the July 1989 issue of
    AmigaWorld.  It's major problems are 1) needs lots of memory,
    2) slow, 3) not many fonts.  However, it only costs $89.
    
    The product's name is PrintScript, by Pixelations.  The address given
    is
    	PO Box 547
    	Northboro, MA  01532
    	(508) 393-7866
    
    The reviewer seemed to like it, in spite of its shortcomings.
        John Sauter
    

    I saw a PD postscript viewer described on a flyer I got from one of the
    PD redistributors called: "POST"
    
    It says it displays PS on the screen as well as on a printer.
    
    Anyone have experiance with this?
    
    Does it really print to a preferance printer?
    
    
    ...Rich

	You can get POST from FF518. It does work with the preferance printer.

    I have used Post 1.6, quite a bit lately, It works very well.
    You do need the PostScript font that you intend to Print with though.
    ie. if you want to print Courier you will need the Adobe Courier font
    etc. I got the basic Courier, Helvetica, Times,Symbol fonts by buying
    the Adobe Type manager for the PeeCee them over to Ami. There are many
    Public Domain Adobe type fonts that you can also download and use.
    	The main use I have for Post is to Preview output before bringing
    to work to print on a real postscript printer. Post can interpret and
    display the file to screen as well as to Printer. The printer output is
    very good for proofing, especially at higher print densitys.
    	I have succesfully used Post to Preview Postscript files created by
    Excellence 2.00a as well as Pagestream 2.1 and ArtDepartmentPro 1.03
    and PostScript files I have written by Hand.
    	I believe that it likes lots of memory (I have 4 meg 32 bit and 1
    meg chip) so havent had much trouble. 
    	The program is quite well documented, the author has also written a
    seperate package that can be used to convert compugraphic fonts to
    postcript as well as to Amiga bit map fonts, this can be useful.
    
    	hope this helps.         regards  John Lemoine
    

I second the previous opinions. Post 1.6 is very fine for previewing or learning
PostScript (sure also for printing). I use it on my A500 with 3MB where it works
OK also when I let it only 1MB. Surely on an A500 it is quite slow for real
printing but this is normal.

Sorin 

    Now I use ProPage. It uses CompuGraphic Outline Fonts. If I create a
    document with only these fonts, can the CG fonts be used or do I really
    need get the PS fonts. 
    
    What directory do you put the PS fonts in?
    
    How long does it take to display on the screen and to print?
    
    How well does it handle multiple pages on the display? Does it process
    each page after you request a next page?
    
    Thanks,
    Rich

	SaxonScript ?

	AMIGA FORMAT tells that SaxonScript

		- prints Postcsript directly to the screen display
		- supports all Postscript downloadable fonts,
		  including Compugraphic and Adope Type 1
		- converts Postscript fonts in Amiga bitmap,
			Saxon Publisher or Adobe Type 1
		- converts Postscript files into IFF,EPS,DR2D

	Anybody used this?

-pekka

    You can use the CreateFonts program that comes bundled with Gold disk
    "Type Series" to create PS fonts from Compugraphic fonts. I did this,
    and they worked fine when I downloaded to an LPS20. I don't know if
    they would work with POST but it seems worth a try.
    								bill