Hello from Gregg C Levine obviously with Jedi Knight Computers <Grin> You mean, after I. I'm partially the one, who started that thread.</grin> Funny you should mention that problem. My father's shop, which is where I first met the concepts of such typesetting was called into to typeset a bundle of materials for one of the Bell Telephone companies, (I think it was Bell Labs!), after they were extremely unsuccessful at doing it, from UNIX, using the usual methods there. Me? I am surprised, pleasantly at the output this whole thread, has engendered. And you are right Glen, the thing did think that way. ------------------- Gregg C Levine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------ "The Force will be with you...Always." Obi-Wan Kenobi "Use the Force, Luke."� Obi-Wan Kenobi (This company dedicates this E-Mail to General Obi-Wan Kenobi ) (This company dedicates this E-Mail to Master Yoda )
> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > glen herrmannsfeldt > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 4:11 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: linotype resolution > > David Boyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After someone else wrote: > >> Basically you are very correct David in your > >> statements. Except on one. The Linotype machines, L300, and L500, and > >> their relatives, and descendants, are actually output devices, > > > >Correct. > > > (snip discussion of metal slug devices) > > > >The major reason I put the distinction in my note is that Linotype > >devices (and other professional presses) generally operate at 2400 dpi > >resolution (about 4 times the resolution of the typical Canon-based > >desktop laser printer) and bitmaps for 600 dpi printers look LOUSY on > >that type of device. The stroke-based character font definitions are > >interpreted by the PostScript interpreter in the press device, and thus > >are rendered at full device resolution, producing significantly better > >output. > > The L300 is 2540dpi and will also run at 1270dpi. (Hint: metric units.) > > I once did TeX postscript output for this machine, and generated the > 1270dpi *.pk files with Metafont. The postscript files were about > 500kB/page. Metafont has parameters that you adjust differently for > xerographic printers than for phototypesetters. I did print some > of the 1270dpi files on a 300dpi printer, and the difference was > noticable. > > -- glen >
