Item 8706429 93/02/26 13:34 From: CONRAD_GEIGER@NEXT.COM@INET# Internet Gateway Subject: Abstract Software Ships WSI-Fonts Professional Volume #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact Sonja Jo Krenz-Bush or Sean Lamont Abstract Software P.O. Box 25045 Seattle, WA 98125 206/361-5080 info@abstractsoft.com Abstract Software Ships WSI-Fonts Professional Volume #1 A cost-effective font collection for NeXTSTEP February 26, 1993 Seattle, WA -- Abstract Software is now shipping the WSI- Fonts Professional Volume #1, a cost-effective collection of professional quality fonts for NeXTSTEP. This collection contains 123 text, script, decorative, headline, and specialty fonts derived from the most popular type designs. Most fonts include the complete International Character Sets you need to work in English, French, Spanish, German, Swedish, Dutch, Italian, and Portuguese. All fonts are fully-scaleable Type 1 fonts and look great both on screen and on paper. Included with the collection is a font installation application which offers easy-to-use point and click font installation. Once the fonts are installed they are usable with virtually every NeXTSTEP application. A demo application previewing the fonts in the collection is now available via anonymous ftp at the following sites: sonata.cc.purdue.edu pub/next/2.0-release/demos/WSI-Fonts36.tar pub/next/2.0-release/demos/WSI-Fonts64.tar cs.orst.edu pub/next/submissions/WSI-Fonts-Demo36.tar pub/next/submissions/WSI-Fonts-Demo64.tar [The "36" and "64" refer to the screen point size which the demo previews the fonts.] The demo is also available on the recently published ``Electronic AppWrapper'' published by Paget Press and also by e-mail. If you do not have anonymous ftp capability, send e-mail to info@abstractsoft.com requesting a copy of the demo. (Please specify "36 point", approximately .8MB, or "64 point", approximately 1.3MB.) The WSI-Fonts Professional Collection Retails for $149, with a student edition available for $99. Educational discounts, user-group discounts, and multi- host licenses are available. E-mail info@abstractsoft.com or call 206/361- 5080 for more information. """ SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER """ Until March 31, 1993, WSI-Fonts Professional will be available for $99 ($79 for the student edition) directly from Abstract Software. Call 206/361-5080 or e-mail info@abstractsoft.com for more details. """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ``Definitely better than what I usually see from small foundries... you're really going to put the big guys under pressure!'' -Daniel Will-Harris, noted typeface reviewer/author """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Abstract Software was founded in 1992 and is a company dedicated to the development, publishing, and marketing of quality software for NeXTSTEP. We are committed to supporting this and all future products under NeXTSTEP/Intel. NeXT, NeXTSTEP, and NeXTSTEP/Intel are trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.