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MICROSOFT OUTLINE FONTS TO BE INCLUDED IN WINDOWS
PRINTER LANGUAGE NAMED TRUE IMAGE
REDMOND, WA -- March 5, 1990 -- Microsoft Corp. will provide the
TrueType outline font technology in Microsoft Windows and in OS/2
Presentation Manager version 2.0.
The company also announced Monday that Microsoft TrueImage will be
the name for its page description language, announced in September 1989,
which incorporates the TrueType font format. Microsoft additionally
announced that it is licensing TrueType technology to independent software
vendors (ISVs) to allow them to support TrueType fonts in their
applications on DOS or other systems where TrueType is not part of
the operating environment.
TrueType, informally known as Royal, is outline font technology that
allows accurate display of text of any size, at high or low resolution, on
any screen or printer. The open format means all hardware, software and
font vendors can adapt their products easily to support a consistent set of
fonts for both the screen and printer.
"The TrueType font technology is a systems building block that allows
the font companies to be the center of innovation," said Steve Ballmer,
senior vice president, systems software, Microsoft. "Our commitment to
TrueType is a reflection of our goal to provide the best solutions for the
PC user."
TrueType is the outline font technology involved in a cross-licensing
agreement between Apple Computer and Microsoft. The companies agreed to
provide standard font technology for their operating environments, allowing
for an easy exchange of rich text documents (text and graphics) between the
Macintosh System 7, OS/2 Presentation Manager and Windows.
In addition, users have to obtain only a single font library for all
systems to be assured of type quality previously available only on
dedicated typesetting and publishing systems.
ISVs that have announced that they will license the TrueType
rasterizer include Aldus Corp., the Microsoft applications group, Software
Publishing and WordPerfect. The TrueType rasterizer is the software that
executes the commands in the font file to create the fonts used by a
printer or graphics display.
Developers will want to license the TrueType rasterizer if their
application runs in an environment, such as DOS or existing versions of
Windows, that does not have native TrueType support.
"Aldus is working closely with Microsoft to add TrueType font support
to Aldus' Windows-based applications prior to TrueType's general
availability in Windows," said Ted Johnson, manager, PageMaker development
for Aldus Corp.
"We pride ourselves with being up to date with the latest technology
and are anxious to take advantage of the TrueType fonts in our products,"
said Chuck Middleton, director of OS/2 and Windows product development for
WordPerfect Corp.
TrueImage 1.0 Microsoft's printer software technology, expected in
customer products in 1990, will support the TrueType font format.
TrueImage is a printer software superset of the POSTSCRIPT page
description language.
The TrueImage language uses the TrueType outline font format and
provides faster printer and superior WYSIWYG for any application running
under Micrsoft's graphic user interfaces.
"One of our priorities in designing TrueImage was to ensure
POSTSCRIPT compatibility, while optimizing the performance and quality of
the language under Windows and OS/2," said Cal Bauer, general manager,
printer business unit for Microsoft.
"The result is that TrueImage functions as a superset of POSTSCRIPT,
adding capabilities without compromising existing compatibility. In
addition to supporting TrueType, the TruImage language also supports Adobe
downloadable fonts (Type 1), thus preserving users' investments in Type 1
fonts."
CONTACT: Microsoft Corp., Redmond
Marty Taucher or Kathryn Hinsch, 206/882-8080