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- From: marc@hemlock.cray.com (Marc Bouron)
- Subject: Re: FontGDOS WORKS!!!
- Message-ID: <1992Aug27.034258.23310@hemlock.cray.com>
- Originator: marc@hemlock
- Keywords: fontgdos printer drivers laserjet
- Lines: 59
- Sender: marc@hemlock (Marc Bouron)
- Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
- References: <1992Aug26.160453.9574@pbhya.PacBell.COM>
- Date: 27 Aug 92 03:42:58 CDT
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- In article <1992Aug26.160453.9574@pbhya.PacBell.COM>, dbsuthe@pbhya.PacBell.COM (Daniel B. Suthers) writes:
- > 08/26/92
- >
- > I almost missed an excellent addition to my ST due to a lot of flames. That
- > addition is Font GDOS. I had ignored it's existance because of numerous
- > messages in this newgroup that said how terrible it is.
- >
- > Last night I downloaded it from GEnie (on a lark) and found that it works GREAT
- > with ALL of my GDOS compatible programs. I can't vouch for all of the printer
- > drivers, but the laserjet driver even worked with my old versions of GDOS.
- > It's the first one that does work with all of my programs without quirks.
- >
- > There is a help file on GEnie that provides helpful hints. It's not real long
- > and I suggest you read it. It notes that there was (evidently) another version
- > uploaded at one time. This (current) one is about 450K and includes quite a few
- > printer drivers, FontGDOS, configuration modules (Xcontrol and accesory
- > versions) and documentation.
- >
- > Now before we hear from those for whom it did not work, here's a setup that
- > does work:
- > 4 meg 1040 STe
- > TOS 2.06
- > HP Laserjet II (2.5 meg)
- > Mega44 hard drive.
- > Golden Image scanner
- > Navarone clock.
- > Warp9
- > Xcontrol.acc
- > AHDI5.0
- > And the programs that worked with it:
- > Touch-up
- > Timeworks Desktop Publisher
- > STraight-FAX
- > EZ-Draw
- > Degas-Elite
- >
- > I am using the standard Timeworks DTP bitmapped fonts, and they work fine.
- >
- >
- > Thank you, Atari, for releasing it as freeware. It makes my whole system much
- > more usable. Now how about a quick note concerning the policy that it ONLY
- > be available from GEnie? (I can think of several good reasons, but I would
- > like Atari's)
- >
- >
- > Daniel B. Suthers, CCP
- > Technology Consultant, PCS & IN Development Lab, Pac*Bell
- > Voice: (510) 671-1325 UUCP: dbsuthe@Pacbell.COM
- > ================================================================================
- > = Commit unexpected kindnesses and senseless acts of beauty. =
- > ================================================================================
-
- Is it possible to make FontGDOS available on atari.archive for those of us
- without GENie access (and *dying* to see a copy!)?
-
- Cheers,
-
- [M][a][r][c]
-