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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
Adobes configurable postscript interpreter, a RIP engine
The pre press industry standard for quality
If u knew anything about design you'd understand why loading fonts at boot is an issue
For everyday business functions its fine
Not in the graphics world
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As they say. a little knowledge is dangerous. The little knowledge you exhibit here is that Postscript is the standard in the graphics industry. If you're doing 4 color separations, it's the only way to go. If you're printing letters, IT SUCKS. Most people print letters. If you like, we can start a poll to see how many people here print 4 color separations. First, you have to wait for the Mac & it's robust operating system to cojitate over every dot on the page. While this is taking place you are entertained by the little Mac whirlygig spinning around on the screen. Once this process completes, the Mac has to transmit the same amount of info as if it was doing a full page, 4 color separation graphic. This takes a while as well. Next the printer now has to digest this myriad of information, even if you're only printing one sentence. Again, this takes a while. For the privilege of experiencing all this high efficiency, you have to pay additional money for a Postscript capable printer and 4X as much memory. Did I mention Macs print like pigs?
Feel free to correct any and all inaccuracies in the above statement with no fear of hurting my feelings.