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From:	Jason Ustica <usticaj@****.COM>
Subject:	Converting Postscript to something we can all use
Date:	Sun, 13 Aug 1995 12:11:53 -0700

Message no. 1 On Sun, 13 Aug 1995, Dave Stone wrote:

> I think it should be either WordPerfect, Word, or RTF.

I seem to remember something out there is already in RTF. Maybe the
NAGEE's or something else, but anyway, I've had great difficulty in using
that format as well. It appears WordPerfect 5.1 can translate the RTF
files, but I cannot scroll down to view the file, nor can I print them,
without windows giving me some damn error message that forces me to close
WP. I am really having no luck with any of the advanced formats. For now
I'm stuck in ASCII text hell, as it's the only thing I've had *any* luck
with.

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From:	"Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Converting Postscript to something we can all use
Date:	Sun, 13 Aug 1995 15:38:03 -0500

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Listen folx. There is no universal standard on how to do text layout.
The closest we have is Postscript.

What you need to see a postscript file is either a postscript printer
(about $800 for a PS laser, less if you shop around), or some kind of PS
driver (such as ghostscript, which is free).

We can argue and banter about what formats are good, but the fact is that
if we use RTF, we are ignoring those people that don't use MS stuff.
Same with other formats.

Postscript is as universal as we can get.

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From:	Will <UGCOTTRE@*****.CIS.ECU.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Converting Postscript to something we can all use
Date:	Sun, 13 Aug 1995 17:44:07 EDT

Message no. 3 > What you need to see a postscript file is either a postscript printer
> (about $800 for a PS laser, less if you shop around), or some kind of PS
> driver (such as ghostscript, which is free).

Where may we find Ghostscript?

Will

From:	Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject:	Re: Converting Postscript to something we can all use
Date:	Mon, 14 Aug 1995 11:29:07 +0200

Message no. 4 >We can argue and banter about what formats are good, but the fact is that
>if we use RTF, we are ignoring those people that don't use MS stuff.
>Same with other formats.
>
>Postscript is as universal as we can get.

Maybe we could do 2 versions: PS and RTF (or whatever). That would solve 99%
of all problems -- except maybe for Jason...
Anyway, I think back when I used WP5.1 for Windows (or was it 6.0? Can't
remember...) it did read RTF correctly. I had to mess around with the layout
and things a bit to get it presentable, but it did work.

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