From:	gibson james <jgibso1 AT umbc DOT edu>
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Subject:	Re: postscript files, what are they and how do i read them
Date:	Thu, 4 Dec 1997 11:32:38 -0500
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On Thu, 4 Dec 1997, William A. Barath wrote:

> 
> Not having a *nix workstation is your choice... I suggest you install
> Linux and use Ghostscript under X11R6.2  It is sweet to behold.  And you
> can view all those .pdf files with Adobe Acrobat under X as well.  THose
> aren't the only reasons to install Linux though.  :)
> 
> Wil Barath, aka WseM : "I feel as though I see my pen to write"
> Author of VPM, EDITPLN, and other VGA Planets support programs
> Visit my homepage! -------------> http://victoria.tc.ca/~wi534
> 
There are certainly good reasons to go to Linux, but reading Postscript
files with the cruddy screen fonts you get with a Linux distribution is
not one of them.

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