Title :
´PostScript´ prints anything: a case history
Author_Institution :
IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY, USA
fDate :
5/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The development history of the page description language PostScript is presented. Several key problems in the development are described: laser printer, a harbor simulation that drove the language-to-be toward its object orientation, font algorithm creation, and image reduction and analysis. Key technical developments that aided the establishment of PostScript are also mentioned; these include the Apple Macintosh microcomputer and its need for bit-mapped graphics printing, cheap laser printers, and cost declines in memory.<>
Keywords :
computer controlled typesetting; electronic publishing; microcomputer applications; word processing; Apple Macintosh microcomputer; PostScript; bit-mapped graphics printing; font algorithm creation; harbor simulation; image analysis; image reduction; laser printer; page description language; Algorithm design and analysis; Analytical models; Costs; Graphics; History; Image analysis; Microcomputers; Page description languages; Printers; Printing;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
