• DocumentCode
    772444
  • Title

    ´PostScript´ prints anything: a case history

  • Author

    Perry, T.S.

  • Author_Institution
    IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY, USA
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    5/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    42
  • Lastpage
    46
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.4550
  • Filename
    4550
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=772444