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- Subject: Ghostscript 2.4.1
-
- Keith,
- I have uploaded to Simtel 20:
-
- <msdos.postscript>
- gs241286.zip ghostscript v2.4.1 exe w/drvrs for 286/8088s
- gs241386.zip gs v2.4 exe w/drvrs, extend. mem on 386/486s
- gs241ps.zip gs v2.4 support files and .ps examples
- 24zaphc.zip zaph chancery fonts
-
- This is essentially the same as the official release on
- prep.ai.mit.edt/pub/gnu, but without the source files and with some
- additional .ps examples. You must get gs241ps.zip and one of the
- other .zip files, depending on target machine. 386/486 users should
- definitely get gs241386.zip. gs 2.4 fonts will be posted separately.
-
- The fonts for gs2.4.1 are the same as for gs2.4. However,
- the zaph chancery font is reposted due to my error in the last
- posting.
-
- gs2.4.1 includes bug fixes (now handles paths correctly) and
- some new drivers. BGI drivers not in these executables, hence
- hercules screen support is not availabe.
-
- An extract from the original 2.4 release notice by the
- author, follows:
-
- > Major features of this release include:
- >
- > - Drivers for many new printers, and for SuperVGA displays.
- > - The ability to select printer resolution dynamically.
- > - Fonts whose character spacing matches that of the Adobe fonts.
- > - Correct implementation of clipping and of transfer functions.
- > - Ghostview support.
- > - The ability to send printer output to a pipe or a designated
- > file or files.
- > - The ability to link fonts into the executable, so they don't
- > have to be loaded dynamically.
- > - Many PostScript Level 2 features.
- > - A 32-bit PC executable (386/486 only) that runs much faster
- > than the 16-bit executable, and will use all available
- > (extended) memory.
- >
- >... plus the usual bug fixes and performance enhancements. See
- >readme.doc in the fileset for a somewhat more detailed list; see
- >history.doc for a very detailed list.
- >
- >L. Peter Deutsch :: Aladdin Enterprises :: P.O. box 60264, Palo Alto, CA 94306
- >ghost@aladdin.com ; ...decwrl!aladdin!ghost ; 415-322-0103 8-9 AM M-F
- > "Implementation is the sincerest form of flattery."
-
- Happy computing... Nate Liskov
-
- p.s. Keith - replace gs24_exe.zip, gs24_ps.zip, gs24_ps.zip and 24zaphc.zip
- with the above new files.