Description
Session 3 of the Desktop Publishing Pioneer Meeting focuses on desktop publishing technology in the Day 1, Session 4 of the Desktop Publishing Pioneer Meeting focuses on desktop publishing technology in the 1980s. The session begins with a discussion of the motivation behind Donald Knuthâs development of TeX and the grassroots efforts behind its spread. Steve Kirsch then gives a brief history of FrameMaker and its earlier history and development period. An extended discussion focuses on PostScript, including a synopsis of its main technological innovations, relationship with key industry collaborators (such as Adobe, Apple, and ITC), and the differences between PostScript and competing approaches. The participants also discuss page description languages, various printer and font technologies, PageMaker, and Adobe Illustrator. The session concludes with a discussion of the market factors that led to the shift toward desktop publishing, including changes within the printing and typesetting industries and reductions in the costs of memory and hardware.
Date
2017-05-22
Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Mountain View, CA, USA
Extent
38 p.
Format
PDF
Category
Transcription
Collection Title
Desktop Publishing Pioneer Meeting
Credit
Computer History Museum
