PostScript
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* [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/level2.inf PostScript Level 2 Q&A] | * [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/level2.inf PostScript Level 2 Q&A] | ||
* [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/whatisps.txt What is Postscript? tutorial] | * [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/whatisps.txt What is Postscript? tutorial] | ||
| + | * [https://computerhistory.org/blog/postscript-a-digital-printing-press/ PostScript history] | ||
| + | * [https://info.computerhistory.org/aoc-postscript PostScript original source code (registration required)] | ||
[[Category:Page description languages]] | [[Category:Page description languages]] | ||
[[Category:Programming Languages]] | [[Category:Programming Languages]] | ||
[[Category:Adobe]] | [[Category:Adobe]] | ||
Revision as of 06:38, 3 December 2022
PostScript is a page description language and document format, used primarily with printers. It is actually a complete programming language, which the printer interprets in order to generate graphics to print.
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Identifiers
| Version | PRONOM |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | x-fmt/91 |
| 2.0 | x-fmt/406 |
| 2.1 | x-fmt/407 |
| 3.0 | x-fmt/408 |
| 3.1 | fmt/501 |
See also
- Encapsulated PostScript
- PostScript binary object format
- PostScript font
- PostScript Printer Description
Specifications
Software
- Ghostscript - A free PostScript interpreter
- Ghostview and GSview - Viewers based on Ghostscript
- Scribus
