Redefining Visionaries As Heroes --Waldman

In effect, PostScript did the same for computer-generated typography. The device-independent mathematical outlines enabling type to easily be produced sharply at any size was a revolution over device-dependent bitmapped type. But PostScript did so much more to make desktop publishing happen; now a single software language could replace the need for a myriad of drivers and it could put text and graphics on the same page at the same time.