InterPress page description language at Xerox PARC
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InterPress page description language at Xerox PARC was an early device-independent page description system developed at Xerox PARC that laid foundational concepts later used in Adobe’s PostScript.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| InterPress | 44 | 0 |
| Xerox printing architecture | 0 | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer language
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document markup technology → page description language → |
| conceptualModel | page as a program → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedFor |
high-end publishing systems
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laser printers → networked printing environments → |
| developedBy | Xerox PARC → |
| developer |
Xerox PARC
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surface form:
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
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| field |
computer graphics
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digital typography → document processing → |
| hasConcept |
abstract imaging model
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separation of page description from output device → structured page representation → |
| hasFeature |
device-independent page description
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font description capabilities → graphics primitives → page composition model → raster and vector graphics support → resolution independence → text layout description → |
| historicalRole | precursor to modern page description standards → |
| influenced |
PostScript
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surface form:
Adobe PostScript
PostScript → |
| influencedBy | Xerox PARC research in graphics and printing → |
| influenceType |
conceptual foundation
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page description model → |
| isDeviceIndependent | true → |
| languageType | procedural page description language → |
| notableFor |
early adoption of device independence in printing
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influencing commercial page description languages → |
| organizationAssociatedWith |
Xerox
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surface form:
Xerox Corporation
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| predecessorOf | PostScript → |
| primaryDomain |
electronic publishing
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printing systems → |
| relatedTo |
InterPress page description language at Xerox PARC
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Xerox printing architecture
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| researchContext | Xerox PARC imaging and printing research → |
| status | historical / largely obsolete → |
| supports |
device-independent imaging model
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page description as data stream → |
| timePeriod | early 1980s → |
| usedIn |
Xerox
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surface form:
Xerox printing systems
|
Referenced by (2)
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InterPress page description language at Xerox PARC
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relatedTo
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InterPress page description language at Xerox PARC
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
InterPress
this entity surface form:
Xerox printing architecture