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I just made a large edit to this article to include more "historical" information about ATM. For someone looking for this software's origins, I've created a jumping-off point.
I was thinking about including a bit of information about Bitstream's FaceLift, why ATM came to be in the first place (namely, Adobe wanting to monopolize the PC font business), and even a bit about Microsoft's attitude toward ATM preceding the launch of Windows 3.1 (along the lines of "Sure it will work, but TrueType's better!"). There isn't really a place for these things in this article right now, however.
ATM played a vital part in the "font wars" of the 1990s. I'd like to see at least a little bit about that in this article, but I didn't really see another article to link to for a more in-depth look at the phenomenon.
As for what I did add to the article: I left it up to someone else to find information on what the latest version of ATM for Windows 3.0 was (2.5, right?). And I know more than DV and OS/2 had ATM support, but I'm hard-pressed to find out which other systems included it. (I seem to recall some RISC machine having ATM, at the least...) And, my unsourced comment about WordPerfect 6 may be slightly inaccurate; my rusty memory tells me that Adobe modified ATM to be integrated into the program and its font installer. I couldn't find any evidence of this on the web, however. (I wish I still had all my old WordPerfect Magazines. I know one of them had a cover story on WP6's font support.)
Hopefully other retrocomputing fans will take what I added and expand upon it further. Maybe that, in turn, will encourage others to flesh out the more current information and add some technical details. ;) I'm simply not qualified to do that.
-- Lewellyn 17:43, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
Well, I went and added more info. Also, I noted that there are lots of vague and inaccurate dates scattered throughout the article. I removed some of them and tagged a couple more. I think all of the remaining dates are in the Macintosh section, which needs a bit of reworking. The Windows section could use a bit, too. But it's in better shape at the moment.
Cleanup that I think should happen:
Any other thoughts are welcome. -- Lewellyn 17:36, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
There are vague dates in this article. These need to be corrected where they're outright wrong and should made less vague than "around XXXX" where they actually are correct. -- Lewellyn 17:36, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
There are claims around the net that ATM is required for proper font rendering in Classic. Perhaps rewording and providing links to both sides of the debate would be appropriate? -- Lewellyn 17:36, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
ATM is required for proper rendering of Type 1 fonts in Classic, just as it was required for such rendering on standalone versions of Mac OS 6, 7, 8 and 9. This is simply true and easily verified, and I find it difficult to believe that there is a "debate" on the subject. Thomas Phinney ( talk) 20:23, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
The info saying that ATM is totally incompatible with Vista is incorrect. I am currently running ATM Deluxe 4.1 on a Vaio laptop under Vista home premium without any kind of conflicts at all.
It should also be noted that the following comment is misguided;
Windows Vista can use Adobe Type 1 fonts natively, making add-ons like ATM unnecessary.
Generally people use ATM for font sorting, grouping, turning fonts on/off on the fly and general management - hence its name. The fact that it handles Type 1 fonts is a byproduct. Vista or any other OS has ever nativly supported this kind of font management, so that comment should be removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.28.237.114 ( talk) 18:33, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
I'm not convinced this list belongs in the article RJFJR ( talk) 23:35, 12 October 2013 (UTC) {{Expand section|missing releases and dates|date=October 2007}}
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