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[[NeXT|NeXT Computer Inc.]] designed '''Display PostScript''' (or ''DPS'') as a display system for their series of [[Unix]]-based personal computers starting around [[1987]]. While early versions of Postscript display systems were developed at Adobe, the full implementation of Display PostScript was developed within (orcooperation given to)with [[Adobe Systems]], and made an official [[Adobe Systems|Adobe]] product with its own standards documents and licensing requirements.

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[[NeXT|NeXT Computer Inc.]] designed '''Display PostScript''' (or ''DPS'') as a display system for their series of [[Unix]]-based personal computers starting around [[1987]]. Display PostScript was developed with (or given to) Adobe, and made an official [[Adobe Systems|Adobe]] product with its own standards documents and licensing requirements.

As the name implies, DPS uses the [[PostScript]] (PS) imaging model and language to generate on-screen graphics. In order to support interactive, on-screen use with reasonable performance, a few changes were needed: