pdflatex vs. latex | dvips | ps2pdf

[Clemens Ballarin]

This query concerns the use of Postscript Type 1 fonts in tetex.  pdflatex is 
set up to use type 1 fonts, dvips is not.  Consequently, pdflatex produces 
pdf-files of higher display quality.  Unfortunately, it is not able to 
interpret some \special commands that are, for example, generated by eepic.

Is there an easy way to get dvips to use type 1 fonts, or alternatively, can 
pdflatex be expected to support eepic in the future?  I gather that tex type 1 
fonts are already present in the tetex distribution.

Regards,

Clemens Ballarin