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http://www.trueschool.se - TrueSchool Ascii
Amiga bitmap fonts converted to modern formats. Includes the splendidly 90s P0T-NOoDLE font which I used to use for terminals...
to amiga fonts retrocomputing ... on 28 March 2016
8088 MPH: Olympiad: IBM prototype fonts unearthed
Fonts from the IBM RT PC. Serif bitmaps, which are unusual and fairly attractive.
to bitmap fonts ibm retrocomputing terminal ... on 23 March 2016
Good collection of links to open-source fonts. (Still looking for a good serif monospace font, though.)
to fonts ... on 22 January 2016
Bug 28549 – Gamma-corrected alpha blending for text output
Patch to Cairo do alpha-blending (more or less) correctly for text. I'm somewhat tempted to use this in GARStow's packages, although it's a bit clunky.
to alpha blending cairo fonts gamma graphics rendering text to-package ... on 13 September 2015
How to choose a font | Wisdom and Wonder
Links to various articles on font selection; various interesting references on readability for different purposes.
to accessibility fonts typesetting typography ... on 26 July 2014
Extension for changing font sizes automatically in Firefox.
"0xA000 is a font family designed for screen, inspired and constrained by the pixel raster. A tiled meta font family, that renders sharp at small sizes without needing hinting." Cute.
A font with square characters for rogue-likes.
Typography in 8 bits: System fonts » DamienG
Comparison of system fonts from 8-bit machines. (I like the Amstrad CPC one, although the BBC one's probably cleaner overall.)
to acorn amstrad apple fonts retrocomputing sinclair typography ... on 14 August 2013
Bedstead – MODE 7 for the 21st century
A nice vector version of the BBC Micro's Teletext font. The code to produce it is pretty neat -- it interpolates from a bitmap font, so you could try throwing other things at it...
to bbc bbc-micro fonts retrocomputing teletext ... on 27 February 2012
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