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Show HN: Oldschool PC Font Pack v2 – now with 200 fonts, new variants, web index

7 pointsby vileralmost 5 years ago

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vileralmost 5 years ago
Hello HN!<p>This project has been featured here in the past, and perhaps the new version would also be of interest.<p>The goal of the collection is still the same: taking classic hardware&#x2F;system charsets from pre-GUI IBM PCs and compatibles, and providing accurate conversions to current font formats. (The scope has expanded a little bit, so that early &quot;not-quite-compatible&quot; platforms are also fair game.)<p>v2.0 adds:<p>- 133 new fonts (from 52 different sources)<p>- A new TrueType variant with embedded bitmaps (where supported, this bypasses anti-aliasing and ensures sharp rendering)<p>- Another new TrueType variant which provides aspect correction (to reproduce the non-square pixel ratios of the original resolutions)<p>- Web font (.woff) conversions<p>- A full font index on the website, including information on the original hardware and how the charsets were used (for appropriate historical context)<p>- A preview page for each individual font, which lets you play around with sizes, aspect ratios and sample text<p>The linked blog post has more details, but you can also browse the collection directly at <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;int10h.org&#x2F;oldschool-pc-fonts" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;int10h.org&#x2F;oldschool-pc-fonts</a>. There&#x27;s also a showcase section, with links to projects that employ these fonts in useful and creative ways.<p>Comments welcome. Enjoy!