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Typography in 16 bits: System fonts (2011)

56 pointsby maaarghkalmost 11 years ago

2 comments

userbinatoralmost 11 years ago
The PC VGA font is one of my favourite, with second choice being the X default fixed fonts. For some reason newer GPUs tend to have a different textmode font that often looks worse; I remember encountering a laptop with one that looked like a mix of Courier New and Comic Sans.
theandrewbaileyalmost 11 years ago
Nice find. These would be useful to make things look retro. The PC VGA is a classic, and I've always wondered what Chicago would look like on Windows.