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From: CLDLV@NASAGISS.bitnet (Dimitri Vulis)
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Subject: FIND a FONT
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Date: 9 Dec 87 21:50:01 GMT
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I have the following question/request/query:
I have come across a _part_ of a 60-page document entitled:

--- begin quote ---
Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Operating Note 74                                               May 1976
                   FIND a FONT
                   Les Earnest

Abstract: Typefaces currently available for the Xerox Graphics Printer
are presented herein, warts and all. Procedures for creating, modifying
and stealing fonts are discussed.
--- end quote ---

The person who left the document here is no longer around.
The document lists a number of very cute fonts, e.g. Boecklin,
Chess pieces, Tengvar (Tolkien), etc. The samples look very nice.
One section describes the file format (similar to TeX PXL). Another
section supposedly described the way to get the files thru FTP,
but this particular section is missing.
I would like to try and use these fonts on our SunWriter (a PostScript
device). If I succeed, I'll share them with others. The problem is to
get those fonts.
Now, I might spend some money and order this note from Stanford.
However, the information is very likely obsolete after 12 years, and
also I cannot FTP, being a pariah BITNET user.
I would very much appreciate if someone (probably from Stanford) would
1) tell me if these fonts are still around and 2) send some
of them to me UUEncoded via mail, if it's not too much trouble.
In fact, any info at all will be appreciated.
                                  Dimitri Vulis
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