Member Nic… Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 What were some of the first classical fonts that were optimized for the computer? I cant seem to find the answer anywhere so I was hoping someone here would be able to help me out thx Link to comment
Member Ric… Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 What do you mean by “classical”? What do you mean by “optimised”? Link to comment
Member Nic… Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 Srry, let me be more clear. What were the first fonts that were not designed in the age of the computer to be transferred onto the computer. Make sense? :) Link to comment
Member Ric… Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 One could argue that it was Neuzeit S. Link to comment
Ralf Herrmann Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 And if you think of regular desktop computers, it’s still tricky. The computers of the 1980s had just simple fixed-size pixel fonts, which could hardly look like “classical” fonts. So the fonts were actually embedded in the printers(!) like the Apple LaserWriter. Those printers used classical fonts: Link to comment
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