nschultz@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Ned W. Schultz) (01/05/89)
Can anyone point me toward sources of software-based laser fonts
in Amiga disk format for use on an HP LaserJet II?
For a while last year someone was posting fonts to PLINK. Unfortunately
PLINK dropped their local access number here. I'd really appreciate
hearing from any LaserJet users who've picked up soft fonts.
I have JetSet and some of the CLtd fonts. Any other commercial sources?
Thanks for any and all help...
Ned Schultz {csun, sdsu}!polyslo!nschultz
Cal Poly State Univ.
San Luis Obispohrlaser@pnet02.cts.com (Harv Laser) (01/06/89)
nschultz@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Ned W. Schultz) writes: >For a while last year someone was posting fonts to PLINK. Unfortunately >PLINK dropped their local access number here. I'd really appreciate >hearing from any LaserJet users who've picked up soft fonts. >San Luis Obispo Ned - call 1-800-TELENET (voice number) during business hours Eastern time Mon-Fri... Plink access is now via Telenet (Tymnet was dropped in August '87). Ask the Telenet rep if there is a node local to you. If you can't get through to them, reach Plink at 1-800-524-0100 in Chicago (voice) 9-6 Mon-Fri Central time. Harv Laser, Sysop, The People/Link AmigaZone. Plink: CBM*HARV UUCP: {ames!elroy, <backbone>}!gryphon!pnet02!hrlaser INET: hrlaser@pnet02.cts.com <---open Push down while turning close tightly--->
richard@gryphon.COM (Richard Sexton) (01/07/89)
In article <6746@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> nschultz@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Ned W. Schultz) writes: >Can anyone point me toward sources of software-based laser fonts >in Amiga disk format for use on an HP LaserJet II? > >For a while last year someone was posting fonts to PLINK. Unfortunately >PLINK dropped their local access number here. I'd really appreciate >hearing from any LaserJet users who've picked up soft fonts. > >I have JetSet and some of the CLtd fonts. Any other commercial sources? Not really. It's a shame, but a basic fact that the amiga market is still too small for the big type houses to consider makng disks in amiga format. Adobe will sell you their $500 fonts on any disk format you like - as long as it's a Mac or a PC. You're just gonna have to convert them from PC disks I guess. And about those PLINK HP fonts - good stuff. My *guess* is that they were from a font compiler of some sort or ripped off. It's real hard to trace things like that, and since A) you cant copyright the font design, and (now) B) the copyright office has declated you cant even copyright the actual binaries to a font (copyrighting of font binaries has always been held as the only protection under the law a font artist enjoys) it's a moot point. Of course, the copyright office might be *wrong* and some judge may go right ahead and force them to allow copyrights on font binaries, but that day apparantly, has yet to come. -- Hotel USENET richard@gryphon.COM {...}!gryphon!richard gryphon!richard@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov
alh@hprmokg.HP.COM (Al Harrington) (01/11/89)
>Can anyone point me toward sources of software-based laser fonts >in Amiga disk format for use on an HP LaserJet II? > >For a while last year someone was posting fonts to PLINK. Unfortunately >PLINK dropped their local access number here. I'd really appreciate >hearing from any LaserJet users who've picked up soft fonts. > >I have JetSet and some of the CLtd fonts. Any other commercial sources? > >Thanks for any and all help... > >Ned Schultz {csun, sdsu}!polyslo!nschultz >Cal Poly State Univ. >San Luis Obispo ---------- If you find any PD fonts I would be anxious to get ahold of them. You can buy "official" HP softfonts -- they come on 5 1/4" MS/DOS discs. If you can get them over to the Amiga they will work just fine. I'm going to try out the Bitstream fonts and see if they will work. +-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | -Al Harrington //// | Instant Guru BBS | | ________ //// | (916) 488-9278 | | |__/\__| \\\\ //// | 60 Megs - All Amiga! | | \\\X/// | Over 1000 files online | | alh@hprmokg.HP.COM \XXX/ | Baud: 1200/2400 Hours: 24 | | ..{hplabs,hp-sde}!hprmokg!alh | PCPursuit: CASAC 1200/2400 | +-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | All comments are *mine* thank you | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
alh@hprmokg.HP.COM (Al Harrington) (01/11/89)
>Not really. It's a shame, but a basic fact that the amiga market is still >too small for the big type houses to consider makng disks in amiga >format. > >Adobe will sell you their $500 fonts on any disk format you like - as long >as it's a Mac or a PC. > >You're just gonna have to convert them from PC disks I guess. > .... What's wrong with the C Ltd. fonts? They have quite a selection and they look very nice (and they are cheap compared to the "big name" brand fonts). +-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | -Al Harrington //// | Instant Guru BBS | | ________ //// | (916) 488-9278 | | |__/\__| \\\\ //// | 60 Megs - All Amiga! | | \\\X/// | Over 1000 files online | | alh@hprmokg.HP.COM \XXX/ | Baud: 1200/2400 Hours: 24 | | ..{hplabs,hp-sde}!hprmokg!alh | PCPursuit: CASAC 1200/2400 | +-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | All comments are *mine* thank you | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+