dsong@sunb1.cs.uiuc.edu (09/12/90)
Does anybody know what commonly used fonts on Macintosh are close to
Swiss and Dutch? I heard that Helvetica may be the same as Swiss.
How about the Dutch? Any help will be appreciated. Many thanks in
advance.
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In article <23800002@sunb1>, dsong@sunb1 writes: | | |Does anybody know what commonly used fonts on Macintosh are close to |Swiss and Dutch? I heard that Helvetica may be the same as Swiss. |How about the Dutch? Dutch is the name of a Times Roman clone. Remember, the name Times Roman is a trademark, but the font itself cannot be copyrighted. So anyone can clone the font if only under a different name. -- Piet van Oostrum <piet@cs.ruu.nl>
keeshu@nikhefk.UUCP (Kees Huyser) (09/12/90)
In article <23800002@sunb1> dsong@sunb1.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
#Does anybody know what commonly used fonts on Macintosh are close to
#Swiss and Dutch?
Swiss --> Helvetica
Dutch --> Times-Roman
--kees
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In a recent article dsong@sunb1.cs.uiuc.edu writes: >Does anybody know what commonly used fonts on Macintosh are close to >Swiss and Dutch? I heard that Helvetica may be the same as Swiss. >How about the Dutch? Any help will be appreciated. Many thanks in >advance. Swiss and Dutch are Bitstream's names of their Helvetica and Times clones. They are not exactly the same, but quite close. -- Robert Claeson |Reasonable mailers: rclaeson@erbe.se ERBE DATA AB | Dumb mailers: rclaeson%erbe.se@sunet.se | Perverse mailers: rclaeson%erbe.se@encore.com These opinions reflect my personal views and not those of my employer (ask him).
amy@circus.camex.com (Amy Lindsay) (09/15/90)
Responding to > a recent article dsong@sunb1.cs.uiuc.edu writes: > >>Does anybody know what commonly used fonts on Macintosh are close to >>Swiss and Dutch? I heard that Helvetica may be the same as Swiss. >>How about the Dutch? Any help will be appreciated. Many thanks in >>advance. prc@erbe.se (Robert Claeson) writes: >Swiss and Dutch are Bitstream's names of their Helvetica and Times >clones. They are not exactly the same, but quite close. Actually, if you want to be picky and technical, Bitstream's names for Helvetica and Times Roman are Swiss 721 and Dutch 801, respectively. They have a bunch of other "Swiss" and "Dutch" typefaces, because they use these terms as classifications. Helvetica and Times probably happen to be the most commonly used families in these classifications. --amy A.G.Lindsay Internet: amy@camex.com <- I'm told this works now Typography & Design Department ~ Camex, Inc. ~ Boston, MA (617-426-3577) "En route flight advisory... Air traffic control service provided to pilots to inform them of why they shouldn't have taken off."