[NTLK] [Semi-OT] Converting classic Mac fonts into bitmaps on a modern machine?

[Gene beaird]

Hmm, maybe ‘oldstimers’ kicking in, but I seem to remember that being a trivial, or near-trivial issue on the old MacOS.  I keep imagining doing something like on my Mac IIci, and PowerMacG3, getting the info on a font, and a bitmap. appeared, maybe even allowing you to modify it, or something like that.  

Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas


> On Sep 11, 2024, at 2:00 PM, newtontalk-request at newtontalk.net wrote:
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> Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 17:37:48 -0600
> From: Grant Hutchinson <splorp at mac.com>
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>> On Sep 10, 2024, at 4:44 PM, Grant Hutchinson via NewtonTalk <newtontalk at newtontalk.net> wrote:
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>> You might find a starting point to what you?re looking for here:
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>> https://github.com/robhagemans/hoard-of-bitfonts
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> Vlad, there?s also this bitmapped creation of Chicago built in FontStruct. Although it does not contain the Cyrillic character set, it has been extended from the original Mac Roman. More characters could be added using the FontStructor tool and then exported.
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> https://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/2230457/chicago-12-13-11
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> g.
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