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From: grunwald@foobar.colorado.edu (Dirk Grunwald)
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Subject: Re: Large Fonts
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Date: 25 Oct 90 04:58:53 GMT
References: <107530@convex.convex.com> <7617@adobe.UUCP>
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In-reply-to: asente@adobe.com's message of 23 Oct 90 17:57:43 GMT

>>>>> On 23 Oct 90 17:57:43 GMT, asente@adobe.com (Paul Asente) said:

PA> In article <107530@convex.convex.com> pelakh@mozart.convex.com (Boris Pelakh) writes:
>I am looking for LARGE fonts - about size 72 or so. Are these avaliable
>anywhere ?

PA> If you are using a DEC or IBM workstation, you can use Display PostScript
PA> to get fonts at any size you want.

PA> 	-paul asente

PA> New address!	asente@adobe.com	...decwrl!adobe!asente
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You may also use the 'mftobdf' tool that comes with the SeeTeX
distribution to create a humongo font, if you've got the matching
Metafont PK/GF/PXL file.

For example,

	~ftp/pub/SeeTeX/Bdf-85dpi/cminch.85.bdf.Z

on foobar.colorado.edu should givve you ~1" letters on an 85dpi display.