Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!udel!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!o.gp.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!jj1h+ From: jj1h+@andrew.cmu.edu (Joseph Jackson) Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript Subject: Re: Computer Readable Font (for acct numbers on Bank Checks) wanted Message-ID: Date: 8 May 91 04:21:59 GMT References: <1991May2.191802.2778@beaver.cs.washington.edu>, <1991May2.212704.1507@nas.nasa.gov> Organization: Academic Computing, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 27 In-Reply-To: <1991May2.212704.1507@nas.nasa.gov> Excerpts from netnews.comp.lang.postscript: 2-May-91 Re: Computer Readable Font .. Thomas D. Seeba@nas.nasa (989) > |> I am just now getting ready to order my next batch of checks for some > |> silly amount of money, and realized that I can make them myself in > |> PostScript! All I need is to get the account/check number in that > |> goofy computer readable font they use at the bottom of checks. Is > |> this, or something like it around? Anyone see any caveats? > When that "goofy computer readable font" was first put on checks back in > the 1960's (?), it was also printed with a special magnetic ink. This > may not be true anymore, but if it is, that would be a show stopper. They still use magnetic ink. My mother once used one of the deposit slips that came with her checks to make a deposit into my account. Of course, the number at the bottom was wrong, so she just crossed out a few digits and wrote in the correction. The magnetic ink scanner "saw" right through her marks and my deposit went into her account. I'd say don't try it. Joe Jackson Distributed Workstation Services Carnegie Mellon University Internet: jj1h+@andrew.cmu.edu Bitnet: jj1h+@ANDREW AT&Tnet: (412) 268-8799