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From: hal@world.std.com (Harry A Levinson)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Computer Readable Font (for acct numbers on Bank Checks) wanted
Message-ID: <1991May10.130625.3644@world.std.com>
Date: 10 May 91 13:06:25 GMT
References: <1991May2.191802.2778@beaver.cs.washington.edu>
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
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In article <1991May2.191802.2778@beaver.cs.washington.edu> dylan@june.cs.washington.edu (Dylan McNamee) writes:
>
>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?  
>
>(Of course I will keep the PS file that generates my checks under
>tight wraps...)
>

I am suprised that banks still use the magnetic ink.  Our payroll service
seems to print our checks with a laser printer.  You might call a 
payroll service and find out how they do it.  Unfortunately your
original question about a source for the font remains unanswered.

If you are able to do this you could take one more step and scan
your signature.  

harry levinson
hal@world.std.com

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