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From: yzarn@lhdsy1.chevron.com (Philip Yzarn de Louraille)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: Fonts for VT1200
Keywords: fonts, vt1200
Message-ID: <947@lhdsy1.chevron.com>
Date: 13 Jun 91 15:21:43 GMT
References: <1991Jun10.170113.28241@athena.mit.edu>
Organization: Chevron Oil Field Research, La Habra, CA.
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In article <1991Jun10.170113.28241@athena.mit.edu> pbeck@athena.mit.edu (Paul E Beckmann) writes:
>We recently purchased a VT1200 X-windows terminal, and connected it to our
>cluster of SUNs.  The terminal doesn't like our X-windows fonts.  Any idea
>what kind of fonts it wants, and how to get them?  Thanks.

The terminal will use its server fonts, so to say "the terminal
doesn't like our X-windows fonts", is totally incorrect. Beside, DEC uses its
own fonts format. I believe there DEC provides a font compiler which
will compile the MIT-X fonts to the DEC format.
Have fun.
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