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From: nb@SU-GREGORIO.ARPA (Neenie Billawala)
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Subject: font tasting samples
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Date: Fri, 31-Jan-86 13:39:16 EST
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Oops, I think I opened up a can of worms...
regarding any general dissemination of the font tasting samples.
There wasn't any original intention to distribute the samples en masse.
But people are expressing interest in seeing the samples. At the rate of 
perhaps one person every 1-4 weeks, which is what might happen if the 
originals are sent from person to person, not many might get a chance.  

SvB asks if "photocopies wouldn't be good enough concerning the quality?"
  No, copiers introduce definite distortions. Typically, they will either 
  add weight to the characters or thin them out. Some will even give heavier
  characters on one side of the page and thinner ones on the other, though
  this usually happens when the copier gets older or out of tune.
  To look at a copy as opposed to an original adds one more level of
  complexity, as one looks at different combinations of printer/font/formatter 
  and now copier. It is best to simplify as much as possible, and try to 
  isolate that thing or things which are to be compared.

When the people at Tugboat were willing to publish the results and the samples,
it seemed a workable compromise.
So, please, no more requests for "copies". Thanks.

Neenie