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From: mao@blia.BLI.COM (Mike Olson)
Newsgroups: alt.next,comp.graphics
Subject: NeXT fonts, anti-aliasing
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Date: 18 Oct 88 16:35:34 GMT
References: <15522@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> <1570@cayman.COM>
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In article <1570@cayman.COM>, brad@cayman.COM (Brad Parker) writes:
> I suspect the 2 bits of gray scale allows them to use "gray scale fonts" which
> give the machines more "apparent" resolution.

i'd have thought so, too.  i saw the press release glossy distributed at the
introduction, though, and the fonts looked pretty rough; in particular, lots
of jaggies.  anyone know why the fonts aren't anti-aliased?  given the size
of the disk, it's probably not a space consideration...

					mike olson
					britton lee, inc.
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