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There was a post just recently on this topic: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23129434 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23129434 If the Fontstruct thi
by aasasd 6y ago
There was a post just recently on this topic: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23129434 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23129434
If the Fontstruct thing is better or easier, the author might benefit from a pointer to it.
Also it was mentioned that the https://int10h.org https://int10h.org site has its own article on the method they used, but I can't find the link now.
- VikingCoder 6y agoEvery time old fonts come up, I have to mention Cool Retro Term: https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term Sorry for the music in this video, but cool-retro-term really is a thing of beauty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWx7REAQ2MY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWx7REAQ2MY
- aasasd 6y agoBtw, the proper use for that app is firing it up on someone's laptop in full-screen if they leave the machine unlocked. Also iirc the authors went to some lengths to accurately simulate the effects of phosphor—which is also a topic in game emulation (in the spirit of https://pics.me.me/what-indie-developers-think-what-retro-games-actually-retro-games-9561656.png https://pics.me.me/what-indie-developers-think-what-retro-ga...).