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In person, on the real screen, is the font easier to read? I don’t understand why they didn’t go with something more… “plain”?
by yakz 1y ago
In person, on the real screen, is the font easier to read? I don’t understand why they didn’t go with something more… “plain”?
- neilv 1y agoI don't know, but I've wondered whether they were trying to signal or encourage (in demos or usage), that this was different, than familiar business computers.
- packetlost 1y agoI imagine it would look a lot nicer on a CRT vs rendered in high resolution on a LED display.
- kens 1y agoWell, the CRT on our Alto is pretty old, so the text is a lot worse in person. (That's why I used screenshots instead of photos.) But I think that even with a good monitor, the Smalltalk font would be quirky at best.
- sumim 1y agoThis font is called "Cream" and was designed and created by Bob Flegal to look identical on both screens and laser printers. cf. https://squeak-dev.squeakfoundation.narkive.com/Rs0CrNOk/font-history https://squeak-dev.squeakfoundation.narkive.com/Rs0CrNOk/fon...
- TheOtherHobbes 1y agoIt was the late 70s/early 80s, so a certain amount of twee whimsy was obligatory.