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- From: kayser@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (Susan E. Kayser NSSDC/STX (301)513-1673)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
- Subject: Re: I want to turn my handwriting into a Mac font
- Message-ID: <26AUG199217572347@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov>
- Date: 26 Aug 92 22:57:00 GMT
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- In article <BtLCLu.ADr@acsu.buffalo.edu>, v065hjku@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Jason Osborne) writes...
- >>Actually, I don't; my girlfriend does :) But I recall seeing an ad
- >>in a Mac magazine for a compnay that provided this exact service: they
- >>would take samples of your handwriting and turn it into a font for
- >>your Mac (Type 1?)
- >
- >I thought this might be of general interest, so I posted a reply. The
- >LAZY DOG FOUNDRY (1-800-876-9807) advertizes converting handwriting to
- >type 1 fonts, 90 characters, 35 kerning pairs, $225.
- >
- The ad mentioned by the first post was in MacWorld of May or June, I think.
- For $104.95 (incl. shipping), you get both TrueType and PostScript fonts (I
- don't know how many characters). Contact Signature Software, Inc.
- 10075 SW Barbur Blvd. Suite 5-401
- Portland, OR 97219
- or call 1-800-925-8840.
-
- Susan Kayser NCF::KAYSER or kayser%nssdca.span@star.stanford.edu
- Hughes/STX at NASA/GSFC/NSSDC
- Greenbelt, MD
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