Fairlight-CMI

Thank for the info. 

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Greg Holmes <ghservices.com@...> wrote:
>
> I wrote a BASIC program to create those screen mock ups, so the font I 
> used was whatever was available in the BASIC interpreter. (At least 
> that's what I remember...)
> 
> The CMI screen resolution was 512 wide by 256 high. That vertical 
> resolution looked OK on the CMI monitor, which stretched the image 
> vertically, but not so good on a web page (modern monitors use square 
> pixels). So I went with 512x432, because it looked "about right". Of 
> course, this decision meant that some of the more graphical screens 
> would not be exact representations of the CMI, but they would at least 
> capture the spirit.
> 
> The CMI font is in a small grid. I think it was 6x7 dots in an 8x8 
> space. The larger characters on the CMI (e.g. the "4/4" on Page R) are 
> simply the standard characters made double-high. There was a built-in 
> routine in the CMI software to display those characters. (I wrote one 
> into my BASIC program.)
> 
> There should be a few "pixel" fonts available in TTF format, since the 
> lo-tech look is popular. "Small Fonts" is one, although it is not 
> fixed-pitch.
> 
> Try:
> http://websitetips.com/fonts/pixel/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> zootook01 wrote:
> > I'm looking for a font that is similar to the one used on the Fairlight CMI II. Preferably in ttf format.
> > 
> > Greg Holmes made some mock up pages and the font he used is close but not quit there. Too many serifs...
> > 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Greg Holmes
> GH Services, Ontario, Canada
> http://www.ghservices.com/
> http://www.gregholmes.com/
>