• DocumentCode
    1361334
  • Title

    History and technology of computer fonts

  • Author

    Wright, Tom

  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1998
  • Firstpage
    30
  • Lastpage
    34
  • Abstract
    Computer fonts have become widely popularized through the use of the Macintosh and Microsoft Windows software systems. This technology has been evolving for more than 30 years and has a number of underlying technologies that support the current high level of utility and quality
  • Keywords
    character sets; computer graphics; history; Macintosh software systems; Microsoft Windows software systems; computer fonts; history; technology; Art; Computer graphics; Computer peripherals; History; Laboratories; Pervasive computing; Printers; Printing; Shape; Software systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1058-6180
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/85.667294
  • Filename
    667294