Fonts extracted from BIOSes and VGA ROMs

Re:Fonts extracted from BIOSes and VGA ROMs by tompagenet2 on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @10:22AM (#23167150)

I thought the same, but this book [0] absolutely staggered me by the creative ways people made 8 by 8 fonts

[0]: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Arcade-Game-Typography-Pixel-Type/d...

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Re:Fonts extracted from BIOSes and VGA ROMs by dhosek on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @06:40PM (#23172676)

I used to sketch 8x8 bitmap fonts on graph paper using circles four to a square when I was in junior high. I spent a lot of time trying different combinations.

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