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Rogue Yun

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Old Computer Font References
« on: June 19, 2016, 11:48:57 am »
I got these fine old computer fonts from this site:
http://www.seasip.info/VintagePC/index.html

I hope these are helpful to future tileset makers.

Hercules Graphics Card Plus 14px


Hercules Graphics Card Plus 8px


Hercules InColor 14px


Hercules InColor 8px


Wyse 700


Plantronics ColorPlus


IBM 5271


IBM MDA


IBM 5271 Terminal


IBM 5140


IBM CGA


Olivetti Prodest PC1


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Re: Old Computer Font References
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2016, 06:19:01 pm »
Oh, that's a great resource. Thanks for sharing!
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Re: Old Computer Font References
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2016, 09:45:48 pm »
I really liked the way the IBM 5140 looks... so much so that I converted it to tileset format.

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Re: Old Computer Font References
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2016, 09:54:18 pm »
Another resource that I've relied on heavily: here and here. My two tileset fonts are based on Saikyo Sans and Torus Sans from the former, and (soon) Berlin from the latter, if you want to use something that I didn't (not that you need to). I was tempted to make another one-off tileset using Moscow from the latter set as a nod to Vherid's "soviet-inspired" tilesets.

"Pixel artists only" though, as none of them represent anything approaching the complete codepage: you'll need to draw everything else yourself or lean on a different codepage: accented characters, "card suit" characters, box drawing characters, missing punctuation, etc.
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Re: Old Computer Font References
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2016, 12:38:56 am »
I was wondering about the sizes of these and thought others might be wondering too.

tile size info:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Just a couple of notes:
     The two Hercules 8px and Plantronics ColorPlus are all identical.
     The two Hercules 14px and IBM MDA are all identical.
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Re: Old Computer Font References
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2016, 10:31:21 pm »
Nice to see some fans of old school computers. What Rogue Yun linked is a bit too old school for me. What I remember and what grew up with is the IBM EGA8 and IBM VGA8 font, shown nicely on this wonderful site.
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Re: Old Computer Font References
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2016, 10:12:17 am »
That IBM PS/2thin4 is pretty close to what I was looking for.

IBM PS/2thin4 formatted for Dwarf Fortress:
Spoiler: IBM PS/2thin4 8x16.png (click to show/hide)
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Re: Old Computer Font References
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2016, 10:27:40 am »
...i demand screenshots.

this would make me soo happies
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Re: Old Computer Font References
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2016, 11:11:50 am »
IBM PS/2thin4 8x16 screenshots:

Spoiler: Rejected World (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: World Generated (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Preparing for a Journey (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Thoughts and Feelings (click to show/hide)

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Spoiler: Bedrooms and Temple (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Entrance, Trade Depot, Barracks, Farm, and Dining Hall (click to show/hide)

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Re: Old Computer Font References
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2016, 11:36:13 am »
I may actually try to use a tileset.  Very pleasant change of pace.
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Re: Old Computer Font References
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2016, 11:51:41 am »
I was also using a different color scheme, by the way.

It's here if you want it: Spacefox color scheme
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Re: Old Computer Font References
« Reply #11 on: October 05, 2016, 10:09:27 pm »
Much thanks Rogue Yun. Love old fonts.

Jecowa, that's a beautiful tile set. I haven't switched sets since changing to Xenomorph's acorn.bmp which was the font on the RISC OS. Been over a year on that.

I really like how spare/clean/minimal the lines are on IBM PS/2thin4 set. It's a great aesthetic. Thank you.

EDIT: Also just noticed the link to http://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/fontlist/ A nice find Nagidal!

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