XBIN and UNSIT can also be run under Unix.Ĭollect the Mac fonts from the archive or BBS of your choice. It's probably a good idea to check with archie forĬloser sites if you're not in North America. I've listed the tools that I've used and the sites that are reasonable for me Have file type ``FFIL'' which, in combination with some common sense, is usually Name (although they frequently have the extension. The screen font files do not have any standard And vice-versa.īMAP2AFM constructs AFM files from the metric information contained in Mac REFONT converts Mac type1 fonts into PC type1 fonts. Compactor archives generally have filenames of the form ``extract'' and does not require windows (even thought it's in the windows I'm inclined to conclude that it can be made to work either There has been some confusion about whether or not UNSIT will ask if you want to seperate resource andĭata forks. Stuffit archives generally have filenames Generally have filenames of the form ``''. ItĪlso aids in cross platform copying too, I'm sure.

The Mac equivalent of UUencoding, it translates files into asciiĬharacters so that mailers can send them around without difficulty. XBIN converts Mac ``BinHex''ed files back into binary format. UNCPT ext-pc.zip in /pub/pc/win3/util on REFONT refont14.zip from BMAP2AFM bm2af02.zip from Peter Gentry indicates that this program can extract SITĪrchives that use the newer compression techniques that

UNSIT unsit30.zip in /pub/msdos/mac on UNSITI unsiti.exe in /pub/onset/util on Some font authors specificallyĭeny permission to do cross-platform conversions. The ``readme'' files that accompany many fonts. Frequently Asked Questions About Fonts - Converting Mac Type 1 fonts to MS-DOS formatĬonverting Mac Type 1 fonts to MS-DOS formatĬonverting Macintosh Type1 fonts into PC Type1 fonts can be done using purelyįree/shareware tools.

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