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From: l33812@alfa.ist.utl.pt (Seal do Mar)
Subject: Re: [Talk] Windows fonts and ASCII art
Date: 1996/10/09
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Alden Bates (bates@wn.planet.gen.nz) wrote:
> Lennert Stock (lennert@xs4all.nl) wrote:

> : A small request to Windows users. Basically, Courier (New) is considered
> : the "standard" fixed-size font, but to my humble opinion, it destroys the
> : appeal of an ASCII picture. It sucks.

> Perhaps someone should make a fixed-size Windows font which is optimised
> for displaying ascii art.

	I use Terminal 9 whenever possible, it looks pretty good to me!

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