Exploring Dr. Hershey's Typography

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Biography
  3. "Calligraphy for Computers" (1967)
  4. The Glyph Grid and the NORC Encoding
  5. Wolcott & Hilsenrath (1976) and the NBS/NTIS Encoding
  6. Raster and Height Issues
  7. "Advanced Computer Typography" (1981)
  8. The Holzmann USENET Distribution & Hurt Encoding (1984)
  9. "Cartography and Typography with True BASIC" (1995)
  10. The GNU® Plotutils' Distribution
  11. Glyphs by Other Contributors
  12. Data Encoding Comparison
  13. Organizing Principles within the Occidental Glyphs
  14. Annotating the Occidental Glyph Data
  15. Dividing the Occidental Glyphs into Ranges
  16. Dividing the Occidental Glyphs into Tables
  17. Drawing the Occidental Glyphs Using VARKON
  18. The Occidental Glyph Repertory by Ranges
  19. VARKON Fonts from the Hershey Glyphs
  20. The Glyphs in Other Font Technologies
  21. Other Studies and Presentations
  22. VARKON Application for Drawing New Hershey Glyphs
  23. Wish List
  24. To-Do List
  25. Revision History
  26. Bibliography

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