I grew up with X-Y scope displays, their associated electrostatic printers, and Calcomp
pen plotters. To draw letters and symbols on these, we used Fortran libraries driven by
data tables to make "Hershey Characters".
This year, the Hershey Font system and libraries turn 50 years old:
https://books.google.com/books/about/Calligraphy_for_computers.html?id=qFFC…
A little more context:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey_fonts
Happy Anniversary, Hershey!
The PLOT-10 Fortran vector graphics library was published in 1971 and will have its 50th
anniversary in 2021:
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Three color brochure of the Plot-10 software. The cover includes a date stamp and an image
of two men using a terminal that displays the graphing system. The brochure ...
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Consideration is given to the possibility of providing a computer and a cathode ray
printer with an unlimited repertory of characters. Digitalizations are presented ...