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Posted by sevenfingers in
5 May 2002 — 7:43am
5 May 2002 — 7:43am
I plan to buy one of those beautiful lamp-looking Imacs.
Is there any font program available for OSX yet? I have heard Fontographer (which I own for PC) does not work on the OSX platform.
I'm not really afraid of changing programs though, so any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
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5 May 2002 — 9:28am
well, you have the option of running OS classic on the imac, where you can run fontographer. when in osx, and you are attempting to run a classic app, it will switch you over to classic mode where you can use the program.
5 May 2002 — 9:41am
Richard, before you buy, note the low resolution of the lamp's display.
hhp
5 May 2002 — 10:21am
Thanks Kevin, I've only used OS9, is OSX any better?
I know Hrant, it's sad that it is only 1024x768... I'm used to running a 21" screen @ 1800x1440.
5 May 2002 — 2:07pm
well, as soon as i installed it, i reverted back to os9. practically no apps are osX ready yet. just note that you have the option or running either with the imac.
yeah the resolution bit blows. a friend of mine just bought one, and that was the only disappointment.
for what your paying, i think it is totally a worth while purchase.
6 May 2002 — 3:34pm
> definitely provides a much better driving experience.
Except in heavy traffic?
hhp
7 May 2002 — 2:48am
Both FontLab and Fontographer work perfectly happily using Classic under MacOS X, though you will need to use the Non-FPU version of Fontographer, apparently. I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for Macromedia to produce a MacOS X native version though
7 May 2002 — 8:08am
> you will need to use the Non-FPU version
What about using the FPU version with that SoftFPU extension?
hhp
6 May 2002 — 3:02pm
Using OS X (pronounced "OS ten") for the first
time is like learning to drive stick-shift. It's awkward
the for a while but definitely provides a much better
driving experience.
It is true that you can seamlessly use OS 9 apps
in "Classic" mode while running OS X. To date I
haven't had problems with this. (Except for
synching my Palm which I think is a hardware
problem.)
8 May 2002 — 1:27pm
Ditto FontStudio, but you need the non-FPU version (but that's true on any PowerMac anyway)