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njr 3.0
Personal blog · njr.sabi.nethardwaresystems
njr 3.0 is a personal blog at njr.sabi.net about hardware and systems. Since 2015, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times. The last post was in 2018, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link njr 3.0 for its posts on retro computer fonts, such as converting SGI screen fonts. One comment calls the SGI fonts post similarly awesome alongside a DEC VT220 font post.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
What Hacker News says?
Related, and similarly awesome: SGI screen fonts: https://njr.sabi.net/2015/11/01/sgi-screen-fonts-converted-f... DEC VT220 font: http://blog.fosketts.net/2015/10/06/the-best-mac-os-x-termin... (related blog post as canonical site appears to be down)
Comment linking /2015/11/01/sgi-screen-fonts-converted-for-os-x/
on “A collection of text mode fonts, system fonts and BIOS fonts from DOS-era PCs”Submitted A list of macOS, tvOS and iOS bugs while helping my family over the holidays as a story · 93 points
HN discussionSubmitted SGI screen fonts converted for OS X as a story · 64 points
HN discussion