Re: Pointless Clone Development Discussion

[hkram@earth.execpc.com (Mark Hasslinger)]

Cturley2 (cturley2@aol.com) wrote:
: I thought I'd post this for discussion and comments to the readers of CSA2.  I
: received an email from a friend in Australia that's a good IIgs programmer -
: who asked me if I'd be interested in his developing a GS/OS desktop
: application, CDEV and/or NDA, etc. - that functions as a clone of what the IIgs
: Pointless program does - as in allowing the IIgs to use TrueType fonts and save
: them as standard IIgs fonts also, for use with other IIgs programs that can
: take advantage of the TrueType fonts.

: He told me that he'd like to do it as an educational project - to learn 
: about TrueType fonts with the IIgs and how they are displayed and used with
: other IIgs programs.  If he's successful with this project
: he intends to release it as a freeware.

: As of now - the commercial IIgs program - Pointless is the only such 
: CDEV/control panel program that allows the IIgs to use TrueType fonts
: I told him in my email reply, that I thought it would be real nice for IIgs
: users to have such a freeware alternative Pointless style utility program, as
: he wants to develop and suggested that he go for it.  He does monitors this
: newsgroup and would be interested in reading your thoughts and comments
: concerning the development and release of such a program.

: Also, you would think that with the release of the IIgs desktop application
: program - Fontpimp (that can convert PC TrueType fonts to the IIgs TrueType
: font file format, very well) - there would have been a ton of PC TrueType font
: conversions and releases for the IIgs users by now - but, so far...I've really
: not seen very many done and/or made available to the IIgs public.  I'm
: wondering if there's actually still any interest in the use of TrueType fonts
: with IIgs programs.

: I look forward to all useful comments and discussions on these issues.

: Cheers,
: Tom  

boy if this dosen't smack of your old piracy games, paving the way huh
dr. turd bag?