> ... the IBM Executive there were only 4 or so widths for letters.
That's not surprising. In real typography, including
computer typefaces, every glyph in the set can have
different metrics. That gets complicated to compute.
IBM would want to have kept it manageable.
People collect and restore these old machines. It's
interesting that so far, no one has apparently even
tried to recreate a Killian memo on a typewriter.
> BTW, I tried "To" and "Yo," ...
Roger that. Note that I am not saying the kerning
issue is meritless, just that it may be weak.
I never was a professional typographer, did some typesetting but mostly camera and stripping, so it's good to have your comments.
> People collect and restore these old machines. It's
> interesting that so far, no one has apparently even
> tried to recreate a Killian memo on a typewriter.
It turns out someone has. See:
http://shapeofdays.typepad.com/
Scroll down to:
"The IBM Selectric Composer"
Not lookin' good for the CBS stonewall effort.