An Ode To That Big Yellow Book

By way of Airbag, which is referenced in the post (as well as being offered up as the very cause of it), comes a wonderful ode to FontBook from Current Configuration. There are wonderful photos, a whole, very detailed description of the weighty tome, and the history of how it came to be. Even if you already own a copy, and you should, it’s a very worthy read. Here’s a little from the opening:

I’d heard of FontBook but never seemed to come across it, the previous three additions apparently having been snapped up and hoarded by earlier generations.

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