F3 (font format)

F3 is an outline font format created by Folio, Inc. Sun Microsystems acquired Folio in 1988,¹ and included 57 F3 fonts and the F3 interpreter, TypeScaler, in its OpenWindows desktop environment. The font format allowed for hinting.² The extension of F3 Font Format outlines is .f3b.

References

"Sun Microsystems Acquires Folio, Inc" (Press release). Sun Microsystems. September 6, 1988. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
comp.fonts FAQ: Sun Info

External links

"Sun Introduces OpenFonts, Intelligent, Non-Proprietary Font Technology" (Press release). Sun Microsystems, Inc. 1989-03-06. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
"Sun Licenses OpenFonts to Leading Type Vendors and Design Studios" (Press release). Sun Microsystems, Inc. 1989-03-06. Retrieved 2007-11-12.

[1] "Sun Microsystems Acquires Folio, Inc" (Press release). Sun Microsystems. September 6, 1988. Retrieved 2007-11-12.

[2] .fonts FAQ: Sun Info

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