Trimmed hard copies:

Would be cool to go full indie with no external dependencies except power, DNS and ISP. But Cloudflare is so nice. AWS S3 obviously is GOAT but I think i can figure out how to self-host S3-compatible object storage. These servers have a lot of Kioxia/Dell SSDs with ZFS.

Yet another thing we'll never see again in any respectable volume, that ship has sailed, it's just there for us to appreciate from distance.

Obviously the example below is a scan (which adds additional sharpening/softness), but I hope it conveys what I am trying to say. Next time you pick up a 40 year old flimsy catalog paper, notice the texture of the type. It's lovely.

Modern mass-produced offset printed catalogs just aren't the same, may be because the resolution itself has gone up from what I presume used to be 100-150 lpi in the 80s.

Edge contrast gradient is almost the same even though the glyphs have a "rounded-off" look, i.e. the shape of the glyph itself has changed.

The sharp edges of the glyphs aren't softened by absorption of the ink (because the paper is gloss coated), but rather smeared on coated substrate as a function of the platen pressure and applying the ink that's held in recessed engraved cells.

The resulting softness of the resolution is unique to this type of 1980s era printing and aesthetically very different than the softness we get from inkbleed on cheap copy paper.

Cannot confirm or deny if we will make them available :)

May be I should try a proper brand of resin ribbons. Zebra makes official ribbons, Made in USA by Iimak-Amcor in NY. Problem is that I gotta buy a whole case ($500 or more). They're of the last ribbon manufacturers in North America!

Close up, the labeling is wrong, it should say "Kimdura® PolyPro". It's just a standard "Chemical Resistant" polypropelene substate, expensive and not as durable as PVF/PVC.

No :( it has been going on for a while.

Only Kitty terminal has this problem from our perspective.
Only Berkeley Mono has this problem from their perspective.

So wtf is going on lol...

Oblique and Italics are the same, only difference being the flourishes of italics. But in terms of the technical space, slant, etc. requirements, it is the same.

Not sure how to resolve the kitty terminal issue :( Such a weird thing and I don't blame kitty folks either.

A welcome gift for all! Please enjoy this beautiful dino:

also the Berkeley Mono font designer is to be commended. solid work.