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Q:Mac pd-font.cpt.hqx to Unix anything.bdf.gf

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From: Ike Stoddard
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 17:00
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I have downloaded some PD fonts from mac.archive, but I'm
not intending to use them on a Mac.  I'd like to unpack them
for use in UnixTeX, ideally, or to try out as screen fonts
under OpenWindows 3.0.  I also grabbed and compiled macunpack,
hexbin, and t1utils.  I'm just a little confused about how to 
proceed further, after checking the download, for example,

%>macunpack -i goudymedieval.cpt
folder="GoudyMedieval"
 name="GoudyMed", type=LWFN, author=ACp1, data=0, rsrc=21046
 name="GoudyMedieval_Fonts_TT", type=FFIL, author=DMOV, data=0, rsrc=28381
 name="GoudyMedieval.AFM", type=TEXT, author=aCa2, data=4379, rsrc=0
 name="GoudyMedieval.bmap", type=FFIL, author=DMOV, data=0, rsrc=8532
leaving folder "GoudyMedieval"
%>

What are all these pieces?  What are they worth to me?  Please help!
Will I need the .bmap *and* .AFM files?  Will just the .AFM do?
What should I use for macunpack arguments to make the result
readable on Unix (SunOS 4.1.1b)?  Should I just pipe it to afm2tfm?

I've already gone a few weeks back into comp.fonts newsgroup, and
couldn't find anything relevant.  I've also excavated comp.lang.postscript,
comp.text.tex, comp.sys.sun.admin, and the font info on mac.archive.

I can ftp/telnet/mail/news to receive the answers, and I'll post
a summary for inclusion to the FAQ (which I also read already).
TIA,
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From: ias2033@frontier.draper.com (Ike Stoddard)
Subject: Q:Mac pd-font.cpt.hqx to Unix anything.bdf.gf
Message-ID: <1992Aug13.170052.13468@draper.com>
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Summary: how to? mac pd font to UnixTeX on Sun
Keywords: Mac Unix TeX 
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Organization: Manned Space Systems, Draper Laboratory
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 17:00:52 GMT
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