Help needed with graphics fonts on Hercules card

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From: David L. Smith
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 1987 21:34

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I have a Hercules clone graphics card and I'm trying to write up a console
driver to run in graphics mode.  Graphics themselves are no problem, but
I need a font.  Is there any way to get the font out of the ROM on the card?
My documentation on it is pretty sketchy.  Ciarcia, in the January Byte says
something about the card taking characters from the ROM and dumping them into 
the display buffer, but it sounds like he's talking thru his hat.  Is there
any source for fonts (preferably free)?  I really hate bitmapping and typing
the damn things in.

			Thanks in advance,
			David L. Smith
			{ucbvax, ihnp4}!sdcsvax!sdcc18!ee161aba
			UC Sandy Eggo

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Subject: Help needed with graphics fonts on Hercules card
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Date: Sat, 3-Jan-87 16:34:50 EST
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