Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mike Quinn writes: > As a flood of others will no doubt attest, "pica" was the spacing of the > type on those fine old mechanical objects (not the typeface). "Pica" = 10 > characters per inch. The other one was "Elite", which I believe was 12 > characters per inch. Each typewriter had it's own type face (or multiple > fonts), but most followed one or the other of those spacing rules. > > Mike Quinn > > B. D. Colen wrote: > >> Well it is that....but pica was also the standard typeface on most >> typewriters - you know, those mechanical devices that used to be used to >> print letters on processed wood pulp and rags.;-) Pica is also a medical condition, whererby the sufferer eats clay. The term is used for dietary cravings etc. Alastair Firkin @ work ;-) http://www.afirkin.com http://www.familyofman2.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html