From: Ben Harris <bjh21@bjh21.me.uk>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:53:09 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Add a NOTE on 19th-century pixel fonts
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Add a NOTE on 19th-century pixel fonts
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diff --git a/NOTES b/NOTES
index 3e61c12..d357fb6 100644
--- a/NOTES
+++ b/NOTES
@@ -347,3 +347,14 @@ ABC80 and RML 380Z service manuals provides a pinout:
 18: D2
 19: D3
 20: Vcc
+
+Older 5 × 7 or 5 × 9 fonts
+==========================
+
+It might be useful to know which character shapes aren't original to
+the SAA5050 or TIFAX.  So here are some older fonts and how they match
+up.
+
+B.F. Cummins Junior Initial Machine (C19)
+<https://newsletter.shifthappens.site/archive/new-in-the-collection-pt-7-junior-initial-machine/>
+Mostly uses 4 × 7, but matches I J.narrow N T X Y Z period.large