| ▲ | wrs 6 days ago | |
Ooh, great question. I guess “ink” traps would actually make sense for CRT displays due to phosphor bleed. (See the design of the VT100 font.) However, according to Wikipedia Airbus started using LCDs well before this font was made. | ||
| ▲ | Nextgrid 6 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
Firmware updates could account for this font being used on much earlier hardware though? The monitors (or DUs for “display unit”) could remain old but the underlying computers could’ve been upgraded. | ||
| ▲ | eternityforest 5 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Maybe it's beneficial from a human factors perspective to have one font for printouts and screens? | ||