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+This file used to record noteworthy changes, but fontname is no longer
+released separately, but rather updated continuously. So, see the
+ChangeLog for changes after July 1998.
+
+2.2 (1 July 1998)
+* Rearrange distribution so map files can be updated independently.
+* New variants inferior, superior, etc.
+* New supplier Wolfram (w), new wolfram.map.
+* Many new typeface abbreviations.
+
+2.1 (5 July 1996)
+* Add oldstyle, shadow, schoolbook, superfont variants.
+* Add Cyrillic, Greek, expertised encodings.
+* Additions to special.map.
+* New urw.map file, additions to monotype.map, Ibycus in typeface.map.
+* New softkey*.map files.
+* DC and TS files now in supplier jknappen.
+
+2.0 (12 August 1995)
+* New encoding variants 7 and 8 to expand the namespace, changing
+ existing names for expert, oldstyle figure, alternate fonts.
+* Tables split out from fontname.texi to machine-readable *.map files.
+* Abbreviations for the 500-font Bitstream CD, the Softkey Keyfonts
+ Pro CD, and common Apple fonts included.
+* TimesNewRomanPS assigned its own typeface family.
+* Some afm2tfm *.enc files included.
+* Many miscellanous corrections and additions.
+
+1.6 (30 March 1994)
+* New variant `8' meaning next-character-is-also-a-variant, giving us
+ another [a-z0-9] to play with. ISO Latin 1, 2, and 5, Windows ANSI,
+ and the Mac standard layouts all assigned.
+* New typefaces: wi=Wingdings, mg=Marigold, m0=Monospace.
+* One new alias (Omega=Optima).