This is an attempt to see if onscreen fonts can be made clearer when used as part of a graphic. The font had additional pixels of various shades of grey added to the corners of each letter shape. As the grey colour is darkened, you can see how the font becomes squarer in appearance.
No anti-alias

Text example with no anti-alias

Light grey used

Text example with light grey shading

Medium grey used

Text example with medium grey shading

Dark grey used

Text example with dark grey shading