horrible single `quotes' in font fixed

["Richard P. Groenewegen" <rpg@xs2all.net>]

Hello all,

I've used the font `fixed' as long as I can remember and I liked the
fact that the backtick (`) and the single quote (') had a symmetrical
appearance.  Since I've been using xfree4 this has changed: the
backtick is slanted backwards and the single quote is completely
vertical.  How horrible!  Imagine how terrible my TeX-files will look!
Can anyone tell me how to get my old fixed-font back, or how to `edit'
this font?

Richard
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