DEC Logo

the front of the internal bus options maintenance manual in front of me. But looking at the f in 8/f gives me the impression they mixed some fonts for the logo and taking a closer look at the line: "digital equipment corporation . maynard. massachusetts" is proving both of us wrong. the y in maynard is a rounded version, but both futura and avant garde hve a straight y. "...the search continues..."

On 29-06-15 04:50, Toby Thain wrote: > On 2015-06-28 10:12 PM, Toby Thain wrote: >> On 2015-06-28 6:34 PM, simon wrote: >>> It seems to me that pdp8 is written in futura bold >> >> ITC Avant Garde would probably be closer. (released circa 1970) > > Oops, I was looking at the vertical d e c when I said that. > > The font used in the "industrial11" logo and across the PDP-8 range, has > been pinned down to the "New York" style of "Chalet"; here's a revival: > > http://www.houseind.com/fonts/chalet/viewfonts > > But I can't find a "pdp8" image in the thread. Simon, what image are you > referring to that leads you to say Futura Bold? > > --Toby > >> >> Avant Garde was used in a LOT of DEC's marketing -- it was the signature >> face for VAX-11, for example (even the machine badges use Avant Garde). >> >> --Toby >>