13 Nov
2018
13 Nov
'18
7:21 a.m.
From: Toby Thain
To get closer I'd need better images of the
panels.
Hi, I borrowed a DEC inlay from someone (a KA10 CPU bay) and scanned a chunk
of it (as much as I could fit into my A4 scanner :-) at 200 dpi:
http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/jpg/KACPUPanel.jpg
I have a TC08 inlay, but it's currently being used in my QSIC display (until
we can get the RKV11-F/RPV11-D inlay done :-), and I didn't want to yank it
out. As far as I can tell, it's the same font on the two of them.
the closest I know of off the top of my head is
Akzidenz Grotesk.
The Akzidenz Grotesk Medium is indeed very, very close (other than the zero).
Do you happen to know if that font available for use in non-commercial
settings?
Thanks!
Noel
13 Nov
13 Nov
8:58 a.m.
On 2018-11-13 10:21 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote:
Nice job, that's a good reference.
From: Toby
Thain
To get closer I'd need better images of the
panels.
Hi, I borrowed a DEC inlay from someone (a KA10 CPU bay) and scanned a chunk
of it (as much as I could fit into my A4 scanner :-) at 200 dpi:
http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/jpg/KACPUPanel.jpg
I have a TC08 inlay, but it's currently being used
in my QSIC display (until
we can get the RKV11-F/RPV11-D inlay done :-), and I didn't want to yank it
out. As far as I can tell, it's the same font on the two of them.
I am not aware of one, but I can hunt around. I'm also waiting on a
friend who might have an idea about the DX11 panel, which is a different
font from this one.
Forgetting about identifying the original for a moment, I just stumbled
on this NEW (and very good) design, which is a bit closer to the DX11
and could be a suitable basis for a set of modern panels? You could
license this font for your product and its branding (or documentation,
web site, etc). It even has a monospaced variant:
https://lettersfromsweden.se/font/lab-grotesque/
--Toby
the closest I know of off the top of my head is
Akzidenz Grotesk.
The Akzidenz Grotesk Medium is indeed very, very close (other than the zero).
Do you happen to know if that font available for use in non-commercial
settings?
Thanks!
Noel
9:36 a.m.
On Nov 13, 2018, at 12:12 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 11/13/18 8:58 AM, Toby Thain via cctalk wrote:
No, DEC Computer Special Systems. Unibus to IBM 360 channel adapter. I worked with the
guy who used to support that device, he had a box of IBM 360 binary card decks (for the
diagnostics) in his office.
paul
I am not aware of one, but I can hunt around.
I'm also waiting on a
friend who might have an idea about the DX11 panel, which is a different
font from this one.
Wasn't the DX11 a Systems Concepts product?
9:28 a.m.
On 2018-11-13 10:21 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote:
"Standard Medium" appears to be an American trade name for Akzidenz
Grotesk or clones. Unfortunately the AG "Q" is still wrong for your
panel example, so this is not it.
http://castletype.com/html/tipoteca/standard-norm-medium.html
^^ This is a revival, but the font is much older and was used for
transit signage in NYC.
--Toby
From: Toby
Thain
To get closer I'd need better images of the
panels.
Hi, I borrowed a DEC inlay from someone (a KA10 CPU bay) and scanned a chunk
of it (as much as I could fit into my A4 scanner :-) at 200 dpi:
http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/jpg/KACPUPanel.jpg
I have a TC08 inlay, but it's currently being used in my QSIC display (until
we can get the RKV11-F/RPV11-D inlay done :-), and I didn't want to yank it
out. As far as I can tell, it's the same font on the two of them.
the closest I know of off the top of my head is
Akzidenz Grotesk.
The Akzidenz Grotesk Medium is indeed very, very close (other than the zero). Do you happen to know if that font available for use
in non-commercial
settings?
Thanks!
Noel
18 Nov
18 Nov
9:44 a.m.
On 2018-11-13 10:21 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote:
(And the "Q")
From: Toby
Thain
To get closer I'd need better images of the
panels.
Hi, I borrowed a DEC inlay from someone (a KA10 CPU bay) and scanned a chunk
of it (as much as I could fit into my A4 scanner :-) at 200 dpi:
http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/jpg/KACPUPanel.jpg
I have a TC08 inlay, but it's currently being used in my QSIC display (until
we can get the RKV11-F/RPV11-D inlay done :-), and I didn't want to yank it
out. As far as I can tell, it's the same font on the two of them.
the closest I know of off the top of my head is
Akzidenz Grotesk.
The Akzidenz Grotesk Medium is indeed very, very close (other than the zero). Do you happen to know if that font available for use
in non-commercial
settings?
I just noticed this free font which is also rather close (has a slashed
Q, at least):
https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/hk-grotesk
Try the SemiBold weight.
--Toby
Thanks!
Noel
29 Oct
29 Oct
4:19 p.m.
On 2018-11-18 12:44 p.m., Toby Thain via cctalk wrote:
On 2018-11-13 10:21 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk
wrote:
(And the "Q")
Another non-free font very much in the same genre, that I recently
found, is FF Infra (though I wasn't able to check its lining numerals in
the online tester):
https://www.fontshop.com/families/ff-infra
From:
Toby Thain
To get closer I'd need better images of the
panels.
Hi, I borrowed a DEC inlay from someone (a KA10 CPU bay) and scanned a chunk
of it (as much as I could fit into my A4 scanner :-) at 200 dpi:
http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/jpg/KACPUPanel.jpg
I have a TC08 inlay, but it's currently being used in my QSIC display (until
we can get the RKV11-F/RPV11-D inlay done :-), and I didn't want to yank it
out. As far as I can tell, it's the same font on the two of them.
the closest I know of off the top of my head is
Akzidenz Grotesk.
The Akzidenz Grotesk Medium is indeed very, very close (other than the zero). Do you happen to know if that font available for
use in non-commercial
settings?
I just noticed this free font which is also rather close (has a slashed
Q, at least):
https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/hk-grotesk
Try the SemiBold weight.
--Toby
Thanks!
Noel
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