John Wilson wrote: I don't think there ever was "a font". I'm pretty sure they just drew the letters they needed, and in some cases they don't even match on the same nameplate. Most of the simple characters are purely line segments and constant-radius arcs, there are obviously some exceptions (the letter "a" in the "|d|i|g|i|t|a|l|", for example, in one font.) You can actually see *three* different - but similar - logo fonts in use on some manuals and equipment. For instance, the purple-and-magenta PDP-11 nameplates (the kind that go on top of a H960, for instance) have the top "|d|i|g|i|t|a|l|" in a fairly traditional (but a bit simplistic) Helvetica-ish font, while the bottom "digital equipment corporation, maynard, massachussets" is in a font that's more like hand printing, with some quirky lilts (like the way the top part of the "e" extends way to the right.) Then the font used for "decsystem" or "pdp11" is yet a third variation if it appears on the logo plate. The numerals are done in a particularly funky manner. My conclusion is that they just had a draftsman draw the letters as needed, without any real font steering committee :-). -- Tim Shoppa Email: shoppa(a)trailing-edge.com Trailing Edge Technology WWW: http://www.trailing-edge.com/ 7328 Bradley Blvd Voice: 301-767-5917 Bethesda, MD, USA 20817 Fax: 301-767-5927