Font for DEC indicator panels

[David Bridgham]

On 11/12/18 5:04 PM, Paul Koning wrote:

> The name of the font translates to "Bold Extended".  DIN 1451 is a family of fonts, see Wikipedia.  You're looking at one of the members of the family, the bold wide one.  It's not all that bold, judging by the pictures; if you need something bolder still you may be out of luck.


I hadn't meant to send that message to the list, sorry, but since I did,
here it is with Alte Haas Grotesk.

http://pdp10.froghouse.org/qsic/inlay-rk11-f-altehaasgrotesk.pdf


> That also suggests that the DEC font isn't this one.  Could it simply be Helvetica?


Entirely possible.  Found this one that might look even more authentic.  :-)

https://www.1001fonts.com/helveticrap-font.html