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AlphabetTrain
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<H2>AlphabetTrain</H2>
Well, if you are going to have a train font, you really should
have a train font that you can say something with. Playing Dr.
Frankenstein, I created a monster by blending Railroad Roman with
Rail Freight. I have included two special characters in this font, a
turn of the century caboose and the NP 328 (the steam engine). In
my mind, it wouldn't be right to have a string of letters being pulled
by a diesel... but I am partial to steam. For you diesel fanatics, I did
include one diesel or you can use any of the locomotives found in my
other railroad fonts.
<P>
I started making fonts that were trains. They came out looking
really great, so, now I am dabbling in fonts that are trains caring
letters. The key layout is fairly straight forward, you should print
out the Alphabet Train Legend. In case you are not one to listen to
helpful advise, all of the lowercase letters depict uppercase letters on
flat cars. Clever, eh? You can use "AS" for a steam engine traveling
from right to left and "KL" for a steam engine going left to right ("Z"
and "M", respectively, for a diesel). The cabooses can be found in "D",
"J", "X", and "n". My suggestion is to use the caboose that is closest on
the keyboard to the locomotive you select. But, I'm a purist. In the
event that the space bar doesn't give you an empty flatcar, "_"
should. Finally, the q-car looks like an o-car in smaller sizes, so I
provided an alternate q-car in the uppercase "Q" character.
<P>
Have fun with this font, use it for page numbers and titles. Or
use the other railroad fonts and create a real mixed train. The
possibilities are endless.
<PRE>
Letters: a-z, Q
Numbers: 0-9
Symbols: & - ~ ' _
Locomotives & Cabooses: AS D J KL Z X N M
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Font Formats:
<UL>
<LI> <a href="ADOBE.html">Adobe</a> (Type 1 [pfa & pfb], Type 3, Bitmap)
<LI> <a href="DMF.html">DMF</a> (+ bitmap)
<LI> <a href="INTELLIFONT.html">IntelliFont</a>
<LI> <a href="TRUETYPE.html">Truetype</a>
</UL>
Font ID: 22536
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Directory: Deco/Akka
<HR>
Alphabet Train font, all of its accompanying files and train icon
are ©1994 Benn Coifman. (that looks so nasty now that I typed it)
<P>
If you use this font in publication or on a product, please let me
know. It is always interesting to hear the clever uses people have
had for my fonts. (I would also love a copy of your publication for
my scrap book)
<P>
NOW FOR THE "ASKING FOR MONEY" BIT, AKA, THIS IS SHAREWARE:
<P> You are free to use (play with, throw at the cat, etc.) this font
for one week after receiving it. If you like it and decide to keep it,
you should send a US $10 "shareware" fee to myself at the address
below (for international users, see item 4 in "The Fine Print"). Please
include a brief note describing where you got this font, what you like
about it, and what you would like to see in the future.
<P> If you just have to have the full collection of my train fonts
(see "Product Ad"), send a couple of FORMATTED 3.5" HD disks (Two
HD for Mac, or One HD for IBM recommended) and a SELF ADDRESSED
STAMPED ENVELOPE to the address below. (I hate to format disks
and you will be sure to get the right machine, Mac or IBM, this way)
<P> I do not want to send any of my customers into bankruptcy, if
you are honestly poor, (i.e., you ain't gonna support the American
way and my education) please send a post card (the weirder the
better) describing where you got this font, what you like about it and
what you would like to see added to it.
<P>THE FINE PRINT:
<UL>
<LI>Each font or icon package is an individual product. Thus, if you
keep Passenger Font and Freight Font, you should pay $20, not $10.
<LI>You may NOT use this font in any publication or any product unless
you register your copy by sending $10 FOR EACH FONT YOU USE. Be
sure to specify which fonts you are registering for. It is not fair for
you to make money off of my hard work without paying the
Shareware fees.
<LI>If you decide to keep several of my shareware products and you are
only using them for personal applications (or you are using them for
a struggling NONPROFIT organization promoting railroads), then $10
a piece can get to be a bit expensive. Please pay what you think they
are worth. I recommend $10 for the first font and $5 for each
additional font.
<LI>If you do not reside in the US, then getting a check in US$ may be
difficult for you. So, I will also accept any interesting widgets, toys,
books, time tables, postcards or what not. What's common place to
you is quite possibly exotic for me. By the way, I'm a rail fan (hint
hint hint)
<LI>You may distribute this font for free, however, you may not sell this
font or include it in any package for sale without the written
permission of myself, Benn Coifman. I am very agreeable to CD
ROM's and shareware packages for sale, however, I do want to retain
some degree of control over my work. So, please contact me first.
(note, this clause does NOT apply to dial up services like Compuserve,
America On Line and bulletin boards that charge by the unit of time.
Theses services may list my products without contacting me)
</UL>
WHY SHOULD YOU SEND IN THE SHAREWARE FEE?
<P> Well, I am releasing this font in it's entirety. I put a lot of hard
work into this font. I have also gotten a lot of pleasure from it.
Ignoring all of the capitalistic angles, your shareware dollar will
speed up the development of new train fonts and help me afford
new font tools. My goal is to at least break even.
<P> Only 39 people have registered my shareware products since I
first released them ten months ago. There are a lot of expenses that
go into these fonts. My font editor cost almost $300. Then there are
the little expenses like ink cartridges (you wouldn't believe how
many ink cartridges I go through) and paying for a mail box. Oy!
And you want to talk about memory... 40 Meg of hard disk devoted
to fonts and icon development.
<P> I would love to purchase the latest version of Illustrator and
produce more clip art. I could also use more disk space to keep these
toys in.
<P>
BENEFITS OF PAYING THE SHAREWARE FEE:
<P> Enough of what shareware fees do for me, what will they do for
you!? I will spend less time on school and more time on producing
shareware. You will also be entitled to a peek into things to come. If
you send a disk (or two) along with your payment, I will give the
Demo font that includes all of the odd characters that haven't quite
found a home yet (including a number of steam engines!). In
addition, I will rush you out the most recent versions of my fonts
and icons. I might even toss in a couple of pre-release fonts.
<P>
GIVE IT TO YOUR FRIENDS, RAIL FONTS MAKE GREAT BIRTHDAY
GIFTS (GRIN):
<P>
YOU WANT YOUR CAR (OR DREAM CAR), LOGO OR HERALD ON YOUR
KEYBOARD?
I am willing to do custom work, as my time allows, at reasonable
rates.
<PRE>
Benn Coifman
ASUC Box 624 # 4510,
Bancroft & Telegraph
Berkeley, CA 94720-4510
USA
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--Please include your e-mail address with all correspondence--
(very handy for notifying you of new releases)
zephyr@cory.eecs.berkeley.edu
or
zephyr@uclink.berkeley.edu
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