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Title: Identifying this font
Post by: RolandO on January 04, 2007, 09:41:18 AM

hi all

i'd like some help in identifying a font used in an amiga application.

the app is one that i wrote waaaay back in 1990 or so, and i no longer have either an amiga or the software  :-(

however i recently found a paper copy of a screenshot of the app, that i have subsequently scanned and am attempting to "redraw" for posterity purposes, as best as i can.

i've attached a sample of the some of the characters from the scan - note in particular the curved shape of the C, E and F characters.

if anyone can help i'd be very grateful.  ideally, i'm after a real screengrab of the entire character set, so i can properly recreate the image.

thanks
roland

(http://www.hxdx.com/_stuff/attachment.gif)
 

Title: Re: Identifying this font
Post by: Colmiga on January 04, 2007, 10:06:12 AM

That font is Topaz. It is the standard font built in to AmigaOS 2 and above.

Title: Re: Identifying this font
Post by: Piru on January 04, 2007, 10:14:28 AM

That isn't topaz. See the 'E' shape. Spot the different '7'.

(http://www.iki.fi/sintonen/pics/topaz8.png)
topaz/8

Title: Re: Identifying this font
Post by: RolandO on January 04, 2007, 10:20:27 AM

hi Colmiga

thanks for your reply, but i don't think that's Topaz: none of the samples of Topaz that i've seen (eg. here (http://www.heckmeck.de/amigastyle/amiga_topaz/)) include the baseline serif on the "1" or the curvature of the vertical spine of the "E" and "F" as in my scan.

any other suggestions welcome!

thanks

Title: Re: Identifying this font
Post by: Colmiga on January 04, 2007, 10:40:46 AM

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Piru wrote:
That isn't topaz. See the 'E' shape. Spot the different '7'.

Why yes, you're right. It's a serif font. It was the 'A' that made me sure it was Topaz.

If the font was 'custom' for the app then the chances of ID'ing it go down greatly.

@RolandO

What is the name of the app? It would help in finding the name of the font.

Title: Re: Identifying this font
Post by: mattabat on January 04, 2007, 01:41:33 PM

If memory serves, topaz/11 looked somewhat different to topaz/8. It might be topaz/11.

Title: Re: Identifying this font
Post by: Piru on January 04, 2007, 02:09:16 PM

It is not topaz, 8 or 11.

Title: Re: Identifying this font
Post by: Colmiga on January 04, 2007, 02:29:24 PM

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mattabat wrote:
If memory serves, topaz/11 looked somewhat different to topaz/8. It might be topaz/11.

Just had a look, Topaz/11 is the same style as in the shot Piru posted, of course, 3 points larger.  :-)

Title: Re: Identifying this font
Post by: buzz on January 04, 2007, 03:18:58 PM

I'm sure i had a font like this called "pearl" or something

Title: Re: Identifying this font
Post by: Piru on January 04, 2007, 03:29:40 PM

Pearl font (http://www.aminet.net/text/bfont/PearlFont.lha)

- unfortunately this font isn't it.

(http://www.iki.fi/sintonen/pics/pearl8.png)
pearl/8