On 2017-09-28 12:16 PM, Paul Koning wrote: > >> On Sep 27, 2017, at 9:38 PM, Toby Thain via cctalk <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> On 2017-09-27 9:33 PM, Charles Dickman via cctalk wrote: >>> For those interested in all things DEC, I found a typeface that is >>> very close to the typeface used in the old 60's and very early 70's >>> manuals. Google for "Function Pro Book font". >> >> If you mean: >> https://www.fontspring.com/fonts/fontsite/function-pro >> then this is basically a ripoff of Futura. > > That seems plausible; I vaguely remember mentions of Futura. The other font > that I definitely remember is Avant Garde, which you'll find on the covers of > late 1970s manuals (the white, blue, or "chinese red" binders). Not body > text, it isn't suitable for that purpose. > > BTW, re "ripoff", in the USA font designs are not protected, only font names > are. I often jump on people doing legally questionable copying (such as the > "abandonware" notion); in this case, the copy is perfectly legal. In the USA > anyway, other countries may well have different IP laws where fonts are > concerned. I assume Canada matches the US rules, though -- given that old > versions of CorelDraw came with a library of hundreds of fonts, all copies of > well-known designs with new names (e.g., "Gatineau" instead of "Garamond").
"Legal" isn't always "right". --T > > paul > >
