Actually Ralf, it is not the font 'Syntax', the actual closest font is SYNTAX® NEXT MEDIUM PRO, a professional font (by Linotype as you mentioned) designed by H E Meier in 2000 which puts it way beyond in years, the original one used by Sinclair in 1983/84 for box the QL initially came in. The font used by Dilwyn's site is a damn close facsimile and good for most basic uses. The 'Syntax' font you mentioned does not have the correct Q as it contains a tail going in to the circle, the original Q doesnt. For a visual example obtained from a forum where I put the original request , see here http://www.fonts101.com/c/forum/topic/11130/Font_o_Talk/Identifying_a_ Font_Request_closed. For real picky people you will also see, if you look carefully, that the width of the circle part of the Q is not constant around the circumference although quite circular and although the SYNTAX® NEXT MEDIUM PRO is very close it is still not exactly the same and slightly oval. If anyone does come across the original font used for the box on the Sinclair QL packaging I would be grateful. I now realise I am starting to sound like a 'font nerd' (if there is such a thing), so apologies for that :)
Regards, Lee Privett -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ralf Reköndt Sent: 03 March 2013 10:37 To: [email protected] Subject: [Ql-Users] Fonts Hi Dilwyn, a little correction for your site: The font used by Sinclair for their adverts was not "Saxony-Serial-Regular is a font which was used in QL advertising and documentation" In fact, the font used was "Syntax", a Linotype font. The Saxony-Serial-Regular seems to be a derivat with minor changes to make it a free font. Cheers...Ralf _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
