I believe you guys are in violent agreement.
On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Ralf Reköndt <[email protected]>wrote: > As Syntax Next Medium Pro was designed in 2000, it can't be the font. I > have an original Syntax font, be sure it *is* the font used by Sinclair. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Privett" > > > > 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 doesn't. 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_<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].**com<[email protected]> > [mailto:ql-users-bounces@**lists.q-v-d.com<[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<http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm> > > ______________________________**_________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/**smsqe.htm<http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm> > ______________________________**_________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/**smsqe.htm<http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm> > _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
