Update 3270 terminal font

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Ricardo Banffy
2016-11-26 20:21:41 +00:00
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3 changed files with 29 additions and 27 deletions

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![Screenshot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/emacs.png)
![Sample](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/3270Medium_sample.png)
A little bit of history
-----------------------
This font is derived from the x3270 font, which, in turn, was translated
from the one in Georgia Tech's 3270tool, which was itself hand-copied
from a 3270 terminal. I built it because I felt terminals deserve to be
pretty. The .sfd font file contains a x3270 bitmap font that was used
for guidance.
This font is derived from the x3270 font, which, in turn, was
translated from the one in Georgia Tech's 3270tool, which was itself
hand-copied from a 3270 series terminal. I built it because I felt
terminals deserve to be pretty. The .sfd font file contains a x3270
bitmap font that was used for guidance.
![Using with the cool-old-tern (now cool-retro-term) terminal program]
(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/cool-retro-term.png)
@@ -21,13 +23,19 @@ Getting it
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If you are running Debian or Ubuntu and you don't want to mess with
building your font files, you can simply `apt-get install
fonts-3270`. It'll most likely not the latest version, with all new
glyphs I add from time to time, but it's good enough for most
purposes. For those who don't have the luxury of a proper system-managed
package, Adobe Type 1, TTF, OTF and WOFF versions are available for
download on http://s3.amazonaws.com/rbanffy/3270_fonts_14e43fc.zip
(although this URL may not always reflect the latest version).
building your font files, you can simply `apt-get install fonts-3270`
(It's available from the Debian and Ubuntu package repos at
https://packages.debian.org/sid/fonts/fonts-3270 and
http://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/fonts/fonts-3270, although the
packaged version may not be the latest version, but it's good enough for
most purposes. For those who don't have the luxury of a proper
system-managed package, Adobe Type 1, TTF, OTF and WOFF versions are
available for download on
http://s3.amazonaws.com/3270font/3270_fonts_ef53755.zip (although this
URL may not always reflect the latest version).
![ASCII is so 60's]
(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/cyrillic.png)
The format
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@@ -65,6 +73,9 @@ slightly more condensed .sfd file with the base font narrowed to 488
units, with no glyph rescaling (or cropping - we need to fix that) and
its corresponding PostScript, TTF, OTF and WOFF versions.
![For your favorite editor]
(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/symbols.png)
Contributing
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@@ -78,23 +89,12 @@ it. Check if the `git diff` command gives out something sensible (does
not change things you didn't intend to) and make a pull request. If, in
doubt, get in touch and we will figure out how to do it right.
Preserving history
------------------
I regard the evolution of electronic computing a very important part of
our civilization's history. Consider donating to entities that help
preserve it, such as the Computer History Museum
(http://www.computerhistory.org/), the IT History Society
(http://ithistory.org/) and many others around the world. If you have a
historically significant piece of technology in your closet or garage,
consider contacting a local technology or industrial-design-oriented
museum for advice.
Known problems
--------------
Not all symbols in the 3270 charset have Unicode counterparts. When
possible, they are duplicated in the Unicode space. The 3270-only
symbols are at the end of the font.
symbols are at the end of the font, along with some glyphs useful for
building others.
Please refer to http://x3270.bgp.nu/Charset.html for a complete map.