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ApplePi Font
What Is It?
ApplePi is a Type 1 Postscript symbol font that should be useful to
anyone writing about the Apple Macintosh computer. It includes
symbols for the control character, the option character, the apple
character (both solid and hollow), fractions, and quite a few others.
How Do I Use it?
If you have a Macintosh computer and a Postscript laser printer or
Adobe Type Manager, you can use ApplePi. If you are using System 6 or
before, you need to install at least one size of the bit-mapped font
(the suitcase icon) into the System file using the Font/DA Mover or a
resource extender like Suitcase II. The printer font (represented by
the printer icon) should be placed at the top lever in the System
folder or in the folder with the bit-mapped font if you are using
Suitcase.
System 7 users need only drop both files into the System Folder and
the Mac system will correctly install them. If you do not want all of
the bit-mapped fonts, open the suitcase (by double-clicking) and drag
the ones you want to use into the System Folder.
Where Did It Come From?
ApplePi was put together by me, Hank Gillette. It is free to all, so
don’t pay anyone money for it. You may pass it on to friends (or
enemies if you don’t like it) ,upload it to your favorite bulletin board,
or give it to your user group. Please keep this documentation with the
font when you distribute it.
ApplePi was generated by Fontographer, a fine font-building program.
The bit-mapped fonts are not hand-tuned, so they are pretty ragged.
They are exactly as generated Fontographer. I’ve decided that life is
too short to do bit-mapped fonts by hand. If you was cleaner bit-
mapped fonts, please write to:
Altsys Corporation
P. O. Box 865410
Plano, Texas 75086
and ask them to improve their algorithms for generating bit-mapped
fonts.
I welcome user feedback, both positive and negative. If you have a
problem using this font, I will attempt to help resolve it as my
limited spare time allows. If you think of a symbol of general interest
not already in the font, bring it to my attention and I will consider
adding it in a future release.
I can be reached at:
Hank Gillette
432 Tyrella Ave.
Mtn. View, CA 94043
Compuserve 73627,3612
AOL - HankG3 (occasionally)
So What Characters Are In There, Anyway?
Following is a non-comprehensive table showing many of the
characters in ApplePi. You can find many of the hollow characters by
using the Option Key with the solid character.
Shift-Option 2 thru Shift-Option 9 contain several common fractions.
You can make nearly any other fraction in the following manner. The
numerals 0 - 9 are denominators. Shift 0 - Shift 9 are numerators.
The divisor bar is either the slash key or Shift-Option 1. For example,
to make the fraction two-sevenths, you would enter Shift-2, Shift-
Option-1 (or slash), 7.
So What’s An ApplePi, Anyway?
Combine 8 cups thinly sliced pared tart apples, 1 cup sugar… no, just
kidding. Pi is a printing term for type that has been jumbled or thrown
together at random. I shouldn’t have to explain the rest.
The CMA Part
Several of the symbols in this font are used by Apple Computer as
representations on the Macintosh Computer. Apple, Macintosh, and the
Apple logo are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
Fontographer is a registered trademark of Altsys Corporation.
Postscript and Adobe Type Manager are registered trademarks of
Adobe Systems Inc. Suitcase is a trademark licensed to Fifth
Generation Systems, Inc.