IF YOU LIKE THIS FONT THEN PLEASE SUPPORT IT BY PAYING THE SHAREWARE FEE
8/13/94
A Roman font in the style of classic railroad lettering. This font was primarily designed for model railroaders; however, it turned out to be an attractive title case for almost any document (all of the rooms in my building at school are lettered in a variation of this typeface).
After loading up the True Type file, print out a copy of "Railroad Roman Legend" for a quick overview of the font and the two SPECIAL KEYS (Oooh, are you getting curious?) (sorry, it's 3 AM)
HOW TO INSTALL THE TRAIN FONT ONTO YOUR SYSTEM:
Just drag the file: "RailroadRoman.suit", onto your system folder (or put it in font folder within the system folder) and restart any applications that are currently running. System 6 users have to use the font/DA mover, it is fairly straight forward and you should have documentation.
If you have troubles installing this font or it doesn't seem to print out correctly, please let me know as soon as possible. I can either give you more specific instillation information or go and fix the bug. (e-mail is great for this, but snail mail works fine too)
NOW FOR THE "ASKING FOR MONEY" BIT, AKA, THIS IS SHAREWARE:
You are free to use (play with, throw at the cat, etc.) this font for one week after receiving it. If you like it and decide to keep it, you should send a $10 "shareware" fee to myself. (see accompanying "the RRR story" for why) at the address below. Please include a brief note describing where you got this font, what you like about it, and what you would like to see added to it.
If you just have to have the full collection of my train fonts (see "the whole story"), send a FORMATTED 3.5" HD disk (I don't know if they will fit on an 800k disk any more) and a SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE to the address below. (I hate to format disks and you will be sure to get the right machine, Mac or IBM, this way)
I do not want to send any of my customers into bankruptcy, if you are honestly poor, (i.e., you ain't gonna support the American way and my education) please send a post card (the weirder the better) describing where you got this font, what you like about it and what you would like to see added to it.
THE FINE PRINT:
-Each font or icon package is an individual product. Thus, if you keep Passenger Font and Freight Font, you should pay $20, not $10.
-You may NOT use this font, RailroadRoman Font, in any publication or any product unless you register your copy of RailroadRoman Font by sending $10 FOR EACH FONT YOU USE. Be sure to specify which fonts you are registering for. It is not fair for you to make money off of my hard work without paying the Shareware fees.
-I would love a copy of any publication or product that incorporates my fonts.
-You may distribute this font for free, however, you may not sell this font or include it in any package for sale without the written permission of myself, Benn Coifman. I am very agreeable to CD ROM's and shareware packages for sale, however, I do want to retain some degree of control over my work. So, please contact me first. (note, this clause does NOT apply to dial up services like Compuserve, America On Line and bulletin boards that charge by the unit of time. Theses services may list my products without contacting me)
GIVE IT TO YOUR FRIENDS, RAILROAD ROMAN FONT MAKES A GREAT BIRTHDAY GIFT (GRIN):
You are free to distribute this font, as long as you include all 5 of the files that it came with. I.e.:
"READ ME! (short)", "READ ME! (teach text)", "the RRR story", "Railroad Roman legend", and "RailroadRoman.suit"
NOW SHOWING: (i.e., other great shareware products to look for)
(Available for the mac or the IBM unless noted)
-RailPassenger- a high resolution picture font that allows you to couple together a passenger train ca. 1950.
-RailFreight- a high resolution picture font that allows you to couple together a freight train ca. 1960.
-RailModPax- a high resolution picture font that allows you to couple together a modern day passenger train (i.e. Amtrak).
-RailroadRoman- a high quality roman font in the style of hand lettering on railroad cars ca. 1900.
-EmpireBuilder- styled after the typeface used by Great Northern on their passenger trains ca. 1950.
-AlphabetTrain- RailroadRoman meets RailFreight, i.e. letters on flat cars, good for titles and page numbers.
-RailHeralds- a picture font containing a collection of high resolution (I use that phrase a lot) rail heralds.
-Rail Icons- Mac only- approximately 60 rail related icons (locomotives, cars and heralds).
Look for them on the net, Compuserve, your favorite bulletin board, or send me a FORMATTED 3.5" disk and a SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE. I'll fill the disk up and return it.
COMING SOON:
Zephyr, Steam Engines, Modern Freight, Milwaukee Passenger, Mass Transit, and many more.
YOU WANT YOUR CAR (OR DREAM CAR), LOGO OR HERALD ON YOUR KEYBOARD?
I am willing to do custom work, as my time allows, at reasonable rates.
Benn Coifman
ASUC Box 624 # 4510,
Bancroft & Telegraph
Berkeley, CA 94720-4510
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