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Atari Classic

The lettering of Atari 8-bit ATASCII character set, from Mark Simonson, by Mark Simonson.

Atari Classic full specimen: name, pangrams, digits and charset strip
LicenseFreeware, no modification
Character setATASCII
Glyphs761 in the cataloged file
CoverageFull A-Z, a-z and 0-9
Formats heldTTF
Source files1 in the wing index

v2.0 (2016), unified TrueType, ATASCII sets in Unicode PUA $E000–$E1FF.

Charset map

Every candidate codepoint for this character set, drawn where the font covers it and left as an empty box where it does not. Gaps are shown as gaps: a conversion that never had a lowercase is not dressed up as one.

Atari Classic charset map with gaps shown

License, in full

Class: Freeware, no modification. The license text as cataloged from the source:

Distribution: Atari Classic TrueType Fonts are copyrighted freeware, © 2016 by Mark Simonson, all rights reserved worldwide. The Atari Classic TrueType Font can be freely distributed as long as it is not modified and this documentation accompanies the font. The Atari Classic TrueType Font may not be sold or offered for sale, or included with another software product offered for sale, except with my express written permission. Online services and bulletin boards may make it available to their users at no charge other than the normal connection fees. Non-profit user groups which hold regularly scheduled public meetings may distribute it at no charge. Print and digital magazines may publish it online where applicable, without my prior consent. Shareware/freeware/public domain collections may include it without my prior consent. (Read Me, Atari Classic TrueType 2.0, rev. November 21, 2016)

Catalog source: Mark Simonson

Where it stands

This design is cataloged in the wing index and its specimens have been rendered from the held files, so what you see is the real face with its real coverage. It has not been published to FontSpace, and font.lol does not distribute the file.

This font is showcased for identification. font.lol does not distribute it; distribution follows the license above, through the source where it applies.