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+3270font: A font for the nostalgic
+==================================
+https://github.com/rbanffy/3270font
+
+![Screenshot](https://raw.github.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/emacs.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.
+
+![Using with the Cathode terminal program]
+(https://raw.github.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/cathode.png)
+
+The format
+----------
+
+This font was built with FontForge. You'll need it if you want to
+generate fonts for your platform. On most civilized operating systems,
+you can simply `apt-get install fontforge`, `yum install fontforge` or
+even `port install fontforge`. On others, you may need to grab your copy
+from http://fontforge.org/. I encourage you to drop by and read the
+tutorials.
+
+![Powerline-shell compatible!]
+(https://raw.github.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/powerline.png)
+
+Adobe Type 1, TTF, OTF and WOFF versions are available for download on
+http://s3.amazonaws.com/rbanffy/3270_fonts.zip for those who would just
+like to use them.
+
+![Using it on OSX]
+(https://raw.github.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/osx_terminal.png)
+
+Generating derived files
+------------------------
+
+The script `generate_derived.pe` calls FontForge and generates
+PostScript, OTF, TTF and WOFF versions of the base font, as well as a 
+slightly more condensed .sfd file with the base font narrowed to 488 
+units, with no glyph rescaling and its corresponding PostScript, TTF, 
+OTF and WOFF versions.
+
+Contributing
+------------
+
+I don't think GitHub's pull-request mechanism is FontForge-friendly. If
+you want to contribute (there are a lot of missing glyphs, such as the
+APL set and most non-latin alphabets which most likely were never built
+into 3270 terminals), get in touch and we will figure out how to do it
+right.
+
+Preserving history
+------------------
+
+I regard the history 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
+--------------
+
+I have received errors when installing the OTF, TTF, and PFM fonts on
+Windows 7 and 8 (didn't try others).