The original font from the dynamic highway signposts / variable-message signs (dWiSta) in Hesse, Germany!
Many non-alphanumeric characters which aren't used on the signs, are replaced with icons used on the signs, e.g.:
§ (paragraph) = Autobahn A3
% (percent) = Autobahn A5
$ (dollar) = Autobahn A67
| (vertical bar) = traffic jam
@ (at-sign) = construction
= (equal sign) = airport
# (hashtag) = stadium
etc. etc.
Still dreaming of 24-pin printers...
This original 24×15 typeface is designed around the limitations presented by the near letter quality (NLQ) output of dot matrix printers (DMPs) during the '80s & '90s. Partially inspired by J. David Sapir's DOS font design program, LQMATRIX, it could have easily been created using that program back in the day.
(The "smart phone"-looking character in the À position is simply a placeholder, used as a quick reference to set vertical height lines while FontStructing.)
Clone of Dot24Pin Sans Outline.
Still dreaming of 24-pin printers...
This original 24×15 typeface is designed around the limitations presented by the near letter quality (NLQ) output of dot matrix printers (DMPs) during the '80s & '90s. Partially inspired by J. David Sapir's DOS font design program, LQMATRIX, it could have easily been created using that program back in the day.
(The "smart phone"-looking character in the À position is simply a placeholder, used as a quick reference to set vertical height lines while FontStructing.)
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This is a clone of Dottiti Med