IF YOU LIKE THIS FONT THEN PLEASE SUPPORT IT BY PAYING THE 
SHAREWARE FEE


12/9/94

ABOUT THE ALPHABET TRAIN 1.1 FONT:
	Well, if you are going to have a train font, you really should 
have a train font that you can say something with.  Playing Dr. 
Frankenstein, I created a monster by blending Railroad Roman with 
Rail Freight.  I have included two special characters in this font, a 
turn of the century caboose and the NP 328 (the steam engine).  In 
my mind, it wouldn't be right to have a string of letters being pulled 
by a diesel... but I am partial to steam.  For you diesel fanatics, I did 
include one diesel or you can use any of the locomotives found in my 
other railroad fonts.
	After loading up the font, print out a copy of "AT_MAP.WRI" 
for a quick overview.

WHAT IS THIS FONT AND WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
	I started making fonts that were trains.  They came out looking 
really great, so, now I am dabbling in fonts that are trains caring 
letters.  The key layout is fairly straight forward, you should print 
out the Alphabet Train Legend.  In case you are not one to listen to 
helpful advise, all of the lowercase letters depict uppercase letters on 
flat cars.  Clever, eh?  You can use "AS" for a steam engine traveling 
from right to left and "KL" for a steam engine going left to right ("Z" 
and "M", respectively, for a diesel).  The cabooses can be found in "D", 
"J", "X", and "n".  My suggestion is to use the caboose that is closest on 
the keyboard to the locomotive you select.  But, I'm a purist.  In the 
event that the space bar doesn't give you an empty flatcar, "_" 
should.  Finally, the q-car looks like an o-car in smaller sizes, so I 
provided an alternate q-car in the uppercase "Q" character.
	Have fun with this font, use it for page numbers and titles.  Or 
use the other railroad fonts and create a real mixed train.  The 
possibilities are endless.

NEW WITH VERSION 1.1:
	I went back and caught a couple of stray points in the steam 
engine and cabooses.  They caused some odd shapes on some 
printers.  I have also revised the documentation to make it a little 
more user friendly and reference my newest products.  Added .AFM 
file for OS/2 and Unix users.


INCLUDED FILES:
"README_A.WRI",  "README_A.TXT",  "AT_MAP.WRI",  
"ABCTRAIN.PFB",  "ABCTRAIN.PFM",  "ABCTRAIN.AFM",  and 
"ABCTRAIN.TTF".

	Alphabet Train font, all of its accompanying files and train icon 
are ©1994 Benn Coifman. (that looks so nasty now that I typed it)


Revisions:
1.0	The original
1.1	Removed the stray points that were creating strange printing 
problems for some users (specifically in the steam engine and 
cabooses).  Also updated the documentation.  Added .AFM files for 
OS/2 and Unix users

IN THE EVENT YOU ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE MAP FILE, THIS FONT 
USES THE FOLLOWING KEYS:
Letters: a-z, Q
Numbers: 0-9
Symbols: & - ~ ' _
Locomotives & Cabooses: AS D J KL Z X N M


GENERIC README (SIMILAR IN ALL OF MY FONTS)

IMPORTANT STUFF:

SOME CHARACTERS MAY BE TOO DETAILED TO SHOW ON THE SCREEN 
and will appear as empty boxes.  They may still print okay though. 
(See Windows True Type tip below)

DO NOT INSTALL THE POST SCRIPT and TRUE TYPE VERSIONS AT THE 
SAME TIME

THE TRUE TYPE FONT MAY NOT WORK ON ALL SYSTEMS, THE POST 
SCRIPT (ATM) FONT IS PREFERRED.


ABOUT THE IBM VERSIONS:
	Yeah, I am a Mac head.  I am slowly learning all I can about the 
IBM systems.  I am also enlisting the help of my IBM friends as 
"consultants".  This might be a bumpy road at first, but these fonts 
are pretty neat and they are worth the trek.  From my end, I am 
more than willing to work with you to get the fonts to work on your 
machine.  On your end, I ask for patience if they don't work on the 
first try.  Please let me know ASAP if you are having any problems.  
I am willing to do minor changes or generate bit map files for DOS 
users as much as my time will permit.  Let me know what you want 
or need and we'll work something out.

TRUE TYPE vs. POST SCRIPT:
	On some machines, not all characters of the True Type font will 
be visible.  Please don't lose heart, they are there and should print 
okay, it is just the fact that there are so many points in the character 
that windows decided you don't really need to see it.  I will try to fix 
this in later versions.  If the True Type font gives you problems, try 
the Post Script version, it seems to be a little more stable.  Note that 
the contents of both fonts are the same.


HOW TO INSTALL THE POST SCRIPT TRAIN FONT ON WINDOWS:
	You will need WINDOWS 3.0 or later and/or the ADOBE TYPE 
MANAGER (ATM) version 2.0 or later.
1) Start the ATM control panel by double clicking on it.
2) Click the Add button
3) Locate the drive/directory containing your fonts using the scroll 
bars
4) Double click on the drive/directory to show the names of the fonts 
on the disk
5) Select the fonts to install
6) Click the Add button
7) Exit ATM (you may have to restart windows to use the fonts, 
depending on the version of ATM you have)

WINDOWS TRUE TYPE TIP:
	If a complex True Type font fails to print, you may be able to 
solve the problem by changing the OutlineThreshold setting in the 
[True Type] section of your Windows WIN.INI file.  The default 
setting is 256 (pixels per em (if you don't know, don't worry)) and 
has a range of 0-300.  If you change it to 70 (i.e., 
OutlineThreshold=70), the True Type font might print.  The price of 
this improvement may be a slower print speed.  As I understand it, 
by lowering the OutlineThreshold, you are decreasing the amount of 
memory needed to print the fonts.
	You may also want to consult your Windows documentation.  If 
you do find a clever fix for rendering my complex fonts, please let 
me know and I will pass the word on to other IBM users.

	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)

	If you use this font in publication or on a product, please let me 
know.  It is always interesting to hear the clever uses people have 
had for my fonts.  (I would also love a copy of your publication for 
my scrap book)


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 US $10 "shareware" fee to myself at the address 
below (for international users, see item 4 in "The Fine Print").  Please 
include a brief note describing where you got this font, what you like 
about it, and what you would like to see in the future.
	If you just have to have the full collection of my train fonts 
(see "Product Ad"), send a couple of FORMATTED 3.5" HD disks (Two 
HD for Mac, or One HD for IBM recommended) 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 in any publication or any product unless 
you register your copy 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.

-If you decide to keep several of my shareware products and you are 
only using them for personal applications (or you are using them for 
a struggling NONPROFIT organization promoting railroads), then $10 
a piece can get to be a bit expensive.  Please pay what you think they 
are worth.  I recommend $10 for the first font and $5 for each 
additional font.

-If you do not reside in the US, then getting a check in US$ may be 
difficult for you.  So, I will also accept any interesting widgets, toys, 
books, time tables, postcards or what not.  What's common place to 
you is quite possibly exotic for me.  By the way, I'm a rail fan (hint 
hint hint)

-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)


WHY SHOULD YOU SEND IN THE SHAREWARE FEE?
	Well, I am releasing this font in it's entirety.  I put a lot of hard 
work into this font.  I have also gotten a lot of pleasure from it.  
Ignoring all of the capitalistic angles, your shareware dollar will 
speed up the development of new train fonts and help me afford 
new font tools.  My goal is to at least break even.
	Only 39 people have registered my shareware products since I 
first released them ten months ago.  There are a lot of expenses that 
go into these fonts.  My font editor cost almost $300.  Then there are 
the little expenses like ink cartridges (you wouldn't believe how 
many ink cartridges I go through) and paying for a mail box.  Oy!  
And you want to talk about memory... 40 Meg of hard disk devoted 
to fonts and icon development.
	I would love to purchase the latest version of Illustrator and 
produce more clip art.  I could also use more disk space to keep these 
toys in.


BENEFITS OF PAYING THE SHAREWARE FEE:
	Enough of what shareware fees do for me, what will they do for 
you!?  I will spend less time on school and more time on producing 
shareware.  You will also be entitled to a peek into things to come.  If 
you send a disk (or two) along with your payment, I will give the 
Demo font that includes all of the odd characters that haven't quite 
found a home yet (including a number of steam engines!).  In 
addition, I will rush you out the most recent versions of my fonts 
and icons.  I might even toss in a couple of pre-release fonts.


GIVE IT TO YOUR FRIENDS, RAIL FONTS MAKE GREAT BIRTHDAY 
GIFTS (GRIN):
	You are free to distribute this font, as long as you include all of 
the files that it came with it (see the beginning of this document for 
the packing list)


NOW SHOWING: (i.e., other great shareware products to look for)
(available for the MAC or IBM unless noted)

NEW
-Warbonnet- Mac only- a gray scale type3 font &/or color eps clipart 
depicting the streamlined passenger trains of the AT&SF
-Daylight- Mac only- a gray scale type3 font &/or color eps clipart 
depicting the 1937 SP Daylights.
-Zephyr- an art deco font styled after Zephyr Gothic, the letterface 
used by CB&Q, WP et al.
-TrainTracks- snap track for your word processor.

IMPROVED
-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, the WEB, Compuserve, AOL, your 
favorite bulletin board, or send me a couple of FORMATTED 3.5" disks 
and a SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE.  I'll fill the disks up and 
return it.


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

--Please include your e-mail address with all correspondence--
(very handy for notifying you of new releases)

zephyr@cory.eecs.berkeley.edu
  or
zephyr@uclink.berkeley.edu