Sebby's new mac - is it a big one?

Lance · Mar 24, 2009, 11:37:46

Stupid question, but how much do fonts actually cost? I'm guessing that you have to buy in families?

Rik · Mar 24, 2009, 11:47:26

I'm out of touch with costs, Lance, but for Gill, say, I'd want Gill Sans light (regular, italic and small caps, Gills Sans Book (R,I,SC), Gill Sans (R, I Bold, BoldItalic, SC), Gill Sans Heavy (R, SC), Gill Sans Condensed (R, I), Gill Sans Schoolbook (R, I, B, BI), Colmcille would be (R, I, B, BI, Alt & Ornaments), Garamond would be (R, I, Semi-Bold, Semi-Bold Italic, B, BI, Bold OSF & Alt). I suspect current prices are in the region of £20 per weight - but that's just a guess.

Rik · Mar 24, 2009, 11:49:20

A quick check suggests the Gill would cost me about $500...

RichR · Mar 24, 2009, 12:05:44

I believe that you should be able to convert them with something like FontForge to use on the Mac. Assuming that doesn't violate whatever usage rights they come with.

Rik · Mar 24, 2009, 12:10:17

Licences prohibit modification, Sadly, Rich, but I might be able to talk nicely to my remaining contacts at Monotype.

Lance · Mar 24, 2009, 13:19:01

I had no idea fonts would cost that much!

Rik · Mar 24, 2009, 13:20:55

Professional ones do, Lance. I spent thousands on them when I was working.

Sebby · Mar 24, 2009, 13:28:48

Simon, the only files that I've transferred over that are useless are exe files, but that's obvious.

As far as fonts go, it doesn't interest me in the slightest! I'm sure the fonts that are already there are fine for me!

Simon · Mar 24, 2009, 13:44:33

But it's those .exe files which cost money to replace, Seb, and it addition to buying the hardware, it could soon mount up.

Sebby · Mar 24, 2009, 13:48:15

Well no, not for me at least - the exe files on my computer were free downloads. The only paid program I run is Office, which I've bought for the Mac.

Simon_idnet · Mar 24, 2009, 14:52:35

Hi Sebby

One of the better sources for Mac software is here: http://www.versiontracker.com/

Simon

RichR · Mar 24, 2009, 15:15:28

You can, of course, run your old Windows software on an Intel-based Mac using a variety of virtualization software. VMWare, Parallels and VirtualBox will give you a full virtualised Windows machine. You just need to supply a copy of Windows. Or you can use Crossover which doesn't need a copy of Windows as it's a commercialised version of Wine.

Tacitus · Mar 24, 2009, 16:46:48

Quote from: Simon_idnet on Mar 24, 2009, 14:52:35
One of the better sources for Mac software is here: http://www.versiontracker.com/

Another one is here. Take your pick - either would be a good choice.

g7pkf · Mar 24, 2009, 17:28:39

I prefer linux to mac.

more engineer oriantated

Sebby · Mar 24, 2009, 21:05:56

Quote from: Simon_idnet on Mar 24, 2009, 14:52:35
Hi Sebby

One of the better sources for Mac software is here: http://www.versiontracker.com/

Simon

Thanks, Simon.

Sebby · Mar 24, 2009, 21:06:21

Quote from: g7pkf on Mar 24, 2009, 17:28:39
more engineer oriantated

More of a pain to do anything.