[REQUEST] fonts - "Billboard" and "QuickType Pi"
I am looking for two fonts... one is "Billboard" and the other is "QuickType Pi".
I used the fonts when creating a document back in the late 90s (I think) and the two fonts may have come with Windows 95, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher or some other application. Or in a "value pack".
I believe I created the "text object" in one application and may have copy/paste it to a Word document - I may have created it in "WordArt" which I believe was part of, but separate, from MS Word. The fonts that was used for the text however may have been installed by another piece of software? I assume the fonts are .ttf files.
Does anyone have the "Billboard" font and/or the "QuickType Pi" font or know the source of where the fonts may have come from?
I used the fonts when creating a document back in the late 90s (I think) and the two fonts may have come with Windows 95, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher or some other application. Or in a "value pack".
I believe I created the "text object" in one application and may have copy/paste it to a Word document - I may have created it in "WordArt" which I believe was part of, but separate, from MS Word. The fonts that was used for the text however may have been installed by another piece of software? I assume the fonts are .ttf files.
Does anyone have the "Billboard" font and/or the "QuickType Pi" font or know the source of where the fonts may have come from?
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https://fontsgeek.com/fonts/QuickType-Pi-Regular
They're free to download anywhere these days (same with Chicago, best known for being part of Classic Mac OSes).
Yes, I have searched and found fonts named "Billboard" (and "QuickType Pi") on several sites on the internet, some are different than others. I am hoping to find the exact version, though, that I used when I created the WordArt object in MS Word or Publisher back then. And I am fairly certain that the fonts I used came with and was installed by either the OS or one of the applications.
All I can suggest is to look through our Windows based publishing and word processing downloads:
https://winworldpc.com/search/?showForm=on&q=&startYear=&endYear=&vendor=&platforms=Windows&tags=Publishing&sort=alpha-az
https://winworldpc.com/search/?showForm=on&q=&startYear=&endYear=&vendor=&platforms=Windows&tags=Word+Processor&sort=alpha-az
Programs like Instant Artist, or WordPerfect for Windows bundled many of their own unique fonts geared towards different uses.
My notes from way back then says "...copied fonts from Windows 95, via floppy and installed on Windows 98..." - I had bought a new box that came w/ Windows 98 so it looks like I copied the fonts from my old box that was running Win95.
I never had bought any other word processing software etc., only had MS Office and MS Word32 that one or both machines came with so I think the fonts came with one of the MS packages. But I guess it is possible I might have downloaded them, but I think unlikely.
I have downloaded some of the software on this site and looked through the files but have not had luck yet - I'll keep trying
Thanks!
Added: through one of the links you provided above, I see Microsoft Works... that rings a little bell, maybe I had MS Works installed, maybe one of the boxes came with it. I'll download it and see what I find.