# rbanffy/3270font

A 3270 font in a modern format

Repository: https://github.com/rbanffy/3270font
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/3270font
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: font, fontforge, ibm, font-files, sfd, programming-font, programming-fonts, typography, mainframe
Last push: 2026-02-13T04:07:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 53/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 67, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5092, "days_push": 201, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1986, forks 76 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:02.714905+00:00)

## What it is
3270font is a monospaced font derived from the IBM 3270 series terminal typeface, distributed in TTF, OTF, WOFF, and Type 1 formats. Its source is a FontForge .sfd file with build scripts to generate font files for various platforms.

## Use cases
- make my terminal look like an old IBM mainframe terminal
- find a nostalgic monospaced programming font
- install a retro terminal font on Debian or Ubuntu
- use a 3270-style font in my code editor
- generate TTF and OTF files from a FontForge source font
- get a vintage mainframe font for cool-retro-term

## When to choose
- you want a retro IBM 3270-style monospaced font for terminals or editors
- you need a font available in multiple formats (TTF, OTF, WOFF, Type 1)
- you want a font packaged in Debian, Ubuntu, or FreeBSD repos

## When to avoid
- you need a modern, highly-hinted font for small UI text
- you want a variable or proportional font
- you need a font with extensive non-Latin glyph coverage beyond what it ships

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: graphics
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: font, monospace, retro, ibm-3270, terminal-font, fontforge, typography, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- rbanffy/3270font (main) score 53

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:02.714905+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:03:06.884178+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rbanffy/3270font (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:02.714905+00:00, sha 4c7e38538006)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.