3.2.3 Cartridgeanddownloadedfonts
YourStarLaserPrinter4canuse twootherkindsof fonts,along withthose
builtinto theprinter.
Curtridgefonts,like the internalones, are permanently storedon ROM
chips.Thedifferenceisthatthose ROMsarein removablecartridges.Your
StarLaserPrinter4has aslotfor one fontcartridge.
Acartridgemayhold anywherefromhalf adozen to two dozenfonts, all
differingfmmthe internalfontsin size,style, strokeweightor symbolset.
You’llfindthatcartridgefontsopenup awiderrangeoftypefacestoo,such
asTms Romn,PrestigeElite,HelvetandLetterGothic.Generally,cartridge
andinternalfont typefacesmsuitableforboth textand headlines.
The third kindof font is neither built into your Star LaserPrinter4nor
availablejustby slippingin acartridge.You dowrdoudthis kind of font,
which means you use acomputerprogram to send charactem from a
computerdisktoyourprinter’smemory.Anydownloadedfont(sometimes
calleda“soft” or “installed” font)that you put into the printer’s RAM
disappearswhenyouturnoff theprinter,so youhaveto downloadthatfont
againnexttime youwant it.
Downloadablefontsrun the gamutfrom Egyptianhieroglyphicsto those
eye-catchingdecorativefontsknownasdispkzyfonts.Theyalsoincludethe
moreexotic foreign-languagecharacters,suchas Arabic or Cynllic,and
symbolandmathematicalfonts(sometimeswith fractions).
Howcan you comparecartridge anddownloadablefonts?When you use
cartridgefontsyou don’thaveto take timeto downloadthem. Theydon’t
takeanyof yourStarLaserPrinter4’sRAMmemoryeither.But download-
ablefonts offermanymore choices.Downloadablefontsusuallycostless
too.
Theprinter alwaysknowswhereits internalfonts are.For each emulation
program,it alsokeepstrack of cartridgeanddownloadedfontsin apart of
itsmemory calledthefont tuble.
Sowiththe StarLaserPrinter4youcanhavemanyfontsavailableatanyone
time—theinternalfonts,the fontson anycassettesyou’vepluggedin,and
any fonts you have downloaded.You can changefonts in mid-line to
emphasizeaword or two whenever you want. You can mix internal,
cartridgeanddownloadedfontsin the samedocument.
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