3.2.3 Cartridgeand downloadedfonts
YourStarLaserPrinter4 canusetwootherkindsof fonts,alongwiththose
builtintothe printer.
Curtridgefonts,like the internalones, are permanentlystored on ROM
chips.ThedifferenceisthatthoseROMsareinremovablecartridges.Your
StarLaserPrinter4 has a slotforone fontcartridge.
A cartridgemay hold anywherefromhalf a dozento two dozenfonts, all
differingfmm theinternalfontsin size,style,strokeweightor symbolset.
You’llfindthatcartridgefontsopenup awiderrangeoftypefacestoo,such
as TmsRomn,PrestigeElite,HelvetandLetterGothic.Generally,cartridge
andinternalfonttypefacesm suitablefor bothtext andheadlines.
The third kind of font is neitherbuilt into your Star LaserPrinter4 nor
availablejust by slippingin a cartridge.You dowrdoudthis kind of font,
which means you use a computerprogram to send charactemfrom a
computerdiskto yourprinter’smemory.Anydownloadedfont(sometimes
called a “soft” or “installed”font) that you put into the printer’s RAM
disappearswhenyouturnofftheprinter,so youhavetodownloadthatfont
againnexttimeyouwantit.
Downloadablefonts run the gamutfrom Egyptianhieroglyphicsto those
eye-catchingdecorativefontsknownasdispkzyfonts.Theyalsoincludethe
more exoticforeign-languagecharacters,such as Arabicor Cynllic, and
symbolandmathematicalfonts(sometimeswithfractions).
Howcan you comparecartridgeand downloadablefonts?Whenyou use
cartridgefontsyoudon’thaveto taketimeto downloadthem.Theydon’t
takeanyof yourStarLaserPrinter4’sRAMmemoryeither.Butdownload-
ablefontsoffermanymorechoices.Downloadablefontsusuallycostless
too.
Theprinter alwaysknowswhereitsinternalfontsare.For eachemulation
program,it alsokeepstrackof cartridgeand downloadedfontsin a partof
its memorycalledthefont tuble.
SowiththeStarLaserPrinter4youcanhavemanyfontsavailableatanyone
time—theinternalfonts,thefontsonanycassettesyou’vepluggedin, and
any fonts you have downloaded.You can change fonts in mid-lineto
emphasize a word or two wheneveryou want. You can mix internal,
cartridgeand downloadedfontsin the samedocument.
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