Star Micronics 8 Series - Cartridge and downloaded fonts

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Hints:Wheretoget fonts
● YoucatiprintanydownloadablefontthatworksontheHPLascrJctseries
II. Severalothercompaniesselldownloadablefontswhicharecompat-
iblewithyourStarLaserPrinter8.TheBitstreamCorporationin Boston
isoneofthemorepopular;Conographicisanother.Xeroxincludesa set
of fontswithits VenturaPublisherdesktoppublishingsoftware,which
youcanusewithyourprinter’sLaserJetII emulation.
● The SoftCraftcompanynow markets a Bitstmam-developedproduct
called“Fontwarc”.WithFontwareyoucangeneratebit-mappedfontsof
anysizefroma libraryof outlinefonts.In outlinefontseachcharacter’s
profileisdefinedjustonceandtheprintergeneratesanyfontheightfrom
thatprofile,whichsavesprintermemory.
Outlinefontsdemandawesomecomputingpowerof theprinterthough,
so they’ve been availableonly on laser printers considerablymore
expensive than the Star LaserPrinter 8. Now, with programs like
Fontware,yourStarLaserPrinter8 canturnoutelegantprintin anysize
withoutthathighprice.
● Don’thesitateto ask yourStardealerwhereyoucanbuy cartridgeand
downloadablefonts.If you reallycan’tfindthe one youneed,youcan
designanddownloadyourowncustomizedfonts.Thisisnoemyjob,but
if you’recuriousit’sdescribedin chapter4.
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