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From: steveb@welch.jhu.edu (Steve Bromley)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Scalable Fonts
Message-ID: <1991Apr4.205524.9099@welch.jhu.edu>
Date: 4 Apr 91 20:55:24 GMT
Organization: Welch Medical Library, Baltimore Md.
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        I have a friend who is interested in purchasing the
Canon LBP4 Laser Printer.  He would like to know what the
difference is between Scalable fonts and Bitmapped fonts.
I had no idea.  Also, is Bold and Italics a font or is it
a function of the font?  So if a company advertises 9 fonts,
does this mean 3 fonts with Bold, Italics and Standard text or
does it mean 9 different fonts with Bold, Italics and Standard
text?  Forgive me if this has been discussed before.  I am new
to this group.

Many thanks in advance!
-steveb