JM>            An example is the Okidata 4W which sells for a mere $199,
 JM> prints 600dpi, has a large array of fonts under windows, but only
 JM> courier fonts under DOS.  
Hmmmm.  That could well be misleading.  To a printer, the source of the 
downloaded fonts and printed data is largely irrelevant.  DOS, OS/2, 
DOS+Windows, or whatever, it doesn't care.  To me, the above says that the 
printer manufacturer has finally decided to not ship reams of specialised 
printer drivers and downloadable fonts for DOS programs, such as WP/DOS, on a 
floppy disc along with its printer (often one set of driver+font files per 
DOS application, since there is no common standard).
I would expect OS/2 to be in the same situation as DOS+Windows is with this 
printer, since, unlike DOS, with OS/2 the font files are standard (TrueType 
or ATM) and one printer driver serves for all applications.
If you want to know whether there is a printer driver for the Okidata 4W, 
check (in order) the Device Driver Pack CD-ROM that came with OS/2, the 
Device Driver Pack OnLine on the World-Wide Web (the URL is in the OS/2 
section of your Web Sites folder), and the printer manufacturer.
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