In the first days of the web, font choice was down to the viewer - Dr Tamir Hassan on how things developed.

More about Dr Hassan http://www.tamirhassan.com/index.html

Professor Brailsford on Font Hinting: The Font Magicians: https://youtu.be/jAdspOtgciQ
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