Great read. I have fond memories of all the tricks we used to amaze visitors and fellow developers.
Like using fonts that weren't installed on the visitors' computer using sIFR.
https://mikeindustries.com/blog/sifr
Mansfield's dual-drill also had a go at this non-issue.
I had the opportunity to use it years ago. A bit cluncky and not really an improvement.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XLdAhQ-Hyac