diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/cvdu.asm b/Source/HBIOS/cvdu.asm
index 2b5b6298..b432515f 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/cvdu.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/cvdu.asm
@@ -50,11 +50,13 @@ CVDU_COLS	.EQU	80
 #IF (CVDUMON == CVDUMON_CGA)
   #DEFINE	USEFONT8X8
   #DEFINE	CVDU_FONT FONT8X8
+CVDU_FONTID	.EQU	FONTID_8X8
 #ENDIF
 ;
 #IF (CVDUMON == CVDUMON_EGA)
   #DEFINE	USEFONT8X16
   #DEFINE	CVDU_FONT FONT8X16
+CVDU_FONTID	.EQU	FONTID_8X16
 #ENDIF
 ;
 TERMENABLE	.SET	TRUE		; INCLUDE TERMINAL PSEUDODEVICE DRIVER
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ CVDU_INIT1:
 	CALL	PRTDEC
 	PRTS("KB$")
 	CALL	CVDU_LOADFONT		; LOAD FONT DATA FROM ROM TO CVDU STRORAGE
+	; *** DIAGNOSE FONT LOAD ERROR HERE!!! ***
 	CALL	CVDU_VDAINI
 	CALL	KBD_INIT		; INITIALIZE KEYBOARD DRIVER
 
@@ -494,48 +497,35 @@ CVDU_LOADFONT:
 	LD	HL,$2000		; START OF FONT BUFFER
 	LD	C,18			; UPDATE ADDRESS REGISTER PAIR
 	CALL	CVDU_WRX		; DO IT
-
-#IF USELZSA2
-	LD	(CVDU_STACK),SP		; SAVE STACK
-	LD	HL,(CVDU_STACK)		; AND SHIFT IT
-	LD	DE,$2000		; DOWN 4KB TO
-	OR	A			; CREATE A
-	SBC	HL,DE			; DECOMPRESSION BUFFER
-	LD	SP,HL			; HL POINTS TO BUFFER
-	EX	DE,HL			; START OF STACK BUFFER
-	PUSH	DE			; SAVE IT
-	LD	HL,CVDU_FONT		; START OF FONT DATA
-	CALL	DLZSA2			; DECOMPRESS TO DE
-	POP	HL			; RECALL STACK BUFFER POSITION
-#ELSE
-	LD	HL,CVDU_FONT		; START OF FONT DATA
-#ENDIF
-
+;
+	LD	A,CVDU_FONTID		; DESIRED FONT
+	CALL	FNT_SELECT		; SELECT IT
+	RET	NZ			; ERROR RETURN
+;
 	LD	DE,$2000		; LENGTH OF FONT DATA
 	LD	C,31			; DATA REGISTER
+;
 CVDU_LOADFONT1:
-	LD	A,(HL)			; LOAD NEXT BYTE OF FONT DATA
-	CALL	CVDU_WR			; WRITE IT
+;
 	DEC	DE			; DECREMENT LOOP COUNTER
 #IF (CVDUMON == CVDUMON_CGA)
 	; SKIP ALTERNATING 8 BYTE PAIRS (SEE COMMENT ABOVE)
+	; WE ONLY GET NEXT REAL FONT BYTE IF BIT 3 OF COUNTER IS SET.
 	BIT	3,E			; BIT 3 CHANGES WITH EVERY 8 BYTES
-	JR	Z,CVDU_LOADFONT2	; WHEN ZERO, DON'T INC FONT PTR
+	CALL	NZ,FNT_NEXT		; LOAD NEXT FONT BYTE ONLY IF BIT IS ON
+#ELSE
+	CALL	FNT_NEXT		; LOAD NEXT FONT BYTE
 #ENDIF
-	INC	HL			; INCREMENT FONT DATA POINTER
-CVDU_LOADFONT2:
+;
+	CALL	CVDU_WR			; WRITE IT
 	LD	A,D			; CHECK DE...
 	OR	E			; FOR COUNTER EXHAUSTED
-	JR	NZ,CVDU_LOADFONT1	; LOOP TILL DONE
-
-#IF USELZSA2
-	LD	HL,(CVDU_STACK)		; ERASE DECOMPRESS BUFFER
-	LD	SP,HL			; BY RESTORING THE STACK
-	RET				; DONE
-CVDU_STACK	.DW	0
-#ELSE
+	JR	Z,CVDU_LOADFONT3	; BAIL OUT IF DONE
+	JR	CVDU_LOADFONT1		; LOOP TILL DONE
+;
+CVDU_LOADFONT3:
+	XOR	A			; SIGNAL SUCCESS
 	RET
-#ENDIF
 ;
 ;----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ; SET CURSOR POSITION TO ROW IN D AND COLUMN IN E
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm b/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
index d5781f95..e3388618 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
@@ -8290,6 +8290,104 @@ HB_CPUSPD2:
 HB_UTIL_END	.EQU	$
 ;
 ;==================================================================================================
+; FONT MANAGEMENT ROUTINES
+;==================================================================================================
+;
+; SELECT A FONT BASED ON THE FONT ID PASSED IN REGISTER A.  THIS WILL
+; PREPARE TO STREAM FONT DATA VIA THE FNT_NEXT ROUTINE.  USES DE, AND
+; HL.
+;
+FNT_SELECT:
+	; THE MAP IS CURRENTLY ASSUMED TO BE IN THE HBIOS BANK
+	LD	E,A			; DESIRED FONT ID TO E
+	LD	HL,FNT_MAP		; POINT TO START OF MAP
+	LD	A,(HL)			; LOAD THE FONT ID
+	AND	$7F			; REMOVE COMPRESSION BIT 7
+	OR	A			; CHECK OF END OF TABLE
+	JR	Z,FNT_SELECT_ERR	; IF SO, BAIL OUT W/ ERR
+	CP	E			; CHECK FOR DESIRED FONT ID
+	JR	Z,FNT_SELECT1		; IF SO, LOCK IT IN
+	INC	HL			; BUMP PAST FONT ID
+	INC	HL			; BUMP TO
+	INC	HL			; ... NEXT TABLE ENTRY
+	JR	FNT_SELECT		; AND LOOP
+;
+FNT_SELECT1:
+	LD	E,(HL)			; GET FONT ID BYTE
+	INC	HL			; BUMP PAST FONT ID
+	LD	A,BID_BIOS		; FOR NOW, ASSUME FONT IN HBIOS
+	LD	(FNT_BID),A		; SAVE IT
+	LD	A,(HL)			; DEREF HL
+	INC	HL
+	LD	H,(HL)
+	LD	L,A
+	BIT	7,E			; COMPRESSED FONT DATA?
+	JR	Z,FNT_SELECT2		; IF NOT, SKIP DECOMP
+;
+#IF ((CVDUENABLE | GDCENABLE | TMSENABLE | VGAENABLE | VRCENABLE) & USELZSA2)
+	; BELOW DOES NOT YET HANDLE COMPRESSED FONT DATA IN ROM!!!
+	PUSH	HL			; SAVE COMP DATA PTR
+	LD	HL,0			; COPY SP
+	ADD	HL,SP			; ... TO HL
+	LD	DE,$2100		; SPACE FOR DECOMP BUF AND STACK
+	CCF				; CLEAR CARRY
+	SBC	HL,DE			; HL IS START OF DECOMP BUF
+	POP	DE			; RECOVER COMP DATA PTR
+	EX	DE,HL			; SWAP
+	PUSH	DE			; SAVE START OF DECOMP BUF
+	CALL	DLZSA2			; DECOMP
+	POP	HL			; START OF DECOMP BUF
+#ELSE
+	JR	FNT_SELECT_ERR		; OOPS, CAN'T DECOMPRESS
+#ENDIF
+;
+FNT_SELECT2:
+	LD	(FNT_PTR),HL		; SAVE STARTING POINTER
+	XOR	A			; SIGNAL SUCCESS
+	RET
+
+FNT_SELECT_ERR:
+	OR	$FF			; SIGNAL FAILURE
+	RET
+;
+; RETURN THE NEXT BYTE OF FONT DATA IN REGISTER A.  EACH CALL RETURNS
+; THE NEXT BYTE OF DATA.  THERE IS NO INDICATION OF THE END OF THE
+; FONT DATA.  THE CALLER IS EXPECTED TO KNOW HOW MANY
+; BYTES OF FONT DATA WILL BE RETURNED.  ONLY REGISTER A IS
+; MODIFIED.
+;
+ROMFONTS	.EQU	TRUE
+;
+FNT_NEXT:
+#IF ROMFONTS
+	PUSH	HL
+	PUSH	DE
+	LD	A,(FNT_BID)
+	LD	D,A
+	LD	HL,(FNT_PTR)
+	HB_DI
+	CALL	HBX_PEEK
+	HB_EI
+	INC	HL
+	LD	(FNT_PTR),HL
+	LD	A,E
+	POP	DE
+	POP	HL
+	RET
+#ELSE
+	PUSH	HL			; SAVE HL
+	LD	HL,(FNT_PTR)		; GET CUR FONT DATA PTR
+	LD	A,(HL)			; GET NEXT BYTE TO A
+	INC	HL			; BUMP PTR
+	LD	(FNT_PTR),HL		; SAVE PTR
+	POP	HL			; RESTORE HL
+	RET				; DONE
+#ENDIF
+;
+FNT_BID		.DB	0		; BANK CONTAINING FONT DATA
+FNT_PTR		.DW	0		; POINTER TO NEXT BYTE OF DATA
+;
+;==================================================================================================
 ; DISPLAY SUMMARY OF ATTACHED UNITS/DEVICES
 ;==================================================================================================
 ;
@@ -9550,25 +9648,41 @@ FONT8X16:
 	MEMECHO	" 8X16"
 #ENDIF
 ;
-#IFDEF USEFONTCGA
-FONTCGA:
-  #IF USELZSA2
-    #INCLUDE "fontcgac.asm"
-  #ELSE
-    #INCLUDE "fontcgau.asm"
-  #ENDIF
-	MEMECHO	" CGA"
+; HIGH BIT OF THE FONTID BYTE INDICATES THAT THE FONT DATA IS COMPRESSED
+;
+#IF USELZSA2
+FNT_CMPMASK	.EQU	$80
+#ELSE
+FNT_CMPMASK	.EQU	$00
 #ENDIF
 ;
-#IFDEF USEFONTVGARC
-FONTVGARC:
-  #IF USELZSA2
-    #INCLUDE "fontvgarcc.asm"
-  #ELSE
-    #INCLUDE "fontvgarcu.asm"
-  #ENDIF
-	MEMECHO	" VGARC"
+; FONT LOCATION MAP
+;
+FNT_MAP:
+#IFDEF USEFONT6X8
+	; FOR NOW, WE NEVER COMPRESS THE 6X8 FONT.  SEE TMS DRIVER.
+;;;	.DB	FONTID_6X8 | FNT_CMPMASK
+	.DB	FONTID_6X8
+	.DW	FONT6X8
+#ENDIF
+;
+#IFDEF USEFONT8X8
+	.DB	FONTID_8X8 | FNT_CMPMASK
+	.DW	FONT8X8
+#ENDIF
+;
+#IFDEF USEFONT8X11
+	.DB	FONTID_8X11 | FNT_CMPMASK
+	.DW	FONT8X11
 #ENDIF
+;
+#IFDEF USEFONT8X16
+	.DB	FONTID_8X16 | FNT_CMPMASK
+	.DW	FONT8X16
+#ENDIF
+;
+	.DB	0		; END OF TABLE
+
 ;
 SIZ_FONTS	.EQU	$ - ORG_FONTS
 		MEMECHO	" occupy "
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/tms.asm b/Source/HBIOS/tms.asm
index 679bddf1..eb6dee54 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/tms.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/tms.asm
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ TMS_INIT1:
 ;
 	CALL 	TMS_CRTINIT		; SETUP THE TMS CHIP REGISTERS
 	CALL	TMS_LOADFONT		; LOAD FONT DATA FROM ROM TO TMS STRORAGE
+	; *** DIAGNOSE FONT LOAD ERROR HERE!!! ***
 	CALL	TMS_CLEAR		; CLEAR SCREEN, HOME CURSOR
 #IF (TMSKBD == TMSKBD_PPK)
 	CALL	PPK_INIT		; INITIALIZE PPI KEYBOARD DRIVER
@@ -773,43 +774,23 @@ TMS_LOADFONT:
 ; SYSTEM INITIALIZATION REQUIRES A LARGE DECOMPRESSION BUFFER THAT WE
 ; HAVE NO WAY TO ACCOMMODATE WITHOUT TRASHING OS/APP MEMORY.
 ;
-#IF USELZSA2 & FALSE
-	LD	(TMS_STACK),SP		; SAVE STACK
-	LD	HL,(TMS_STACK)		; AND SHIFT IT
-	LD	DE,$2000		; DOWN 4KB TO
-	CCF				; CREATE A
-	SBC	HL,DE			; DECOMPRESSION BUFFER
-	LD	SP,HL			; HL POINTS TO BUFFER
-	EX	DE,HL			; START OF STACK BUFFER
-	PUSH	DE			; SAVE IT
-	LD	HL,TMS_FONT		; START OF FONT DATA
-	CALL	DLZSA2			; DECOMPRESS TO DE
-	POP	HL			; RECALL STACK BUFFER POSITION
-#ELSE
-	LD	HL,TMS_FONT		; START OF FONT DATA
-#ENDIF
+	LD	A,FONTID_6X8		; WE WANT 6X8
+	CALL	FNT_SELECT		; SELECT IT
+	RET	NZ			; ERROR RETURN
 ;
 	; FILL TMS_FNTVADDR BYTES FROM FONTDATA
 	LD	DE,TMS_FNTSIZE
 TMS_LOADFONT1:
-	LD	A,(HL)
+	CALL	FNT_NEXT		; NEXT FONT DATA BYTE
 	EZ80_IO
 	OUT	(TMS_DATREG),A
 	TMS_IODELAY			; DELAY
-	INC	HL
 	DEC	DE
 	LD	A,D
 	OR	E
 	JR	NZ,TMS_LOADFONT1
-;
-#IF USELZSA2 & FALSE
-	LD	HL,(TMS_STACK)		; ERASE DECOMPRESS BUFFER
-	LD	SP,HL			; BY RESTORING THE STACK
-	RET				; DONE
-TMS_STACK	.DW	0
-#ELSE
+	XOR	A			; SIGNAL SUCCESS
 	RET
-#ENDIF
 ;
 ;----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ; VIRTUAL CURSOR MANAGEMENT
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/vga.asm b/Source/HBIOS/vga.asm
index 563df03d..df4a8d96 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/vga.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/vga.asm
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ VGA_SCANL	.EQU	16
 VGA_89BIT	.EQU	VGA_8BIT
 #DEFINE USEFONT8X16
 #DEFINE	VGA_FONT FONT8X16
+VGA_FONTID	.EQU	FONTID_8X16
 #ENDIF
 #IF (VGASIZ=V80X30)
 VGA_ROWS	.EQU	30
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ VGA_SCANL	.EQU	16
 VGA_89BIT	.EQU	VGA_8BIT
 #DEFINE USEFONT8X16
 #DEFINE	VGA_FONT FONT8X16
+VGA_FONTID	.EQU	FONTID_8X16
 #ENDIF
 #IF (VGASIZ=V80X43)
 VGA_ROWS	.EQU	43
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ VGA_SCANL	.EQU	11
 VGA_89BIT	.EQU	VGA_8BIT
 #DEFINE USEFONT8X11
 #DEFINE	VGA_FONT FONT8X11
+VGA_FONTID	.EQU	FONTID_8X11
 #ENDIF
 #IF (VGASIZ=V80X60)
 VGA_ROWS	.EQU	60
@@ -75,6 +78,7 @@ VGA_SCANL	.EQU	8
 VGA_89BIT	.EQU	VGA_8BIT
 #DEFINE USEFONT8X8
 #DEFINE	VGA_FONT FONT8X8
+VGA_FONTID	.EQU	FONTID_8X8
 #ENDIF
 ;
 #IF VGA_CSTY=VGA_BLOK
@@ -138,6 +142,7 @@ VGA_INIT1:
 	; HARDWARE INITIALIZATION
 	CALL 	VGA_CRTINIT		; SETUP THE VGA CHIP REGISTERS
 	CALL	VGA_LOADFONT		; LOAD FONT DATA FROM ROM TO VGA STORAGE
+	; *** DIAGNOSE FONT LOAD ERROR HERE!!! ***
 	CALL	VGA_VDAINI
 	CALL	KBD_INIT		; INITIALIZE KEYBOARD DRIVER
 
@@ -550,52 +555,32 @@ VGA_CRTCDUMP1:
 VGA_LOADFONT:
 	LD	HL,$7000 | VGA_89BIT	; CLEAR FONT PAGE NUM
 	CALL	VGA_SETCFG
-
-#IF USELZSA2
-	LD	(VGA_STACK),SP		; SAVE STACK
-	LD	HL,(VGA_STACK)		; AND SHIFT IT
-	LD	DE,$2000		; DOWN 4KB TO
-	OR	A			; CREATE A
-	SBC	HL,DE			; DECOMPRESSION BUFFER
-	LD	SP,HL			; HL POINTS TO BUFFER
-	EX	DE,HL			; START OF STACK BUFFER
-	PUSH	DE			; SAVE IT
-	LD	HL,VGA_FONT		; START OF FONT DATA
-	CALL	DLZSA2			; DECOMPRESS TO DE
-	POP	HL			; RECALL STACK BUFFER POSITION
-#ELSE
-	LD	HL,VGA_FONT		; START OF FONT DATA
-#ENDIF
-
+;
+	LD	A,VGA_FONTID		; DESIRED FONT
+	CALL	FNT_SELECT		; SELECT IT
+	RET	NZ			; ERROR RETURN
+;
 	LD	DE,$7000		; PAGE 7 OF VIDEO RAM
 VGA_LOADFONT1:
 	LD	B,VGA_SCANL		; # BYTES FOR EACH CHAR
 VGA_LOADFONT2:
-	LD	A,(HL)			; GET NEXT BYTE
+	CALL	FNT_NEXT		; GET NEXT BYTE
 	CALL	VGA_MEMWR		; MEM(DE) := A
-	INC	HL			; NEXT FONT BYTE
 	INC	DE			; NEXT MEM BYTE
 	DJNZ	VGA_LOADFONT2
-
+;
 	LD	BC,16-VGA_SCANL		; MOVE TO NEXT
 	EX	DE,HL			; 16 BYTE
 	ADD	HL,BC			; CHARACTER
 	EX	DE,HL
-
+;
 	LD	A,D
 	CP	$80			; CHECK FOR END
 	JR	NZ,VGA_LOADFONT1	; LOOP
 	LD	HL,$7070 | VGA_89BIT	; SET FONT PAGE NUM TO 7
 	CALL	VGA_SETCFG
-
-#IF USELZSA2
-	LD	HL,(VGA_STACK)		; ERASE DECOMPRESS BUFFER
-	LD	SP,HL			; BY RESTORING THE STACK
-	RET				; DONE
-VGA_STACK	.DW	0
-#ELSE
+	XOR	A
 	RET
-#ENDIF
 ;
 ;----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ; SET CURSOR POSITION TO ROW IN D AND COLUMN IN E
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/vrc.asm b/Source/HBIOS/vrc.asm
index c87051c6..fd5eeab8 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/vrc.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/vrc.asm
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ VRC_COLS	.EQU	64
 #DEFINE USEFONT8X8
 #DEFINE	VRC_FONT FONT8X8
 ;
+VRC_FONTID	.EQU	FONTID_8X8
+;
 TERMENABLE	.SET	TRUE		; INCLUDE TERMINAL PSEUDODEVICE DRIVER
 KBDENABLE	.SET	TRUE		; INCLUDE KBD KEYBOARD SUPPORT
 ;
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ VRC_INIT1:
 	; HARDWARE INITIALIZATION
 	CALL 	VRC_CRTINIT		; SETUP THE VGARC CHIP REGISTERS
 	CALL	VRC_LOADFONT		; LOAD FONT DATA FROM ROM TO VGARC STORAGE
+	; *** DIAGNOSE FONT LOAD ERROR HERE!!! ***
 	CALL	VRC_VDAINI		; RESET
 	CALL	KBD_INIT		; INITIALIZE KEYBOARD DRIVER
 
@@ -273,67 +276,22 @@ VRC_CRTINIT:
 ;----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;
 VRC_LOADFONT:
+	LD	A,VRC_FONTID		; DESIRED FONT ID
+	CALL	FNT_SELECT		; SELECT IT
+	RET	NZ			; ERROR RETURN
 ;
-#IF USELZSA2
-	LD	(VRC_STACK),SP		; SAVE STACK
-	LD	HL,(VRC_STACK)		; AND SHIFT IT
-	LD	DE,$2000		; DOWN 4KB TO
-	OR	A			; CREATE A
-	SBC	HL,DE			; DECOMPRESSION BUFFER
-	LD	SP,HL			; HL POINTS TO BUFFER
-	EX	DE,HL			; START OF STACK BUFFER
-	PUSH	DE			; SAVE IT
-	LD	HL,VRC_FONT		; START OF FONT DATA
-	CALL	DLZSA2			; DECOMPRESS TO DE
-	POP	HL			; RECALL STACK BUFFER POSITION
-#ELSE
-	LD	HL,VRC_FONT		; START OF FONT DATA
-#ENDIF
-;
-#IF 0
-	; THIS APPROACH TO LOADING FONTS IS BEST (FASTEST), BUT IS
-	; CAUSING ARTIFACTS ON THE DISPLAYED FONTS WHEN RUN ON A
-	; Z280.  IT IS NOT CLEAR WHAT THE PROBLEM IS (POSSIBLY
-	; Z280 BUG), BUT FOR NOW WE AVOID THIS AND USE AN
-	; ALTERNATIVE APPROACH BELOW.
-	LD	DE,0+(128*8)-1		; LENGTH OF FONT DATA - 1
-	ADD	HL,DE			; ADD TO HL
-	LD	BC,VRC_FONTBASE+3	; WORK BACKWARDS
-	OTDR				; DO 4 PAGES
-	DEC	C
-	OTDR
-	DEC	C
-	OTDR
-	DEC	C
-	OTDR
-	DEC	C
-#ENDIF
-;
-#IF 1
-	; ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO LOADING FONTS.  THIS ONE AVOIDS
-	; THE USE OF OTDR WHICH SEEMS TO CAUSE PROBLEMS ON Z280.
 	LD	B,0
 	LD	C,VRC_FONTBASE
 VRC_LOADFONT1:
-	LD	A,(HL)
+	CALL	FNT_NEXT
 	OUT	(C),A
-	INC	HL
 	INC	B
 	JR	NZ,VRC_LOADFONT1
 	INC	C
 	LD	A,C
 	CP	VRC_FONTBASE + 4
 	JR	NZ,VRC_LOADFONT1
-#ENDIF
-;
-#IF USELZSA2
-	LD	HL,(VRC_STACK)		; ERASE DECOMPRESS BUFFER
-	LD	SP,HL			; BY RESTORING THE STACK
-	RET				; DONE
-VRC_STACK	.DW	0
-#ELSE
 	RET
-#ENDIF
 ;
 ;----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ; SET CURSOR POSITION TO ROW IN D AND COLUMN IN E