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TYPE-IT
By Philip P. Kapusta P. O. Box 5423 Falmouth, Va. 22403
TYPE-IT converts your computer into a typewriter.
Print text to your printer letter by letter, line by line,
or page by page. TYPE-IT is NOT a word processor, and
its features are few and simple. Ideal for quick notes and
memos.
[F1] Set a new tab position interval.
[F2] Permits the user to change the mode by which text
characters will be sent to the printer.
Mode [C]: Each character typed into the keyboard will be
sent immediately to the printer. You must identify your
printer at the appropriate prompt. If your printer is a
dot matrix printer and not specifically an EPSON, or IBM
brand, select the [E] Epson LQ/FX choice. Most dot matrix
printers emulate the Epson printer as their default. Space
characters (ASCII 32) do not print on dot matrix printers
until a printable character is typed to the keyboard. This
is not a bug but rather a limitation of dot matrix printers.
Mode [L]: The current line of text will be sent to the
printer after the [ENTER] or [RETURN] key is pressed. This
is the default.
Mode [P]: Text will be sent to the printer for every 55
lines of text entered.
[F3] Prints all text entered up to the point that this key
is pressed, and then ejects the page from the printer.
[F4] Permits the user to save all text entered up to
the current cursor position to a user given file name.
[F5] Places the date into the text at the current cursor
position.
[F6] Places the time into the text at the current cursor
position.
[F7] Places the user's name into the text at the current
cursor position (applies only to registered users). An en-
hanced feature is available to registered users that allows
insertion of an ASCII text file at the current cursor posi-
tion when the [F7] key is pressed.
For example, if you would like to have a standard return
name and address appear automatically when you press [F7]
then create an ASCII file and save it as "TYPEIT.F7" (ex-
clude quotes). The easy way to do this is to exit to DOS,
then type at the DOS prompt the following:
C:>COPY CON TYPEIT.F7 [ENTER]
John Q. Public [ENTER]
123 East Avenue [ENTER]
Lansing, MI 65432 [ENTER]
[ENTER]
Dear Sir, [ENTER]
[F6]
When you press the [F6] what you have typed at the DOS prompt
will be saved to file TYPEIT.F7. Thereafter everytime you use
TYPE-IT and press [F7] the contents of TYPEIT.F7 file will be
opened and displayed at your cursor position.
[F8] Allows the user to set left and right margins.
[F9] Displays the files on the default disk. Select a file
from the directory list and TYPE-IT will send it to your
printer. Press [ENTER] without a file name to abort this
function and return to your current document. This feature
is available to registered users only.
[F10] Exits the program.
TYPE-IT is user supported software. Please register
this program with the program author if you find it useful.