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╓──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ Version 1.06 AUG 16 1993 ║
╙──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜
by Val & Mary Jane Patterson
■ E.T.S. Inc. │ FAX:(801)265-8921
■ APP Registration │ BBS:(801)265-0919 14400 baud
■ 1115 East Brigadoon Court │ BBS:(801)265-2496 14400 baud
■ Salt Lake City, UT 84117-4969 │ ORDERS:(801)265-2497 8-6 MST
SUPPORT:(801)265-2490 8-3 MST
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ASCII-PRINT PRO FEATURES: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
* Companion to your HP LaserJet compatible Laser Printer.
* Hundreds of times more powerful than the DOS ->PRINT<- command.
* Works with all of your standard ASCII TEXT files.
* Allows you to use the technical features of your Laser Printer.
* Supports the 4 different sized paper trays.
* Lets you select 432 different CUSTOM paper or BOOKLET sizes.
* 30 scientifically designed fonts in DUTCH and SWISS: light -> bold.
* Print 1UP 2UP 4UP 6UP and BOOKLETS in PORTRAIT or LANDSCAPE mode.
* Larger page sizes utilize the printer's built-in fonts.
* Save and Recall up to 20 different program SETUPS.
* Print BOOKLETS from 4.25x5.25 to 8.5x11 inches, PORTRAIT+LANDSCAPE.
* Print or Re-print any single sheet from your ASCII TEXT file.
* Print or Re-print any single sheet from your BOOKLET.
* Print BOOKLET cover only or BOOKLET without a cover.
* Programmable HEADER lines which appear on your finished printout.
* Edit the way your BOOKLET cover will appear.
* Print back sides using normal or reverse collation.
* Supports HP compatible duplexing printers.
* Attractive all-GRAPHIC (GUI) program. Full mouse support.
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║ * VISA/MC order line operating 8am-3pm daily. ║
║ * Two-Line support BBS for V.32bis (hi-speed) modems. ║
║ * FAX support/order line operating 24 hrs / 7 days per week. ║
║ * FREE LIFETIME REGISTERED upgrades of future releases of this program. ║
║ * LOW, LOW registration fee. ONLY $14.95. Includes 3 or 5 inch diskette ║
║ and a printed manual. All taxes, shipping and handling are included ║
║ in this price. All orders are shipped the same day received. ║
║ * If you are tired of SHAREWARE RIP-OFF's, it's time to support the ║
║ new SHAREWARE companies which are offering top-notch, commercial-grade ║
║ software at very reasonable prices. By doing so, we can stay in ║
║ business and grow to provide you more kinds of great SHAREWARE in ║
║ the future! --> Thanks for REGISTERING this program! <-- ║
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╓──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ ASCII-PRINT PRO REQUIREMENTS: ║
╙──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜
1 - 100% IBM compatible computer.
2 - DOS 3.3 or higher.
3 - 160k of free memory.
4 - EGA or VGA compatible graphics adapter.
5 - Beginner's or better knowledge of your laser printer.
6 - Laser Printer:
Must be "HP" compatible ( This is not POSTSCRIPT ).
Technical talk: HP PCL LEVEL IV compatible.
7 - Keyboard is optional, MOUSE preferred.
╓──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ ASCII-PRINT PRO INSTALLATION: ║
╙──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜
If you are a normal computer user, you have already installed
ASCII-PRINT PRO and checked out all of it's features.
Please forgive me for having to do this "Installation Page".
If you received APP on a DISKETTE:
----> type A:INSTALL -or- B:INSTALL to load the program.
If you received APP from a BBS:
1 - Make a new directory on your hard disk: C:\APP or D:\APP
2 - Use this DOS command to COPY your APP files to C:\APP -->
COPY APP*.* C:\APP
3 - All of the "APP" program files START WITH the letters "APP".
This makes it easy to identify all of the files which
came with the program!
4 - To RUN the program, type APP at the DOS PROMPT.
=============== EXPERIENCED COMPUTER USERS ===============
│ APP can be installed into your favorite utility directory.
│
│ You can run APP from anywhere you are as long as your
│ PATH= contains the directory which APP lives in.
│
│ APP will find it's daughter files at run-time, and restore
│ you to the caller's path when the program finishes.
╓──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ APP FILES: on disk ║
╙──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜
APP.EXE - Executable ASCII-PRINT PRO file.
APP.HLP - The HELP text file used when F1 key is pressed.
APP.DOC - This APP DOCUMENTATION file.
APPD7CN.SFP APPDCCN.SFP APPDEOB.SFP APPDDGL.SFP ─┐
APPDDGN.SFP APPSDGL.SFP APPSDGN.SFP APPDEOB.SFP │ PORTRAIT FONTS
APPDFOB.SFP APPDDOL.SFP APPDDON.SFP APPSDOL.SFP │ ON
APPSDON.SFP APPDDML.SFP APPDDMN.SFP APPSDML.SFP │ DISK
APPSDMN.SFP APPDEGL.SFP APPDEGN.SFP APPSEGL.SFP │
APPSEGN.SFP APPDCGL.SFP APPDCGN.SFP APPD0XB.SFP ─┘
APPD7CN.SFL APPDCCN.SFL APPDGYN.SFL APPDGYB.SFL ─┐ LANDSCAPE FONTS
APPSGYN.SFL APPSGYB.SFL APPSGVN.SFL APPDAHN.SFL ─┘ ON DISK
ALL of the files begin with the letters "APP" to make it easy
for you to locate the set. We urge ALL SHAREWARE AUTHORS
to follow this example!
EXCEPTION: If you Downloaded APP from a BBS:
FILE_ID.DIZ ---> Text file containing the DESCRIPTION of APP.
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╓──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ ASCII-PRINT PRO QUESTIONS and ANSWERS ║
╙──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜
Q: When printing the back sides of my sheets, sometimes a page
crinkles-up and is ruined. What can I do to fix this?
A: We have found many brands of regular inexpensive copy machine
paper. Some crinkle badly, while others never crinkle. Experiment
with different brands, or just buy the paper made especially for
laser printers. Laser Printer paper never crinkles on pass 2.
Q: When printing the back sides of my sheets, a little menu comes
up and asks me whether to print the first sheet first, or the
last sheet first. Explain what this means.
A: When this program begins to print the back sides, it must know
how your printer stacked the sheets. The program cannot know
in advance whether the sheets stacked up in your rear tray, or
onto the top of your printer.
1 - Pretend that the first sheet of your document was on a RED
sheet of paper.
2 - Now, will that RED (first) sheet be the next sheet going
into the printer on pass 2? If it is, select NORMAL - print
first sheet first. Otherwise select REVERSED - print the
last sheet first.
Q: My HP LaserJet II or HP Laser Jet III does not have a rear tray.
I want to use the rear tray for ease of printing. What can I do?
A: Your HP LaserJet II or III DOES have a rear tray! You have owned
your printer for quite a while, and not popped down the tray!
You would be amazed how many people don't know about the rear tray.
Q: I want to use the printer's internal fonts when possible. How
can ASCII-PRINT PRO do this?
A: ASCII-PRINT PRO will always try to use the printer's resident
fonts first. If your text file has too many characters per line
or too many lines per page for the internal fonts, a downloaded
font must be used.
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│ QUICK GUIDELINE for the 1UP styles: │
│ DUTCH FONT ( PRINTER FONT WILL BE -> COURIER <- ) │
│ 1UP STYLE: Limit your text file to 75 columns and 66 rows. │
│ SWISS FONT ( PRINTER FONT WILL BE -> LINE PRINTER <- ) │
│ 1UP STYLE: Limit your text file to 124 columns and 85 rows. │
╘════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
Q: Explain APP terminology on SHEETS, PAGES and PANELS.
A: ┌──────┐
│┌─┐┌─┐│
││ ││<├┼──── This is a PANEL and a PAGE.
││ ││ ││
│└─┘└─┘│<─── This whole piece of paper (Front and Back) is a SHEET.
│┌─┐┌─┐│
││ ││ ││
││ ││ ││
│└─┘└─┘│
└──────┘
┌──────┐
│ │<-THIS IS PORTRAIT ┌──────────┐
│ │ │ │<-THIS IS LANDSCAPE
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ └──────────┘
│ │
└──────┘
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Q: Explain the SOFT FONT FILE NAMES.
A: APPDAHN.SFP
^ ^^^^ ^ ^
│ ││││ │ │
│ ││││ │ └──── P = PORTRAIT FONT ■ L = LANDSCAPE FONT
│ ││││ └────── SF = HP DOWNLOADABLE SOFT-FONT
│ │││└──────── L = LIGHT ■ N = NORMAL ■ B = BOLD
│ ││└───────── VERTICAL SIZE OF CHARACTER IN PIXELS
│ │└────────── HORIZONTAL SIZE OF CHARACTER IN PIXELS
│ │ 7-9 = 7,8 or 9 Pixels
│ │ A-Z = 10,11,12,13,14 etc pixels
│ └─────────── D = DUTCH (with serifs) ■ S = SWISS (without serifs)
└────────────── ALL FILES START WITH "APP"
Tech note: Mathematically, the smallest readable font on a 300 dpi
printer is 7 pixels wide and 12 pixels tall. EG: APPD7CN.SFP. If you
try to go any smaller, the fonts have only one blank pixel space
in-between character features. The Laser Printer tends to fill in
these spaces, called "counters" which make the character look solid.
Q: How does ASCII-PRINT PRO determine which font to download?
A: First, we try to use the printer's internal font. If your ASCII TEXT
file contains too many characters per line, and the program would
have to chop off the ends of your lines to fit your text inside
the panels, we can not use the internal fonts.
Second, the program scans the disk directory where APP.EXE is
located for all of the APP*.SF? soft fonts. The words DUTCH SWISS
LIGHT NORMAL BOLD are searched for in the font descriptor for a
proper match. If the words match our font request, the soft font is
examined for best fit, and the program begins voting on which font
is the most suitable. Best Horizontal fit is given a higher vote
than best vertical fit. The font with the highest vote is used.
Q: Can we use the HP LaserJet III's built-in scalable fonts?
A: No. Unfortunately, we experimented with all of the internal fonts
and even the HP-GL fonts. We were very disappointed that even though
we could set the font picthes to any value we desired, the point
size was not controllable. The results were dismal.
The HP-GL fonts, on the other hand, worked nicely, but they looked
too stick-figurish and boring. Also, it was taking about 3-5 minutes
to print one single sheet! That's about a half hour to print our
favorite job. We decided to stick with our fast soft fonts.
Q: Can I create my own soft fonts for use with APP?
A: Yes. Just be sure to do the following:
1 - Name the font APP----.SF- using the naming formula above.
2 - In the font descriptor text, the following words must appear:
Either DUTCH or SWISS or both, in CAPS, seperated by spaces.
-and-
Either LIGHT or NORMAL or BOLD or all three, seperated
by spaces.
3 - Set the font width to the proper integer: 7 - 36.
4 - Set the font height to the proper integer: 12 - 36.
For some perfect examples, use your font editor to look at the
fonts we have created. That will give you some ideas.
Q: Why haven't you included all of the 2,592 possible soft font
combinations with your $14.95 program?
A: This task would take two people about 24,000 hours to perform, and
the .ZIP file would be over 18 Megabytes long. This would take
about 22 hours to download at 2400 baud. Besides, I have discovered
that doing fonts is one of the worst forms of mental torture.
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Q: Do you have any neat suggestions I can try for printing things?
A: 1 - Try setting PORTRAIT 2UP BOOKLET CUSTOM SIZE 5.500 x 8.500.
Then print a 5-50 page file. You will get the cutest half-sized
booklet you have ever seen! This is great for notebooks, address
books, invitations and general purpose!
2 - Try setting LANDSCAPE 2UP BOOKLET LETTER SIZE DUTCH BOLD.
Use this setting a lot, it's our favorite. Print anything!
You will need a deep-neck stapler, but it's worth it.
3 - Buy a half ream of that new assorted color NEON paper, then
whenever you print a BOOKLET, stick a colored NEON sheet on
top for the COVER. After trying this once, you will LOVE it!
4 - Try setting PORTRAIT 2UP BOOKLET LETTER SWISS BOLD.
Then print some really long ascii files, like program listings
or BBS lists. You can staple this one with a regular stapler!
5 - Try setting PORTRAIT 1UP LETTER DUTCH NORMAL.
Then print say, page 5 out of a long ASCII file. Very slick.
6 - For spreadsheets, try LANDSCAPE 1UP LEGAL-MANUAL SWISS NORMAL.
You will never go back to your old way, ever again.
7 - For program listings, PORTRAIT 2UP BOOKLET LEGAL-MANUAL.
( then feed in legal size paper by hand ). You have never seen
your programs printed in so few sheets before, and look so good.
Q: Can I pass the filename to print on the command line?
A: Yes. Example: C:\APP\APP C:\UTIL\MYFILE.TXT is valid.
Give a pathname if the file is not located in your current directory.
Q: Can I use my proportional soft fonts?
A: Yes, but be sure to name them as described, and edit the font
headers as detailed earlier. If your ASCII TEXT file has any
line-drawing characters in it, they won't align. If your lines
contain a lot of wide characters, like Capital W's, they may
spill over the borders a little, so it depends.
Q: When I have printed the first pass of my job and start to print
the back sides, the little picture doesn't match properly. Why?
A: The little picture was drawn for printers which have a rear tray.
If your printer just stacks the sheets upside-down on top of
itself, it's hard to figure out how to re-insert the sheets. It
confuses me too! You have to spin them around, but don't turn
them over. Put them back into the tray, and select: 2 - REVERSED.
Try this a few times and you will feel better. It does work.
Q: How was ASCII-PRINT PRO created?
A: Suprisingly, this is the most commonly asked question.
ASCII-PRINT PRO was written entirely in BORLAND'S TURBO C.
The graphics, animation and mouse library is called "WIN" and
was written by ETS using the same language. "WIN" is not presently
on the market, but may be released as shareware in the future.
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┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ HOW TO DOWNLOAD FREE REGISTERED UPGRADES FROM THE ETS BBS │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
1 - Use your modem software to call the BBS in Salt Lake City.
(801)265-0919 14400 baud V.32 bis modems.
(801)265-2496 14400 baud V.32 bis modems.
2 - Once connected, answer the few questions about yourself when asked.
Name, phone numbers, type of printer, etc.
3 - You are now shown the Main Menu: ===[ FILE COMMANDS ]=== ETC.
4 - From the Main Menu, type DOOR and press [ENTER]
5 - A DOOR MENU will appear. Select the appropriate number 1,2,3,4 etc.
for the ASCII-PRINT PRO registered upgrade.
6 - A screen will appear, and ask you to type in the registration number
which was printed on your REGISTERED ASCII-PRINT PRO diskette.
Enter your REGISTRATION number at this time.
7 - The screen will show you the password to download the file APP.ZIP.
8 - Write down the password or remember it. I can't tell you what it is
right now, because it changes from time to time.
9 - Now you are sent back to the Main Menu.
Type this: D APP.ZIP [ENTER]<-- MEANS HIT THE ENTER KEY
10 - The BBS will now ask you for the password to download APP.ZIP.
Type in the password that the DOOR gave you a minute ago,
then press [ENTER] a few times when asked.
11 - The BBS is now ready for you to begin your download. Press the
appropriate keys to start your download in your modem software.
12 - You now have the new APP REGISTERED UPGRADE. Feel free to look
around the BBS, don't forget to look in FILE AREA 1 for the new
releases of software which are available!
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╓────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ USING THE 24-Hour ETS Support BBS: ║
╙────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜
The ETS Inc. FREE PUBLIC ACCESS BBS
(801) 265-0919 V.32bis 14400 baud high-speed line.
(801) 265-2496 V.32bis 14400 baud high-speed line.
╒═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
│ Other programs on our BBS, created by the same author as APP... │
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│ LPE201.ZIP LASER PRINTER ENVELOPE by ETS Inc. │
│ The BEST envelope printing program on the market today, │
│ shareware or commercial. Prints any size envelope. │
│ Automatically generates barcodes and fimcodes. Multiple │
│ soft fonts. Slick address database and multiple setup │
│ saves. One very nice program. │
│ Shareware: $29.95 │
│ 3PIRADA.ZIP Three very good EGA/VGA+Mouse animated games. Features │
│ 16 Frame animations ( the highest resolution animations │
│ we have seen in any software package ). A MUST-HAVE. │
│ Shareware: Voluntary Donation Only. │
│ ALLFONTS.ZIP About 28 Public Domain Landscape Soft Fonts contributed │
│ by users, zipped into one file. Great for LPE users! │
│ Public Domain Fonts. │
│ SFLVIEW.ZIP Prints samples of your *.SFL landscape soft fonts to │
│ your Laser Printer, 8 fonts per page. Makes the job of │
│ selecting fonts for your envelopes SO much easier! │
│ Shareware: FREE! │
│ SFPVIEW.ZIP Prints samples of your *.SFP portrait soft fonts to │
│ your Laser Printer, 11 fonts per page. Great utility. │
│ Shareware: FREE! │
│ APPFONT.ZIP Prints samples of your APP*.SF? soft fonts to your │
│ Laser Printer, 16 fonts per page. │
│ Shareware: FREE! │
│ AB32LPE.ZIP Convert your ADDRESS BOOK 3 database files to the │
│ LPE format. Uses Artificial Intelligence. │
│ Shareware: FREE! │
│ PFS2LPE.ZIP Convert your PUBLISHERS FIRST CHOICE database files │
│ to the LPE format. Uses Artificial Intelligence. │
│ Shareware: FREE! │
╘═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
You WILL need the serial number from your registered APP diskette
to download the most recent REGISTERED APP Version.
REGISTERED UPGRADES of APP are always FREE to registered users,
when downloaded via modem from the ETS Inc. Bulletin Board.
Please use the following form to order additional copies of APP.
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ASCII PRINT PRO REGISTRATION ║
╠═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Please send ____ copy(ies) of the latest version of APP to: ║
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║ └┘ Charge my VISA #_____ _____ _____ _____ expiry ___ ___ ║
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║ └┘ Phone number (optional) _______________________________ ║
║ ║
║ MAIL or FAX this form to: ║
║ ETS Inc. ║
║ APP Registration ║
║ 1115 East Brigadoon Court ║
║ Salt Lake City, UT 84117-4969 ║
║ ║
║ or call: ETS VISA/MC order line (801)265-2497 (orders only) ║
║ 8am - 6pm MST daily. ║
║ FAX: (801) 265-8921 ║
║ ║
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║ └┘ Please send APP on 3 1/2 inch diskette. (PREFERRED) ║
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║ └┘ Please send APP on 5 1/4 inch diskette. ║
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║ Where did you discover ASCII-PRINT PRO? ║
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