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- In in this archive are the following files:
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- 13173 DIAB630.PRG
- 3007 READ.ME
- 4612 SDUMP.PRG
- 9535 SETUP630.ACC
- 41448 SETUP630.PRG
- 8420 SETUP630.RSC
- 48399 SLM.SYS
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- This version (1.4) of the Diablo Emulator for the Atari SLM line of laser
- printers is compatible with the Atari TT and ST lines of personal computers.
-
- Enhancements
-
- 1. Fonts may be loaded from any directory rather than from only the root of
- the boot device. SETUP630.PRG now has a provision for specifying the
- directory path from which all fonts are to be loaded.
-
- 2. The desk accessory for version 1.4 has more extensive search capabilities
- and will find the emulator regardless of other terminate and stay resident
- programs installed. For those technically interested, the cookie jar is used
- to facilitate this feature.
-
- 3. Version 1.4 has a provision for increasing (or decreasing) the size of the
- page buffer and in determining the maximum buffer usage after N pages have
- been printed. The page buffer must contain all text and graphics linkages for
- one page before being printed. This sizing is done to DIAB630.PRG by the
- SETUP630.PRG program and becomes effective when the DIAB630.PRG so created
- is run. Once the emulator is installed in system memory however, the text
- buffer cannot be re-sized. When an overflow occurs, the full buffer partial
- pages are printed, and an estimate of the buffer size requirements is
- reported in the SETUP630.PRG under the buffer adjust menu item. This
- estimate may be used as a guideline to re-size the page buffer for a new
- incarnation of DIAB630.PRG. The system must be re-booted to remove the old
- DIAB630.PRG before the new one is run.
-
- 4. The desk accessory now has two buttons marked "enable" and "disable" with
- the current state selected. When disabled, all printer output goes to the
- parallel port as if the emulator was not installed. Serial printers are not
- affected by this case.
-
- 5. Applications which used fonts which filled the line to the physical
- maximum (all 80 columns with text of TYPE10LS.FNT) will now fill a line
- exactly up to the right margin. In the above case, the document would
- look double-spaced when single-spacing was desired.
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- The latest version of the screen dump utility is SDUMP.PRG.
- New features include inverse printing capability by pressing ALT-SHIFT-HELP
- and the ability to do screen dumps of all resolutions of ST, STe and TT.
- SDUMP.PRG also checks the status of the printer so that there are no
- unanticipated hangs if the SLM is off line.
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- SLM.SYS is the latest GDOS driver for the SLM and has extensions for
- developers to take advantage of.
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