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.IF DSK3.C3
.CE 6
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^W-AGE/99 * NEW-AGE/
^99 *NEW-AGE/99* N
^EW-AGE/99 * NEW-AGE
^/99 *NEW-AGE/99*
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^^^^^^^^^^*by JACK SUGHRUE, Box
459, East Douglas, MA 01516*
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^#10
COMPRODINE, PART TWO
One of the nicest features of
JIFFY CARD ($15) its single-sheet
manual. This includes pictures of
its 68 graphics along with a sample
of a card itself. The rest of the
manual serves as a quick reference
sheet. It's simple, direct, easy.
No 40-page tutorials; no heavy-duty
programming knowledge required. All
you need is one drive, 32K, and a
printer: a neat, compact, delightful
piece of software that does exactly
what it's supposed to quickly and
well.
JC takes about a minute to load
from XB, but, once loaded, all
borders, large fonts, and small fonts
are awaiting your keypress. There
are 8 prompts for you to follow
step-by-step with active keys listed
on screen at all times, so you are
gently guided through all your
creations. You first set up a
location for your card-cover
graphics; then you type the title and
select a border by tapping the
spacebar to cycle through. Next you
choose the ONE graphic to be placed
in those areas you designated in Step
One. This same graphic may even be
overlapped in repetition.
Text is now entered. Say what
you want to say. Next do the same
for the inside of the card. Then
choose one of 7 small fonts for the
front and again for the inside. It's
fairly easy to toggle between the
different parts of the card to make
changes. Finally, you may print the
card. Before you do, though, you may
opt to SAVE it for posterity, as
previously made cards my be LOADed
quickly and modified easily.
Basically, that's it.
For TI owners who wonder how the
fun went out of computing, this is a
program to get it back. In the three
weeks I've had JIFFY CARD, I've
already used it over a dozen times.
Now I wish I had spent a few more
dollars to buy the color version of
my NX1000 printer, because there is
also COLOR CARD ($25), the
mouth-watering color version of JC.
Both versions come with a template
for xeroxing or just cutting
exact-size envelopes for these cards.
A thoughtful touch, that. CARDS 4ALL
OCCASIONS ($10) is an "as is" or
easily personalized collection of
spiffy cards for easy JC loading.
Once you've mastered JIFFY CARD,
you should find JIFFY FLYER ($10) or
COLOR FLYER ($20) a piece of cake.
The commands are very similar for the
making of an easy to read, easy to
create, eye-catching one-pager for
yard sales, announcements,
pronouncement, mini-posters,
whatever. These programs also use
the same (CSGD) graphics which can be
imported from everywhere or purchased
in a maximum diskful (127 pictures)
for $10 (CSGD GRAPHICS). A 50-file
collection of borders and fonts may
also be purchased for $10 (CARD/FLYER
GRAPHICS). It's this sort of
companion support that makes these
inexpensive JIFFY programs even more
valuable. That's why so many people
are happy that COMPRODINE is also
distributing Great Lakes Software (at
an incredibly low $10 for each item):
JOYPAINT 99, PAL, CLIPART DISK (which
is a nice trio); CERTIFICATE 99,
COMPANIONs 1 && 2, GRAPHIC COMPANION
(which is a nice quartet). JOYPAINT
is an excellent artist program,
particularly with the PAL.
CERTIFICATE 99 is, to date, the state
of the art certificate maker for the
TI. The support material for both
programs make them extremely valuable
tools (toys) for any owner.
BANNERS 99 and EXTENDED BUSINESS
GRAPHS are the other two Great Lakes
products distributed by COMPRODINE.
However, they have many more of
their own products. PICTURE IT ($10)
and PRINT IT && PLUS ($13) convert
instances to banners, to Funnelweb,
or to Extended BASIC for printing
through your Writer files; prints
incredibly professional disk
catalogs, titles, labels, with
excellent user-designed materials,
including sprites.
BINGO (just $5) not only lets you
play two screen boards but allows the
printing out of boards for everyone.
Good graphics and speech. FORMSHOP
($15) permits very flexible creation
of forms for business, hobby, or
personal use with the same ease as
the JIFFY programs.
If you've gone to a TI fair
recently and looked up at a gigantic
computer-made poster, it was done
with GIANT ARTIST POSTERS ($15) which
lets you takeanyTI-ARTIST screen,
whether acquired or created, and
print it out in sizes from 10 by 14
inches to 5 by 8 feet! For these
king-size jobbies I would recommend
printing it out just before you go to
bed and pull it off in the morning.
Although the program works very fast
(and easy), printing anything that
size takes a considerable time.
COMPRODINE also publishes a neat,
professional date-tracking electronic
calendar with lots of features.
Similar to SCHEDULE MANAGER (Asgard)
and REMIND ME (Genial), REMINDERS
helps you to organize your life in
positive, realistic ways. A good buy
at just $10.
But the new gem of the COMPRODINE
treasure chest of software goodies is
ARTIST PRINT SHOP. Written by Paul
Coleman in fast and comfortable c99,
this program uses TI-ARTIST graphics
and fonts without conversion. So you
could draw from the thousands of
files already in user-group
libraries, hidden in BBS listings, or
ordered from commercial sources; or
you could create your own in
TI-ARTIST and use them directly.
Basically, the 3-disk package
($25 - and an additional $10 for the
not-required [but recommended] BORDER
MAKER package) permits the creation
of very dramatic signs, letterheads,
banners, and flyers.
Follow the 18-page manual through
one full time, performing each of the
easy tasks, and you will be
immediately comfortable with all of
the sections, as they have a very
similar structure. After a couple
creations the manual is no longer
necessary. I used it only two days
before I gave an hour-long demo of
all its sections at the recent New
England Fayuh. Most of you would
have only needed two hours, but I
tend to play with things for a while
BEFORE using the manuals. My sisters
Sonia and Pat both claim I was
dropped on my head numerous times as
a baby. In any event APS is an
easy-to-use even for me type of
program. And varied and useful and
fun.
The BANNERS section of this large
piece of electronic wizardry is one
of the most flexible I have ever
used. It provides both text and
graphic options rarely seen on most
banner programs.
The SIGNMAKER makes very dramatic
signs, flyers, pages using a large
and a small ARTIST font and 5
different graphics which can be
mirrored, magnified, and/or
multiplied for all kinds of flexible
creations.
The STATIONERY portion also
offers some great flexibility with
some exceptional results.
In short, ARTIST PRINT SHOP would
be a nice addition to your
collection of super TI programs.
Your best bet would be to write
COMPRODINE for a catalog (or order
any of the above adding $1.50 S&&H
for one item or $3.00 for two or
more) to 1949 Evergreen Ave.,
Fullerton, CA, 92635.
[If you use NEW-AGE/99 please put
me on your exchange list.]
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