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- SUMMARY OF GRAPHICS TO PRINTER ROUTINES
-
- To print the Stock Trading sheets to any printer that supports graphics,
- such as a dot matrix printer, laser printer, or ink-jet printer, you
- should first try the DOS external command file, GRAPHICS.COM, which is
- on the DOS system diskette that came with your computer. If you type
- GRAPHICS at the DOS prompt before running STOCK this will make a
- graphics routine resident in memory that enables the Shift-PrintScreen
- key command to send graphics to the printer. Ordinarily, the Shift-PrtSc
- combination will only print out the ASCII characters defined on the
- Monochrome Graphics card, even if the Color Graphics card is in use.
-
- In case GRAPHICS.COM does not work for your particular monitor and
- printer combination, I am including on my distribution diskette some
- alternative programs from the public domain. Also, I recommend a
- commercial program called Pizazz which Telemart at 1-800-426-6659 sells
- for $42.
-
- Each of the enclosed P.D. programs makes itself resident in memory
- so you should reboot your system with Ctrl-Alt-Del before loading
- and trying a new program. The programs enclosed are:
-
- CITOH.COM HIGRAF-L.COM MLPS.COM
- DMP200.COM HPPS.COM
- EGAEPSON.COM LASERJET.EXE
- EP2GEM.COM OKIDMP.COM
- FXPRTS.COM OKIPRTSC.COM
- GEM10GRF.COM THINKJET.EXE
- GRAFTRAX.COM TOSHGRPH.COM
-
- --------------------------------
- CITOH.COM
- "This is Marty Smith's GRAF.COM program modified for use with the C.Itoh
- Prowriter printer. It replaces IBM's GRAPHICS.COM."
- --------------------------------
- DMP200.COM
- This program works with a Radio Shack DMP-200 printer off an IBM-PC
- equipped with an Enhanced Graphics Adaptor (EGA).
-
- Author:
- Dr. R. Brooks Van Horn, Jr.
- 701 Fall Place
- Herndon, VA. 22070
- --------------------------------
- EGAEPSON.COM
- This program works with Epson FX series printers off an IBM-PC equipped
- with an Enhanced Graphics Adaptor (EGA).
-
- Author:
- Dr. R. Brooks Van Horn, Jr.
- --------------------------------
- EP2GEM.COM
- "Modifies the vertical spacing on a Gemini printer to eliminate blank
- lines when used with a graphics program designed to output to an Epson."
- Makes highly elliptical chartwheels appear circular. May also eliminate
- double-spacing encountered on other program printouts sent to a Gemini
- 10 printer.
-
-
-
-
- --------------------------------
- FXPRTS.COM
- "Replacement for GRAPHICS.COM for the Epson FX-80 and FX-100 printers.
- The program remains resident in memory to be activated with the
- Shift-PrtSc keys." If this driver does not work for your Epson FX
- printer, try EGAEPSON.COM instead.
- --------------------------------
- GEM10GRF.COM
- "The GRAPHICS.COM program has been edited to support the GEMINI-10
- printers using the CGA interface. The default GRAPHICS.COM supplied
- with MS-DOS causes a venetian blind effect on copied images. This
- edit replaces the graphics header for proper printer setup on the
- GEMINI-10."
-
- Author:
- Steve Hathaway
- 10260 SW Bryton Ct.
- Wilsonville, OR 97070
- --------------------------------
- GRAFTRAX.COM
- This program works both with IBM graphics printers and with Epson MX
- printers with the GRAFTRAX 80 option. It is also supposed to work with
- older non-Epson-compatible Star printers.
-
- "If you print the screen in GRAPHICS-mode, a LEFT SHIFT PrtSc will
- print the screen LARGE--filling nearly an 8 1/2 x 11 page--and then
- insert carriage returns to restore Top Of Form relative to where it
- started. If you do a RIGHT SHIFT PrtSc, the screen is printed about 5
- 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches. No TOF reset is made, and multiple screen prints
- will be contiguous. [good for capturing large numbers of horary charts]
- "In either graphics print mode, you can abort printing by hitting
- the ESC key. This can be used to suppress the carriage returns at the
- end of the large screen print, for instance."
-
- Author:
- Marty Smith
- 310 Cinnamon Oak Lane
- Houston, TX 77079
- --------------------------------
- HIGRAF-L.COM
- By reducing it slightly, this program allows you to print the chartwheel
- right side up.
-
- Source:
- PC Magazine
- --------------------------------
- HPPS.COM
- HP LaserJet+/SeriesII CGA/EGA Print Screen Driver 7.6
-
- Syntax: HPPS /? for help
- /r reverse b/w
- /2 Series II
-
- Notes:
- * Will not print properly w/64K EGA card in hi-res mode
- * Does not adjust for higher resolution monitors
-
-
-
-
- Written by:
- Darin May - Sysop
- AIM On-Line Services
- P.O. Box 5962
- Fullerton, CA 92635
- 714/870-9624 data 8N1 HST DS -- PCPursuitable via D/CASAN
-
- Credits:
- STEVE HOPE of NEWBERRY PARK, CA for the 7.6 release.
- --------------------------------
- LASERJET.EXE
- This utility will enable you to print the contents of your IBM PC or
- PC/XT display screen to the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printer.
-
- The utility is designed to work with a CGA card. An EGA card will
- produce an elliptical chartwheel.
-
- The following commands must be in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to help
- insure proper execution of the print screen utility:
-
- MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1,P
- MODE LPT1:=COM1
- LASERJET A
-
- Reboot your computer to automatically execute the commands in the
- AUTOEXEC.BAT file and load the print screen utility into memory.
-
- Replace the 'LASERJET A' command with 'THINKJET' to use the THINKJET.EXE
- driver instead. Both drivers work on the HP LaserJet with the difference
- that THINKJET.EXE produces a larger chartwheel.
- Although not required, several printing options are available with the
- utility. If you wish to use any of the following options, they must be
- entered within five seconds after pressing the 'Shift' and 'PrtSc'keys.
- Only one option from each group (orientation, print position and paper
- ejection) may be selected. The printing process will begin five seconds
- after the last key is pressed.
-
- Group Key Option
- ----- --- ------
- Orientation * P Portrait (LaserJet only)
- L Landscape (LaserJet only)
-
- Print Position * T Top half of page
- M Middle of page
- B Bottom half of page
-
- Paper Ejection * Y Form feed at end of print
- N No form feed at end of print
-
- * indicates default value
- Author:
- Developed but not officially supported by Hewlett-Packard.
- --------------------------------
- OKIDMP.COM
- "Run OKIDUMP once at boot time to install it and then whenever you hit
- <R>ight Shift PrtSc you'll get a small graphics dump to your OKIDATA
- printer. Hit <L>eft Shift PrtSc and you'll get a larger printout rotated
- 90 degrees. This routine is invisible to normal text screen dumps."
- Known to work on an OKI 84 printer.
-
- --------------------------------
- OKIPRTSC.COM
- This program "replaces the GRAPHICS.COM program supplied as part of the
- IBM PC-DOS operating system (an External DOS command). It provides
- both text and graphics capabilities for IBM PC owners who have a color
- graphics adapter and an Okidata 84/92/93 printer (without the Plug-N-Play
- option).
-
- "In graphics mode, 320 x 200 medium resolution pictures are shown with
- varying shades of gray to represent the colors on the screen. A 640 x
- 200 graphics image is shown simply in black & white, the same as it
- appears on the screen.
-
- "Additionally, in graphics mode, [OKIPRTSC] automatically places the
- picture in the middle of the page (no need to move the tractors or roll
- the platen to get the picture centered on the page)."
-
- Author:
- Barry R. Nance
- Business Software Services
- --------------------------------
- THINKJET.EXE
- See LASERJET.EXE.
- --------------------------------
- TOSHGRPH.COM
- This program bills itself as version 4.0 of GRAFTRAX, but for the
- Toshiba P1340, P1351, or P351 printers. It uses the same commands as
- GRAFTRAX.
- --------------------------------
- Tandy's GRAPHICS.COM
- Another set of printer options is provided by the GRAPHICS.COM that
- is distributed with Tandy (Radio Shack) computers. Options A thru E
- support [A] the Tandy CGP-220 printer, [B] the Tandy DMP Standard printer,
- [C] PC compatible printers, [D] PC compatible printers in Tandy mode,
- and [E] the Tandy DMP-110 printer.
- This screen dump utility must be obtained directly from Tandy.
- --------------------------------
- MLPS.COM
- If Shift-PrtScr is not moving your paper to the next top of form then
- load this memory-resident program beforehand.
- --------------------------------
-
- You can make loading MLPS.COM and any other form of GRAPHICS.COM automatic
- by putting MLPS and the name of the GRAPHICS program in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
- file. Of course, the programs must either be in your root directory or
- in a bootable path.
-
- If you end up using any of these programs, send the author there registration
- fee, or $5.00 contribution if no registration is asked for.