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- SIGNS version 4.1
- MakeFont version 2.3
- 22 Dec 86
-
- There are now four libraries (or archives) to this set of
- programs: TSIGNS, ISIGNS, MSIGNS, and GSIGNS. Generally
- speaking, TSIGNS contains a complete set of files for TurboPascal
- under CP/M-80, ISIGNS contains the complete set for MS-DOS,
- MSIGNS contains generic sources and executables [in Pascal MT+]
- for CP/M-80 (8080's), and GSIGNS contains generic sources and
- executables [in TurboPascal] for CP/M-80 (Z80). Pick whatever
- you need, all can (generally-speaking) standalone.
-
- SIGNS is a program to make banners (down page) and signs (across
- page). Written in TurboPascal, SIGNS allows lots of options:
- input from keyboard or file, output to screen, printer or file,
- change height and width of output, and printer control, all in an
- screen oriented format. Generic versions are a bit less
- capabile and don't have fancy screen displays.
-
- A separate program, MakeFont, is used to generate the random
- access fontfile used by SIGNS. Three fontfiles are included, one
- of which will work only on the MS-DOS version (it's *BIG*).
-
- The full-blown SIGNS is supplied in source code - it may have to
- be recomplied, preferably with TurboPascal. If you don't have
- TurboPascal, you will have to get either of the GSIGNS or MSIGNS
- which contains two other versions: a stripped down version
- (MSIGNS) without all the fancy Turbo-Pascal-specific functions,
- (the executable COM file for CP/M-80 was done with DR's Pascal
- MT+ so it should run on 8080's and 8085's too) and a TurboPascal
- version (GSIGNS) that is very near to the full SIGNS but with the
- screen and printer controls stripped out (this executable COM
- file for CP/M-80 was done with TurboPascal, so it's probably Z80
- only.)
-
- MS-DOS people have it a bit easier, ISIGNS contains both sources
- and executables.
-
- The library name is only a mneumonic to remember the contents of
- each library, all are varients or different versions of the base
- 'SIGNS'. Contents are:
-
- Archive: GSIGNS32.ARK CRC = 29 86 Generic Signs in Z80 CP/M (TurboPascal)
- Actual Stored
- Filename Length Size
- -------- ------ ------
- FONT1.DAT 12032 1595 \ two font files
- FONT2.DAT 12032 3297 / (TSIGNS has source)
- GSIGNS32.COM 25856 18349 \ executable
- GSIGNS32.PAS 45696 18171 / source to generic signs
- MAKEFONT.COM 11136 9617 \ executable
- MAKEFONT.PAS 5894 2702 / source to font generator
- ---- ------ ------
- 0006 112646 53731
-
- Archive: ISIGNS41.ARC CRC = 1B 87 Signs for IBM in MS-DOS (TurboPascal)
-
- Filename Length Size
- -------- ------ ------
- FONT1.ASC 10624 2357 \ small (10x12) font
- FONT1.DAT 12000 1576 /
- FONT2.ASC 62464 6266 \ medium (20x40) font
- FONT2.DAT 12000 3284 /
- FONT2.TST 256 206 input file to test font2
- GOTHFONT.ASC 177408 21009 \ large (24x105) font
- GOTHFONT.DAT 71040 12352 /
- GOTHFONT.FF 163200 9331 original font from 'gothic'
- GOTHMASC.COM 12654 11919 \ convert horizontal format font to vertical
- GOTHMASC.PAS 2284 1224 /
- GOTHMF.COM 14124 13045 \ makefont patched for large font
- GOTHMF.PAS 5908 2721 /
- GOTHSN.COM 34673 27969 \ signs patched for large font
- GOTHSN.PAS 54699 20392 /
- MAKEFONT.COM 14106 13032 \ create fonts (up to medium size)
- MAKEFONT.PAS 5913 2720 /
- POP.COM 14380 13148 \ make your machine go 'pop'
- POP.PAS 10413 4280 /
- SIGNS.IN 256 213 sample input
- SIGNS.OUT 13440 3489 sample output
- SIGNS.COM 34666 27917 \ signs for up to medium fonts
- SIGNS.PAS 54694 20567 /
- ---- ------ ------
- 0022 781202 219017
-
- Archive: MSIGNS12.ARK CRC = 04 15 Signs in Pascal MT+ (CP/M-80 generic)
- Actual Stored
- Filename Length Size
- -------- ------ ------
- GFONT.ASC 10496 3788 \ small font file
- GFONT.DAT 11904 3186 /
- GMAKEFNT.COM 12416 6779 \ create dat files
- GMAKEFNT.SRC 3712 1805 /
- GSIGNS12.COM 32000 17838 \ signs
- GSIGNS12.SRC 25984 9366 /
- ---- ------ ------
- 0006 96512 42762
-
- Archive: TSIGNS41.ARK CRC = C1 57 TurboPascal Source for CP/M-80
- Actual Stored
- Filename Length Size
- -------- ------ ------
- FONT1.ASC 10624 2357 small font
- FONT2.ASC 62464 6266 medium font
- FONT2.TST 143 143 test the medium font
- MAKEFONT.PAS 5894 2702 create dat files from asc files
- POP.PAS 10046 4145 self destruct?
- SIGNS.IN 256 213 input file (font1 test)
- SIGNS.OUT 13332 3485 output file
- SIGNS.PAS 10305 3794 \
- SIGNS0.PAS 5799 2615 \
- SIGNS1.PAS 6827 2763 \
- SIGNS2.PAS 10125 4031 \
- SIGNS3.PAS 6691 2519 \
- SIGNS4.PAS 15033 6020 \ source
- ---- ------ ------
- 0013 157539 41053
-
- --> FILE: SIGNS .DQC CRC = 80 27
-
- The separate documentation file, SIGNS.DQC, contains lots more info.
- SIGNS.DOC is formatted to print pretty with WordStar - if control
- characters and print commands are not acceptable to your system
- run the file though a filter. (FILT from Irv Hof is
- recommended.)
-
- Bob Bloom
- 46 Broadleaf Drive
- Newark, DE 19702
-