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╓──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ LPE Laser Printer Envelope version 1.03 Feb 01 1992 ║
╙──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜
E.T.S. Inc.
LPE Registration
1115 East Brigadoon Court
Salt Lake City, UT 84117-4969
This program is shareware. Try it out!
If you like it, please send for a registered copy.
The advantages of registering this software are:
1 - You will receive a registered version of this program.
2 - You will be notified of future enhancements to LPE.
3 - We can buy a Bulletin Board to support LPE.
4 - You will receive a free copy of PIRADA I.
( A new program we have just finished! )
Program Registration Fee ..........................ONLY $ 9.95
Yes, you read that correctly.
Personal or Business checks accepted.
Diskettes shipped on next business day after receipt of checks.
╓──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ LPE REQUIREMENTS: ║
╙──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜
To use this program to it's fullest, you will need:
1 - 100% IBM compatable computer.
2 - DOS 3.3 or higher.
3 - 160k of free memory.
4 - EGA or VGA compatable graphics adapter.
5 - Beginner's or better knowledge of your laser printer.
6 - Laser Printer:
A - Must be `HP' compatable ( This program is not POSTSCRIPT ).
B - 20k printer memory minimum ( we download a 19k font ).
7 - A MOUSE is optional, but it makes the program run smoothly.
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╓──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ LPE INSTALLATION: ║
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1 - Make a new directory on your hard disk: C:\LPE
2 - Use this DOS command to COPY from your FLOPPY to your HARD drive:
COPY A:LPE.* C:\LPE
3 - All of the `LPE' program files START WITH the letters `LPE'.
This makes it easy to identify all of the files which
came with the program!
4 - To RUN the program, type LPE at the DOS PROMPT.
=============== EXPERIENCED COMPUTER USERS ===============
LPE can be installed into your favorite utility directory.
You can run LPE from anywhere you are as long as your
PATH= contains the directory which LPE lives in.
LPE will find it's daughter files at run-time, and restore
you to the caller's path when the program finishes.
╓──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ LPE FILES: on disk ║
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LPE.EXE - Executable LPE program file.
LPE.OVL - Saves the most recent LPE settings.
LPE.HLP - The HELP text file used when F1 key is pressed.
LPE.SFL - Printer font for envelopes. ( landscape 14 pt ).
LPE.DB - Example DATABASE TEXT FILE.
LPE.DOC - This LPE DOCUMENTATION file.
ALL of the files begin with the letters "LPE" to make it easy
to locate the set. I challenge ALL SHAREWARE AUTHORS to follow
this NEW TREND!!!
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╓──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ LPE SPECIAL NOTES: ║
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1 - When you are using pre-printed business envelopes with the
return address or logo already printed, be sure to set the
program's return address to blank lines. This way, only the
destination address will be printed!
2 - Sometimes you have to turn your INK CONTROL up a little when
printing envelopes. ( the control which forces more toner to
be released when printing ). Be sure to turn it back down for
regular paper to save TONER.
3 - When you print from a DATABASE text file, you are only
using names and addresses you have made yourself from your
favorite text editor, OR from within LPE.
If you have made your own DATABASE file, and not let LPE
do it for you, Just be sure that you saved your text in
ASCII TEXT MODE ( WORD PERFECT or MS WORD ). Here are the
rules you must follow for our DATABASE text files:
PUT THE FILE IN THE SAME DIRECTORY AS LPE!
MAKE SURE IT'S FILE EXTENSION IS: .DB !!
LPE WILL ONLY LOOK FOR *.DB FILES AS DATABASE FILES!
a - The VERY FIRST CHARACTER in the text file becomes the
NAME SEPERATOR character.
Valid characters are: ~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}|[]\:";'<>?,./
and the SPACE character. Don't use plain CRLF's.
Don't use any other character, you will waste your time.
b - Each name in your list MUST be preceeded by at least ONE
LINE which starts with the NAME SEPERATOR character. This
is called a SEPERATOR LINE.
c - You can put as many SEPERATOR LINES as you want before
each name in your list.
d - SEPERATOR LINES are treated as COMMENTS up to the carriage
return at the end of each line. You may type anything you
want on these lines ( after the SEPERATOR CHARACTER ).
Maximum length of SEPERATOR LINE = 82 chars.
e - Don't make any address more than 6 lines tall. Six lines
should handle 99% of your address requirements.
f - Don't make any address line more than 54 characters wide.
After 54, you are getting too close to the edge of your
envelope. Your absolute line limit is 82 characters long.
g - The VERY LAST line of your file SHOULD NOT end with a
NAME SEPERATOR character OR a carriage return!
h - The sister file on this disk; "LPE.DB" is a little
example of a VALID LPE DATABASE text file.
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4 - Every effort was made to make this program as reliable
and useful as possible. Should you find any bugs, please
FAX the bug report IMMEDIATELY to:
Mr. Val Patterson
E.T.S. Inc.
FAX: ( 801 ) 265-8921 24 hr fax line.
5 - Your comments are welcome. If you find an application where
this program could be improved to meet, please FAX your
enhancement idea to VAL at the FAX line above.
6 - When printing multiple envelopes on laser printers, the
printer can accept the data from the computer MUCH FASTER
than it can print each envelope! Don't be suprised when the
computer screen shows that the print job is finished when
you are only at address 10 out of a job of 100! Your printer
still has a lot of work to do.
7 - Use the MANUAL FEED selection in the program most often.
You will find this to be the best way for envelopes.
Before the printer prints, you should see a message on the
printer that says something like: "FEED LETTER", and the
printer lights look funny compared to normal. This is just
fine, it's supposed to do that.
8 - You should have good luck addressing birthday cards and
such, we do them all the time. Just turn your TONER FEED
control to DARKER ( like a photocopy-machine ) if you think
that the printing is TOO LIGHT.
9 - LPE saves certain information everytime you quit the program.
* Current Return Address
* Current Destination Address
* Size of envelope
* Colors for the screen
* Printer Tray selection
* Printer Type selection
* Printer Port
* Currently selected Downloable Landscape FONT
* Currently selected DATABASE file
* Current Return address spacings
* Current Destination address spacing and location offsets
The file which contains this information is: `LPE.OVL'.
If you erase this file, you will do no damage, in fact,
erasing the file causes the program to reset every setting
back to the factory defaults!
10 - If you want to use your own downloaded soft fonts:
1 - Your font should be 14-16 point size, LANDSCAPE.
2 - Your font file should end with `.SFL' which means:
Soft Font Landscape.
3 - Copy your desired soft fonts to the LPE directory.
4 - Our font is called LPE.SFL. At this time, we only
have one font. Will you send us some of your
public-domain fonts? Every LPE user can share them.
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11 - Here's how to tell if your own soft fonts will work
with LPE....
1 - Say for example, your font is called: TMSB014.SFL
2 - From the DOS PROMPT, type this:
C:\TYPE TMSB014.SFL [ENTER]
3 - If the first three characters that print onto the screen
are:
)s You have a winner! That font is the GOOD kind!
4 - Those 3 characters are the HP Command for the start
of a downloadable font, so go ahead and try that
font in LPE!
12 - My font only contains ascii characters 32 - 127.
I cannot print the extended ascii set 128-255. I hope
you don't use these on envelopes, anyway. Plus it
makes the font filesize smaller, to save disk space.
If you use a foreign keyboard, however, be prepared to
be driven crazy, or use your foreign soft font set!
╓────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ READ THIS BBS NOTICE!! ║
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As of Feb 1, 1992, We don't have a Bulletin Board. We want
one as soon as possible, to support upgrades and enhancements
to LPE!
Your registration will help pay for our new BBS computer
( about $1500 ).
When our BBS arrives, you will be sent a postcard with the
new BBS phone number.
You will need the serial number from your LPE diskette
to download the LPE upgrade files, download font files, and
LPE DATABASE files.
If you want to logon to the BEST BBS in AMERICA:
EXEC-PC (414)789-4352 OVER 250 LINES!!!
Download the latest version of PIRADA*.ZIP
or !PIRADA*.ZIP
( I think it's a good game! ....you will never guess who wrote it. )
Please send your LPE registration form in TODAY!
Shareware like LPE could become COMMONPLACE if you do!
ETS Inc.
1115 East Brigadoon Court
Salt Lake City, UT 84117-4969
FAX: (801)265-8921 ATTN: Val Patterson
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