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PCjr KoalaPainter and KoalaPad Touch Tablet
The KoalaPainter program for the IBM PCjr does not allow
printing screen images. Upon request, I received a small program from
Koala Technologies Corporation which allows one to access a
KoalaPainter picture from another program. However, this program did
not allow printing a copy of the screen either, apparently because it
operates in screen 3 mode. Using this program as a base, I wrote a
progam to allow printing of the pictures I drew with my KoalaPad. The
program which evolved was KOALAPRT.BAS.
KOALAPRT.BAS converts a KoalaPainter picture to a format that
will properly dump to the printer. However, because it operates in
screen 1 mode, one is limited to four colors. In order to get proper
shading on the printer paper, either draw your pictures in four colors
or replace the colors in a existing picture with the X-Color or Fill
functions before converting to printable format with KOALAPRT.BAS.
To determine which colors would be the best to use in the
pictures that I wanted to print, I used KoalaPainter to draw thick
lines of each color, converted this picture to printable format with
KOALAPRT.BAS and then dumped it to the printer.
I use a separate diskette for my printing programs so as not
to accidentally erase any pictures on the KoalaPainter diskette and
because there is not enough room for many programs on that diskette.
This diskette I refer to as the KOALAPRT diskette. I use a batch file
which invokes the GRAPHICS.COM program prior to loading the
KOALAPRT.BAS program. I have the Microsoft memory expansion board on
my jr so also included JBASIC.COM in the batch file.
The batch file I use looks like this:
GRAPHICS
JBASIC KOALAPRT
If you do not have the Microsoft memory expansion board the
following batch file can be used:
GRAPHICS
BASIC KOALAPRT
To use this program:
1. Copy the GRAPHICS.COM program from the DOS disk onto the KOALAPRT
disk.
2. Copy the KOALAPRT.BAS program onto the KOALAPRT diskette.
3. Create a batch file to invoke the GRAPHICS.COM program, go to
basic and start the KOALAPRT.BAS program.
4. Copy any pictures you want to print from your Koala diskette
onto the KOALAPRT diskette.
5. Run your batch file and follow instructions in the KOALAPRT.BAS
program.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.
Mike Berscheid, 1102 37th Ave. N., St. Cloud, MN 56301
This program is released into public domain by Mike Berscheid. May be
distributed freely, but may NOT be included in marketed software
without my express written consent.