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Program: Lil' Picasso
Version: 1.0
Registration cost: $12.00 (includes 12 pictures)
Add $1.00 for every additional pictures
desired (up to 30 extra). Complete deluxe
version: $15.00.
Author: Philip P. Kapusta
P.O. Box 5423
Falmouth, Va. 22403
BBS #: (703) 372-9680 N-8-1 ANSI
Printing:
There is no "click button" for printing. Not to fear,
however! You can print your child's artwork to your printer by
pressing the ALT+P keys. For those who are unfamiliar with
hot-keys, ALT+P is activated by pressing the [ALT] key on your
keyboard, and WHILE STILL HOLDING IT DOWN, press the [P] key.
After you tap the [P] key, release both keys. At this point a
pop-up menu will appear from which to choose a printer model.
We have tried to support the most popular printer series on the
market. The listing should cover 90% of the printers
currently being used. If you do not see your printer series
listed, select the next closest printer. For instance, if you
own a Star Micronics 9-pin dot matrix printer, select the Epson
9-pin dot matrix printer. If none of the printers listed work
for you, please leave the author an e-mail message on The
Mustard Seed BBS at (703) 372-9680 informing us of your printer
model. We will try to provide a specific printer driver file
for your printer.
You might ask why no printer "click button" was provided in the
program interface? We thought it best for Mom and Dad to be
the ones who initiate all printouts. Your own Lil' Picasso
may be too little to understand the complexities of turning the
printer on, selecting a printer, inserting paper, etc. so we
felt it best to hide the print feature from them. If your
little one is old enough, then ALT+P should not be too
difficult for them to learn. Let us know your thoughts on this
matter.
If your printer is connected to a parallel port other than
LPT1:, then you can specify on the DOS command line the
appropriate parallel port. For instance, to specify that your
printer is connected to LPT2:, start the program from the
DOS prompt --> LILPIC LPT2: press [ENTER]
Problems:
If you have any questions about Lil' Picasso, and you have not
yet registered, please enclose a self-addressed stamped
envelope to insure a speedy reply. Please do NOT send us
defective disks unless you obtained the program directly from
the author. At the DOS prompt type "CHKDSK" and if you find
any bad sectors or lost clusters or file allocation errors,
contact the SOURCE from which you purchased the disk. Lil'
Picasso was released after extensive testing, and if you have
any problems, most likely it will be a result of damaged or
missing files during the copying process from your vendor or a
pinched floppy sleeve during mailing.
Shareware:
Lil' Picassso is distributed as shareware software. Shareware
is a "try before you buy" software marketing concept that
allows the user to obtain fully functional copies of programs
for evaluation. The distribution and copying fee that you may
have paid to obtain this disk does not cover the cost of the
software contained on this disk. Shareware programs such as
the one that you have obtained require separate payment to the
author if it is found to be a useful product and if it is used
beyond a reasonable evaluation period.
Distribution:
Please contact the author/sysop with a SASE or e-mail
message on The Mustard Seed BBS prior to distribution of Lil'
Picasso IF THE FILE DATE STAMP ON LILPIC.EXE IS OLDER THAN 2
YEARS. We simply want to insure that you have the latest
version of the program. Thank you.