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" LARGE " THE SAVE SIGHT TEXT READER/PRINTER PC/XT/AT
" SHADETREE - SOFTWARE "
83 LONG PLAIN RD.RFD#3
AMHERST, MA. 01002
1-413-548-9006
THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE WHO HAVE
TROUBLE READING SMALL TEXT DISPLAYS ON THE 24 LINE SCREEN. LARGE READS ANY
ASCII (NORMAL TEXT) FILE UP TO 64K. THEN DISPLAYS IT ONE LINE AT A TIME IN
CHARACTER'S THAT ARE 4 LINES HIGH. LINE LENGHTS THAT ARE OVER THE STANDARD
80 CHARACTERS i.e (BASIC PROGRAMS) ARE SPLIT INTO A NEW LINES. LARGE WORKS
WITH ANY MONITOR, AND WILL ALLOW USER TO REVERSE THE DISPLAY IMAGE COLORS.
HELP SCREENS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE BY PRESSING THE [ F1 ] KEY. THE USER IS
GIVEN THE CHOICE OF DIRECTION IN THE READING OF THE ENTIRE FILE
THERE IS THE FUNCTION THAT WILL PRINT THE LOADED FILE OUT ON ANY EPSON
COMPATIBLE DOT MATRIX PRINTERS. PRINTING TYPE WILL BE EXPANDED TO TWICE THE
NORMAL SIZE 80 CPL { CHARACTERS PER LINE } TO 40 CPL IN LETTER QUALITY TYPE
THAT SHOULD MAKE HARD COPY MUCH EASIER TO READ. TO ACCESS THIS PRINT OUT OF
THE FILE, FIRST THE FILE MUST BE LOADED. THEN WHEN THE ESC KEY (QUIT READ)
IS PRESSED, THE [ F4 ] KEY WILL START THE PRINTING.
I WROTE THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE OF A LETTER TO " PERSONAL COMPUTING " THAT
A PARENT WROTE. HE NEEDED A PROGRAM FOR HIS CHILDREN WHO'S VISION IMPAIRMENT
MADE IT DIFFICULT TO READ SMALL TYPE. THE PROGRAM THAT THEY DID RECOMMEND TO
ANSWER HIS QUERRY WAS OVER THE $300.00 PRICE RANGE. ALSO A PARENT OF A CHILD
WHO HAS A DISABILITY, STARTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE A LOW COST SHAREWARE
PROGRAM. MY NEXT PROGRAM IS TO BE A WORD PROCCESSOR THAT IS TO WORK THE SAME
AS LARGE. I HOPE THAT THIS WILL MAKE READING MORE ENJOYABLE & EASY.
BRUCE A. NOPPER
PS. SPECIAL THANKS TO TO MARK NOVISOFF "MICROHELP".
IT WAS HIS SUB ROUTINES THAT MADE THIS PROGRAM
POSSIBLE TO CREATE FOR USE AT SUCH A LOW COST.