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- SIDEPRNT DOCUMENTATION
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- SIDEPRNT reads a text file to accumulate pages of 53 lines and prints the text
- sideways, 9 characters to the inch. This process continues until the entire
- document has been printed. The formfeed character (Control L) is recognized
- and causes a page eject, even in the middle of a line.
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- Each character's bit map is 8 bytes long, defining the character in an 8-by-8
- matrix. Because most characters don't fill the entire matrix, space is left
- between displayed characters. SIDEPRNT also adds a minuscule space between
- lines to improve readability. The size of this space is controlled by the
- program variable BitsPerChar.
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- Run SIDEPRNT from the DOS prompt by typing
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- SIDEPRNT filename [/D]
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- where the /D switch causes each line to be printed twice to enhance the print
- quality. Graphics characters above 127 are not supported. The computer's
- screen font stored at F000:FA6E (possibly in different locations in
- compatibles) is used for the printer font. Program comments relate how to
- modify the code for other modes and how to improve the program by adding your
- own font or changing it to work with another printer.
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