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DBL.DOC BY: ALAN W WARREN
Version of: Feb 14, 1984
DBL.ASM was written to use the features of
most of the common printers to reduce the
amount of paper used to list text files
that are not overly wide. What it does is
to print two pages at a time on a single
sheet of paper in a side by side fashion
using the compressed mode of the printer.
Sort of like:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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.
.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Page [ 1] Page [ 2]
The version that I left on RCPM was set up
to run on my Epson RX-80 printer, which takes
the same commands as other Epson printers and
the Gemini printers as well.
To use the program enter the program name
followed by the name of the file that you
want to print, such as:
A>DBL DBL.PRN
A>DBL RCPM.LST
The Feb 14, 1984 version has an added feature,
it can start printing in the middle of a file.
In order to do this enter things the same way
as above followed by a space, the letter 'p'
then the page number to start the printing on:
A>DBL DBL.PRN P8
A>dbl b:rcpm.lst p33
Since an earlier printing may have been performed,
printing will always begin on an odd page number.
In the two cases above, the first example will
begin printing on page 7, and the second will begin
on page 33.
If you want to stop the printing at any time, merely
press the space bar, and the program will terminate.
Alan W Warren (4/09/84)
The version uploaded as DBL211.LBR is the above with
the following changes, which some may like to call
enhancements:
0. Conditional assembly for the Oki Microline 82A
and 92 printers is added, with the spacing set up so
column width is 64 chars. DBL211.COM is assembled
for the Oki. (Guess my brand of printer, anyone?)
1. If a line is too long to fit in the half-page
column, it is now folded onto the next line instead
of being truncated. This is an example of what a fol
.. ded line looks like.
2. To stop print, use control-X instead of space.
I hit the space bar too often by accident.
3. If the text contains formfeeds, these are now
acted upon in the expected sense, namely no more text
appears in that column and the text continues at the
top of the next. Print this file using DBL.COM to
see what I mean.
Greg Louis 840518:2100