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- PixCat Picture Cataloger
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- Thank you for selecting PixCat, another amazing product from MIDPA
- Softworks. PixCat is used for printing a catalog of all pictures in a
- NewsMaster(tm), PrintMaster(tm), Print Shop(tm), or New Print Shop(tm)
- graphics library.
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- To print the reference manual, you can "copy" it to your printer. For
- example, if it is on your "A" disk, you could print it by entering:
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- copy a:pixcat.doc prn
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- PixCat will run on IBM PCs, ATs, PS/2s and true compatibles. PixCat
- requires at least 256K of memory and MS DOS or PC DOS version 2.00 or
- higher. PixCat may run under other configurations but, those have not
- yet been tested.
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- If you are not sure whether PixCat will run on your machine, try it and
- see what happens.
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- Files that should be on your disk include:
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- PIXCAT.EXE PixCat program. For those of you that have earlier
- versions, this replaces both PixCatPM.COM and
- PixCatPS.COM.
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- PIXCATBW.BAT Invoke PixCat in "Black and White" for those of you
- with monochrome monitors.
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- PIXCAT.HLP Data required by the PixCat help system.
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- PIXCAT.CFG The PixCat configuration file. This "remembers"
- configuration information including screen colors and
- printer type. If this file is not in your default
- directory, PixCat will provide default colors and
- assume you are using an Epson FX+ type printer. Once
- in PixCat, you can adjust these parameters and create
- or update this file by using the "Save Configuration
- File" option on the main menu. This replaces any
- PIXCAT.CFG files from versions prior to 2.0.
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- PIXCAT.CFP PixCat printer configuration file. This replaces any
- earlier versions of PIXCAT.CFP.
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- *.CFP (optional) Additional printer configuration files.
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- PIXCAT.DOC The PixCat Reference Manual. Refer to this for
- detailed reference. The PixCat screens are generally
- self documenting via the help facility ("F1") so you
- may not need to refer to this.
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- PIXCAT.HST History of Modifications to PixCat.
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- INVOICE.DOC PixCat Invoice/Registration Form and Customer Survey.
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- READ.ME The documentation you are reading now.
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- Ensure that the DOS disk and directory path you invoke PixCat from
- contains the PIXCAT.HLP file, all "*.CFP" file(s) and, if it has
- already been created, the PIXCAT.CFG configuration file.
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- Enter "pixcat" at the Dos Prompt to invoke PixCat. This will display
- the PixCat primary selection menu.
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- When configuring PixCat for your printer, please remember to
- specify whatever your printer "thinks it is". For example, if you have
- an OKIDATA ML Printer with the IBM "Plug & Play" option, then configure
- PixCat for an IBM Graphics Printer. If your printer is not on the
- printer configuration list, you might try the IBM or Epson settings;
- many printers emulate either the IBM or Epson printers.
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- Also, if you are upgrading from prior releases of PixCat, you will need
- to erase your old PIXCAT.CFG file; Beginning with version 2.0, the old
- 1.xx PixCat .CFG and .CFP files are obsolete.
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- At this time, the only New Print Shop graphics libraries supported are
- those in the "original" style format (*.POG and *.PNM) and those
- containing new style small graphics (*.PNG and *.PNM).
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