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- 31 January 1989
- Mark C. DiVecchio
- 10435 Mountain Glen Terrace
- San Diego, CA 92131
- (619) 549-4056
- (619) 566-6810
- RBBS (619) 549-3927
-
- Dear User of LPTx,
-
- Here is the latest versions of LPTx. This version works best
- under all versions of DOS and includes a pop-up window for turning LPTx
- on and off from within an application program.
-
- This program attempts to do things which are strictly illegal in
- DOS. DOS is not re-entrant and with LPTx I try to make it so. Though I have
- tried to make this a solid and safe program, I cannot be responsible for
- its use. Use this program at your own risk.
-
- Programs in the archive file on this diskette are :
-
- LPTX.COM The executable LPTx Program
-
- LPTX.DOC Documentation for LPTx
-
- LPTX.ASM The source code in Assembly Language.
-
- I appreciate the response that I have received from a couple of
- letters in the Data Based Advisor magazine and from Steve Ciarcia's plug in
- BYTE. From that, I can see that there is a tremendous need for a printer
- redirection program for users of programs written in dBase and do not give
- a print to disk option.
-
- I am eagerly awaiting OS/2 which is supposed to be truly
- multi-tasking and will make this type of program a snap.
-
- If anyone figures out how to make a more reliable capture
- program which is less dependent on the idiosyncrasies of DOS, please
- send me a copy and I will incorporate those ideas into LPTx. Watch the
- Athena Systems RBBS at 619-549-3927 for future updates.
-
- Good Luck,
-
- Mark
-
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-
- I have also authored a VT100 Terminal Emulator called PC-VT. It is a
- complete communication package that specializes in VT emulation. You can
- get a copy from many of the PC Library companies, from RBBSs (The best
- bet is, of course, mine at 619-549-3927), or directly from me. Send a
- formatted 360K diskette and a self-addressed postage-paid mailer to me
- at the above address.