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Inc. │ FAX:(801)265-8921 ■ APP Registration │ BBS:(801)265-0919 14400 baud ■ 1115 East Brigadoon Court │ BBS:(801)265-2496 2400 baud ■ Salt Lake City, UT 84117-4969 │ ORDERS:(801)265-2497 8-3 MST ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ASCII-PRINT PRO FEATURES: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ * Companion to your HP LaserJet compatible Laser Printer. * Hundreds of times more powerful than the DOS ->PRINT<- command. * Works with all of your standard ASCII TEXT files. * Allows you to use the technical features of your Laser Printer. * Supports the 4 different sized paper trays. * Lets you select 432 different CUSTOM paper or BOOKLET sizes. * 30 scientifically designed fonts in DUTCH and SWISS: light -> bold. * Print 1UP 2UP 4UP 6UP and BOOKLETS in PORTRAIT or LANDSCAPE mode. * Larger page sizes utilize the printer's built-in fonts. * Save and Recall up to 20 different program SETUPS. * Print BOOKLETS from 4.25x5.25 to 8.5x11 inches, PORTRAIT+LANDSCAPE. * Print or Re-print any single sheet from your ASCII TEXT file. * Print or Re-print any single sheet from your BOOKLET. * Print BOOKLET cover only or BOOKLET without a cover. * Programmable HEADER lines which appear on your finished printout. * Edit the way your BOOKLET cover will appear. * Print back sides using normal or reverse collation. * Supports HP compatible duplexing printers. * Attractive all-GRAPHIC (GUI) program. Full mouse support. ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ * VISA/MC order line operating 7 days per week. ║ ║ * Two-Line support BBS for V.32bis (hi-speed) and 2400 baud (lo-speed). ║ ║ * FAX support line operating 24 hrs / 7 days per week. ║ ║ * FREE LIFETIME REGISTERED upgrades of future releases of this program. ║ ║ * LOW, LOW registration fee. ONLY $14.95. Includes 3 or 5 inch diskette ║ ║ and a printed manual. All taxes, shipping and handling are included ║ ║ in this price. All orders are shipped the same day received. ║ ║ * If you are tired of SHAREWARE RIP-OFF's, it's time to support the ║ ║ new SHAREWARE companies which are offering top-notch, commercial-grade ║ ║ software at very reasonable prices. By doing so, we can stay in ║ ║ business and grow to provide you more kinds of great SHAREWARE in ║ ║ the future! --> Please Register the GOOD SHAREWARE! <-- ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ page 2 ╓──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖ ║ ASCII-PRINT PRO REQUIREMENTS: ║ ╙──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜ 1 - 100% IBM compatible computer. 2 - DOS 3.3 or higher. 3 - 160k of free memory. 4 - EGA or VGA compatible graphics adapter. 5 - Beginner's or better knowledge of your laser printer. 6 - Laser Printer: Must be "HP" compatible ( This not POSTSCRIPT ). Technical talk: HP PCL LEVEL IV compatible. 7 - Keyboard is optional, MOUSE preferred. ╓──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖ ║ ASCII-PRINT PRO INSTALLATION: ║ ╙──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜ If you are a normal computer user, you have already installed ASCII-PRINT PRO and checked out all of it's features. Please forgive me for having to do this "Installation Page". 1 - Make a new directory on your hard disk: C:\APP or D:\APP 2 - Use this DOS command to COPY your APP files to C:\APP --> COPY APP*.* C:\APP 3 - All of the "APP" program files START WITH the letters "APP". This makes it easy to identify all of the files which came with the program! 4 - To RUN the program, type APP at the DOS PROMPT. =============== EXPERIENCED COMPUTER USERS =============== │ APP can be installed into your favorite utility directory. │ │ You can run APP from anywhere you are as long as your │ PATH= contains the directory which APP lives in. │ │ APP will find it's daughter files at run-time, and restore │ you to the caller's path when the program finishes. ╓──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖ ║ APP FILES: on disk ║ ╙──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜ APP.EXE - Executable ASCII-PRINT PRO file. APP.HLP - The HELP text file used when F1 key is pressed. APP.DOC - This APP DOCUMENTATION file. APPD7CN.SFP APPDCCN.SFP APPDEOB.SFP APPDDGL.SFP ─┐ APPDDGN.SFP APPSDGL.SFP APPSDGN.SFP APPDEOB.SFP │ PORTRAIT FONTS APPDFOB.SFP APPDDOL.SFP APPDDON.SFP APPSDOL.SFP │ ON APPSDON.SFP APPDDML.SFP APPDDMN.SFP APPSDML.SFP │ DISK APPSDMN.SFP APPDEGL.SFP APPDEGN.SFP APPSEGL.SFP │ APPSEGN.SFP APPDCGL.SFP APPDCGN.SFP ─┘ APPD7CN.SFL APPDCCN.SFL APPDGYN.SFL APPDGYB.SFL ─┐ LANDSCAPE FONTS APPSGYN.SFL APPSGYB.SFL APPSGVN.SFL APPDAHN.SFL ─┘ ON DISK ALL of the files begin with the letters "APP" to make it easy for you to locate the set. We urge ALL SHAREWARE AUTHORS to follow this example! EXCEPTION: If you Downloaded APP from a BBS: FILE_ID.DIZ ---> Text file containing the DESCRIPTION of APP. DESC.SDI ---> Text file containing 1 line DESCRIPTION of APP. SDNET.PRE ---> Text file description required by the SDN Network. page 3 ╓──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖ ║ ASCII-PRINT PRO QUESTIONS and ANSWERS ║ ╙──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜ Q: When printing the back sides of my sheets, sometimes a page crinkles-up and is ruined. What can I do to fix this? A: We have found many brands of regular inexpensive copy machine paper. Some crinkle badly, while others never crinkle. Experiment with different brands, or just buy the paper made especially for laser printers. Laser Printer paper never crinkles on pass 2. Q: When printing the back sides of my sheets, a little menu comes up and asks me whether to print the first sheet first, or the last sheet first. Explain what this means. A: When this program begins to print the back sides, it must know how your printer stacked the sheets. The program cannot know in advance whether the sheets stacked up in your rear tray, or onto the top of your printer. 1 - Pretend that the first sheet of your document was on a RED sheet of paper. 2 - Now, will that RED (first) sheet be the next sheet going into the printer on pass 2? If it is, select NORMAL - print first sheet first. Otherwise select REVERSED - print the last sheet first. Q: My HP LaserJet II or HP Laser Jet III does not have a rear tray. I want to use the rear tray for ease of printing. What can I do? A: Your HP LaserJet II or III DOES have a rear tray! You have owned your printer for quite a while, and not popped down the tray! You would be amazed how many people don't know about the rear tray. Q: I want to use the printer's internal fonts when possible. How can ASCII-PRINT PRO do this? A: ASCII-PRINT PRO will always try to use the printer's resident fonts first. If your text file has too many characters per line or too many lines per page for the internal fonts, a downloaded font must be used. ╒════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │ QUICK GUIDELINE for the 1UP styles: │ │ DUTCH FONT ( PRINTER FONT WILL BE -> COURIER <- ) │ │ 1UP STYLE: Limit your text file to 75 columns and 66 rows. │ │ SWISS FONT ( PRINTER FONT WILL BE -> LINE PRINTER <- ) │ │ 1UP STYLE: Limit your text file to 124 columns and 85 rows. │ ╘════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ Q: Explain APP terminology on SHEETS, PAGES and PANELS. A: ┌──────┐ │┌─┐┌─┐│ ││ ││<├┼──── This is a PANEL and a PAGE. ││ ││ ││ │└─┘└─┘│<─── This whole piece of paper (Front and Back) is a SHEET. │┌─┐┌─┐│ ││ ││ ││ ││ ││ ││ │└─┘└─┘│ └──────┘ ┌──────┐ │ │<-THIS IS PORTRAIT ┌──────────┐ │ │ │ │<-THIS IS LANDSCAPE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └──────────┘ │ │ └──────┘ page 4 Q: Explain the SOFT FONT FILE NAMES. A: APPDAHN.SFP ^ ^^^^ ^ ^ │ ││││ │ │ │ ││││ │ └──── P = PORTRAIT FONT ■ L = LANDSCAPE FONT │ ││││ └────── SF = HP DOWNLOADABLE SOFT-FONT │ │││└──────── L = LIGHT ■ N = NORMAL ■ B = BOLD │ ││└───────── VERTICAL SIZE OF CHARACTER IN PIXELS │ │└────────── HORIZONTAL SIZE OF CHARACTER IN PIXELS │ │ 7-9 = 7,8 or 9 Pixels │ │ A-Z = 10,11,12,13,14, etc. pixels │ └─────────── D = DUTCH (with serifs) ■ S = SWISS (without serifs) └────────────── ALL FILES START WITH "APP" Tech note: Mathematically, the smallest readable font on a 300 dpi printer is 7 pixels wide and 12 pixels tall. EG: APPD7CN.SFP. If you try to go any smaller, the fonts have only one blank pixel space in-between character features. The Laser Printer tends to fill in these spaces, called "counters" which make the character look solid. Q: How does ASCII-PRINT PRO determine which font to download? A: First, we try to use the printer's internal font. If your ASCII TEXT file contains too many characters per line, and the program would have to chop off the ends of your lines to fit your text inside the panels, we can not use the internal fonts. Second, the program scans the disk directory where APP.EXE is located for all of the APP*.SF? soft fonts. The words DUTCH SWISS LIGHT NORMAL BOLD are searched for in the font descriptor for a proper match. If the words match our font request, the soft font is examined for best fit, and the program begins voting on which font is the most suitable. Best Horizontal fit is given a higher vote than best vertical fit. The font with the highest vote is used. Q: Can we use the HP LaserJet III's built-in scalable fonts? A: No. Unfortunately, we experimented with all of the internal fonts and even the HP-GL fonts. We were very disappointed that even though we could set the font picthes to any value we desired, the point size was not controllable. The results were dismal. The HP-GL fonts, on the other hand, worked nicely, but they looked too stick-figurish and boring. Also, it was taking about 3-5 minutes to print one single sheet! That's about a half hour to print our favorite job. We decided to stick with our fast soft fonts. Q: Can I create my own soft fonts for use with APP? A: Yes. Just be sure to do the following: 1 - Name the font APP----.SF- using the naming formula above. 2 - In the font descriptor text, the following words must appear: Either DUTCH or SWISS or both, in CAPS, seperated by spaces. -and- Either LIGHT or NORMAL or BOLD or all three, seperated by spaces. 3 - Set the font width to the proper integer: 7 - 36. 4 - Set the font height to the proper integer: 12 - 36. For some perfect examples, use your font editor to look at the fonts we have created. That will give you some ideas. Q: Why haven't you included all of the 2,592 possible soft font combinations with your $14.95 program? A: This task would take two people about 24,000 hours to perform, and the .ZIP file would be over 18 Megabytes long. This would take about 22 hours to download at 2400 baud. Besides, I have discovered that doing fonts is one of the worst forms of mental torture. page 5 Q: Do you have any neat suggestions I can try for printing things? A: 1 - Try setting PORTRAIT 2UP BOOKLET CUSTOM SIZE 5.500 x 8.500. Then print a 5-50 page file. You will get the cutest half-sized booklet you have ever seen! This is great for notebooks, address books, invitations and general purpose! 2 - Try setting LANDSCAPE 2UP BOOKLET LETTER SIZE DUTCH BOLD. Use this setting a lot, it's our favorite. Print anything! You will need a deep-neck stapler, but it's worth it. 3 - Buy a half ream of that new assorted color NEON paper, then whenever you print a BOOKLET, stick a colored NEON sheet on top for the COVER. After trying this once, you will LOVE it! 4 - Try setting PORTRAIT 2UP BOOKLET LETTER SWISS BOLD. Then print some really long ascii files, like program listings or BBS lists. You can staple this one with a regular stapler! 5 - Try setting PORTRAIT 1UP LETTER DUTCH NORMAL. Then print say, page 5 out of a long ASCII file. Very slick. 6 - For spreadsheets, try LANDSCAPE 1UP LEGAL-MANUAL SWISS NORMAL. You will never go back to your old way, ever again. 7 - For program listings, PORTRAIT 2UP BOOKLET LEGAL-MANUAL. ( then feed in legal size paper by hand ). You have never seen your programs printed in so few sheets before, and look so good. Q: Can I pass the filename to print on the command line? A: Yes. Example: C:\APP\APP C:\UTIL\MYFILE.TXT is valid. Give a pathname if the file is not located in your current directory. Q: Can I use my proportional soft fonts? A: Yes, but be sure to name them as described, and edit the font headers as detailed earlier. If your ASCII TEXT file has any line-drawing characters in it, they won't align. If your lines contain a lot of wide characters, like Capital W's, they may spill over the borders a little, so it depends. Q: When I have printed the first pass of my job and start to print the back sides, the little picture doesn't match properly. Why? A: The little picture was drawn for printers which have a rear tray. If your printer just stacks the sheets upside-down on top of itself, it's hard to figure out how to re-insert the sheets. It confuses me too! You have to spin them around, but don't turn them over. Put them back into the tray, and select: 2 - REVERSED. Try this a few times and you will feel better. It does work. Q: How was ASCII-PRINT PRO created? A: Suprisingly, this is the most commonly asked question. ASCII-PRINT PRO was written entirely in BORLAND'S TURBO C. The graphics, animation and mouse library is called "WIN" and was written by ETS using the same language. "WIN" is not presently on the market, but may be released as shareware in the future. A: I really like this program and use it a lot. I have never registered a SHAREWARE program before, and feel that these programs should be free for everybody. I don't think it's right that the person who wrote this program should be asking for any actual money for it, or making me feel guilty for not paying anything. I feel that customer support should be free, too. Q: The company you work for just told you that they feel that you are doing an excellent job, and want to reward you for your extra effort. From now on, you are going to receive a pat on the back and a lot of praise every day from your management. They have now turned over a new leaf and are finally going to give you the glory you deserve. Because of a new policy, however, they have asked that you now work for free. No further paychecks will be forthcoming. Is not the satisfaction of a job-well-done reward enough for you? page 6 ╓───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖ ║ CALLING the 24-Hour ETS Inc. Support BBS in SALT LAKE CITY ║ ╙───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜ ┌────────────────┐ │ (801) 265-0919 │ BBS Node 1 ( 14400 baud ) hi-speed modems. │ (801) 265-2496 │ BBS Node 2 ( 2400 baud ) lo-speed modems. └────────────────┘ *** *** BBS RULES: *** 1 - This is a FREE ACCESS BBS. 2 - You do NOT have to be a registered user to use this BBS! 3 - You do NOT have to be a registered user to download the various Fonts and Utilities. 4 - You can ALWAYS download the most recent un-registered version of our programs for FREE! There are a LOT of Public Domain Landscape SOFT-FONTS on the BBS. Try some. If you like ASCII-PRINT PRO ----> You should get another program we sell: LPE. ( Laser Printer Envelope utility ) Trust me, the quality is like ASCII-PRINT PRO, except it does envelopes! Call up anytime and download FREE: LPE105.ZIP: 90k EGA/VGA+Mouse Laser Printer Envelope by ETS Inc. │ * Postal barcodes and FIM codes │ * Dual Fonts for Destination and Return address │ * Database Create/Add/View functions │ * Multiple databases │ * Multiple setup save/recall │ * Select from a large (32) variety of fonts │ * ALL-GRAPHIC, very modern looking program 3PIRADA.ZIP: 150K EGA/VGA+Mouse 3-GAME PIRADA SET by ETS Inc. │ * Features 16-frame hi-res color animations. │ * Mouse Play ( no keyboard ) │ * BOSS KEY ( We encourage you to play at work! ) │ * GREAT ALL-GRAPHIC, very modern, not "kid-dish". │ * Written by ETS. You WILL need the serial number from your registered ASCII-PRINT PRO diskette to download the most recent REGISTERED Version of ASCII-PRINT PRO from our BBS. REGISTERED UPGRADES of ASCII-PRINT PRO are FREE to YOU! Please send your ASCII-PRINT PRO registration form in TODAY! VOICE ORDERS: (801) 265-2497 VISA/MC accepted. 7 days/wk 8-3 MST. FAX: (801) 265-8921 24 HR ETS Inc. Support FAX. BBS: (801) 265-0919 14,400 baud V.32bis HI-Speed modems. BBS: (801) 265-2496 2400 baud LO-Speed modems. page 7 ╓───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖ ║ ASCII-PRINT PRO and SHAREWARE ║ ╙───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜ Here are some comments from ETS registered users: "Great Design and Programming job! A Masterpiece!" - R Retin, San Francisco, CA 1992 "I want to commend you for keeping the price of registration low, that is the reason I sent you this check." - R Sebby, Kansas City, KS 1992 "Just Superb". - J Hauko, Acworth, GA 1992 "!!!LONG LIVE SHAREWARE!!!" - Dan Taylor, Toronto, 1992 "It's 3:00 a.m., I've just gotten off work, I'm totally excited about this excellent program you have written, and I'm sending you a check right now. YEAH!" - Mark Selman, Davenport CA, 1992 "I'm impressed. I've seen other programs but none with the out- standing quality, versatility, and ease of use that this program exhibits. Very well Done !!!! And at a good price too! I'd be ashamed not to register it." - Jeff Byrnes, New Berlin, WI 1992 Why should you buy this software? 1 - You receive the latest version on 3 or 5 inch diskette, shipped with a printed manual. ( NO EXTRA CHARGE for ordering 3 1/2 inch diskettes! ) 2 - You will get a CUSTOMER number, which you will need to download FREE UPGRADES of future REGISTERED versions of ASCII-PRINT PRO. 3 - Registered ASCII-PRINT PRO is SELF-UPGRADING!!! Customers who have registered can easily download the LATEST, most POWERFUL version for FREE, using the Complimentary 24 HOUR ETS Support BBS in Salt Lake City! 4 - We make our living by creating and marketing quality software for you to use and enjoy. Our prices are as low as possible! We take a lot of pride in our work, and receive payment the old-fashioned way -- one at a time. If you use this program regularly and don't pay for it, you deprive us of the income we need to continue writing shareware for you to use and enjoy. Program Registration Fee ..........................ONLY $ 14.95 YES, you read that correctly. Includes Shipping & Handling (USA). Foreign orders please add what you feel would be appropriate. Foreign checks MUST be drawn from a U.S. bank, because we are charged a $20.00 check handling fee on foreign bank checks. ETS Inc. has: A - The LOWEST POSSIBLE prices. B - The BEST POSSIBLE software. Personal and Business checks, VISA and MC are accepted. Your package is shipped the same day we receive your order! ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ ASCII PRINT PRO REGISTRATION Version 1.05 ║ ╠═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ Please send ____ copy(ies) of the latest version of APP to: ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ┌┐ ║ ║ └┘ Enclosed is a check for $14.95 per copy. ║ ║ ┌┐ ║ ║ └┘ Charge my VISA #_____ _____ _____ _____ expiry ___ ___ ║ ║ ┌┐ ║ ║ └┘ Charge my MC #_____ _____ _____ _____ expiry ___ ___ ║ ║ ┌┐ ║ ║ └┘ Phone number (optional) _______________________________ ║ ║ ║ ║ MAIL or FAX this form to: ║ ║ ETS Inc. ║ ║ APP Registration ║ ║ 1115 East Brigadoon Court ║ ║ Salt Lake City, UT 84117-4969 ║ ║ ║ ║ or call: ETS VISA/MC order line (801)265-2497 (orders only) ║ ║ 8am - 3pm MST 7 days per week. ║ ║ FAX: (801) 265-8921 ║ ║ ║ ║ ┌┐ ║ ║ └┘ Please send APP on 3 1/2 inch diskette. ║ ║ ┌┐ ║ ║ └┘ Please send APP on 5 1/4 inch diskette. ║ ║ ║ ║ Where did you discover ASCII-PRINT PRO? ║ ║ ┌┐ ║ ║ └┘ Bulletin board _______________________________________ ║ ║ ┌┐ ║ ║ └┘ Friend or associate __________________________________ ║ ║ ┌┐ ║ ║ └┘ Other ________________________________________________ ║ ║ ┌┐ ║ ║ └┘ Please rate APP on a scale of 1 to 10 ________ ║ ║ ┌┐ ║ ║ └┘ Printer type _________________________________ ║ ║ ║ ║ Comments:_________________________________________________ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ __________________________________________________________ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ __________________________________________________________ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ __________________________________________________________ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ┌┐ ║ ║ └┘ You may Quote me. ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝