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- TYPE-IT
-
- By Philip P. Kapusta P. O. Box 5423 Falmouth, Va. 22403
-
-
- TYPE-IT converts your computer into a typewriter.
- Print text to your printer letter by letter, line by line,
- or page by page. TYPE-IT is NOT a word processor, and
- its features are few and simple. Ideal for quick notes and
- memos.
-
- [F1] Set a new tab position interval.
-
- [F2] Permits the user to change the mode by which text
- characters will be sent to the printer.
-
- Mode [C]: Each character typed into the keyboard will be
- sent immediately to the printer. You must identify your
- printer at the appropriate prompt. If your printer is a
- dot matrix printer and not specifically an EPSON, or IBM
- brand, select the [E] Epson LQ/FX choice. Most dot matrix
- printers emulate the Epson printer as their default. Space
- characters (ASCII 32) do not print on dot matrix printers
- until a printable character is typed to the keyboard. This
- is not a bug but rather a limitation of dot matrix printers.
-
- Mode [L]: The current line of text will be sent to the
- printer after the [ENTER] or [RETURN] key is pressed. This
- is the default.
-
- Mode [P]: Text will be sent to the printer for every 55
- lines of text entered.
-
- [F3] Prints all text entered up to the point that this key
- is pressed, and then ejects the page from the printer.
-
- [F4] Permits the user to save all text entered up to
- the current cursor position to a user given file name.
-
- [F5] Places the date into the text at the current cursor
- position.
-
- [F6] Places the time into the text at the current cursor
- position.
-
- [F7] Places the user's name into the text at the current
- cursor position (applies only to registered users). An en-
- hanced feature is available to registered users that allows
- insertion of an ASCII text file at the current cursor posi-
- tion when the [F7] key is pressed.
-
- For example, if you would like to have a standard return
- name and address appear automatically when you press [F7]
- then create an ASCII file and save it as "TYPEIT.F7" (ex-
- clude quotes). The easy way to do this is to exit to DOS,
- then type at the DOS prompt the following:
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- C:>COPY CON TYPEIT.F7 [ENTER]
- John Q. Public [ENTER]
- 123 East Avenue [ENTER]
- Lansing, MI 65432 [ENTER]
- [ENTER]
- Dear Sir, [ENTER]
- [F6]
-
- When you press the [F6] what you have typed at the DOS prompt
- will be saved to file TYPEIT.F7. Thereafter everytime you use
- TYPE-IT and press [F7] the contents of TYPEIT.F7 file will be
- opened and displayed at your cursor position.
-
- [F8] Allows the user to set left and right margins.
-
- [F9] Displays the files on the default disk. Select a file
- from the directory list and TYPE-IT will send it to your
- printer. Press [ENTER] without a file name to abort this
- function and return to your current document. This feature
- is available to registered users only.
-
- [F10] Exits the program.
-
- TYPE-IT is user supported software. Please register
- this program with the program author if you find it useful.
-