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- MSPOOL
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- version 0.1 (c) copy right 1988 All Rights Reserved
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- If you are a public software distributor or the sysop for a local BBS,
- you can use the short description of this program at the very end of this
- document, instead of trying to figure out by reading through the entire
- document.
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- By now, you must have used huge programs which demand almost all of the
- 640 kilobytes available. Under these circumstances, memory resident programs
- which you just had to use can no longer be used, including any TSR program
- with my name in it somewhere. This printer spooler is a cure for that
- problem: It can be run any time you need a spooler, yet can be wiped out any
- time you don't need one. It will also wipe out from memory any other memory
- resident program made by me and run AFTER this spooler program, but not
- BEFORE.
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- If you simply type
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- MSPOOL
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- then you get the help screen only.
- To use this, simply type
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- MSPOOL RUN
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- and end it with an <ENTER> or <ntr> or <cr> or anything else you want to call
- the carriage return. Just the letter 'r' in 'run' will work also.
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- You can load any other program AFTER the MSPOOL to be removed along with
- MSPOOL, provided that the other programs have my name mentioned somewhere or
- it mentions that this program will wipe out that particular program also. Do
- not run any other memory resident program after MSPOOL if not made by this
- group or specifically mentions that MSPOOL will wipe out that software also.
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- The default will set MSPOOL for 60,000 bytes of spooler space. If you
- want to set for anything less than that, such as 20,000 bytes, type
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- MSPOOL S 20 RUN
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- to set the spooler size for 20,000 bytes. The correct value is between 1 and
- 60 for 1,000 to 60,000 bytes of spooler space. Select the less values if
- you're short on memory.
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- To wipe out this spooler from memory, type
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- MSPOOL WIPE
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- The spooler is set to send all characters for the printer to line
- printer one as default. To change output to line printer two or three, type
- the hot key <alt> and <m> to pop up the menu which looks like this
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- MSPOOL: P:port <esc>:exit
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- Type the escape key to get out or the letter 'p' to change the line
- printer setting. If you type 'p', then you get a prompt like this
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- Line printer 1 now. Type 1 - 3 or <esc> to abort this.
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- Type the number '1' through '3' to change to the appropriate line
- printer or the escape key to avoid changes.
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- If you just filled up the printer spooler but want to stop the spooler,
- the hot key to pop up the menu will also clear out the list. However, any
- printer buffer operating outside the computer or inside your printer will not
- be affected by this.
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- If your software initializes the printer, then this spooler will also be
- cleared.
- If your software checks for the status of the printer and the spooler is
- empty, then the status of the printer is returned to your software. But if
- the spooler is filled and is printing, then the status of the spooler is
- returned to your software to tell it that the spooler is busy or not.
- The spooler itself is set to send a maximum of about 180 characters a
- second to your printer and will keep sending characters to your printer
- unless your printer is busy or is out of paper, in which case the spooler
- will wait until your printer is not busy or until you put more paper into
- your printer.
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- All products and names mentioned are Trademarks or Registered Trademarks of
- their respective corporations or companies.
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- All enclosed programs, documents and other files are provided AS IS, without
- any warranty, expressed or implied, including but not limited to fitness for
- a particular purpose.
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- A contribution of $10 US/Canadian is appreciated if you find this useful, or
- $20 for an improved one which wipes out any and all programs (not just mine
- or associate(s)) loaded after this, among other features. (This later uses
- more memory, of course)
- Your negative criticisms are also welcome.
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- Dr. Masaaki Sawada & Assoc.
- University of Waterloo, Faculty of Science
- Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2L 3G1
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- No school time nor equipments were used in producing this program and
- documentation.
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- For distributors and local sysops:
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- product name MSPOOL ($10-$20)
- author name(s) Dr. Masaaki Sawada & Assoc.
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- Brief Description (include as much or as little as you like)
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- This program is a 1,000 - 60,000 bytes printer spooler program which can
- become memory resident any time you like, and can be removed just as easily
- any time you need the extra memory without rebooting. If you load other
- memory resident programs made by Dr. Masaaki Sawada and/or assoc. after
- MSPOOL, they will also be wiped cleanly from memory as well.
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- One line description
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- Removeable printer spooler.
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