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- Cohort Version 1.0
- Guy Gallo
- January 2, 1986
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- 1 Purpose
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- A Printer / Directory Utility for the IBM (and close
- compatibles).
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- Cohort allows you to access and change several common
- printer functions, such as print pitch, page length,
- bold, italic, underline.
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- Cohort is completely configurable
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- Cohort includes a 66 line notepad.
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- Cohort includes several common DOS operations (Dir, Erase,
- Rename, Copy, Print, Chkdsk).
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- Cohort can be run either of two ways: as a standalone
- program from the DOS level; or as a Memory Resident
- program.
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- 2 Usage
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- 2.1 Loading
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- Cohort can be loaded into memory and then invoked by a
- single keystroke from within any application
- program.
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- In order to make Cohort memory resident, type COHORT /L
- at the DOS prompt.
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- The current HotKey (the key used to access Cohort from
- within other programs) will be displayed.
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- Cohort will use approximately 67K of memory. And this
- memory can be reclaimed (ONLY FROM THE DOS LEVEL!)
- by selecting "Unload Cohort" under the "Setup"
- menu.
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- 2.2 Configuration
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- 2.2.1 HotKey
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- The current HotKey can be changed at any time by
- selecting the "HotKey..." option under the
- "Setup" menu.
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- This enables you to change the HotKey if there is
- an incompatiblity between the default HotKey
- (Alt-F10) and your application program.
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- This change can be made permanent by selecting
- "Save settings" under the "Setup" menu. The
- next time you load Cohort, the new HotKey
- will be in effect.
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- NOTE: In order to "Save settings": the program
- MUST be named COHORT.COM, and it must be
- available in the currently active directory.
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- 2.2.2 Printer codes
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- The default printer for Cohort is the HP
- ThinkJet. As a result, several of the menu
- options (such as Doublestrike and Italic) are
- inapplicable. And the codes for these
- functions (visible via the "Edit control
- codes" option of the "Setup" menu) are empty.
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- Each of the thirteen codes are easily changed.
- Simply find the appropriate codes in your
- printer manual, select "Edit control codes",
- enter the codes USING THE ACTUAL CONTROL
- CODES. Be aware that the ASCII symbol for
- the keys stroke will appear. For instance if
- you press <^O>, you will see <>. It is
- important to realize that the Escape code
- itself is entered, NOT by pressing the <Esc>
- key, but by pressing <^[>. What you will see
- is: <>.
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- Once you have entered the appropriate codes, you
- can save them permanently by selecting "Save
- settings" under the "Setup" menu.
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- NOTE: In order to "Save settings": the program
- MUST be named COHORT.COM, and it must be
- available in the currently active directory.
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- NOTE: One control code will not appear on the
- screen, although you CAN enter it: this is
- the NUL character. It is <^@> and is entered
- by holding down the ctrl key and
- simultaneously selecting Shift-2 (or <@>).
- This control code is part of the sequence for
- "Inches per page". What you see is only
- <C>. The NUL, being nul, is invisible...
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- NOTE: both Page Length and Inches per page take
- the following form:
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- <escape sequence><user supplied number>
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- for instance: Page Length is <C#>. If the code
- for page length on your printer is not of
- this form, leave me a message...
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- 3 Credits
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- Cohort was written in Turbo Pascal V3.0B; using
- utilities by Nostradamus and Neil Rubenking;
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- The menuing system is adapted from Borland's Turbo
- Editor ToolBox. The typewriter is adapted from TSCRIPT
- by Keven Menningen. The memory residency code is by
- Lane Ferris.
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- 4 Payment
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- If you find this program useful and wish to make a
- contribution, please send it to:
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- Guy Gallo
- c/o The Harvard Club
- 27 West 44th Street
- New York New York 10032
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- You can address any suggestions or bug-finds to that
- address, or leave a message on any of the following
- Electronic Bulletin Boards:
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- The Invention Factory - 1-212-431-1194
- PCSI - 1-212-924-6598
- TextBase - 1-212-826-8827
- Gene Plantz Chicago IBBS.
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