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- I am sorry for the delay, but the PRINT12 program and the FOILPRT
- program have now been combined into a program called GRAFPRT which is
- now available on the IBMPC disk as GRAFPRT COMTBH. There is also a
- sample LIST file called GRAFPRT LSTTBH which should also be retrieved.
- On your PC, these files should be named GRAFPRT.COM and GRAFPRT.LST.
-
- The program copies PC-DOS files containing imbedded control characters
- to your printer. The output is "printed" using either an emphasized
- 12-pitch character set or an oversized 6-pitch character set (specified
- by an "SO" or an ESC-W-n sequence in the file). The program requires
- either the IBM Graphics Printer or an Epson MX-80 (with GRAFTRAX-80 or
- GRAFTRAX+).
-
- The 12-pitch characters are dots, but approach "correspondence quality."
- The purpose of the 6-pitch character set is the preparation of overhead
- projection foils. In fact, since the letters are a full 1/6" tall, the
- text must be double-spaced to be readable.
-
- The full upper- and lower-case ASCII character set is supported. Also
- provided are arrow-heads, "box" graphics, a "bullet," a "copyright"
- symbol, a "trademark" symbol and a "broken-arrow" (new-line symbol).
- The program contains logic to convert lines and figures -- drawn with
- plus-signs, minus-signs and vertical-bars -- to the appropriate "box"
- graphics and arrow-heads, resulting in a "solid" line or figure.
-
- The program recognizes many control characters and supports underlining.
- However, if two characters are "overstruck," only the second will be
- visible. Tabs are pre-set every eight positions. Characters past the
- 96th on any given line will be ignored.
-
- There is also special logic to support most of the features of PCSCRIPT
- when its output is written to a disk file and then passed to GRAFPRT.
-
- The current version of the GRAFPRT program has no options. Just enter:
-
- GRAFPRT filename
-
- If the filename extension is not supplied, "LST" will be assumed. The
- program will reset the printer, so please align the forms first.
-
- ------------------ 4 / 29 / 83 ---------------------------------------
-
- GRAFPRT COMTBH and GRAFPRT LSTTBH have been updated. There was a bug in
- the program where tabs did not expand properly in "wide" mode. Also, a
- third page was added to the LST file containing a "foil" layout sheet to
- simplify the preparation of "foils" using GRAFPRT in "wide" mode.
-
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-
- Larry Rosen HONE1(B007E) Chicago, IL TL 261-3959
-