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- MODULAR SOFTWARE DESIGNS Announces .PC_SCRIPT
- A Compatible Subset of Waterloo SCRIPT
- Now Available for PC-DOS and MS-DOS
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- .PC_SCRIPT HIGHLIGHTS
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- Within the IBM mainframe data processing environment, Waterloo SCRIPT
- has long been acknowledged as the leading text formatter. For years
- SCRIPT has been the first choice among technical writers for producing
- professional quality documents. Now .PC_SCRIPT by MSD provides these
- same users a simple way to reuse their acquired skills within the
- personal computer environment.
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- Formatting Features
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- ° Table of Contents: Up to ten different table of contents.
- Use separate table for main contents, list of figures, etc.
- ° Page Titles: Top/bottom and even/odd page multiple line titles.
- ° Boxes: Automatically uses PC graphics box characters. Build
- custom forms. Boxes within boxes. Side-by-side boxes. Trees.
- ° Indexing: Build up to ten separate indexes. Three level
- index entries. Cross referencing and priority referencing.
- ° File Imbedding: Imbed files up to fifteen levels deep. Full
- DOS file directory support.
- ° Formatting: Even/odd page adjust and page skipping. Automatic
- page numbering. Centering, left and right adjust. Global
- line spacing control.
- ° Macros: Define macros for frequently used sets of commands.
- ° Set Symbols: System and user defined symbols are supported.
- ° Over 50 fully implemented SCRIPT compatible commands.
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- Standard ASCII Input Files
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- ° .PC_SCRIPT input files contain only ASCII text characters.
- ° Use your favorite SPF-like editor for the PC, or any editor
- that produces files compatible with the DOS editor, EDLIN.
- ° Protect your documents from conversion problems by avoiding
- nonstandard editors and formatters.
- ° .PC_SCRIPT files are portable. Since commands are compatible,
- the same file SCRIPTed on the mainframe produces similar
- results.
-
- More
-
- ° The Reference Manual is a .PC_SCRIPT document
- containing many illustrations and examples.
- ° User's Guide and Command Reference Cards are available.
- ° Distribute your mainframe document workload to the PC.
- ° Extend organizational documentation standards.
- ° Avoid retraining by reusing your current SCRIPT expertise.
- ° Learn mainframe skills on the PC!
- ° .PC_SCRIPT runs on the IBM PC, PC/XT, PC/AT and all PC
- compatibles.
- ° Macro and translate features provide direct control of
- all the PC printer capabilities.
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- Bulletin Board Users
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- The .PC_SCRIPT package is available under the terms of the MSDWARE
- agreement as defined in the program. The .PC_SCRIPT package consists
- of the following files:
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- Filename Contents
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- SCRIPT.SUM The .PC_SCRIPT package summary (this document).
- SCRIPT.EXE The .PC_SCRIPT program.
- SCRIPT.RFM The .PC_SCRIPT Reference Manual.
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- All files may be found in SCRIPT.ARC.