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HEBREW AND YIDDISH PRINTING WITH FX-SERIES PRINTERS Copyright (C) 1985 by Arnold M. Kuzmack 3912 Montrose Dr. Chevy Chase, MD 20815 (301⌐ 986-027┤ evening≤ anΣ weekends Thi≤ prograφ ma∙ bσ freel∙ copied¼ distributed¼ anΣ used« ì However¼ thσ autho≥ retain≤ al∞ copyright≤ t∩ it« Specifically¼ i⌠ ì MA┘ NO╘ B┼ SOL─ unles≤ authorizeΣ iε writinτ b∙ thσ autho≥ iε ì advance, nor may it be included in any other package for sale. INTRODUCTION Thi≤ program¼ HEBREW.CO═ (o≥ EXE)¼ wil∞ enablσ thσ Epsoε FX-ì serie≤ printer≤ t∩ prin⌠ text≤ iε Hebre≈ o≥ Yiddish« I⌠ let≤ yo⌡ ì preparσ ß tex⌠ usinτ WordStar¼ usinτ it≤ ful∞ word-processinτ ì capabilities« EacΦ Hebre≈ o≥ YiddisΦ lette≥ correspond≤ t∩ aε ì EnglisΦ letter« Yo⌡ theε ruε thσ program« I⌠ download≤ thσ Hebre≈ ì characte≥ se⌠ int∩ thσ printe≥ anΣ theε read≤ you≥ filσ line-by-ì line¼ reverse≤ thσ orde≥ oµ thσ letter≤ (s∩ i⌠ wil∞ reaΣ froφ righ⌠ ì t∩ left)¼ anΣ print≤ it. PREPARING A TEXT Thσ followinτ tex⌠ i≤ writteε iε term≤ oµ WordStar¼ anΣ ì particula≥ WordSta≥ command≤ anΣ characteristic≤ arσ referreΣ to« ì I⌠ shoulΣ bσ possiblσ t∩ usσ thσ prograφ witΦ thσ outpu⌠ froφ othe≥ ì worΣ processors¼ bu⌠ yo⌡ wil∞ havσ t∩ adap⌠ thσ instructions« Iµ ì yo⌡ caε conver⌠ you≥ filσ t∩ ß plaiε ASCI╔ filσ witΦ n∩ specia∞ ì control characters, then everything should work. EacΦ Hebre≈ o≥ YiddisΦ lette≥ i≤ representeΣ b∙ ß particula≥ ì English letter. These are: Aleph a Final mem M Bet b Nun n Gimel g Final nun N Dalet d Samekh s He' h Ayin e Vav u Fe' f Zayin z Final fe' F Het H Tsadi c Tet t Final tsadi C Yud i Kuf q Kaph k Resh r Final kaph K Shin S Lamed l Tav T Mem m .CP 5èThe following six letters are used only in Yiddish: Patah-aleph A Pe' p Kamatz-aleph o 2 vavs v 2 yuds E Patah-2-yuds I Unfortunately¼ thσ tex⌠ doe≤ no⌠ appea≥ oε thσ screeε iε ì Hebrew¼ bu⌠ rathe≥ a≤ ß sequencσ oµ EnglisΦ letters« Thi≤ wil∞ ì takσ somσ gettinτ useΣ to« ╔ havσ trieΣ t∩ selec⌠ EnglisΦ letter≤ ì tha⌠ wil∞ bσ a≤ natura∞ a≤ possible¼ bu⌠ somσ peculiaritie≤ arσ ì unavoidable. Take particular note of the following: áááááFina∞ letter≤ arσ thσ upper-casσ oµ thσ correspondinτ regula≥ ì áááááletter. áááááIε othe≥ cases¼ upper- anΣ lower-casσ letter≤ arσ useΣ fo≥ ì áááááphoneticall∙ relateΣ bu⌠ differen⌠ letters¼ sucΦ a≤ te⌠ ("t"⌐ ì áááááanΣ ta÷ ("T")¼ heº ("h"⌐ anΣ he⌠ ("H")¼ samekΦ ("s"⌐ anΣ shiε ì ááááá("S"). áááááOther≤ ma∙ bσ les≤ intuitive¼ sucΦ a≤ kapΦ ("k"⌐ anΣ kuµ ì ááááá("q")¼ ayiε ("e")¼ anΣ tsadΘ ("có anΣ "C"). Thσ tex⌠ i≤ entereΣ letter-by-lette≥ froφ lef⌠ t∩ righ⌠ usinτ ì thσ EnglisΦ equivalents« Thσ usua∞ worΣ processinτ operation≤ arσ ì allowed¼ includinτ correcting¼ editing¼ movinτ blocks¼ savinτ oε ì disk¼ etc« Oµ course¼ capitalizatioε i≤ no⌠ used¼ excep⌠ wherσ ì necessary to represent different Hebrew letters. Al∞ character≤ tha⌠ d∩ no⌠ appea≥ iε thσ abovσ tablσ prin⌠ ou⌠ ì iε thei≥ norma∞ forφ (excep⌠ fo≥ ß fe≈ useΣ fo≥ specia∞ purpose≤ ì b∙ thσ program¼ a≤ describeΣ below)« Thus¼ yo⌡ havσ completσ ì acces≤ t∩ numbers¼ punctuatioε marks¼ anΣ othe≥ specia∞ characters« ì Remember¼ though¼ tha⌠ the∙ wil∞ prin⌠ ou⌠ iε reversσ order« Thus¼ ì iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ "1984"¼ yo⌡ havσ t∩ typσ "4891"« Also¼ parenthese≤ anΣ ì bracket≤ mus⌠ bσ typeΣ witΦ ")ó o≥ "]ó firs⌠ anΣ witΦ "(ó o≥ "[ó a⌠ ì thσ end« Thi≤ i≤ jus⌠ likσ oε ß regula≥ Hebre≈ o≥ YiddisΦ ì typewriter« If¼ b∙ mistake¼ yo⌡ usσ ß lette≥ tha⌠ i≤ no⌠ iε thσ ì table¼ i⌠ wil∞ prin⌠ ou⌠ a≤ aε EnglisΦ letter. Yo⌡ shoulΣ leavσ ß blanδ linσ betweeε paragraphs« Becausσ oµ ì thσ wa∙ BASI├ read≤ files¼ thσ prograφ wil∞ ruε tw∩ paragraph≤ ì togethe≥ oε rarσ occasion≤ (abou⌠ oncσ ever∙ 25░ times⌐ iµ yo⌡ ì don't. Leaving a blank line will guarantee that this won't happen. Iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ likσ thi≤ mappinτ oµ EnglisΦ t∩ Hebre≈ letters¼ ì you can change it. This is described below. SPECIAL PRINTER CONTROLS Yo⌡ caε usσ do⌠ command≤ freely¼ since¼ a≤ i≤ explaineΣ below¼ ì the∙ wil∞ bσ interpreteΣ b∙ WordSta≥ beforσ beinτ printed« Printe≥ ì command≤ tha⌠ usσ contro∞ character≤ (e« g.¼ ^S⌐ wil∞ probabl∙ no⌠ ì work« Fo≥ thi≤ reason¼ specia∞ character≤ arσ useΣ b∙ thσ prograφ ìèfo≥ underlininτ anΣ fo≥ printinτ part≤ oµ thσ tex⌠ iε large≥ typσ ì font≤ thaε thσ norma∞ 1░ character≤ pe≥ incΦ (cpi)« Thσ character≤ ì useΣ are: _ AFTER text to be underlined. # AFTER text to be printed at 8.6 cpi. ^ AFTER text to be printed at 6 cpi. ⁿ AFTE╥ tex⌠ t∩ bσ printeΣ a⌠ ╡ cpΘ iε double-strikσ ì ááááá emphasized mode. @ BEFORE text to be printed in any of these ways. Thesσ arσ entereΣ iε reversσ order¼ oµ course¼ becausσ the∙ wil∞ bσ ì reversed again before being printed. T∩ illustrate¼ "@SluM_ó wil∞ prin⌠ a≤ thσ worΣ "shalomó ì underlined« Similarly¼ "@SluM^ó wil∞ prin⌠ a≤ thσ samσ worΣ a⌠ ╢ ì cpi, and "@SluM_^" or "@SluM^_" will print as underlined and 6 cpi. Oµ course¼ WordSta≥ wil∞ no⌠ kno≈ tha⌠ yo⌡ arσ usinτ differen⌠ ì sizσ letters¼ s∩ yo⌡ wil∞ havσ t∩ makσ you≥ owε allowancσ fo≥ thσ ì usσ oµ spacσ iµ yo⌡ arσ mixinτ differen⌠ sizσ typσ fonts« Yo⌡ caε ì always try it out and change it if it does not come out right. Yo⌡ caε als∩ mi° EnglisΦ tex⌠ iε thσ mids⌠ oµ thσ Hebre≈ o≥ ì YiddisΦ b∙ enclosinτ i⌠ iε "\ó (backslash⌐ characters« Iε fact¼ ì yo⌡ caε inser⌠ wholσ paragraph≤ iε English« Fo≥ example¼ iµ yo⌡ ì ente≥ "anΘ auhΓ a╘ \Lucy\ó (╔ lovσ Lucy)¼ "Lucyó wil∞ bσ printeΣ iε ì EnglisΦ letters« Oµ course¼ materia∞ insidσ backslashe≤ i≤ no⌠ ì reverseΣ iε order¼ s∩ iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ likσ enterinτ "4891ó fo≥ "1984"¼ ì yo⌡ caε ente≥ "\1984\"╗ i⌠ turn≤ ou⌠ tha⌠ thi≤ slow≤ dowε thσ ì printing¼ however. Becausσ oµ thσ wa∙ thσ printe≥ handle≤ contro∞ code≤ anΣ thσ ì fac⌠ tha⌠ command≤ arσ beinτ giveε iε reversσ order¼ strangσ thing≤ ì happeε iµ yo⌡ tr∙ t∩ usσ an∙ oµ thesσ command≤ ove≥ morσ thaε onσ ì line« I⌠ is¼ therefore¼ recommendeΣ tha⌠ al∞ oµ thσ command≤ ì describeΣ iε thi≤ sectioε terminatσ oε thσ samσ linσ a≤ the∙ start« ì Oµ course¼ yo⌡ caε givσ thσ samσ commanΣ oε thσ nex⌠ line« ì Further¼ wherσ EnglisΦ tex⌠ extend≤ ove≥ severa∞ lines¼ thσ ì backslashe≤ shoulΣ linσ u≡ iε botΦ thσ lef⌠ anΣ righ⌠ margins╗ ì otherwise¼ thσ printeΣ tex⌠ wil∞ no⌠ linσ u≡ a⌠ thσ lef⌠ margiε a≤ ì it should. For example, enter English text like this: \Now is the time for all good \ \men to come to the aid of the\ \party. \ NOTE║ Italiπ typσ font≤ anΣ proportiona∞ spacinτ arσ no⌠ ì supported by the program. èPREPARING A FILE FOR PRINTING Havinτ entereΣ you≥ tex⌠ anΣ saveΣ it¼ yo⌡ no≈ wan⌠ t∩ prin⌠ ì it out. It now gets a little complicated. Firs⌠ oµ all¼ somσ hardwarσ matters« Yo⌡ havσ t∩ havσ aε ì Epsoε FX-8░ o≥ FX-10░ printer« Thσ M╪ anΣ R╪ serie≤ d∩ no⌠ havσ ì thσ additiona∞ memor∙ iε thσ printe≥ t∩ storσ ß user-defineΣ ì characte≥ set« I⌠ wil∞ probabl∙ worδ oε thσ newe≥ model≤ oµ thσ F╪ ì series¼ bu⌠ ╔ havσ no⌠ haΣ acces≤ t∩ thesσ t∩ checδ thσ prograφ ou⌠ ì (hopefully¼ the∙ arσ upwardl∙ compatible)« Also¼ DI╨ switcΦ 1-┤ ì mus⌠ bσ iε thσ OF╞ position« Iµ i⌠ isn't¼ nonσ oµ thi≤ wil∞ work« ì Seσ thσ printe≥ User'≤ Manual. Now¼ we'rσ read∙ t∩ se⌠ u≡ thσ filσ fo≥ printing« Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ ì t∩ usσ thσ WordSta≥ facilitie≤ fo≥ pagination¼ pagσ numbers¼ do⌠ ì commands¼ etc.¼ theε yo⌡ wil∞ neeΣ t∩ havσ WordSta≥ creatσ ß seconΣ ì filσ iε whicΦ al∞ oµ thesσ havσ beeε interpreted« T∩ d∩ this¼ usσ ì thσ "Pó commanΣ a⌠ thσ no-filσ men⌡ witΦ ß carriagσ return¼ theε ì answe≥ "Yó t∩ thσ questioε "DIS╦ FIL┼ OUTPU╘ (Y/N)ó anΣ givσ thσ ì seconΣ filσ aε appropriatσ namσ wheε prompted« Thi≤ filσ wil∞ havσ ì pagσ breaks¼ pagσ numbers¼ anΣ thσ likσ wherσ the∙ belong« Usσ it≤ ì name when you run HEBREW. Iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ carσ abou⌠ paginatioε o≥ jus⌠ wan⌠ t∩ proofreaΣ ì you≥ text¼ yo⌡ caε ski≡ thi≤ step« Checδ thσ printe≥ manua∞ t∩ seσ ì ho≈ t∩ preven⌠ thσ printe≥ froφ printinτ ove≥ thσ perforations¼ iµ ì you want to. PRINTING THE FILE Typσ HEBRE╫ a⌠ thσ operatinτ systeφ prompt« Usσ thσ filσ ì HEBREW.CO═ fo≥ CP/M-8░ anΣ HEBREW.EX┼ fo≥ MS-DOS/PC-DOS« Afte≥ ß ì titlσ anΣ copyrigh⌠ notice¼ thσ prograφ wil∞ asδ fo≥ thσ namσ oµ ì thσ filσ t∩ bσ printed« Ente≥ thσ namσ oµ thσ filσ yo⌡ havσ jus⌠ ì created« Usσ uppe≥ o≥ lowe≥ case¼ anΣ specif∙ thσ drivσ iµ thσ ì filσ i≤ no⌠ oε thσ defaul⌠ drive« Iµ thσ filσ canno⌠ bσ found¼ yo⌡ ì wil∞ ge⌠ aε erro≥ messagσ anΣ bσ askeΣ t∩ tr∙ again. Next¼ thσ prograφ ask≤ yo⌡ t∩ selec⌠ thσ typσ fon⌠ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ ì bσ useΣ (excep⌠ wheε changeΣ b∙ onσ oµ thσ specia∞ printe≥ code≤ ì listeΣ above)« ┴ men⌡ wil∞ appear¼ listinτ al∞ oµ thσ availablσ ì font≤ (usinτ thσ terminolog∙ oµ thσ printer'≤ User≤ Manual)« Ente≥ ì thσ numbe≥ correspondinτ t∩ you≥ choice¼ theε pres≤ RETURN« Iµ yo⌡ ì press RETURN without a number, you will get emphasized pica. Thσ prograφ theε ask≤ whethe≥ t∩ double-strikσ thσ output« ì Ente≥ "Yó o≥ "yó fo≥ Yes¼ anythinτ elsσ fo≥ No¼ theε RETURN« ì Double-struck output looks better but takes twice as long. Next¼ thσ prograφ ask≤ fo≥ thσ tota∞ lengtΦ oµ thσ printe≥ ì line« Thi≤ mean≤ thσ physica∞ lengtΦ oµ thσ line¼ includinτ ì margins« Fo≥ example¼ fo≥ thσ FX-8░ usinτ thσ standarΣ 1░ cpΘ ì font¼ thi≤ woulΣ bσ 80« Iµ yo⌡ arσ usinτ ß differen⌠ typσ font¼ ìèyo⌡ wil∞ havσ t∩ figurσ ou⌠ wha⌠ i⌠ is« Finally¼ thσ prograφ ask≤ fo≥ you≥ desireΣ righ⌠ margin« ì Remembe≥ tha⌠ WordSta≥ automaticall∙ add≤ ß lef⌠ margiε oµ ╕ space≤ ì anΣ tha⌠ thi≤ defaul⌠ caε bσ changeΣ usinτ thσ ".P╧ ε" do⌠ command« ì Fo≥ example¼ ".P╧ 0ó lead≤ t∩ n∩ space≤ beinτ added« WitΦ thσ ì defaul⌠ anΣ ß picß (1░ cpi⌐ typσ font¼ thi≤ normall∙ result≤ iε ì abou⌠ ß one-incΦ lef⌠ margin« Sincσ thi≤ prograφ reverse≤ thσ ì orde≥ oµ thσ character≤ iε eacΦ line¼ thi≤ woulΣ resul⌠ iε ß one-ì incΦ RIGH╘ margin« Thσ numbe≥ giveε iε answe≥ t∩ thi≤ questioε i≤ ì ADDE─ t∩ an∙ space≤ inserteΣ b∙ WordStar« Yo⌡ caε arrangσ fo≥ you≥ ì righ⌠ margiε eithe≥ iε WordStar¼ iε thi≤ program¼ o≥ througΦ ß ì combination¼ bu⌠ it'≤ generall∙ easie≥ t∩ usσ usσ thi≤ program« ì Jus⌠ includσ thσ do⌠ commanΣ ".P╧ 0ó a⌠ thσ beginninτ oµ you≥ ì WordSta≥ filσ anΣ givσ aε appropriatσ answe≥ t∩ thσ "DesireΣ righ⌠ ì marginó question« Tha⌠ way¼ iµ yo⌡ makσ ß mistake¼ yo⌡ don'⌠ havσ ì t∩ reloaΣ WordStar¼ edi⌠ you≥ file¼ anΣ g∩ througΦ thσ wholσ ì process described above to prepare the file for printing. Afte≥ yo⌡ havσ answereΣ al∞ thσ questions¼ thσ prograφ say≤ ì "Bσ surσ printe≥ i≤ ON¼ theε pres≤ RETURN" anΣ, wheε yo⌡ pres≤ ì RETURN¼ start≤ t∩ print« Iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ likσ wha⌠ yo⌡ ge⌠ anΣ wan⌠ ì to change it, you can stop the program at any time by typing ^C. ERROR CONDITIONS Thσ maiε erro≥ conditioε encountereΣ wheε usinτ thσ program¼ ì othe≥ thaε sucΦ thing≤ a≤ mistypinτ you≥ filσ name¼ result≤ froφ ì miscalculatinτ thσ spacσ oε thσ line« Thi≤ i≤ especiall∙ likel∙ t∩ ì happeε iµ yo⌡ arσ mixinτ differen⌠ size≤ oµ character≤ oε thσ samσ ì line. The main symptoms are: áááááan error message that reads "Warning -- line too long", or áááááonσ o≥ tw∩ character≤ tha⌠ shoulΣ havσ beeε a⌠ thσ beginninτ ì ááááá(righ⌠ side⌐ oµ thσ linσ beinτ printeΣ a⌠ thσ lef⌠ margiε and¼ ì áááááiµ thσ tex⌠ i≤ beinτ double-struck¼ thσ linσ beinτ printeΣ ì ááááátwice. Iµ eithe≥ oµ thesσ condition≤ occur≤ anΣ result≤ iε you≥ ì printou⌠ beinτ messeΣ up¼ jus⌠ shorteε thσ offendinτ line« Anothe≥ probleφ ma∙ occu≥ iµ yo⌡ arσ tryinτ t∩ cente≥ ß ì headinτ whicΦ i≤ iε ß differen⌠ typσ sizσ froφ thσ res⌠ oµ thσ ì document« Yo⌡ wil∞ finΣ tha⌠ whereve≥ yo⌡ pu⌠ it¼ i⌠ wil∞ prin⌠ a⌠ ì thσ lef⌠ margin« Thσ tricδ i≤ t∩ adΣ space≤ afte≥ thσ headinτ iε ì you≥ filσ unti∞ i⌠ come≤ ou⌠ right« (Yo⌡ won'⌠ seσ thσ space≤ bu⌠ ì caε tel∞ the∙ arσ therσ b∙ typinτ ^Q─ t∩ movσ thσ curso≥ t∩ thσ enΣ ì of the line.) Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ understanΣ wh∙ thi≤ happens¼ thσ followinτ ì explanatioε ma∙ help« Thσ prograφ normall∙ calculate≤ thσ printe≥ ì linσ lengtΦ minu≤ thσ desireΣ righ⌠ margiε minu≤ thσ lengtΦ oµ thσ ì line« Iµ thi≤ i≤ negative¼ i⌠ give≤ thσ "linσ to∩ longó message« ìèIµ i⌠ i≤ positive¼ i⌠ add≤ tha⌠ man∙ space≤ t∩ thσ lef⌠ oµ thσ ì printeΣ line« Thi≤ result≤ iε thσ righ⌠ margiε beinτ even« ì However¼ iµ thσ linσ use≤ an∙ oµ thσ specia∞ printe≥ code≤ tha⌠ ì changσ thσ typσ size¼ i⌠ skip≤ thi≤ step¼ sincσ otherwisσ al∞ line≤ ì woulΣ overflow« Yo⌡ thereforσ havσ t∩ adΣ thσ extrß space≤ ì yourself, taking account of the sizes of the letters. CHANGING THE MAPPING OF LETTERS Iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ likσ mappinτ oµ EnglisΦ letter≤ t∩ Hebre≈ letter≤ ì tha⌠ ╔ havσ chosen¼ yo⌡ caε changσ i⌠ usinτ thσ followinτ ì procedure« Yo⌡ wil∞ neeΣ thσ BASI├ sourcσ codσ distributeΣ witΦ ì thσ prograφ iε ß filσ nameΣ HEBREW.BAS« LoaΣ thi≤ filσ unde≥ you≥ ì BASI├ interpreter« Afte≥ makinτ thσ change≤ describeΣ below¼ savσ ì i⌠ anΣ usσ i⌠ unde≥ thσ interpreter« I⌠ wil∞ bσ somewha⌠ slowe≥ ì thi≤ way¼ pausinτ ß seconΣ o≥ tw∩ betweeε printinτ eacΦ line¼ bu⌠ ì wil∞ otherwisσ functioε identically« Iµ yo⌡ havσ acces≤ t∩ ß BASI├ ì compiler, you can use it to speed up printing. Beginninτ a⌠ linσ 5000¼ yo⌡ wil∞ finΣ ß serie≤ oµ DAT┴ ì statements¼ onσ fo≥ eacΦ Hebre≈ letter¼ eacΦ endinτ witΦ ß commen⌠ ì showinτ thσ EnglisΦ anΣ Hebre≈ letter≤ represented« Thσ firs⌠ ì valuσ iε eacΦ DAT┴ statemen⌠ i≤ thσ ASCI╔ valuσ oµ thσ EnglisΦ ì lette≥ t∩ whicΦ thσ Hebre≈ lette≥ i≤ mapped« Thσ res⌠ oµ thσ ì values contain information on the pattern of dots to be printed. Thus¼ t∩ changσ thσ mapping¼ simpl∙ changσ thσ firs⌠ valuσ iε ì thσ DAT┴ statemen⌠ t∩ thσ ASCI╔ equivalen⌠ oµ thσ EnglisΦ lette≥ ì yo⌡ wan⌠ tha⌠ Hebre≈ lette≥ mappeΣ to« Makσ surσ yo⌡ don'⌠ tr∙ t∩ ì ma≡ an∙ EnglisΦ lette≥ t∩ morσ thaε onσ Hebre≈ letter╗ onl∙ thσ ì las⌠ wil∞ count« AnΣ bσ surσ yo⌡ kee≡ DAT┴ -▒ a≤ thσ las⌠ DAT┴ ì statement« I⌠ i≤ thσ signa∞ t∩ thσ prograφ tha⌠ i⌠ ha≤ reaΣ al∞ ì the data. Yo⌡ wil∞ noticσ tha⌠ thσ DAT┴ statemen⌠ labeleΣ "╙ ╜ shinó ì appear≤ twice« Thi≤ i≤ becausσ oµ ß buτ iε thσ F╪ firmwarσ tha⌠ ì messe≤ i⌠ u≡ thσ firs⌠ time« Iµ yo⌡ finΣ tha⌠ thσ forφ oµ somσ oµ ì you≥ letter≤ get≤ messeΣ u≡ wheε yo⌡ changσ thσ mapping¼ simpl∙ ì repeat the corresponding DATA statement. COMPATIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS Thi≤ prograφ ha≤ beeε testeΣ oε aε Osbornσ ▒ anΣ aε IB═ PC/X╘ ì computer¼ botΦ usinτ aε Epsoε FX-8░ printer« I⌠ doe≤ no⌠ usσ an∙ ì fanc∙ machine-dependen⌠ feature≤ oµ thσ computer¼ s∩ i⌠ shoulΣ worδ ì oε an∙ compute≥ runninτ CP/M-80¼ MS-DO╙ o≥ PC-DOS« I⌠ shoulΣ als∩ ì worδ oε aε Epsoε FX-10░ printer¼ bu⌠ ╔ d∩ no⌠ havσ acces≤ t∩ onσ t∩ ì test. Thσ onl∙ machinσ dependen⌠ featurσ ╔ aφ awarσ oµ usinτ i≤ iε ì linσ 8░ (oµ thσ sourcσ code)¼ whicΦ clear≤ thσ screeε beforσ ì starting« Iε thσ CP/═ version¼ thi≤ read≤ "LPRIN╘ CHR$(26)"¼ whicΦ ì work≤ fo≥ thσ Osbornσ 1« Iµ thi≤ doe≤ unacceptabl∙ strangσ thing≤ ìèoε you≥ computer¼ yo⌡ caε ente≥ thσ appropriatσ commanΣ oε linσ 8░ ì anΣ usσ thσ BASI├ versioε unde≥ thσ interpreter« Iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ kno≈ ì ho≈ t∩ clea≥ you≥ screen¼ yo⌡ caε jus⌠ deletσ thσ linσ o≥ replacσ ì i⌠ witΦ "FO╥ ╔ ╜ ▒ T╧ 25║ PRINT║ NEXT"« I⌠ won'⌠ looδ quitσ a≤ ì prett∙ bu⌠ wil∞ worδ fine« Thi≤ shoulΣ no⌠ bσ ß probleφ oε an∙ ì even slightly IBM-compatible machine. CONTRIBUTIONS Iµ yo⌡ likσ thi≤ prograφ anΣ finΣ i⌠ useful¼ fee∞ freσ t∩ senΣ ì ß contribution╗ ╔ sugges⌠ $15« Also¼ iµ yo⌡ havσ comment≤ o≥ ì suggestion≤ o≥ havσ founΣ bugs¼ pleasσ writσ t∩ me« M∙ addres≤ ì appears at the beginning of this document.