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- I L L U S T R A T O R I I
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- Reviewed by Jack Blewitt
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- THE WRITE STUFF 64 and 128 were programmed by Eric Lee
- THE ILLUSTRATOR II adjunct was programmed by Hugh McMenamin
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- A few months ago, without accolades or fanfares, ILLUSTRATOR II was
- softly ushered into Busy Bee Software's library of add-on programs. What
- Hugh McMemamin's series of ILLUSTRATOR programs do is allow you to easily
- integrate graphics into THE WRITE STUFF word processor pages.
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- ILLUSTRATOR I was widely accepted by the Commodore-using audience,
- however, it soon took its place on the shelf to gather dust. Why? Because
- RUNPAINT graphics were difficult to prepare and PRINT SHOP graphics lacked
- the necessary detail to add substance to a page. The small PS graphics
- looked quite amateurish. Difficult to use, failure of RUNPAINT screens to
- mate properly, and the occasional loss of some data relegated the
- ILLUSTRATOR I to the back of the disk drawer. This has all changed with
- the advent of ILLUSTRATOR II - The Next Generation.
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- The new version uses "Clip-Art" graphics and works 100% better than the
- previous one did. Some Clip Art is furnished with the program, and several
- other disks full of prepared graphics are available through The FGM
- Connection. If you have the pay version of the FunGraphics Machine, you
- already know that you can capture Clip-Art screens from any graphics that
- will display on your screen. It is also possible to capture two or three
- screens linked across for exceptional detail. Printing is fast, placement
- is precise, and density changes can be made with a utility included with
- the disk. Printers supported include the Star and Epson compatibles, the
- LEGEND, Siekosha, and even Commodore 1525 compatibles.
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- "PRINT DENS CHANG" is the utility that converts your Clip-Art into the
- density your printer prints best. Normally, a screen has the proper aspect
- ratio to print at an 80 dots-per-inch density. Had you wished to link
- three screens across a page, the first two screens would fill all the
- available space. By changing the density to 120 dpi, you could print all
- three screens on an 8" page width. Commodore compatibles that only print
- at 60 dpi will only print 1-1/2 screens across. By changing the density of
- a single screen to 60 dpi, the single screen would cover the entire page
- width. This utility will convert any Clip-Art screen into any density your
- printer is capable of printing! As a word of caution, use this utility in
- the C-64 mode only and disable your fast load cartridge if it interferes!
- The time of conversion is dependent upon the size of the graphics. Don't
- let the conversion time on the screen scare you; it's missing a decimal
- point and the true time is only 1/10th the time indicated.
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- It works similarly to ILLUSTRATOR I and so certain rules MUST be
- followed:
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- (1) The printer's secondary address must indicate the printer's graphic
- mode, (usually a "4" or "5");
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- (2) The TWS printer instructions must be set to "ASCII" unless otherwise
- noted;
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- (3) There must be at least one line or space prior to the graphic name;
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- (4) The left margin must be set above "0". The <CTRL> <2> <mo> command,
- which is normally used by the SAM talker module, can be defined as a macro
- to keep code typing to a minimum. When followed by a <+> or a <-> the
- printer will know if you want to back-feed or not. Some printers can feed
- the paper backwards while others require the user to do it manually. Both
- printer types are supported.
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- Complete and well-written instructions are included. So are several
- DEMO letters to make sure your printer is working properly, as well as
- several Clip-Art graphics for your own use. The ILLUSTRATOR II is highly
- recommended for anyone who is a regular user of THE WRITE STUFF! If you
- have TWS 64 or TWS 128 and also the pay version of the FunGraphics Machine,
- ILLUSTRATOR II is a MUST! For additional information on any of the
- programs listed above, please contact the official distributors listed
- below:
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- Busy Bee Software
- P.O. Box 2959
- Lompoc CA 93438
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- The FGM Connection
- P.O. Box 22O6
- Roseburg OR 9747O
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- JB
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- FENDER'S POSTMUMBLE: It's doubtful that anyone will ever create a better
- word processor for the C-128 than THE WRITE STUFF. Equally doubtful is
- anyone coming up with a more powerful graphics manipulator than The
- FunGraphics Machine. It's not just because the market is narrow; it's
- because these products are that good! I'll take TWS over WordPerfect for
- the IBM ($100) anytime.
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- If you have TWS Version 1, it will cost you $10 (plus $3.50 S&H) for THE
- ILLUSTRATOR II, which is essentially the complete TWS V2 with the graphics
- capability added. If you have TWS V2, the charge is $5 (plus $3.50 S&H).
- Overseas S&H is $5. You must supply your serial number from the label of
- the TWS disk.
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- The FGM regularly sells for $24.95 (plus $3.50 for S&H). There are two
- Clip Art collections available -- Volume 1 (two disks) is $8 and Volume 2
- (one disk) is $5.
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- Both of these fine products are supported by many users' groups and can be
- bought at discount prices through them. Check with your group.
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