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- PrtSc
- The Print Screen Utility
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- Copyright (c) 1986 By David L. Drosselmeyer
- All Rights Reserved
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- PrtSc - The Print Screen Utility
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- PrtSc is being distributed as shareware. As such, you can freely copy
- and distribute the program provided that:
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- 1.) The distributed copies of both the program and this
- documentation are unaltered.
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- 2.) No charge is made for copies of the program. An
- exception is made for registered users groups who may
- charge a cost-based fee not to exceed $10.
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- 3.) This documentation file must accompany the PrtSc.Com
- file.
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- If you find this program to be of use to you a contribution of up to
- $15 is requested. For your $15 contribution you will receive the
- latest version of the program as well as the assembly source code for
- the program.
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- I ask that you help me distribute this software by sharing it with
- friends and uploading it to bulletin boards. If you have any problems
- with this software or have suggestions on how to improve it, please
- let me know.
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- Suggestions and contributions can be sent to me at:
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- David Drosselmeyer
- 13141 Marsh Lane
- Oklahoma City, OK 73170
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- PrtSc License Agreement
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- By accepting and using this software you agree that the author will
- not be held responsible for any damages as a result of or arising from
- the use of this software. You accept this software as is. I have
- tested this software under many circumstances and have had no problems
- with its performance.
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- PrtSc System Requirements
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- IBM PCjr/PC/XT/AT or compatible
- PC/MS DOS 2.0 or later
- 128K or more (The resident portion of this program occupies just over
- 4K)
- IBM Color/graphics adapter or compatible or
- IBM Monochrome adapter or compatible or
- IBM Enhanced Color/graphics adapter or compatible operating in CGA
- mode
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- PrtSc - The Print Screen Utility
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- PrtSc Overview
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- PrtSc gives you the options, upon pressing <Shift>-<PrtSc>, to:
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- 1.) Print the screen to a printer as usual.
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- 2.) Print the text of the screen to a file.
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- 3.) Return to your application without printing anywhere.
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- Options 2 & 3 are the added features. Options 2 allows you to save the
- text of the current 80 column screen in ASCII format to a file that
- you specify when you install the program. This option is useful if you
- wish to incorporate the contents of a text screen into a word
- processing document. Option 3 allows you to return to you application
- without doing anything else. This option is ideal for the times that
- you accidentally press the print screen sequence or if you don't have
- a printer attached to your system.
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- How To Install PrtSc
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- PrtSc can either be installed at the DOS prompt or in a batch file. I
- recommend placing the installation instruction in your autoexec.bat
- file. That way the program is installed when the system is first
- started up. Since the program can only be installed once the
- autoexec.bat file would be the most logical place to put the command.
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- Install PrtSc as the last memory resident program that alters the
- print screen interrupt vector. This means to install PrtSc after
- programs such as GRAPHICS.COM. PrtSc can be installed before programs
- such as SIDEKICK and PROKEY with out any problems.
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- To install PrtSc enter the command:
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- PRTSC 'pathname'
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- at the DOS prompt. 'pathname' can be any legal pathname. I recommend
- using a complete pathname including the drive specifer. The file
- specified by the pathname is the file that will be used when option 2,
- print screen to file, is used. If this file does not exist in the
- directory pointed to by the pathname, it will be created. If it does
- exist, the current screen text will be appended to the file.
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- To install PrtSc and use a file named PRTSC.TXT in the root directory
- of drive C:, use the command:
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- PRTSC C:\PRTSC.TXT
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- Now, whenever you press F2 (Print screen to file) the file PRTSC.TXT
- will either be appended to or created.
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- PrtSc - The Print Screen Utility
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- If the command is entered properly, you will receive the messages:
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- "PrtSc Utility Installed"
- "Activate By Pressing: <Shift>-<PrtSc>"
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- If the program has already been installed, entering the command above
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- "PrtSc Utility Already Resident"
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- And if the command is entered without the pathname specified you will
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- "PrtSc Utility Not Installed"
- "Correct Syntax: PRTSC 'pathname'"
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- How To Use PrtSc
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- PrtSc is very straight forward and easy to use. You activate the
- program by pressing <Shift>-<PrtSc> as you normally would to print the
- screen. A menu pops onto the screen listing your options. You simply
- press the key indicated for the option you wish and then you are
- returned to your application with your screen restored to its previous
- state.
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- The only restriction to using PrtSc is that it only works in 80 column
- by 25 line text modes. If you are in any other mode, the screen is
- printed to the printer as it would be if PrtSc had not been installed.
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- The menu that pops on the screen upon pressing <Shift>-<PrtSc>
- contains 3 options listed as below:
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- F1 Print Screen To Printer
- F2 Print Screen To File
- Esc Return Without Printing Screen
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- To select option 1 press function key 1, to select option 2 press
- function key 2 and to select option 3 press the escape key. Any other
- key pressed will cause the computer to beep.
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- That's all there is to it. I hope you enjoy the program and find it
- useful.
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