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- Mountain Software Presents:
-
- MANUALIZER
-
- By Anthony Watson
-
- Version 1.1
- Released July 30, 1993
-
- Now FREEWARE!
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-
- Manualizer should run in any resolution on any ST/TT. The program itself
- requires 50K of free RAM though you will need more RAM available to store the
- text file you wish to 'Manualize'.
- You'll also need a printer compatible with the Hewlett Packard Laserjet II
- printer. If you do not have a compatible printer this program will be of very
- little use to you!
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- OPERATING MANUALIZER
-
- I recently purchased a laser printer and began searching for various
- utilities to make use of it abilities. While there were quite a number of
- utilities that could print text in landscape mode I could not find one that
- would print the pages in the proper order to be able to fold the sheets into
- the form of a manual. So, after a little research and LOTS of wasted paper I
- wrote Manualizer!
-
- Operating Manualizer couldn't be much simpler. Simply run the MANUAL.PRG
- file. Click on the 'PROCEED' button, locate the text file you wish to create a
- manual from, and then follow the prompts!
-
- The trickiest part of operating Manualizer is learning how to flip the pages
- over and inserting them back into your printer to print the back sides of the
- sheets. After printing the front sides of the sheets, the sheets are flipped
- over end to end, and then fed in reverse order. A little practice will soon
- have you understanding the process!
-
- One last point, Manualizer determines which size type to use by examining
- the length of every line in the text file. If every line in the text file is
- 50 columns or less, then the manual will be printed with large type. If ANY
- line is over 50 columns long the manual will be printed with small type. Most
- text editors allow you to reformat text files to any number of columns if you
- desire a specific type size. Please keep in mind that reformatting will
- generally mess up any tables or columns you may have set up in your text file.
-
- Manualizer is intended for standard ASCII text files only, and the results
- are sure to be unpredictable if you try to Manualize a non-ASCII file!
-
- I sincerely hope you find this program useful. If you have any questions
- regarding this program, or any Mountain Software program, please don't
- hesitate to contact me. I'll provide any assistance I am able to.
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- Version 1.1
- Released July 30, 1993
-
- Well, it's been eight months since the release of the first version of
- manualizer! And while I've found this program to be an absolute necessity, I
- have received 'ZERO' registrations!
-
- So taking into account the fact that I'm not likely to ever receive a dime
- from this program, I've decided to remove all restrictions from the program
- and release it now as FREEWARE! Consider it my way of saying Thank You to all
- those who HAVE registered other shareware programs I've written!
-
- Perhaps without the $10 shareware fee a few folks will actually get some use
- out of this program?
-
- Anthony Watson
- Mountain Software
-