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In in this archive are the following files:
13173 DIAB630.PRG
3007 READ.ME
4612 SDUMP.PRG
9535 SETUP630.ACC
41448 SETUP630.PRG
8420 SETUP630.RSC
48399 SLM.SYS
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This version (1.4) of the Diablo Emulator for the Atari SLM line of laser
printers is compatible with the Atari TT and ST lines of personal computers.
Enhancements
1. Fonts may be loaded from any directory rather than from only the root of
the boot device. SETUP630.PRG now has a provision for specifying the
directory path from which all fonts are to be loaded.
2. The desk accessory for version 1.4 has more extensive search capabilities
and will find the emulator regardless of other terminate and stay resident
programs installed. For those technically interested, the cookie jar is used
to facilitate this feature.
3. Version 1.4 has a provision for increasing (or decreasing) the size of the
page buffer and in determining the maximum buffer usage after N pages have
been printed. The page buffer must contain all text and graphics linkages for
one page before being printed. This sizing is done to DIAB630.PRG by the
SETUP630.PRG program and becomes effective when the DIAB630.PRG so created
is run. Once the emulator is installed in system memory however, the text
buffer cannot be re-sized. When an overflow occurs, the full buffer partial
pages are printed, and an estimate of the buffer size requirements is
reported in the SETUP630.PRG under the buffer adjust menu item. This
estimate may be used as a guideline to re-size the page buffer for a new
incarnation of DIAB630.PRG. The system must be re-booted to remove the old
DIAB630.PRG before the new one is run.
4. The desk accessory now has two buttons marked "enable" and "disable" with
the current state selected. When disabled, all printer output goes to the
parallel port as if the emulator was not installed. Serial printers are not
affected by this case.
5. Applications which used fonts which filled the line to the physical
maximum (all 80 columns with text of TYPE10LS.FNT) will now fill a line
exactly up to the right margin. In the above case, the document would
look double-spaced when single-spacing was desired.
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The latest version of the screen dump utility is SDUMP.PRG.
New features include inverse printing capability by pressing ALT-SHIFT-HELP
and the ability to do screen dumps of all resolutions of ST, STe and TT.
SDUMP.PRG also checks the status of the printer so that there are no
unanticipated hangs if the SLM is off line.
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SLM.SYS is the latest GDOS driver for the SLM and has extensions for
developers to take advantage of.