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THIS IS THE DOCUMENTATION FOR:
BANNER.BAS, POSTER.BAS, BANNER.COM, GOTHIC.COM
LIBRARY VERSION 1.0
There are four banner programs in this library. Please add additional
"Banners" as you find them and place them in this library on Mark Howard's
RCP/M board (315) 446-7793 or, Computer's Etc RCP/M board (315) 446-7793.
I take no credit for these three excellent public domain works, only for
the documentation.
In all cases, the best way of executing these programs is with a dot
matrix printer. Biasing the printer ahead of time is very helpful. If
you don't have a method of setting up your Gemini printer, contact me at
(315) 696-5632 after 6 PM Eastern Time, or at the below listed address. I
have a very cheap, commercially available printer setup program available.
It is the best of the kind there is! In any event, a "letter quality"
(daisy wheel) printer will work but there is not the control available as
with the dotmatrix printers.
In all cases, I have found that the best quality print is derived by
setting up your printer ahead of time to 17 Characters/inch, indented 25
spaces, unidirectional print, and vertical (between lines) spacing for
7/72". This makes the lines of type just touch and gives the impression
of continuous print, ie the letter "X" will form a continuous chain, and
is quite attractive.
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BANNER.BAS
BANNER.BAS was written in Microsoft Basic and is very quick. The
letters formed are very large, printed vertically on the page. BANNER.BAS
is, in many ways the classiest of the three. It was written in Microsoft
Basic on a KayPro II computer by Mark Haus of Pittsfield, Ma. He is a
brilliant pre-teenager. To run this program, PIP a copy of MBASIC.COM to
the same disk as this program. Then simply type "MBASIC BANNER" and
follow the prompts. He has included instructions (a help file) in the
program for running it. Written in 1981, contains 13K of source code.
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POSTER.BAS
Size: 19K. Makes block letters. This program is promp driven and is
similar in output to "BANNER.COM" listed below. To execute this program
enter "MBASIC POSTER". Delivers two different sizes of horizontal banners
(or posters). Follow the prompts. Updated on July 5, 1981 by E.L. Platz.
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BANNER.COM
BANNER.COM Prints horizontally on the page. This is unusual in a
"Banner" program, and might more correctly be called a "Large Print"
program. No, this is not the compiled version of BANNER.BAS. I have
BANNER.COM very useful for large directions, name plates, and headings for
newsletters. To run this program, setup your printer ahead of time as in
the READ-ME file. Then type "BANNER YOUR MESSAGE". Try this program at
half height, 17 Characters/inch on your printer. You'll be delighted with
the results. Usually 7 lines high, 7 characters wide. 2K. Written by Mike
Horton and Jacque Giraud.
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GOTHIC.COM
GOTHIC.COM (11K) Prints vertically on the page (long ways) in very
very large gothic style letters. Because there is considerable overstrik
ing, this program takes quite some time to run. It does, however, print
very very pretty gothic script. To run this program, setup your printer
as I have indicated in the BANNER.DOC file that accompanies this library.
10 characters/inch is sure to be too large, and the characters will wrap
and cause a mess on paper. Use reduced sized print. 12 pitch will fill
the page from one side to the other. To invoke this program, type "GOTHIC"
The message to be printed will be menu driven. go have dinner. It'll take
a bit of time, but it is worth it for "HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEY" to be printed
in this way. It's destined to become a classic. It supports both upper
and lower case letters, unlike most other banners. I wish I new who wrote
it.
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Documentation (August 26, 1984) by:
Walt Pfiester, 1 Skadden Terrace, Tully, N.Y. 13159 (315) 696-5632.
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