PATTERN PRO V 2.0 DEMO PROGRAM

        System requirements IBM PC or compatible 386 or higher
running Windows 3.0 or greater.

        Pattern Pro was developed to give a knitter, 
using Windows, the ability to create patterns on a computer
and be able  to download the pattern to a laser printer in 
the form of printout that is acceptable by the Passap E-6000 
card Reader.  Experimentation on inkjet and matrix printers 
will be necessary to determine if they are compatible with
the E-6000 Reader.  It appears that by making a 1:1 scale 
xerographic copy of the inkjet printout provides an 
acceptable pattern sheet for the Reader.  The ink used in the
inkjet printers is not compatible with the sensor in the Reader.
 

        The demo program of Pattern Pro will enable a user to
check out the compatability of their system from computer to
printer to the Passap E-6000 reader.

        After unzipping the program files, preferably in a
temporary directory by themselves, double click on the file
SETUP.EXE.  The installation program will begin the
installation.  Once the installation is complete simply 
double click on the newly created icon and the Pattern Pro
program will execute.

        The program consists of three screens. The first
screen is just an introduction page.  The second screen is
the main working screen.  This screen is a grid That replicates
the format of the E-6000 pattern card.  The knitter can then
begin to develop a pattern.  Double clicking with the left
mouse button will place a colored "Square" in a cell.
  It is also possible to select a group of cells by pressing
down the left button and holding while dragging across a 
series of cells and releasing.  Then one click of the rig 
button will fill the selected cells with "Squares".  
Pattern Pro can place three different colored squares (four
if you count white) on the pattern grid.  White is the back-
ground color.  Black is the second color square.  Green is 
the third color square, and Violet is the fourth color square.
Pattern Pro V 2.0 provides the capability to develop four color
patterns.  The program will print out the three Reader sheets 
necessary for the four color pattern.

        The demo program is a working program but some of the
features are not enabled. For example, the all-up version of
Pattern Pro has the capability to import patterns that have
been previously created and saved.  It also has the capability
to export the pattern as a bitmap file.  A bitmap file can
then be viewed and altered by paint programs.

        The third screen displays the whole pattern as it will
be printed.  

        The demo program active region for printing a pattern
is limited to the first 10 rows and 10 stitches(10 grid Columns
by 10 grid rows) as well as the 11 cells in cols A,B and C 
which are the control columns on the E-6000 pattern card. The
entire grid will print out.  Trim around the "Trim Line" and 
CAREFULLY ALIGN on an E-6000 card. Tack in place with magic tape
and place in carrier jacket.  Insert in reader and read. One
caution, be careful not to cover any of the blocks with the 
magic tape. Just a small piece is all that is necessary.

        We hope that you find Pattern Pro as useful as we
have.

                
        For more details on Pattern Pro V 2.0 contact: 

2/95                    TIOGA SOFTWARE INCORPORATED
                        Attn. Michael McDonald
                        9411 Eldred Place Seabrook
                        MD 20706-3442

                        Compuserve  74030,1364