Print Commander! REGISTRATION February, 1994 v 3.5s INFORMATION ***************************************************************************** ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS _______ ____|__ | (R) --| | |------------------- | ____|__ | Association of | | |_| Shareware |__| o | Professionals -----| | |--------------------- |___|___| MEMBER OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT "This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a Compuserve message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536" DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT Users of Print Commander! must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "Print Commander! is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of Print Commander!" Print Commander! is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to you for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful and find that you are using Print Commander! and continue to use Print Commander! after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment (see "PCOM_INV.TXT") to Sorcerer Software. The registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time. page 2 ***************************************************************************** You must treat this software just like a book. As an example this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, as long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another, just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time. Commercial users of Print Commander! must register and pay for their copies of Print Commander! within 30 days of first use. Anyone distributing Print Commander! for any kind of remuneration must first contact Sorcerer Software at the address below for authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the ASP (Association of Shareware Professionals) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering Print Commander! immediately. However Sorcerer Software must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of Print Commander! You are encouraged to pass a copy of Print Commander! along to your friends and colleagues for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they like and use it. All registered users will receive a copy of the latest version of Print Commander! PACKING LIST The following files are enclosed for this distribution: PCOM.COM The program itself, to be loaded from the command line or in AUTOEXEC.BAT MANUAL.TXT Manual and additional instructions for operation PCOM_INV.TXT Invoice...to be filled out and sent with payment to Sorcerer Software PCOM_REG.TXT This file...contains file descriptions and registration information README An introductory text file EZPRINT.COM A DOS text printing utility INSTALL.BAT Installation program PRNCOM.ZIP The compressed file that contains the above 7 files. This file has no other function and may be passed on to another user. page 3 ***************************************************************************** (A NOTE TO USERS OF BUBBLE JET/INK JET PRINTERS These printers often are set to different default parameters than dot matrix printers. They frequently, for example, start up in letter quality rather than draft mode. We have available to you a specific Print Commander! configuration to resolve this problem--just let us know your needs when you order.) REGISTRATION OPTIONS When you register with Sorcerer Software we will send you a version of the Print Commander! printer utility that: 1. Contains no nag screen or other registration information; 2. Is smaller, thus occupying less conventional memory when resident and less space on your hard disk; 3. Is optimized for your computer's microprocessor, making it both smaller and faster. You may choose from three Print Commander! registration options: I. PRINT COMMANDER! This package of printer utilities includes: Print Commander! Registered version Print Commander!/W Microsoft Windows compatible version. This registration entitles the user to one registered set of Print Commander! programs. Registration notification will replace the request for registration and the nag screen will be absent. The program will be optimized for speed and size based upon the user's microprocessor architecture. The various Print Commander! features will NOT be optimized and configured for the user's printer make and model, that is, the Print Commander! screen will look the same as in the current unregistered version. The opportunity to upgrade to a version made specifically for your printer is available by contacting Sorcerer Software directly. page 4 ***************************************************************************** II. PRINT COMMANDER! COLLECTION This collection of printer utilities includes: Print Commander! Customized for your printer and processor. Print Commander!/W Microsoft Windows compatible version. EZread A DOS text reading utility that displays text on screen and allows you to scroll through it one page at a time. It may be used in place of the TYPE command provided with DOS. Spool Commander! Printer spooler that can be configured to spool 1 to 64 KB and send it to LPT 1, 2, or 3. Configured by the user, it can be unloaded from memory and can be loaded high. These utilities are customized for your Intel or Intel compatible microprocessor's architecture. Additional details can be found in the invoice file, PCOM_INV.TXT. III. Personalized Print Commander! We will customize a version of Print Commander! for your printer, using features specific to your printer, such as your printer's own fonts. Contact Sorcerer Software for details and additional fee schedule. Examples are displayed below under "Sample Configurations". DESCRIPTION OF ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS The Windows compatible version of PRINT COMMANDER! can be run in DOS or Windows and provides all the capabilities of the TSR program. It is compatible with both Standard and 386 Enhanced Mode Windows 3.x. Although this is written as a DOS (rather than Windows) program, it runs particularly well in 386 Enhanced Mode in a DOS window, and instructions for proper use are included. page 5 ***************************************************************************** EZREAD is a text reading utility that displays ASCII text files on the screen. It can be used in place of the TYPE command that is part of DOS. This is another very small, fast program that allows you to scroll through your text files one page at a time, unlike TYPE. SPOOL COMMANDER!, a printer spooler, intercepts output going to the printer and holds it until the printer is ready for it. This means that control of the printer can be returned to you almost immediately so that you can return to work. NO MORE WAITING ON THE PRINTER! Anyone who uses a dot matrix or ink jet printer needs to use a spooler. Spool Commander! occupies very little memory on your hard disk, on appropriately configured machines can be loaded high, and like Print Commander! can be UNLOADED from memory. It can spool up to 64K of output. Spool Commander! can be used with any type of file, including text files, word processor files, and even graphic files. ***************************************************************************** SORCERER SOFTWARE Sorcerer Software 16311 Ventura Blvd., Suite #660 Encino, CA 91436 FAX: (818) 990-4432 CompuServe: 71544,2475 Prodigy: HMBS77A America OnLine: Sorsoft Thank you for supporting shareware! SAMPLE CONFIGURATIONS Print Commander! Print Commander! D Draft 1 Courier S High Speed 1 Roman N NL Quality 2 Prestige Q High Quality 2 SanSerif 3 Script 3 Courier L Linefeed 4 Bold PS L Linefeed 4 Prestige R Reverse LF E Eject Page 5 Script E Eject Page C CPI:10 C CPI:10 6 Orator 7 Orator-S F File to Print [tab] F File to Print [tab] Enter path/filename: Enter path/filename: ------------------------- ------------------------- Panasonic 1123 Canon BJ-200 dot matrix printer bubble jet printer