Program Name : PrtDrvGen - Printer Driver Generator
Version      : 1.1         (bugs in 1.0 removed)
Release Date : 870122
Programmer   : Jxrgen Thomsen
Copyright    : shareware, $10 requested. See "Copyright" and
               "Availability" below.
Files        :
               PrtDrvGen       - executable file
                                 ( e.g. input: PrtDrv.lod, NECCP6.dat
                                       output: NECCP6)
               PrtDrv.lod      - Amiga load module implementing the special
                                 functions of the driver generated. DON'T
                                 execute it. It will crash the system.
               NECCP6.dat      - parameter file with escape sequences and
                                 parameters to be used when generating a
                                 driver for the NEC P6,CP6,P7,CP7 printers
               PrmFil.doc      - how to change the parameter file and
                                 generate the driver
               ReadMe          - this file

Special features:

   - each paper size (USLetter etc.) may have individually defined width,
     length, perforation skip length and printer initialization sequence.
     Allows you through Preferences to select several combinations of
     character sets, justification, proportional spacing etc.

   - definable size of Pica, Elite and Fine types for printers supporting
     other character sizes than 10, 12, 15 CPI

   - insert internal parameters as binary or decimal numbers into escape
     sequences specific for your printer

   - partial line up/down implemented as such and not as sub/superscript,
     which optionally is available

   - graphics dumps may be scaled to any size and positioned on the paper
     according to most recent margins and print pitch settings by user.
     This provides better support for mixing text and graphics

   - supports up to four graphics modes, if your printer does the same.
     Specify by combination of Draft/Letter and 6/8 LPI.

   - printing of blank lines in graphics dumps optimized. No more idle
     passes of the print head across the paper.

   - definable pixel width/height ratio to get you true round circles and
     square squares with e.g. DPaint

   - definable print sequence of colors to get the best colors for your
     printer or match the sequence of data required for your printer

   - for printers supporting fore/background colors it is possible to
     define the printer specific color values

   - pixel bits stored in the print buffer according to specified parameters
     in order to accomodate different brands of printers

   - adaptive double buffering (if memory not available for two buffers,
     then use only one) and allocation of small buffers for b/w and grey
     scale pictures (compensates for the larger code size of this driver)

   - in case of lack of sufficient contiguous memory "No mem" will be output
     to the printer

Input data:

   Files PrtDrv.lod and NECCP6.dat (or your own parameter file) and two
   prompts

Output data:

   One file containing the driver generated

   In case of detected errors an error message will be output and no driver
   generated.

Processing:

   The file <printer name>.dat is read and an internal table created. If
   the simple driver is selected, this table is stored into the file
   <printer name>. If the full featured driver is selected, this table
   and the file PrtDrv.lod are combined and stored into the file <printer
   name>.

Source code:

   The system is written in TDI Modula-2 and requires release 2.00a of
   this compiler, if you want to customize the driver.
   The source files enable you to further customize and optimize
   the driver generated, if you have specific needs or want to make a
   (minor) improvement to the speed of generating graphics.
   The code is written with emphasis on maintainability and reasonable
   performance speed, but you will probably be able to save a few micro
   seconds some places and make the code smaller.

Support:

   The generated driver has not been tested in every detail, so please
   report bugs and suggestions for improvements. When the new release
   of the TDI Modula-2 compiler becomes available I intend to make the
   needed, if any, changes to the PrtDrvGen program.

   I hope, that people with other brands of printers will modify the
   parameter file and upload it, so that a lot of people may benefit from
   being able to customize their own printer driver.

Availability :

   After some consideration I have made both source and object code public
   as shareware, but due to the large amount of hours I have spent on making
   this generator system (and $ X (X > 150) in connect time supporting the
   previous version) I will suggest a modest token of appreciation of
   $10 from you if you feel it has been of any value to you. The source
   for V1.1 is available at an additional fee of $15.
   
   I think a word of warning is needed for people wanting to add features
   to a printer driver: a driver is a general purpose interface to the
   hardware supporting its features. It is neither a word processor nor
   a graphics package, but it supports these by making the hardware
   features accessible in a simple way.

Copyright:

        PrtDrvGen, Commodore Amiga Printer Driver Generator.
        ====================================================

    Copyright 1987, Joergen Thomsen.       All Rights Reserved.

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    This product may be freely distributed provided that

    a) this copyright notice is included
    b) all files of this product are included
    c) it is distributed free of charge 
    d) this product is neither explicitly nor implicitly included
       in another product sold for profit.

    The copyright owner may at any time selectively revoke the right
    to distribution.