
 HiSpeed ------------------------------------------------ (c)Dietmar Eilert



  Dietmar Eilert
  Mies-v-d-Rohe-Str. 31
  D-5100 Aachen (Germany)

  Tel. (0241) 81665
       (02525) 7776



 CONTENTS
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   HiSpeed v2.7 ...... A high speed printing utility for DeskJet printers


 Hardware/software requirements
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   o Amiga with at least 512K RAM, OS2.04
   o DeskJet WITH RAM CARTRIDGE
   o the reqtools.library (libs-directory)


 Licence
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  All rights reserved. The author won't be responsible for any damages
  resulting from the use of this program (or the inability to use it).
  This software is provided "as is", without any further warranty. This
  shareware version is freely distributable (but limited to a max. file
  size of 20K).

  Copyright 1992 Dietmar Eilert.


 What is HiSpeed ?
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 HiSpeed is a printing utility for DeskJet printers. It is quite similar
 to Matt Melcher's HDPrint programs ("4 pages of text to one A4 side").
 It is _fast_ (4 pages/minute if you switch to HiSpeed mode). It should
 be a nice utility for people who have to do a lot of printing.


 What do you need to use this program ?
 ------------------------------------


 Any Amiga will do if OS2.04 is available. Your DeskJet has to be equipped
 with a softfont cartridge (i.e. a RAM expansion card). Additionally,
 you need the reqtools library (FD, by Nico Francois).


 How does HiSpeed work ?
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 It is quite difficult to get high output rates with your DeskJet if
 you use "normal" methods (e.g. output bitmaps). This program uses
 softfonts to increase speed. The text is scanned for required typefaces
 (e.g. upright, italics), the softfonts are downloaded, the text is
 printed. The softfonts have been optimized (no hold time delay). Softfonts
 are printed with maximum printhead speed. Due to reduced font size, less
 time is spend for paper advance.


 Features
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 - easy to use workbench interface

 - single ore double sided printing (descending, if you want it this
   way)

 - free layout -  e.g.  4*4 blocks of text (= 4 A4-pages) or 2 columns, ..

 - blocks are seperated by demarcation lines (optional)

 - important ESC-sequences are supported: Italics, LQ/EDV, Tabs, Underlines,
   FF, ... (ESC sequences = device independend ANSI ESC codes)

 - Linefeed is adjustable: 1, 1.5 or 2

 - you can print more than one file ("job") simultanously - just set
   up the job list

 - HiSpeed mode: ESC sequences are recognized and removed. Output is
   performed as fast as possible.

 - PreScan is available

 - Two font sizes are available for output

 - optional page headers are possible as well as numbering of lines

 - ....


 How to operate HiSpeed
 ----------------------


 PRINTING

 The files ("jobs") you want to get printed are displayed as "job list"
 (bottom left). You can scroll through the list using the arrow gadgets
 or keyboard's cursor keys. Click at the list to add new jobs. A file
 requester will appear. You can add more than one file by holding the
 shift-button down during selection. Select "SORT A" if you want have
 the list sorted alphabetically. Use "sort #" to sort by size.

 CLEAR will clear the list (surprise, surprise). Please keep in mind
 that jobs aren't removed automatically after printing.

 Start the printing job by clicking at the printer's symbol. Jobs are
 processed from top to bottom. You can stop printing by closing the
 progress-window (download mustn't be interrupted for this would confuse
 the printer).

 If you want a page header (file name, page number), just activate "PAGE
 HEADER".


 SETTINGS & UNITS

 Usually, you won't have change the paper dimensions. Default settings
 are valid for output to A4. The left border should be sufficient for
 perforating. Hit "RESET ALL" go get the defaults. All settings are
 written to HiSPeed's config-file by SAVE-CONFIG (even the position of
 the sleep-icon).

 Units are 'mm' with exeption of the block size display (the latter one
 informs you about the text blocks' size; units are characters).


 ESC-SEQUENCES

 Switch to HiSpeed mode or turn PERFROM ESC off if you want to ignore
 ESC-Sequences (and thus speed up output). If you enable FFs (form feeds),
 every detected FF-code (12 dez) will result in a new text block. You better
 have a pre-scan to estimate paper needs !


 CHARACTER HEIGHT

 Two heights are available. You should use the "small" font if the average
 line width of your text files is greater than 80 characters. The "big" font
 looks better but block width might become too small (e.g. 80 characters if
 you choose a layout of two columns).


 SINGLE-/DOUBLE SIDED, PORT GADGETS

 Just have a try. Shouldn't be too difficult to understand.


 Registration
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 The shareware fee - if you aren't a registered user already - is 10 DM (Europe)
 respectively 10 US-$ (outside Europe).

 My address (might change 12/92):

 Dietmar Eilert
 Mies-v-d-Rohe-Str. 31
 D-5100 Aachen (Germany)
 Phone (0241) 81665

 My home address is:

 Dietmar Eilert
 Kampstrae 28
 D-4720 Beckum 2 (Germany)
 Phone (02525) 7776


