|DÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ |Dº |5Special Program |DºÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ |DÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ^C^1PC-DRAFT I ^Cfrom ^CNatural Software Our "Special Program" this month is PC-DRAFT I, a full-fledged drafting program from Natural Software. With ^1PC-DRAFT I^0, you can: -- Use built-in functions to draw shapes on the screen or to create bar, line, and pie graphs. -- Drawings may be as large as 1280 by 700 dots -- big enough to fill an 8.5 x 11 page when printed at 150 dots per inch resolution. -- "Cut and paste" objects on the screen or save object shapes to disk for use in other drawings. -- Create and save keyboard macros for later use or for animation effects. -- Load and create fonts. -- Print drawings on IBM or Epson compatible graphic dot matrix printers or HP Laser jet+ printers. As you might expect, ^1PC-DRAFT I^0 is a complex program -- too complex for us to explain in detail here. Fortunately, Natural Software has included a full set of instructions on disk that you print out. The file "PC-DRAFT.DOC" provides all the information you need to use this powerful program. We do have an important warning, however: ^1PC-DRAFT I^0 eats memory, requiring at least 256K of RAM. If you get "out of memory" messages when you try to load the program, make sure that you don't have any memory-resident utilities taking up needed space. A Note on Shareware ------------------- As you will find out from ^1PC-DRAFT^0's printed instructions, ^1PC-DRAFT I^0 is a "shareware" program. Producers of shareware encourage free distribution of their products. This has advantages for producer and user alike: producers of shareware, normally small operations who can't afford heavy advertising, can reach many more people than they could through normal means. Users, on the other hand, can try software without the risk of spending money on programs that don't really meet their needs. Producers of shareware depend on the people who seriously use their products to become registered users. Only by charging a fee for registration do producers of shareware make money. The user benefits by registering as well; registered users usually get an expanded manual, the promise of technical support, or the latest version of the program. We encourage you to take a look at what Natural Software offers to registered users. If you intend to become a serious user of ^1PC-DRAFT^0, chances are good that what you get by registering will be well worth the price. A final note: Due to the complexity of the disk organization of PC-DRAFT, we have included a batch file for you to copy the program and data files. Place disk #2 in the A: drive, make A: the default drive, and type COPYIT {dest} where {dest} is the destination drive where you want to place PC-DRAFT.