Disk No:  779
Program Title: PROMENU, PATCH & Other Utilities
PC-SIG version: 1.6

PMENU3 is a memory-resident printer-control menu for Epson and
compatible printers.  It allows access to control codes such as
condensed, double strike, or underline on command.  By simply typing
PMENU332 at the DOS prompt, the program is loaded into memory, and you
are back at DOS.  Then load your other program as usual.  To pop up
PMENU3 while running your program, hit Alt-Tab.  You can enter codes one
at a time, or combinations of codes such as bold and italics.

What sets PMENU3 apart is that it has built-in "intelligence."  Unlike
generic programs, PMENU3 does not display or send codes to the printer
that do not work together.  PMENU3 is also unloadable from memory by
pressing Function-10 twice.

PMENU3 was developed under Turbo Pascal version 4.0 and DOS 3.1, but it
runs on DOS 2.0--3.3.  PMENU3 is compatible with most software for the
IBM PC, but this version expects the display to be in text mode.  Many
users have reported using it on various compatibles.

PATCH lets you view and modify disk files in memory.  The program
displays the contents of a file, 256 bytes at a time, and allows you to
move around in the file, modify its contents, cancel modifications, and
search through the file for specified strings.  You can immediately move
to the beginning or end of a file, or jump to a portion of the file that
is a certain offset, in bytes, from the beginning of the file.  The
contents of the file are displayed in both ASCII and hexadecimal, and
searches and modifications can be made in either format.  The
hexadecimal and ASCII formats of the file are viewed at the same time,
with the hexadecimal format on the left and the ASCII format on the
right.

PATCH asks for a file name if none is specified on the DOS command line,
then attempts to open the specified file.  The file name "memory" is
special to PATCH.  Entering this name allows you to peruse and change
the computer's memory as if it were a disk file.

PC-BANNER is a simple, easy-to-use banner program.  It is menu-driven,
letting you change the style of print from light to dark.  This program
makes use of the IBM graphics character sets which create high-quality
banners.  SCRNOFF3 is designed to blank your screen after three minutes
of keyboard inactivity.  Depressing any key brings the screen back into
view.

KYLOCK blanks your screen and locks the keyboard from others.  When the
keyboard is locked, not even a ctrl-alt-del routine will reboot the
computer.

Please note, SCRNOFF3 and KYLOCK are meant to be run together, not as
separate programs.

Usage:  Utilities.

Special Requirements:  A printer for PMENU3 and PC-BANNER.

How to Start:  Type GO (press enter).

Suggested Registration:  $10.00 for PMENU, $20.00 for PATCH, $2.00 for
PC-BANNER, and $1.50 SCRNOFF3.

File Descriptions:

PMENU332 EXE  Epson version main program.
PROMNU32 EXE  Proprinter version main menu.
PMENU332 DOC  Documentation file for PMENU330.
PROMNU32 DOC  Documentation file for PROMNU30.
PMENU332 TXT  Text file on start up procedure.
PROMNU32 TXT  Text file on start up procedure.
PATCH    COM  Main program.
PATCH    DOC  Documentation.
READ     ME   Text file.
READ     NOW  Note on PATCH, version 1.5.
PCBANV3A EXE  Main Program.
README   BAN  Information about PC-BANNER, version 3.
SCRNKY   DOC  Documentation.
SCRNOFF3 ASM  Source code for SCRNOFF3.COM.
SCRNOFF3 COM  Program that blanks screen after 3 minutes of inactivity.
KYLOCK   ASM  Source code for KYLOCK.COM.
KYLOCK   COM  Program that blanks the screen and locks the keyboard.
NEWLIFE  AD   An advertisement.
NEWLIFE  REG  Registration form.
NEWLIFE  TXT  Info file.

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