Congratulations, you are about to evaluate Printer Dolly, the best general purpose printer control program - anywhere! This brief file contains: 1. Description of Printer Dolly. 2. Shareware Agreement. 3. Why Should I Register. 4. About All The Files You Have Here. 5. Disclaimer. 6. LaserScript Publishing Contact Information - USA. DESCRIPTION OF PRINTER DOLLY-------------------------------------- First let me describe Printer Dolly so that you won't waste time evaluating something you don't need. Printer Dolly is a system built around a memory resident (TSR) program for IBM and compatible computers running under MS DOS or PC DOS. You can activate it with the touch of a hot key. Properly installed, it will give you improved control over your printer. It lets you send all the commands you need without ever getting involved in "Escape Sequences". (don't worry if you don't know what that means - you don't want to know). If you use a good word processor you know what it's like to have control over your printer. You can switch fonts, typefaces, page orientation, underline, bold, shadow box, etc.. But if you are using a data base processor, language editor, text editor, one of the older spreadsheet processors, or just flat ASCII files - you don't have much of any printer control. Printer Dolly gives you printer control regardless of what DOS application you are using! The simplest use of Printer Dolly is to just eject a page or switch your LaserJet to landscape - the most complex is to generate a professional "preprinted form" right while you are generating your invoice from ...say,...dBase. (if you are a dBase programmer, Printer Dolly will be a revolution for you). If you have one of the hundreds of ASCII text editors you can use Printer Dolly to vary typefaces, fonts, etc. within a single document. Printer Dolly is designed so that we can put all of the printer dependent function in "control files." This means we can support any printer with just a little extra work for each printer. This version of Printer Dolly supports all HP LaserJet and DeskJet printers, Epson LQ printers, and the Canon BJ10e Bubble Jet printer. This version also supports some of the cartridges and softfonts that go along with the HP DeskJet and LaserJet. By the time you get this file, we will likely provide registered users with ALL cartridges and soft fonts for all HP equipment. If you want us to support additional printers, let us know! Finally, Printer Dolly is no lightweight application. It is comprehensive in features, written 100% in assembly language for efficiency, requires only about 20K of resident memory, and very easy to use. SHAREWARE AGREEMENT----------------------------------------------- Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try this Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register the program. The cost to license the program is $39.00 and the evaluation period is 30 days. The $39.00 registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time. Multiple-License arrangements may be made by contacting LaserScript Publishing. Anyone distributing Printer Dolly for any kind of remuneration must first obtain the written permission of LaserScript Publishing. Printer Dolly is copyrighted 1990, 1991 by LaserScript Publishing. Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with the single exception that follows. You may freely distribute the self extracting, compressed PRINTDOL.EXE file to anyone you wish if it is unaltered and not for any kind of remuneration so that others may also evaluate the system. LaserScript Publishing welcomes this type of distribution for this purpose. WHY SHOULD I REGISTER?-------------------------------------------- Although this Shareware program is, in no way, crippled or limited in function, there are several advantages in registering the program. You will get the following: - Access to all printers, cartridges, and soft font support files as they are developed. Printer Dolly is an ever evolving product. - Access to LaserScript Publishing's phone support for the Printer Dolly Product. - A professionally printed and bound manual describing all aspects of the product. - Access to the LaserScript Publishing BBS for instant access to enhancements and support files and for submitting enhancement suggestions for future versions. - A customizing capability exist for registered Printer Dolly customers. This, however, usually involves a fee. And, of course, you receive the peace of mind in knowing that you paid for a product that you continue to use. ABOUT ALL THE FILES YOU HAVE HERE--------------------------------- This file is "README.1ST" and you have, obviously, found it. README.2ND is an abbreviation of the commercial Printer Dolly manual and will serve anyone evaluating the system. It explains how to configure the system for your printer and, possibly, your cartridges or soft fonts. README 3RD is a supplement to the manual that explains some of the finer and newer points that you should review after you get the program up and running. DOL.COM is the TSR central program. You will want to put this in a subdirectory on your hard disk, say..."PD" subdirectory. (see manual if you don't have a hard disk - no problem). PCONFIG.EXE allows you to configure Printer Dolly with the specific printers, cartridges, softfonts, screen color, hot key, etc. that you need. You will want to copy this file to your hard disk "PD" subdirectory also. The rest of the files are internal feature files that you don't need, or want, to know about. They are used by PCONFIG.EXE. You will be moving these files to a floppy disk. DISCLAIMER ------------------------------------------------------- Users of Printer Dolly must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "Printer Dolly 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 Printer Dolly." LASERSCRIPT PUBLISHING CONTACT INFORMATION - USA------------------ LaserScript Publishing 371 Yorkshire Cir. Anaheim, CA 92808 (714) 282-0756 Please now refer to the file "README.2ND" - Thank you. Cathy Blakely Owner, LaserScript Publishing.