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* *
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* WIZIPRINT SOFTDOCS *
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* *
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* BY *
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* *
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* THE PENGUIN *
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* *
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* WRITTEN FOR *
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* *
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* THE SOUTH POLE [312] 677-7140 *
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* THE OUTPOST [312] 441-6957 *
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* THE SAFEHOUSE [612] 724-7066 *
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* *
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
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1 APPLE COMPUTER
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1 DISK DRIVE W/DOS 3.3 IN SLOT 6
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1 APPLE COMPATIBLE PRINTER (IN ANY SLOT)
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WIZIPRINT ESSENTIALLY,PRINTS OUT THE ENTIRE STATISTICS OF ANY WIZARDRY
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CHARACTER OR AN ENTIRE ROSTER OF ANY SCENARIO.
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TO BEGIN USING WIZIPRINT,YOU MUST FIRST ADAPT IT TO YOUR COMPUTER.
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BOOT UP THE DISK AND A TITLE PAGE WILL APPEAR,PRESS [RETURN] TO
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CONTINUE.
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AFTER HITTING [RETURN] THE NEXT SCREEN SHOWS THE CURRENT VALUES OF THE
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FIVE SYSTEM PARAMETERS. EACH PARAMETER MUST BE MODIEFIED TO YOUR
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SYSTEM. THE DEFAULT VALUES MAY BE USED BY HITTING [RETURN].
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THE FIVE PARAMETERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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A:
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SELECTS THE SLOT IN WHICH YOUR PRINTER INTERFACE RESIDES. SELECT THE
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SLOT IN WHICH YOUR PRINTER CARD IS IN. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF
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PRINTER CARD YOU HAVE,AS THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS MOST APPLE COMPATIBLE
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PRINTERS.
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B:
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ASKS WHETHER YOUR PRINTER REQUIRES LINEFEEDS (LF) AFTER EACH CARRIAGE
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RETURN (CR). FOR MOST PRINTERS,THE ANSWER IS NO. IF BY SOME CHANCE
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YOUR PRINTER PRINTS ALL OF THE OUTPUT ON THE SAME LINE, THEN YOU
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PROBABLY NEED LINEFEEDS. IF SO,THEN ANSWER [Y] (FOR YES).
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C:
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SOME PRINTER AND PRINTER CARDS NEED SPECIAL CODES TO PROPERLY OPERATE
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WITH YOUR COMPUTER. THESE CODES TELL THE PRINTER TO DO CERTAIN
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THINGS,SUCH AS 80 COLUMN PRINTING. THIS OPTION HAS A DEFAULT OF
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[CTRL-I80N]. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE FIRST TIME YOU USE
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WIZIPRINT,YOU LEAVE THE DEFAULT ALONE. IF YOUR PRINTER DOES NOT
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COOPERATE WITH THE PROGRAM THEN CHANGE THIS OPTION TO A BLANK FIELD.
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THIS IS DONE BY HITTING [SPACE BAR] THEN [RETURN]. IF THIS ALSO DOES
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NOT WORK THEN CHECK YOUR PRINTER AND PRINTER CARD MANUALS FOR THE
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NECESSARY CONTROL CODES AND REBOOT. MANY OF THESE CODES CANNOT BE
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DIRECTLY TYPED ON AN APPLE KEYBOARD,SO THEIR DECIMAL EQUIVALENTS
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(CHECK MANUALS) ARE USED. WIZIPRINT USES ^[SHIFT-N] ON THE APPLE II+
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AND [SHIFT-6] ON THE IIE TO CONTAIN DECIMAL EQUIVALENTS. THIS IS ALL
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EXPLAINED IN THE PRINTER OR PRINTER CARD MANUAL. CONSULT THEM FOR ANY
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PROBLEMS. IN CASE IT ISN'T OBVIOUS TO YOU,THE PRINTER MUST BE SET UP
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FOR 80 COLUMNS.
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D:
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ALLOWS YOU TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR PRINTOUT BY INCLUDING YOUR NAME. THE
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PROGRAM ACCEPTS NAMES UP TO 40 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH.
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E:
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THIS FEATURE NOTES THE CURRENT DATE. USING THE DATE FEATURE IS A
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PRETTY GOOD IDEA IF YOUR TEAM IS ENTERING THE DUNGEON EVERYDAY AND
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CONSTANTLY CHANGING STATISTICS. THE PROGRAM ACCEPTS STRINGS UP TO 9
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CHARACTERS IN LENGTH. FOR ONCE A DAY EXCURSIONS, IT MAY BE BEST TO USE
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THE DAY-MONTH- YEAR (09-APR-84) FORMAT. FOR VETERAN PLAYERS, IT MAY BE
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BEST TO USE THE DAY-MONTH- FORAY STRUCTURE.
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AFTER THE PARAMETERS ARE CHANGED,THE PROGRAMS OFFERS THE OPTION OF
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SAVING THE FORMAT TO DISK AS NEW DEFAULT VALUES. IT IS RECOMMENDED
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THAT THIS BE DONE EACH TIME,AS IT HELPS KEEP TRACK OF THE FORAY
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NUMBER.
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THE MAJOR OPERATIONS
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ONCE YOU HAVE SELECTED ALL THE PARAMETERS,THE PROGRAM WILL ASK YOU TO
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INSERT ANY WIZARDRY SCENARIO DISK IN DRIVE 1. FIRST,REMOVE THE
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WIZIPRINT DISK AND PUT IT AWAY. INSERT THE WIZARDRY DISK WITH THE
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SCENARIO SIDE UP,INTO DRIVE 1 AND PRESS [RETURN]. WIZIPRINT WILL
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AUTOMATICALLY LOAD ALL THE CHARACTERS ON THAT DISK INTO MEMORY AND
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SORT THEM IN ORDER OF THEIR LEVELS. THE FULL ROSTER WILL BE LISTED ON
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THE SCREEN. BESIDES EACH CHARACTER NAME WILL APPEAR A LETTER FROM A TO
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T. FOUR OPTIONS MAY NOW BE SELECTED:
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[*]:
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TO PRINT OUT THE ENTIRE ROSTER
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[LETTER]:
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TO PRINT OUT A SPECIFIC CHARACTER'S STATISTICS. AFTER THE CHARACTER
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IS SELECTED, IT'S NAME IS TOSSED INTO THE RIGHT COLUMN. A GOOD
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TECHNIQUE IS TO SELECT THE CHARACTERS IN THE SAME ORDER AS THEY
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NORMALLY APPEAR IN THE ADVENTURE PARTY. THIS MAKES FOR QUICK & EASY
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REFERENCING.
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[RETURN]:
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HITTING THIS KEY PRINTS OUT ALL THE STATISTICS OF THE CHARACTERS
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LISTED IN THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN, IN THE ORDER THEY WERE SELECTED.
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[ESCAPE]:
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ALLOWS YOU TO CHANGE SCENARIO DISKS, THEN LOAD A NEW ROSTER FOR
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PRINTOUT.
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*** NOTE ***
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WHILE WIZIPRINT IS RUNNING IT FREQUENTLY ACCESSES THE DISK TO RETRIEVE
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THE VITAL STATISTICS OF EACH CHARACTER. DO NOT REMOVE THE SCENARIO
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DISK FROM DRIVE 1 UNTIL, WIZIPRINT IS COMPLETELY FINISHED PRINTING.
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WATCH FOR MORE SOFTDOX FROM THE PENGUIN
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TO ALL SYSOPS:
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FEEL FREE TO PUT THIS FILE ON YOUR BOARD AS LONG AS IT REMAINS UNEDITED!
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WIZIPRINT DESIGNED BY (NONE OTHER THAN) ANDREW GREENBERG & ROBERT WOODHEAD
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