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AST RESEARCH TECHNICAL BULLETIN TB-0049A 4-1-85
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SLOW PRINTING WITH SUPERSPOOL
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AND CERTAIN SOFTWARE APPLICATION
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Certain software application, like Lotus 1-2-3, sends control
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characters to LPT1 upon initialization. These control characters
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interfere with the automatic timing calibration of SuperSpool.
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This could result in slow character printing and or a delay at
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the end of each printed line.
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This condition can be remedied by sending a burst of twenty-five
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characters (blank spaces, in this instance, may be the best
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characters to use) to LPT1 after invoking SuperSpool but prior to
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initializing the software application.
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The following procedure outlines the steps in creating a data
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file named DUMMY.DAT and installing it in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
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This should eliminate the slow character printing and/or
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hesitation after each printed line.
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Step #1: First we need to create a data file named DUMMY.DAT
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consisting of 25 blank spaces.
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COPY CON:DUMMY.DAT <CR>
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Press space bar 25 times <CR>
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Press F6
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(Response) ^ Z
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(Response) 1 File(s) copied
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1 File(s) copied means you have successfully created
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DUMMY.DAT.
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Step #2: Now that DUMMY.DAT has been created, the next step
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is to assign it to LPT1. This sends a burst of 25
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characters to LPT1.
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COPY DUMMY.DAT LPT1: <CR>
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Step #3: Once Step #2 has been executed, the command "COPY
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DUMMY.DAT LPT1:" can be installed in the
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AUTOEXEC.BAT file. This command should be installed
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after SuperSpool but prior to initializing the
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software application.
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The example below is the simplest form of the
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AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
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BEFORE AFTER
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1st Line --> ASTCLOCK 1st Line ASTCLOCK
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2nd Line --> SUPERSPOOL LPT1: 2nd Line SUPERSPOOL LPT1:
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3rd Line --> Software Application 3rd Line COPY DUMMY.DAT LPT1:
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4th Line Software Application
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Step #4: Now all that is required is to reboot the system and
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you are ready to go.
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