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Information about “PROMENU AND PATCH AND OTHER UTILITIES”
A memory-resident printer-control menu for Epson and compatible
printers.
PMENU3 gives you control codes, such as condensed, double strike, or
underline, on command. Once loaded, you can access PMENU3 while running
your program and enter codes one at a time, or combinations of codes
such as ``bold and italics''.
Smarter than your average printing program, PMENU3 does not display or
send conflicting codes to the printer, and can also be removed from
memory.
PATCH lets you view and modify disk files in memory or peruse and change
the computer's memory as if it were a disk file.
Display the contents of a file in memory, 256 bytes at a time. Move
around in the file, modify its contents, cancel modifications and search
for specified strings. Move immediately 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 file contents are displayed in both ASCII and hexadecimal. You can
do searches and modifications in either format. Both formats of the
file are viewed at the same time, with the hexadecimal on the left and
the ASCII on the right.
"Welcome Home" for the new baby, the traveller or the convalescent,
"Sale Today" to boost your daily cash-flow, or "Hi Mom" from the
football game. You can have them all and more with PC-BANNER.
Here is a simple, menu-driven banner program that lets you change the
style of print from light to dark. And it uses the IBM graphics
character sets for high-quality banners.
Here are a pair of protective utilities.
SCRNOFF3 blanks your screen after three minutes of keyboard inactivity.
This avoids etching your monitor. Pressing 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 reboots the
computer.
FILES779.TXT
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.
PC-SIG
1030D East Duane Avenue
Sunnyvale Ca. 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1988,89 PC-SIG, Inc.
GO.TXT
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║ <<<< Disk #779 PMENU, PC-BANNER, SCREEN OFF AND KEYBOARD LOCK >>>> ║
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║ To Start Promenu for your Epson printer Type PMENU332 (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To Start Promenu for your Proprinter Type PROMNU32 (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To Start Patch Type PATCH (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To Start PC-Banner Type PCBANV3A (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To Start the SCREEN OFF program Type SCRNOFF3 (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To Start the KEYLOCK program Type KYLOCK (press enter) ║
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GO1.TXT
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║ <<<< Disk #779 PMENU, PC-BANNER, SCREEN OFF AND KEYBOARD LOCK >>>> ║
╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ To Print the documentation for PC-BANNER type the following command: ║
║ COPY README.NOW PRN (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To Print the documentation for PATCH type the following command: ║
║ COPY PATCH.DOC PRN (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To Print the documentation for SCRNOFF3 type the following command: ║
║ COPY SCRNKY.DOC PRN (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To Print the documentation for PMENU330 type the following command: ║
║ COPY PMENU330.DOC PRN (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To Print the documentation for PROMNU30 type the following command: ║
║ COPY PROMNU30.DOC PRN (press enter) ║
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KYLOCK.ASM
;
page 66,132
;
;KYLOCK.ASM for the IBM PC/XT & PCJR - 1987 by Ocean
;
;This is part 2 of a 2 part utilities set consisting of -----------------------
;SCRNOFF3.ASM & KYLOCK.ASM. -----------------------THEY MUST BE USED TOGETHER!
; -----------------------
;
kb_data equ 60h ;keyboard data port
kb_ctrl equ 61h ;keyboard control port
k_key equ 37 ;scan code of k key
o_key equ 24 ;scan code of o key
del_key equ 83 ;scan code of Del key
ins_key equ 82 ;scan code of Ins key
alt_key equ 8 ;shift code for Alt key
ctrl_key equ 4 ;shift code for Ctrl key
eoi equ 20h ;end-of-interrupt signal
int_ctrl_port equ 20h ;8259 interrupt controller port
;
code segment para public 'code'
assume cs:code
org 0
seg_org equ $
;
bios_data segment at 40h ;bios data area
org 063h
addr_6845 dw ? ;define location that holds
;word address of active display
org 065h
crt_mode_set db ? ;define location that holds
;byte loaded into pc active
;display port or pcjr's vga
bios_data ends
;
org 0100h
begin: jmp initialize ;goto initialization routine
;
adapter db 0 ;0 = EGA, 1 = CGA or MDA, and
;2 = PCJR
pcjr_mode db ? ;current setting of PCJR video
pc_mode db ? ;current setting of 6845 mode
;control register of the pc
kylock_status db 0 ;interrupt routine status flag
char_count dw ? ;length of password
hotky_val db 00h,44h,2fh,2eh,2dh ;hotkey make scan code table -
db 20h,1eh,16h,11h ;filler,F10,v,c,x,d,a,u, and w
msr_address dw ? ;address of mode select register
pcjr_signature db 0fdh ;PCJR BIOS signature
ibm_signature db 'IBM' ;EGA BIOS signature
errmsg db 13,10,'KYLOCK ALREADY LOADED!',13,10,'$'
;
old_int_9h label dword ;holding area for INT 9h vector
int_9h_ptr dw 2 dup (?)
old_int_16h label dword ;holding area for INT 16h vector
int_16h_ptr dw 2 dup (?)
old_int_5h label dword ;holding area, INT 5h vector
int_5h_ptr dw 2 dup (?)
;
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;All calls to INT 5 will henceforth be routed thru here. On the PCJR, the
;Print Screen Function is processed by INT 48h (This interrupt translates the
;PCJR 62 key keyboard scan codes to be compatible with the 83 key keyboard of
;the PC and then INT 9 occurs.) which activates INT 5 before INT 9 is called.
;To insure that a copy of the screen cannot be printed out on the PCJR while
;the keyboard is supposedly locked, therefore, requires that the bios print
;screen service be intercepted and nulled while KYLOCK is active.
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
new_int_5h proc near
test kylock_status,01 ;kylock routine active?
jnz print_not ;yes, block PRTSCR function
jmp old_int_5h ;no, goto normal INT 5h handler
print_not: iret ;exit, nulling INT 5h
new_int_5h endp
;
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;All calls to INT 16h will henceforth be routed thru here. If ah = 255 on
;entry, bh is set to 255 to signal the caller that this routine was indeed
;invoked.
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
new_int_16h proc near
cmp ah,255 ;ah = 255?
jne newint1 ;no, then jump
mov bh,ah ;yes, set bh to 255 and exit
iret
newint1: jmp old_int_16h ;goto normal 16h handler
new_int_16h endp
;
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;Execution comes here every time an interrupt 9 is generated from the keyboard.
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
kylock proc near
sti ;restore interrupts
push ax ;save registers
push bx
push cx
push dx
push si
push di
push ds
push es
in al,kb_data ;read keypress (or break)
cmp kylock_status,0 ;kylock routine active?
je kylock0 ;no, then check for Alt-O/Alt-K
;
;The kylock routine is already in progress. Check for a press of one of the
;POPUP DESKSET "hot-keys" and block it out if it just occured. (This routine
; may be omitted if this program is not used with POPUP DESKSET.)
;
and al,7fh ;strip the break bit
mov dl,al ;load keypress make scan code
mov cx,8 ;number of hotkeys to check
lea bx,hotky_val ;address of table of hotkeys
next1: mov ax,cx ;sequential pointer to hotkey
xlat hotky_val ;load value of hotkey to al
cmp dl,al ;keypress match this "hotkey"?
jne loop ;no, how about next one?
mov ah,2 ;yes, get shift status
int 16h ;
cmp al,alt_key ;alt pressed?
jne exit1 ;no, goto old int 9 routine
call kb_reset ;alt-"hotkey" pressed; reset kb
jmp unlck1 ;exit
loop: loop next1 ;get next value from table
mov al,dl ;no match - continue
;
;The kylock routine is already in progress. Check for a press of Ctrl-Alt-Del
;or Ctrl-Alt-Ins (On the PCJR, this combination invokes diagnostic routines
;from which a Ctrl-Alt-Del can reset the machine.) and block it out if it just
;occurred.
;
cmp al,ins_key ;was Ins Key pressed?
je sh_stat ;get shift status
cmp al,del_key ;was the Del key pressed?
jne exit1 ;no, goto old INT 9 routine
sh_stat: mov ah,2 ;Int 16h - get shift status
int 16h ;get status of shift keys
and al,alt_key+ctrl_key ;ctrl-alt pressed?
cmp al,alt_key+ctrl_key
jne exit1 ;no, goto old int 9 routine
call kb_reset ;ctrl-alt-del press - reset kb
jmp unlck1 ;exit
;
;The kylock routine is not already active. If Alt-O was pressed, toggle timer
;on/off, then block it out.
;
kylock0: cmp al,o_key ;o key pressed?
jne strp_brk ;no, jump
mov ah,2 ;yes, get shift status
int 16h
test al,alt_key ;Alt pressed when o key press?
jnz toggle ;Alt-o key press --- toggle
jmp strp_brk ;Alt-o key not pressed --- jump
;
;Int 16h is called here with ah set to 158. Int 16h is a chained interrupt
;hooked into by SCRNOFF3. When it is SCRNOFF3's turn in the chain, it tests
;the value of the register AH. If it has been set to 158, then it toggles its
;timer on/off.
;
toggle: mov ah,158 ;Place 158 into AH
int 16h ;Call INT with AH set to 158
call kb_reset ;reset kybrd, throw away alt-o
jmp unlck1 ;exit, skip normal kybrd route
strp_brk: and al,7fh ;strip the break bit
;
;The kylock routine is not already active. See if Alt-K was pressed.
;
cmp al,k_key ;is it the k key?
jne exit ;no, goto old int 9 routine
mov ah,2 ;int 16h - get shift status
int 16h
test al,alt_key ;is the alt key pressed?
jne kylock2 ;yes, goto kylock routine
;
;Exit routine restores registers and, if screen is blanked, enables the video
;& resets count before exiting thru normal keyboard interrupt handler.
;
exit: pop es ;pop registers off stack
pop ds
pop di
pop si
pop dx
pop cx
pop bx
pop ax
;
;Call user interrupt 4dh (created by scrnoff3.com) to unblank screen if the
;timer within scrnoff3.com is 0.
;
int 4dh ;user interrupt 4dh
jmp old_int_9h ;exit to normal interrupt
;handler
;
;Exit1 routine restores registers before exiting thru normal keyboard interrupt
;handler and bypasses video enable and count reset routines since kylock is in
;progress.
;
exit1: pop es ;pop registers off stack
pop ds
pop di
pop si
pop dx
pop cx
pop bx
pop ax
jmp old_int_9h ;exit to normal interrupt
;handler
;
;Trigger keys are pressed. Reset the keyboard, send an EOI signal to the 8259,
;and execute our kylock routine.
;
kylock2: call kb_reset ;reset keyboard and issue EOI
mov kylock_status,1 ;set status byte
push cs ;set ds and es to the code
;segment
pop ds
push cs
pop es
assume ds:code
;
;Begin kylock routine by disabling video and getting a password from the user.
;
call video_disable ;disable video display
xor di,di ;point DI to start of PSP
call get_password ;get the password
or cx,cx ;any characters input?
je unlock ;no, exit this interrupt
cmp al,27 ;was input terminated with ESC
je unlock ;yes, then exit
mov char_count,cx ;save length of password
;
;The password is now entered and the keyboard 'locked', awaiting input of a
;matching password. Accept input from the keyboard but continue to loop until
;the password is correctly re-entered.
;
kylock3: mov di,80h ;point DI to upper storage
call get_password ;get password
cmp cx,char_count ;same number of characters?
jne kylock3 ;no, then paswords don't match
cmp al,27 ;was input ended with ESC key?
je kylock3 ;yes, start input loop over
xor si,si ;point SI to first password
mov di,80h ;point DI to second password
cld ;clear DF for string operations
repe cmpsw ;compare the two passwords
jne kylock3 ;not equal, continue looping
;
;Exit kylock routine by clearing the status flag, enabling the video display,
;and executing an IRET instruction.
;
unlock: mov kylock_status,0 ;reset status byte
push ax ;save ax & dx
push dx
call video_enable ;re-enable video display
pop dx ;restore dx & ax
pop ax
unlck1: pop es ;restore register values
pop ds
pop di
pop si
pop dx
pop cx
pop bx
pop ax
iret ;exit kylock routine
kylock endp
;
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;VIDEO ENABLE and VIDEO DISABLE enable and disable the VIDEO output to the
;screen of the PCJR
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
video_disable proc near ;disable the video display
cmp adapter,0 ;is video adapter an EGA?
je ega_disable ;yes, then jump
test adapter,2 ;is computer a PCJR?
jnz jr_disable ;yes, then jump
;
;Disable video of PC with CGA or MDA adapter.
;
push ds ;save ds
mov ax,bios_data ;set es to bios data area
mov ds,ax
assume ds:bios_data
mov al,crt_mode_set ;get current value (dynamic) of
;6845 mode control register
mov pc_mode,al ;save it
mov ax,addr_6845 ;get active display address
add ax,4 ;add 4 to get MSR address
mov msr_address,ax ;save address
mov al,0ah ;out 6845 index register...
mov dx,03b4h ;points to 6845 data reg. 10
out dx,al
mov al,2bh ;value to turn off cursor
mov dx,03b5h ;6845 data registers port
out dx,al ;disable cursor
mov dx,msr_address ;6845 mode control register
mov al,pc_mode ;get current value of 6845 mode
and al,37h ;strip enable bit
out dx,al ;disable video display
pop ds ;restore ds
ret
;
;Disable video of PC with an EGA card.
;
ega_disable: xor al,al ;zero al (clear bit 5)
call set_ega ;disable EGA
ret
;
;Disable video of PCJR.
;
jr_disable: push ds ;save ds register
mov ax,bios_data ;set es to bios data area
mov ds,ax ;
assume ds:bios_data ;
mov al,crt_mode_set ;get current value (dynamic) of
;PCJR VGA mode control register
mov pcjr_mode,al ;store current value, VGA mode
mov dx,03dah ;PCJR VGA I/O port
in al,dx ;addr/data f/f to proper state
mov al,02h ;VGA border color register
out dx,al ;set VGA to border color cont.
mov al,00h ;color black
out dx,al ;set border color black
mov al,00 ;VGA mode control 1 register
out dx,al ;set VGA to mode control 1
mov al,pcjr_mode ;get current value of VGA mode
and al,0f7h ;toggle enable/disable bit
out dx,al ;disable video display
pop ds ;restore ds register
ret
video_disable endp
;
video_enable proc near ;enable the video display
cmp adapter,0 ;is video adapter an EGA?
je ega_enable ;yes,then jump
test adapter,2 ;is the computer a PCJR?
jnz jr_enable ;yes, then jump
;
;Enable video of PC with CGA or MDA adapter card.
;
mov al,0ah ;out to 6845 index register...
mov dx,03b4h ;points to 6845 data reg. 10
out dx,al
mov al,0bh ;value to turn cursor on
mov dx,03b5h ;6845 data registers port
out dx,al ;enable cursor
mov dx,msr_address ;6845 mode control register
mov al,pc_mode ;get stored value 6845 mode
out dx,al ;enable pc display
ret
;
;Enable video of PC with an EGA adapter card.
;
ega_enable: mov al,20h ;set bit 5 of al
call set_ega ;enable EGA video
ret
;
;Enable video of PCJR.
;
jr_enable: mov dx,03dah ;set PCJR VGA address
in al,dx ;addr/data f/f to proper state
mov al,00h ;VGA mode control 1 register
out dx,al ;set VGA to mode control 1
mov al,pcjr_mode ;get stored value VGA mode
out dx,al ;enable PCJR video display ...
;border remains black
ret
video_enable endp
;
;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;SET_EGA is called by VIDEO_ENABLE and VIDEO_DISABLE routines to selectively
;set or clear bit 5 of the EGA Attribute Address Register.
;Entry: AL - value to OUT to Attribute Address Register
;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
set_ega proc near
push ax ;save AL
mov dx,3bah ;reset monochrome flip-flop...
in al,dx ;for write to Address Register
mov dx,3dah ;reset color flip-flop
in al,dx
mov dx,3c0h ;set DX to Attr Addr Register
pop ax ;retrieve entry value of AL
out dx,al ;write value to register
ret
set_ega endp
;
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;KB RESET subroutine resets the keyboard and issues an EOI to the 8259 PIC.
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
kb_reset proc near
test adapter,2 ;Is this computer a PCJR?
jnz jr_kbd ;yes,then jump
;
;Reset standard PC keyboard.
;
std_kbd: in al,kb_ctrl ;get current control port value
mov ah,al ;save it
or al,80h ;set the keyboard clear bit
out kb_ctrl,al ;send reset value to port
mov al,ah ;get the original value
out kb_ctrl,al ;enable the keyboard
jmp kbd1 ;jump to disable interrupts
;and send EOI signal to 8259
;
;Reset PCJR keyboard.
;
jr_kbd: in al,0a0h ;yes, then read NMI mask
;register to clear PCJR
;keyboard NMI latch
kbd1: cli ;disable interrupts
mov al,eoi ;get eoi value
out int_ctrl_port,al ;send eoi signal to the 8259
sti ;enable interrupts
ret ;return to caller
kb_reset endp
;
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;GET PASSWORD subroutine reads up to 50 characters entered from the keyboard
;and stores them in the designated buffer. Backspace key is active as an
;editing key.
;Entry: ES:DI - buffer address | EXIT: CX - character count
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
get_password proc near
cld ;clear DF for string operations
xor cx,cx ;zero CX - initial char count
getpas1: mov ah,0 ;INT 16h funct. - get keypress
int 16h ;get character from keyboard
cmp al,13 ;ENTER key?
je done ;yes, then exit
cmp al,27 ;ESC key?
je done ;yes, then exit
cmp al,8 ;BACKSPACE key?
je backspace ;yes,goto backspace routine
cmp cx,40h ;is the buffer full?
je buffer_full ;yes, then don't accept entry
inc cx ;char entered - increment count
stosw ;deposit character in buffer
jmp getpas1 ;return for more input
backspace: or cx,cx ;any characters to delete?
je getpas1 ;no,then goto input loop
sub di,2 ;decrement buffer pointer
dec cx ;decrement character count
jmp getpas1 ;return to input loop
buffer_full: mov ah,14 ;INT 10h function - Write TTY
mov al,7 ;ASCII code for beep
int 10h ;sound the beep
jmp getpas1 ;and return for more input
done: ret ;return to calling routine
get_password endp
;
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;INITIALIZE routine checks to see if KYLOCK has already been loaded. If so,
;execution aborts with an error message. If it hasn't, then the value of
;ADAPTER is set according to the type of display adapter present in the system
;and the vectors in low memory pointing to the INT 9h and 16h routines are set
;to point to our own newly installed code.
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
initialize proc near
;
;See if KYLOCK has been previously loaded by calling INT 16h with AH set to
;255 and BH set to 0. If BH comes back unchanged, then KYLOCK is NOT
;currently resident in memory; if BH = 255, then KYLOCK has been loaded.
;
mov ah,255 ;set AH and BH
xor bh,bh
int 16h ;call interrupt routine
or bh,bh ;is BH = 0?
je init1 ;yes, then continue
lea dx,errmsg ;no, print error message & exit
mov ah,09h
int 21h
ret
;
;Check the computer's ID to see if its a PC or PCJR.
;
init1: mov ax,0f000h ;es to BIOS segment holding
mov es,ax ;computer ID value
mov al,byte ptr es:[0fffeh] ;offset address and load to al
sub al,0fch ;
or al,al ;al = 0?
jz pc ;AT, try the pc routine...
dec al ;al = 1?
jz pcjr ;yes, then computer is a PCJR
dec al ;al = 2?
jz pc ;XT, try the pc routine...
dec al ;al = 3?
jz pc ;PC
jnz pc ;unidentified computer, try PC
ret
;
;The computer is a PCJR.
;
pcjr: mov adapter,2 ;set adapter to PCJR
jmp init2 ;jump to install program
;
;The computer is a PC. Check for the presence of an Enhanced Graphics Adapter
;by looking for an 'IBM'signature in the EGA Bios area.
;
pc: mov ax,0c000h ;set ES to EGA BIOS segment
mov es,ax
mov di,1eh ;starting address of signature
lea si,ibm_signature ;point si to 'IBM' text
mov cx,3 ;three characters to check
cld ;clear df
repe cmpsb ;compare the three bytes
je init2 ;signature found - EGA present
;
;The computer is a PC, but the display adapter is not an EGA. It must be
;either a CGA or an MDA.
;
mov adapter,1 ;set ADAPTER for CGA or MDA
;
;Save the current interrupt 16h vector and replace it with our own.
;
init2: mov ah,35h ;DOS function - get vector
mov al,16h ;interrupt 16h
int 21h ;get the vector
mov int_16h_ptr,bx ;save offset of vector
mov int_16h_ptr[2],es ;save segment of vector
mov ah,25h ;DOS function - set vector
mov al,16h ;interrupt 16h
lea dx,new_int_16h ;pointer to new routine
int 21h ;set vector
;
;Now save the old interrupt 9 vector, replace it with the new one, and exit.
;
mov ah,35h ;DOS function - get vector
mov al,9h ;interrupt 9
int 21h ;get vector
mov int_9h_ptr,bx ;save offset
mov int_9h_ptr[2],es ;save segment
mov ah,25h ;DOS function - set vector
mov al,9h ;interrupt 9
lea dx,kylock ;point to our freeze routine
int 21h ;set vector
;
;Save the current interrupt 5h vector and replace it with a new routine.
;
mov ah,35h ;DOS function - get vector
mov al,5h ;interrupt 5h
int 21h ;get the vector
mov int_5h_ptr,bx ;save offset of vector
mov int_5h_ptr[2],es ;save segment of vector
mov ah,25h ;DOS function - set vector
mov al,5h ;interrupt 5h
lea dx,new_int_5h ;pointer to new routine
int 21h ;set vector
mov dx,(offset initialize - seg_org + 15) shr 4 ;...
;prepare DX for exit
mov ah,31h ;terminate-but-stay-resident
int 21h ;dos function call
initialize endp
;
code ends
end begin
NEWLIFE.TXT
NEWLIFE Software Programs
written by Bob Nance
The latest versions of all of these programs are available on the NEWLIFE
CHRISTIAN BBS @ 601-627-5582, 300-9600 Baud (Courier HST) Bob Nance, SYSOP.
(24 Hours)
SYSOP Utilities:
BBFILE and REGGIE - Bulletin Board registration programs - REGGIE runs on-
line; BBFILE is the companion database application that produces labels,
reports, and mailmerge files. Has ability to read in 4 questions from
external text file, and produce nice reports from the answers for use as
bulletins. Note: REGGIE runs on-line as a door under DOORWAY, by Marshall
Dudley, available at Data World BBS (615)966-3574... this allows it to
be run under any BBS system that can support doors.
BBNEWS - Bulletin Board NEWS file maker - builds NEWS files by reading
configuration files which contain a list of files the NEWS is to be composed
of. Multiple "quotes" type files are supported and can be anywhere in the
resulting NEWS files, along with full text files, such as disclaimers,
notices, download/upload reports, etc.
BBMAST - Bulletin Board MASTER file list maker - simply reads a number of text
files (such as BBS directories) and outputs them to one master list of files
totals file sizes in each directory and gives grand total at the end
DTPDIR - DOS Dir output file to PCBoard Directory conversion program
LABQUO - LABBS quotes file conversion program - supports multiple quotes files
that are converted to LABBS format
LCALLS - LABBS "Last Calls" Callers Log reader
LTPDIR - LABBS to PCBoard File Directory conversion program
PTLDIR - PCBoard to LABBS File Directory conversion program
PCBpop - Memory resident Utility program for the PCBoard SYSOP - Users file
maintenance (name, sec code, conferences, address, password, delete,
undelete, user comments, and sysop comments) PLUS reads Callers file
backwards, reads Messages files, and 20 other text files assignable to
function/Alt-function keys.
RBBpop - Memory resident Utility program similar to PCBpop for the RBBS SYSOP
PCB LABELS - Labels program with direct import into the Labels database from
the PCBoard Users file - also has program and version fields for software
authors
User comments about PCBpop:
"**GREAT**"
"Thanks for writing PCBpop... use it all the time!"
"Man, you have outdone yourself with the new version!"
Memory Resident Printer Utilities:
PMENU3 - Memory resident printer control menu for the EPSON - nice design,
has nice BabyFace mode, lots of other codes, and built-in intelligence
Was probably the first program of this type... released in August of 85.
Can be unloaded from memory.
PROMENU - Memory resident printer control menu for the IBM Proprinter -
similar to PMENU3, can be unloaded from memory.
User comments about PMENU3:
"I do not know how to thank you enough for creating PMENU3."
"Thanks to shareware and people like you putting programs into the concept,
people like us who do not want to be programmers reap the benefits and make
computing more livable."
"Just thought you would like to know that I think the program is just GREAT!
"I'm impressed with your program. I started writing one myself but didn't
know how to make it memory resident. Now I've found yours."
"I really like your PMENU3. I use it a lot."
"Great, Great, GREAT idea and program!!!"
Database:
MAILME - Fast Mailing Labels Database Application - has mailmerge and export-
ability to save settings in a "setup" file for rerunning later. (e.g.
Labels for Filecode AA, Mailmerge File for Filecode ZZ, etc.) - for handling
mailing lists
STIKME - Custom Labels - allows you to print 6-line labels and control
whether each line is Normal, Wide, Condensed, or Babyface. Automatically
centers each line as printed if desired. Great for Return address labels,
or any special purpose, such as diskette labeling, "DO NOT XRAY" labels,
etc., etc. Also has the ability to produce a series of labels which have
a serial number (such as for software).
BBFILE - see above description.
PCB LABELS - see above description.
Miscellaneous:
MRHELP - Memory resident help file reader for use with any program that
doesn't have help files... 20 different text files can be assigned to F1-F10
and Alt F1 - Alt F10.
VERSE - Displays a different verse of scripture each day from a text file of
scripture verses (included)
Games:
CTA-1 - Christian Text Adventure #1 - This is a text adventure written to run
under the Generic Adventure Game System (GAGS). The adventurer, in this case,
finds himself in a Biblical allegory, as a Crusader doing battle against the
forces of evil (such as the Wolf of Unbelief), with the weapons of spiritual
warfare (the sword of the spirit, the shield of faith, etc.).
User comments about CTA-1:
"We all love it very much."
"Thank you very much for giving us a pastime that is worthwhile."
"I wish I had a shotgun to blow that computer up."
"I think this game was invented by the Russians to fry our brains."
"I'm running your game on-line, the users are asking me for hints."
"I liked the symbolism in your game."
PATCH.DOC
P A T C H
File and memory patching utility for the IBM PC
Copyright (C) 1987, Imaginative Software Concepts
1.0 Introduction
PATCH allows viewing and modification of disk files and 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. The
contents of the file are displayed in both ASCII and hexadecimal, and
searches and modifications may be made in either format.
2.0 A Word From Our Sponsor
Imaginative Software Concepts distributes all its products as user-
supported software. You may freely copy and distribute unmodified
versions of PATCH, as long as no fee is charged for such copying or
distribution. Users' Groups may charge a small fee, not to exceed $10,
to recoup their own costs.
3.0 Getting Started
To run PATCH, type "PATCH", optionally followed by a file name, at the
DOS command prompt. The program displays a brief registration message,
asks for a file name if none was specified on the DOS command line,
then attempts to open the specified file. If PATCH cannot find the
file, the program informs you and asks for a new name. You may leave
the program by pressing the enter key without entering a file name.
The file name "memory" is special to PATCH; entering this name will
allow you to peruse and change the computer's memory as if it were a
disk file. (If you need to run PATCH on a file named "memory", enter
"memory." as the file's name.)
4.0 The Display
After PATCH opens a file, the program displays the first 256 bytes of
the file in the following format. Labels in the display are highlighted
to make reading easier. The numbers in parentheses are not part of the
display, but refer to the descriptions below.
File:anyfile.com Offset:0 (1)
(2) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
0 E9 7D 0A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .}..............
1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
2 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
3 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
4 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
5 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
6 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ (3)
7 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
8 BA 26 08 3D 02 00 74 18 3D 05 00 74 13 BA A8 07 .&.=..t.=..t....
9 3D 08 00 74 0B BA 9E 07 3D 0B 00 74 03 BA 91 07 =..t....=..t....
A 0E 1F E8 14 04 EB 13 8C C9 8E D1 BC 80 01 CD 21 ...............!
B 72 CE B4 4D CD 21 2E A3 75 08 E9 CE 00 FB 8C C8 r..M.!..u.......
C 8E D8 B4 0D CD 21 F7 06 3C 08 FF FF 74 03 E9 A6 .....!..<...t...
D 02 33 ED C6 06 80 08 00 C6 06 80 09 00 83 3E 7C .3............>|
E 08 00 74 06 C7 06 7C 08 FF FF 80 3E 74 08 00 75 ..t...|....>t..u
F 03 E9 DC 00 F9 CB BA F8 07 0E 1F E8 BB 03 80 3E ...............>
F1:file top F2:file end F3:find F4:find next F5:jump F6:hex/ascii F10:exit (4)
HOME,END,ARROWS:move cursor PG UP,PG DN:move buffer INS,DEL:restore buffer,byte
(1) The top line of the display identifies the file and shows the
offset, in bytes, of the first byte in the current buffer. This offset
is a hexadecimal number.
(2) Hexadecimal labels give the relative offset of each byte in the
buffer display. The bytes are numbered first by row, then by column;
for example, the leftmost byte in the bottom row of the display is
byte F0 (240 decimal). This number may be added to the offset
displayed on the first line to obtain the offset from the beginning of
the file of any byte in the current buffer.
(3) The contents of the current buffer are shown in hexadecimal and
ASCII. Any hexadecimal values which do not correspond to printable
characters are displayed in the ASCII section as periods.
Note: if the file is less than 256 bytes long, PATCH pads the display
with null characters (hex 00).
(4) Two help lines briefly describe the commands available.
5.0 Function Keys
5.1 Move to beginning of file - F1
Pressing the F1 key saves any changes to the current buffer,
displays the first buffer in the file, and moves the cursor to the
first byte of the buffer display. If the current buffer is the
first one in the file, pressing this key has no effect.
5.2 Move to end of file - F2
Pressing the F2 key saves any changes to the current buffer,
displays the last buffer in the file, and moves the cursor to the
first byte of the buffer display. If the current buffer is the
last one in the file, pressing this key has no effect.
5.3 Search - F3
When you press the F3 key, PATCH asks you for a string to locate.
You may cancel the search request by pressing the enter key
without entering a search string. If the cursor presently appears
in the hexadecimal section of the buffer display (see 5.6), you
may enter up to ten hexadecimal digits; if the cursor appears in
the ASCII section, you may enter up to thirty ASCII characters.
Searching begins at the byte immediately following the cursor. If
the search string is not wholly contained within the current
buffer, the program saves any changes and searches the remainder
of the file. If PATCH cannot locate the string, the program
informs you and returns the cursor to its previous position;
otherwise, the program displays the buffer in which the string was
found and places the cursor at the first byte of the string.
5.4 Search for next occurrence - F4
Pressing the F4 key causes the program to search the file for the
next occurrence of the search string you last entered. Searching
begins at the byte immediately following the cursor. If the string
is not wholly contained within the current buffer, the program
saves any changes and searches the remainder of the file. If PATCH
cannot locate the string, the program informs you and returns the
cursor to its previous position; otherwise, the program displays
the buffer in which the string was found and places the cursor at
the first byte of the string. Note that changing the section in
which the cursor appears (see 5.6) does not change the search
string; if you entered "ABC" as the search string while in the
ASCII section, switched to the hexadecimal section, then pressed
F4, PATCH will search for the hexadecimal equivalent to "ABC",
that is, "414243".
5.5 Jump to offset in file - F5
When you press the F5 key, PATCH asks you for an offset. You may
cancel the jump command by pressing the enter key without entering
an offset, or may enter up to ten hexadecimal digits, representing
an offset, in bytes, from the beginning of the file. The program
moves the cursor to this position. If the new position is not in
the current buffer, PATCH saves any changes and displays the new
buffer. If the offset indicates a position past the end of the
file, the cursor is placed at the last byte of the last buffer of
the file.
5.6 Switch between hex and ASCII sections of the display - F6
Pressing the F6 key switches from the hexadecimal to the ASCII
section of the buffer display and vice versa. Switching sections
affects which characters may be entered when specifying a search
string (see 5.3) or changing the contents of the file (see 6.0).
5.7 Exit - F10
Pressing the F10 key saves any changes to the current buffer and
terminates the program.
5.8 Move to first byte of display - HOME
Pressing the HOME key moves the cursor to the first byte of the
buffer display, located in the top left corner.
5.9 Move to previous line of display - up arrow
Pressing the up arrow key moves the cursor to the previous line of
the buffer display (i.e., back 16 bytes). If the cursor is already
in the first line of the display, pressing this key has no effect.
5.10 Move to previous buffer - PG UP
Pressing the PG UP key saves any changes to the current buffer,
displays the previous buffer, and moves the cursor to the first
byte of the buffer display. If the current buffer is the first one
in the file, pressing this key has no effect.
5.11 Move to previous byte of display - left arrow
Pressing the left arrow key moves the cursor to the previous byte
of the buffer display. If the cursor is already at the first byte
of the display, pressing this key has no effect.
5.12 Move to next byte of display - right arrow
Pressing the right arrow key moves the cursor to the next byte of
the buffer display. If the cursor is already at the last byte of
the display, pressing this key has no effect.
5.13 Move to last byte of display - END
Pressing the END key moves the cursor to the last byte of the
buffer display, located in the bottom right corner.
5.14 Move to next line of display - down arrow
Pressing the down arrow key moves the cursor to the next line in
the buffer display (i.e., forward 16 bytes). If the cursor is
already in the last line of the display, pressing this key has no
effect.
5.15 Move to next buffer - PG DN
Pressing the PG DN key saves any changes to the current buffer,
displays the next buffer, and moves the cursor to the first byte
of the buffer display. If the current buffer is the last one in
the file, pressing this key has no effect.
5.16 Restore entire buffer to previous contents - INS
Pressing the INS key cancels any changes made to the current
buffer. This only affects changes made since the present buffer
was last displayed; once the program moves to another buffer,
changes become permanent and cannot be canceled.
5.17 Restore current byte to previous contents - DEL
Pressing the DEL cancels any changes made to the current byte of
the buffer display and moves the cursor to the next byte of the
display. This only affects changes made since the present buffer
was last displayed; once the program moves to another buffer,
changes become permanent and cannot be canceled.
6.0 Changing the File
The contents of the buffer display, beginning at the current cursor
position, may be changed by typing new values. If the cursor is in the
ASCII section of the display, the new values may be any ASCII
characters; in the hexadecimal section, PATCH will accept only pairs
of hexadecimal digits. The program highlights bytes which have been
changed. Changes may be canceled by using either INS or DEL (see 5.16
and 5.17) to restore the entire buffer display or a single byte to its
original value. Changes become permanent as soon as the program moves
to a different buffer; commands which may cause this are: move to
beginning of file (F1); move to end of file (F2); search (F3); search
for next occurrence (F4); jump to offset in file (F5); move to
previous buffer (PG UP); and move to next buffer (PG DN). The program
also saves changes to the current buffer before exiting (F10).
Note: Since PATCH writes changed sections in 128-byte chunks, the
program may cause a file to become slightly (up to 127 bytes) larger
if you modify the last buffer in the file. For the same reason,
changes made to the last 128 bytes of the display buffer are discarded
when the file is less than 129 bytes long.
PMENU332.DOC
PMENU3
The Intelligent Epson Printer Control Menu
Version 3.2 released March 21, 1988
Copyright (C) 1985,1986,1987,1988 NEWLIFE Software, All Rights Reserved
Written by Bob Nance
The latest release of this and other NEWLIFE Software programs is available to
registered users 24 hours a day at NEWLIFE Christian BBS, 601-627-5582, 300-
9600 Courier HST.
----------- Changes with version 3.2 -----------
1. Now unloadable. Hit F10 twice.
2. Now checks to see if it is already resident and aborts if it is. Of
course, YOU wouldn't try to load it twice would you?
3. Now checks to make sure that SideKick is not already loaded. You can load
PMENU3 before loading SideKick, but not after.
4. Now uses the ALT-TAB hotkey instead of ALT-RETURN to allow use with Word
Perfect, which has an ALT-RETURN command. Notify me if this new hotkey
conflicts with anything, and I'll go to a three key combination hot-key, such
as ALT-LEFT SHIFT-P, or something about that ridiculous.
5. Now has EGA support. It should properly pop-up over a 43 line EGA screen.
(Older versions would only save and restore a 25 line screen). I don't have
an EGA, so let me know if this doesn't work.
6. Now an .EXE file instead of a .COM file. This is because it was converted
to Turbo Pascal 4.0 with this release.
---------- Extremely long and boring description of the Program ------------
PMENU3 is a memory resident Printer Control Menu for Epson and 100% compatible
printers and the IBM PC. It allows you to send control codes to your printer
such as condensed, double strike, or underline WHEN YOU NEED TO. By simply
typing PMENU332 at the DOS prompt, the program will be loaded into memory, and
you will be returned to 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. PMENU3 version 3.2
is different from other memory resident printer setup programs because it will
ONLY send and display those codes that work together. Unlike generic or user-
definable printer setup programs, it does not lie to you, saying it sent codes
to the printer that will not work together.
The program was developed under Turbo Pascal Version 4.0 and DOS 3.1, but it
runs on DOS 2.0 - 3.1. PMENU3 will be compatible with most software for the
IBM PC, but this version expects the display to be in text mode. It works
with all the other memory resident programs I had access to. Many users have
reported using it on various IBM PC compatibles under MS-DOS.
Note: Some of the older Epson printers do not support all codes that this
program does such as Near Letter Quality. In fact, I use a Thinkjet so don't
feel bad, mine doesn't support them either. Here are the actual codes I use.
Command in Menu: Codes sent to printer:
Reset to Normal: #27#64
BabyFace: #27#65#6#27#83#1#15
Bold (Enhanced): #27#69
Condensed (15 c.p.i.): #15
Double Strike: #27#71
Elite: #27#77
Form Feed: #12
Italics: #27#52
Line Feed: #10
Left Margin Indent (10 spaces): #27#108#10
Near Letter Quality: #27#120#1
Draft Quality: #27#120#48
Pica: #27#80
Skip Page Break (15 spaces): #27#78#15
UnderLine: #27#45
Wide: #27#87#1
Disable Buzzer: #27#56
Superscript: #27#83#0
Subscript: #27#83#1
1/6" Line Spacing: #27#50
7/72" Line Spacing: #27#49
1/8" Line Spacing: #27#48
.........................................................................
NOTE TO PROPRINTER USERS! - Do not use PMENU3 with the Proprinter, since some
of the Epson codes in PMENU3 are not supported by the Proprinter, such as the
one for Reset to normal. I have created a special program for you, PROMENU,
and will be happy to send it to you. It is very similar to PMENU3 in design,
except that the codes section had to be totally rewritten because of different
codes for certain functions and different incompatibilities between the codes.
..........................................................................
----------- Disclaimer ------------
PMENU3 is licensed to you, at no charge, subject to the following: This
program is supplied as-is and the author disclaims all warranties, expressed
or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantablilty
and the warranties of fitness for any purpose. You may copy it and distribute
it provided all modules, documentation, and readme files are included. You
may make no charge for copying the program beyond the cost of a diskette.
---------- How to thank me -----------
PMENU3 is the result of many hours of work, and this release, in particular,
required a significant investment in my time and money.
1. NEW USERS: Send $15 to me at the address below:
PREVIOUSLY registered users, send $5 to me at the address below:
Bob Nance, NEWLIFE Software, P. O. Box 837, Clarksdale, MS 38614
Registered users will receive notices of future updates to the program, and
privileged access to the NEWLIFE Christian BBS. It has not only the latest
versions of PMENU3 and other NEWLIFE Software, such as STIKME, CTA-1, and
PCBPOP, but also over 25 megabytes of the latest versions of some of the best
Shareware available. And if you have a US Robotics Courier HST modem, you can
transfer files at 950 c.p.s. or better, depending on file transfer protocols
your software supports.
2. Share PMENU3 with as many people as you can!
--------- Who I thank ----------
The Lord Jesus Christ for the NEWLIFE He has given me, and for the skills and
patience necessary to write a program like this.
The SYSOPs and librarians who provide space for this program.
The users who have registered and made suggestions for improvements to PMENU3.
PMENU332.TXT
Description of PMENU3, Version 3.2, the intelligent memory resident printer
control menu for EPSON or 100% compatible printers, released March 21, 1988.
At right is the current PMENU3 Version 3.2 Menu. +=======[ PMENU3 3.2 ]======+
There are some good changes with this release. | [R] Reset to Normal |
PMENU3 is unloadable! Hit F10 twice. It now | [A] Babyface |
checks to see if it is already loaded, and will | [B] Bold |
not load again. With this release, it was | [C] Condensed |
compiled under Turbo Pascal 4.0, so it is now | [D] Double Strike |
an .EXE file instead of a .COM file. PMENU3 uses | [E] Elite |
36K of memory and is compatible with other | [F] Form Feed |
resident programs. It operates under PC-DOS | [I] Italics |
2.1 or MS-DOS equivalent (or higher) on the IBM | [L] Line Feed |
PC, XT, AT, or compatible. | [M] Left Margin Indent |
| [N] NLQ [X] Draft |
PMENU3 was originally released in August of | [P] Pica |
1985 and has been revised numerous times based | [S] Skip Page Break |
on requests from registered users. A similar | [U] Underline |
program, PROMENU, was developed for the IBM | [W] Wide |
Proprinter and released in March of 1987. | [Z] Disable Buzzer |
| [F1] Superscript |
The author, Bob Nance, develops programs in | [F2] Subscript |
Pascal and dBASE for the IBM PC for NEWLIFE | [F6] 1/6" Line spacing |
Software. For more information: | [F7] 7/72" Line spacing |
Bob Nance | [F8] 1/8" Line spacing |
NEWLIFE Software | |
P. O. Box 837 | Command, [F10], or ESC |
Clarksdale, MS 38614 +===========================+
New users may "test drive" PMENU3 for a month. If, after that time, you are
not using it, please delete it. If you are using it, send $15 to the program
author above. Support and improvements to PMENU3 are not possible unless
users register by sending in the registration fee. Registered users may
obtain updates from the NEWLIFE Christian BBS @ 601-627-5582, a 24 hour
Bulletin Board system.
PROMNU32.DOC
PROMENU
The Intelligent Proprinter Printer Control Menu
Version 3.2 released March 21, 1988
(C) Copyright 1987,1988 NEWLIFE Software
Written by Bob Nance
The latest release of this and other NEWLIFE Software programs is available to
registered users 24 hours a day at NEWLIFE Christian BBS, 601-627-5582, 300-
9600 Courier HST.
----------- Changes with version 3.2 -----------
1. Now unloadable. Hit F10 twice.
2. Now checks to see if it is already resident and aborts if it is. Of
course, YOU wouldn't try to load it twice would you?
3. Now checks to make sure that SideKick is not already loaded. You can load
PROMENU before loading SideKick, but not after.
4. Now uses the ALT-TAB hotkey instead of ALT-RETURN to allow use with Word
Perfect, which has an ALT-RETURN command. Notify me if this new hotkey
conflicts with anything, and I'll go to a three key combination hot-key, such
as ALT-LEFT SHIFT-P, or something about that ridiculous.
5. Now has EGA support. It should properly pop-up over a 43 line EGA screen.
(Older versions would only save and restore a 25 line screen). I don't have
an EGA, so let me know if this doesn't work.
6. Now an .EXE file instead of a .COM file. This is because it was converted
to Turbo Pascal 4.0 with this release.
------------- Extremely long and boring description of PROMENU ---------------
PROMENU is a memory resident Printer Control Menu for the IBM proprinter and
compatible printers and the IBM PC. It allows access to control codes such as
condensed, double strike, or underline WHEN YOU NEED THEM. By simply typing
PROMNU32 at the DOS prompt, the program will be loaded into memory, and you
will be returned to DOS. Then load your other program as usual. To pop up
PROMENU while running your program, hit Alt-Tab. You can enter codes one
at a time, or combinations of codes such as near letter quality and skip page
break. Each code sent to the printer is highlighted and will still be high-
lighted the next time you pop-up PROMENU so you can remember how your printer
is set. PROMENU is an "intelligent" printer control menu, unlike those that
are "user-definable". It does not lie to you, telling you that it has sent
codes to the printer which will not work together. Therefore only those codes
which are actually sent are highlighted.
Some codes are "dominant" while other codes are "recessive". For example, Bold
is dominant over Condensed. If bold has been sent, you cannot send condensed.
If Condensed has been sent first and then you send Bold, condensed will be
turned off and bold will be highlighted and bold will be in effect. In some
cases, the last code sent is the one that is in effect. For example, in the
case of vertical line spacing, you can only have one option selected at a time.
Therefore, selecting 8 lines per inch turns off 7/72 lines per inch and 6 lines
per inch. In some cases, you will have to [R]eset to normal if you have
selected a "dominant" code and you now want to sent one that is "recessive",
such as in the case of selecting bold, and then wanting to select condensed.
Check the following chart for questions on compatabilities between
codes:
If you send: you will get:
condensed, bold bold
condensed, twelve c.p.i. twelve c.p.i.
condensed, near letter quality condensed
superscript, subscript last mode selected
6 l.p.i., 8 l.p.i., 7/72 l.p.i. last mode selected
You can send anything else together, with the following exception.
Babyface is a combination of 6/72 lines per inch, subscript, and condensed, so
keep that in mind when sending other codes with Babyface. For example, if
you send Babyface and then twelve c.p.i., twelve c.p.i. will override the
condensed code and you will get 6/72 lines per inch, subscript, and twelve
c.p.i. Since bold also overrides condensed, if you send Bold after
Babyface, you will get 6/72 lines per inch(vertical), subscript, and bold.
It will NOT be condensed, since bold turns off condensed.
The program was developed under Turbo Pascal Version 4.0 and DOS 3.1, but it
runs on DOS 2.0 - 3.1. PROMENU will be compatible with most software for the
IBM PC, but this version expects the display to be in text mode. It works
with all the other memory resident programs I had access to. Many users have
reported using it on various compatibles under MS-DOS.
.....
Command in Menu: Codes sent to printer:
Reset to Normal:
cancel wide : #27#87#0
cancel bold : #27#70
cancel double strike: #27#72
cancel NLQ (select normal): #27#73#0
select 6 vertical lines per in.: #27#65#12#27#50
cancel skip perforation: #27#79
cancel subscript or superscript: #27#84
cancel underscore: #27#45#0
cancel condensed & sel. normal: #18
BabyFace: #27#65#6#27#50#27#83#1#15
Bold (Enhanced): #27#69
Condensed (15 c.p.i.): #15
Double Strike: #27#71
Form Feed: #12
Line Feed: #10
Near Letter Quality: #27#73#2
Skip Page Break (15 spaces): #27#78#15
UnderLine: #27#45#1
Wide: #27#87#1
Superscript: #27#83#0
Subscript: #27#83#1
1/6" Line Spacing: #27#65#12#27#50
7/72" Line Spacing: #27#49
1/8" Line Spacing: #27#48
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NOTE TO EPSON USERS! - Some of the codes in PROMENU will not work for Epson
printers. I have created a special program for you... PMENU3. The current
version is PMENU332.ARC, which contains the program PMENU3 version 3.2.
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----------- Disclaimer ------------
PROMENU is licensed to you, at no charge, subject to the following: This
program is supplied as-is and the author disclaims all warranties, expressed or
implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantablilty and
the warranties of fitness for any purpose. You may copy it and distribute it
provided all modules, documentation, and readme files are included. You may
make no charge for copying the program beyond the cost of a diskette.
---------- How to thank me -----------
PROMENU is the result of many hours of work, and this release, in particular,
required a significant investment in my time and money.
1. NEW USERS: Send $15 to me at the address below:
PREVIOUSLY registered users, send $5 to me at the address below:
Bob Nance, NEWLIFE Software, P. O. Box 837, Clarksdale, MS 38614
Registered users will receive notices of future updates to the program, and
privileged access to the NEWLIFE Christian BBS. It has not only the latest
versions of PROMENU and other NEWLIFE Software, such as STIKME, CTA-1, and
PCBPOP, but also over 25 megabytes of the latest versions of some of the best
Shareware available. And if you have a US Robotics Courier HST modem, you can
transfer files at 950 c.p.s. or better, depending on file transfer protocols
your software supports.
2. Share PROMENU with as many people as you can!
--------- Who I thank ----------
The Lord Jesus Christ for the NEWLIFE He has given me, and for the skills and
patience necessary to write a program like this.
The SYSOPs and librarians who provide space for this program.
The users who have registered and made suggestions for improvements to
PROMENU.
PROMNU32.TXT
Description of PROMENU, Version 3.2, the intelligent memory resident printer
control menu for PROPRINTER or compatible printers, released March 21, 1988.
At right is the current PROMENU Version 3.2 Menu:+======[ PROMENU 3.2 ]======+
There are some good changes with this release. | [R] Reset to Normal |
PROMENU is unloadable! Hit F10 twice. It now | [A] Babyface |
checks to see if it is already loaded, and will | [B] Bold |
not load again. With this release, it was | [C] Condensed |
compiled under Turbo Pascal 4.0, so it is now | [D] Double Strike |
an .EXE file instead of a .COM file. PROMENU uses| [F] Form Feed |
36K of memory and is compatible with other | [L] Line Feed |
resident programs. It operates under PC-DOS | [N] Near Ltr Quality |
2.1 or MS-DOS equivalent (or higher) on the IBM | [S] Skip Page Break |
PC, XT, AT, or compatible. | [T] Twelve c.p.i. |
| [U] Underline |
PROMENU is a rewrite of PMENU3, which was | [W] Wide |
written for EPSON printers and released | [F1] Superscript |
in August of 1985. | [F2] Subscript |
| [F6] 1/6" Line spacing |
The author, Bob Nance, develops programs in | [F7] 7/72" Line spacing |
Pascal and dBASE for the IBM PC for NEWLIFE | [F8] 1/8" Line spacing |
Software. For more information: | |
Bob Nance | Command, [F10], or ESC |
NEWLIFE Software +===========================+
P. O. Box 837
Clarksdale, MS 38614
New users may "test drive" PROMENU for a month. If, after that time, you are
not using it, please delete it. If you are using it, send $15 to the program
author above. Support and improvements to PROMENU are not possible unless
users register by sending in the registration fee. Registered users may
obtain updates from the NEWLIFE Christian BBS @ 601-627-5582, a 24 hour
Bulletin Board system.
SCRNKY.DOC
SCRNKY.DOC for the IBM PC/XT & PCJR - 1987 by Ocean
KEYBOARD LOCK WITH AUTO 3 MINUTE SCREEN BLANKER
These utilities, SCRNOFF3.ASM & KYLOCK.ASM, comprise a 2 part utilities set.
Each must be assembled, linked and converted from exe to executable com files
separately. The com files are provided on this disk for the convenience of
those without an assembler. These utilities were developed to work with POPUP
DESKSET (TM) and work together to automatically blank the screen after 3
minutes of keyboard inactivity. Pressing any key unblanks the screen and
pressing ALT-O toggles the auto screen blanker on & off. In addition, the
operator has the option of using a "hotkey" (ALT-K) to freeze the keyboard &
blank the screen whenever desired. After the "hotkey" is used to activate the
second part of this set, the operator must then enter a password. The keyboard
remains locked and the screen blanked until the password is reentered. The
password may be changed each time the operator invokes the utility to freeze
the keyboard. Once a password is chosen, of course, it must be reentered
exactly as entered to unlock the keyboard and unblank the screen. All keys and
their combinations enterable from the keyboard may be used not to exceed 64.
The routine may be aborted before the password is entered by pressing the
escape key. Since the ctrl-alt-del warm start function is disabled by trapping
that key combination, once entered, nothing but a power off/on cold start will
unlock the keyboard for anyone without the password. The password is not
displayed on the screen. The backspace key may be used as an editing key on
entering and reentering the password. Pressing enter/return enters the
password. Reentering the password to unlock the keyboard and unblank the
screen may be attempted repeatedly simply by pressing the enter/return key and
starting over. In addition, the "hotkeys" used to invoke the various modules
of POPUP DESKSET(TM) have been trapped and may not be included in a password.
These are: ALT-W, ALT-U,ALT-A, ALT-D, ALT-X, ALT-V, ALT-C, & ALT-F10. When
used with POPUP DESKSET(TM), SCRNOFF3.COM should be loaded after pop alarm &
pop date. Then, load KYLOCK.COM just before pop any. When used with other
"terminate but stay resident" programs, experiment with the order of loading.
If not used with POPUP DESKSET(TM) or any other "TSR", simply load both, one
after the other.
COMMAND SUMMARY:
ALT-O --------- TOGGLES AUTO 3 MINUTE SCREEN BLANKER ON/OFF.
ALT-K --------- INVOKES MAIN PROGRAM WHICH IMMEDIATELY BLANKS
THE SCREEN AND ALLOWS THE USER TO ENTER A
PASSWORD THAT LOCKS THE KEYBOARD UNTIL
REENTERED.
BACKSPACE ----- EDIT PASSWORD ENTRY.
ESC --------- ABORT! (After ALT-K & prior to hitting
enter/return.)
ENTER --------- ENTERS PASSWORD. ALSO ABORTS IF NO KEYS HAVE
BEEN PRESSED TO ENTER A PASSWORD.
*********************** --- WARNING! --- ***********************
When the screen is blanked by this program, it is still possible to read the
screen, due to its persistence, with the naked eye or photographic film.
Darken your room or office and you can see this for yourself. To increase
security, overlay a resident calendar ,help menu/table, or some other type of
routine that you have in memory before invoking this keyboard lock routine.
******************************************************************************
REFERENCE: PC Magazine, Volume 5 #16 page 302; "EGA SCREEN BLANKER"
; by Charles Petzold
PC magazine, Volume 5 #22 page 285; "FREEZE OUT FILE FILCHERS"
; by Jeff Prosise
BIBLIOGRAPHY: "INTRODUCING PC-DOS and MS-DOS (A GUIDE FOR BEGINNING and
ADVANCED USERS)"
by Thomas Sheldon
"COMPUTE'S BEGINNER'S GUIDE to MACHINE LANGUAGE on the IBM PC &
PCJR"
by Christopher D. Metcalf and Marc B. Sugiyama
"COMPUTE'S MAPPING the IBM PC and PCJR"
by Russ Davies
"IBM PCJR ASSEMBLER LANGUAGE"
by David C. Willen
"MS-DOS DEVELOPER'S GUIDE"
by John Angermeyer & Kevin Jaeger
"MACRO-86 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING"
by Lawrence P. Larsen (Heath/Zenith Educational Systems)
Use these utilities at your own risk!
If you find this utilities set useful, send $1.50 payment to:
Ocean
357 Richmond Ave.
San Jose, CA 95128-2337
THANK YOU!
SCRNOFF3.ASM
;
page 66,132
;
;SCRNOFF3.ASM for the IBM PC/XT & PCJR - 1987 by Ocean
;
;This is part 1 of a 2 part utilities set consisting of -----------------------
;SCRNOFF3.ASM & KYLOCK.ASM. --------------------- THEY MUST BE USED TOGETHER!
; -----------------------
;
eoi equ 20h ;end-of-interrupt signal
int_ctrl_port equ 20h ;8259 interrupt controller port
;
code segment para public 'code'
assume cs:code
org 0
seg_org equ $
;
bios_data segment at 40h ;bios data area
org 063h
addr_6845 dw ? ;define location that holds
;word address of active display
org 065h
crt_mode_set db ? ;define location that holds
;byte loaded into pc active
;display port or pcjr's vga
bios_data ends
;
org 0100h
begin: jmp initialize ;goto initialization routine
;
adapter db 0 ;0 = EGA, 1 = CGA or MDA, and
;2 = PCJR
pcjr_mode db ? ;current setting of PCJR video
pc_mode db ? ;current setting of 6845 mode
;control register of the pc
count dw 0cc8h ;initial 3 min. to blank screen
timer_stat db 01h ;initialize timer - on
msr_address dw ? ;address of mode select register
pcjr_signature db 0fdh ;PCJR BIOS signature
ibm_signature db 'IBM' ;EGA BIOS signature
errmsg db 13,10,'SCRNOFF3 ALREADY LOADED!',13,10,'$'
;
old_int_1ch label dword ;holding area for INT 8h vector
int_1ch_ptr dw 2 dup (?)
old_int_16h label dword ;holding area for INT 16h vector
int_16h_ptr dw 2 dup (?)
;
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;All calls to INT 16h will henceforth be routed thru here. If ah = 255 on
;entry, bh is set to 255 to signal the caller that this routine was indeed
;invoked.
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
new_int_16h proc near
cmp ah,127 ;ah = 127?
jne switch ;no, then jump
mov bh,ah ;yes, set bh to 255 and exit
iret
switch: cmp ah,158 ;INT called by ALT O keypress?
jne newint1 ;no, then jump
add timer_stat,01h ;yes, toggle timer on/off
iret
newint1: jmp old_int_16h ;goto normal 16h handler
new_int_16h endp
;
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;User timer INT 1Ch is now routed through here.
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
countdown3 proc near
test timer_stat,01h ;timer activated?
jz do_nothing ;no, exit
cmp count,00 ;yes, check if count has zeroed
jz do_nothing ;already zero, exit
dec count ;active & not zero, tick & ...
jnz do_nothing ;not zero, exit ... else ...
;
;Time has run out, call the video_disable routine to blank the screen only.
;The rest of the program is still ready to lock the keyboard with a password if
;desired.
;
push ax ;save ax register
push dx ;save dx register
cli ;disable all interrupts
call video_disable ;time is up - disable the video
mov al,eoi ;get eoi value
out int_ctrl_port,al ;send eoi signal to the 8259
pop dx ;restore dx register
pop ax ;restore ax register
sti
do_nothing: jmp old_int_1ch ;iret thru old_int_1Ch
countdown3 endp
;
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;This routine is user vector interrupt 4dh!
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
unblank proc near
cmp count,00 ;if timer is not 0 the screen
;is still visible - jump to
jnz reset_count ;reset count to 3 min., since
;a keypress has occured
push ax ;save ax register
push dx ;save dx register
call video_enable ;timer was 0 when a keypress
;occured, so make the screen
;visible
pop dx ;restore dx register
pop ax ;restore ax register
reset_count: mov count,0cc8h ;reset timer to 3 min. then
;return to caller (KYLOCK.COM)
iret
unblank endp
;
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;VIDEO ENABLE and VIDEO DISABLE enable and disable the VIDEO output to the
;screen of the PCJR
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
video_disable proc near ;disable the video display
cmp adapter,0 ;is video adapter an EGA?
je ega_disable ;yes, then jump
test adapter,2 ;is computer a PCJR?
jnz jr_disable ;yes, then jump
;
;Disable video of PC with CGA or MDA adapter.
;
push ds ;save ds
mov ax,bios_data ;set es to bios data area
mov ds,ax
assume ds:bios_data
mov al,crt_mode_set ;get current value (dynamic) of
;6845 mode control register
mov pc_mode,al ;save it
mov ax,addr_6845 ;get active display address
add ax,4 ;add 4 to get MSR address
mov msr_address,ax ;save address
mov al,0ah ;out 6845 index register...
mov dx,03b4h ;points to 6845 data reg. 10
out dx,al
mov al,2bh ;value to turn off cursor
mov dx,03b5h ;6845 data registers port
out dx,al ;disable cursor
mov dx,msr_address ;6845 mode control register
mov al,pc_mode ;get current value of 6845 mode
and al,37h ;strip enable bit
out dx,al ;disable video display
pop ds ;restore ds
ret
;
;disable video of PC with an EGA card.
;
ega_disable: xor al,al ;zero al (clear bit 5)
call set_ega ;disable EGA
ret
;
;Disable video of PCJR.
;
jr_disable: push ds ;save ds register
mov ax,bios_data ;set es to bios data area
mov ds,ax ;
assume ds:bios_data ;
mov al,crt_mode_set ;get current value (dynamic) of
;PCJR VGA mode control register
mov pcjr_mode,al ;store current value, VGA mode
mov dx,03dah ;PCJR VGA I/O port
in al,dx ;addr/data f/f to proper state
mov al,02h ;VGA border color register
out dx,al ;set VGA to border color cont.
mov al,00h ;color black
out dx,al ;set border color black
mov al,00 ;VGA mode control 1 register
out dx,al ;set VGA to mode control 1
mov al,pcjr_mode ;get current value of VGA mode
and al,0f7h ;strip enable bit
out dx,al ;disable video display
pop ds ;restore ds register
ret
video_disable endp
;
video_enable proc near ;enable the video display
cmp adapter,0 ;is video adapter an EGA?
je ega_enable ;yes,then jump
test adapter,2 ;is the computer a PCJR?
jnz jr_enable ;yes, then jump
;
;Enable video of PC with CGA or MDA adapter card.
;
mov al,0ah ;out 6845 index register...
mov dx,03b4h ;points to 6845 data reg. 10
out dx,al
mov al,0bh ;value to turn cursor on
mov dx,03b5h ;6845 data registers port
out dx,al ;enable cursor
mov dx,msr_address ;6845 mode control register
mov al,pc_mode ;get stored value 6845 mode
out dx,al ;enable pc display
ret
;
;Enable video of PC with an EGA adapter card.
;
ega_enable: mov al,20h ;set bit 5 of al
call set_ega ;enable EGA video
ret
;
;Enable video of PCJR.
;
jr_enable: mov dx,03dah ;set PCJR VGA address
in al,dx ;addr/data f/f to proper state
mov al,00h ;VGA mode control 1 register
out dx,al ;set VGA to mode control 1
mov al,pcjr_mode ;get stored value VGA mode
out dx,al ;enable PCJR video display ...
;border remains black
ret
video_enable endp
;
;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;SET_EGA is called by VIDEO_ENABLE and VIDEO_DISABLE routines to selectively
;set or clear bit 5 of the EGA Attribute Address Register.
;Entry: AL - value to OUT to Attribute Address Register
;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
set_ega proc near
push ax ;save AL
mov dx,3bah ;reset monochrome flip-flop...
in al,dx ;for write to Address Register
mov dx,3dah ;reset color flip-flop
in al,dx
mov dx,3c0h ;set DX to Attr Addr Register
pop ax ;retrieve entry value of AL
out dx,al ;write value to register
ret
set_ega endp
;
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;INITIALIZE routine checks if SCRNOFF3 has already been loaded. If it has,
;execution aborts with an error message. If it hasn't, then the value of
;ADAPTER is set according to the type of display adapter present in the system
;and the vectors in low memory pointing to the INT 9h and 16h routines are set
;to point to our own newly installed code.
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
initialize proc near
;
;See if SCRNOFF3 has been previously loaded by calling INT 16h with AH set to
;254 and BH set to 0. If BH comes back unchanged, then SCRNOFF3 is NOT
;currently resident in memory; if BH = 255, then SCRNOFF3 has been loaded.
;
mov ah,127 ;set AH and BH
xor bh,bh
int 16h ;call interrupt routine
or bh,bh ;is BH = 0?
je init1 ;yes, then continue
lea dx,errmsg ;no, print error message & exit
mov ah,09h
int 21h
ret
;
;Check the computer's ID to see if its a PC or PCJR.
;
init1: mov ax,0f000h ;es to BIOS segment holding
mov es,ax ;computer ID value
mov al,byte ptr es:[0fffeh] ;offset address and load to al
sub al,0fch ;
or al,al ;al = 0?
jz pc ;AT, try the pc routine...
dec al ;al = 1?
jz pcjr ;yes, then computer is a PCJR
dec al ;al = 2?
jz pc ;XT, try the PC routine...
dec al ;al = 3?
jz pc ;PC
jnz pc ;unidentified computer, try PC
ret
;
;The computer is a PCJR.
;
pcjr: mov adapter,2 ;set adapter to PCJR
jmp init2 ;jump to install program
;
;The computer is a PC. Check for the presence of an Enhanced Graphics Adapter
;by looking for an 'IBM'signature in the EGA Bios area.
;
pc: mov ax,0c000h ;set ES to EGA BIOS segment
mov es,ax
mov di,1eh ;starting address of signature
lea si,ibm_signature ;point si to 'IBM' text
mov cx,3 ;three characters to check
cld ;clear df
repe cmpsb ;compare the three bytes
je init2 ;signature found - EGA present
;
;The computer is a PC, but the display adapter is not an EGA. It must be
;either a CGA or an MDA.
;
mov adapter,1 ;set ADAPTER for CGA or MDA
;
;Save the current interrupt 1Ch vector and replace it with a new routine.
;
init2: mov ah,35h ;DOS function - get vector
mov al,1ch ;interrupt 1ch
int 21h ;get the vector
mov int_1ch_ptr,bx ;save offset of vector
mov int_1ch_ptr[2],es ;save segment of vector
mov ah,25h ;DOS function - set vector
mov al,1ch ;interrupt 1ch
lea dx,countdown3 ;point - countdown3 routine
int 21h ;set vector
;
;Save the current interrupt 16h vector and replace it with a new routine.
;
mov ah,35h ;DOS function - get vector
mov al,16h ;interrupt 16h
int 21h ;get the vector
mov int_16h_ptr,bx ;save offset of vector
mov int_16h_ptr[2],es ;save segment of vector
mov ah,25h ;DOS function - set vector
mov al,16h ;interrupt 16h
lea dx,new_int_16h ;pointer to new routine
int 21h ;set vector
;
;Set user vector interrupt 4dh to unblank routine.
;
mov ah,25h ;DOS function - set vector
mov al,4dh ;interrupt 4dh
lea dx,unblank ;point to unblank routine
int 21h ;set vector
mov dx,(offset initialize - seg_org + 15) shr 4 ;...
;prepare DX for exit
mov ah,31h ;terminate-but-stay-resident
int 21h ;dos function call
initialize endp
;
code ends
end begin
Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #0779
Volume in drive A has no label
Directory of A:\
FILES779 TXT 3898 3-17-89 3:36p
GO BAT 64 11-24-87 3:27p
GO TXT 1156 3-16-89 4:10p
GO1 TXT 1387 11-24-87 3:37p
KYLOCK ASM 30401 6-16-87 3:14p
KYLOCK COM 742 6-16-87 3:14p
NEWLIFE AD 1103 2-03-88 7:02a
NEWLIFE REG 3564 10-22-87 11:46p
NEWLIFE TXT 5496 4-23-88 1:42p
PATCH COM 20059 2-20-89 7:15p
PATCH DOC 13581 2-20-89 7:07p
PCBANV3A EXE 74973 4-25-88 6:31p
PMENU332 DOC 6662 3-21-88 4:11p
PMENU332 EXE 25296 3-21-88 4:12p
PMENU332 TXT 2572 3-21-88 4:18p
PROMNU32 DOC 8191 3-21-88 4:12p
PROMNU32 EXE 24816 3-21-88 4:13p
PROMNU32 TXT 2312 3-21-88 4:18p
READ ME 1223 2-20-89 7:09p
README BAN 234 4-25-88 6:49p
README NOW 604 10-27-87 3:34p
SCRNKY DOC 5033 6-16-87 3:14p
SCRNOFF3 ASM 18087 6-16-87 3:14p
SCRNOFF3 COM 473 6-16-87 3:14p
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