A R T C O P Y
Version 1.00
BGI Device Drivers
for Hewlett Packard LaserJet
Epson Compatible Dot Matrix Printers
and
HPGL Pen Plotters
Copyright (C) B. McAra Software 1991
All Rights Reserved
ArtCopy
Introduction
ArtCopy is a collection of printer driver files which
make use of the Borland Graphic Interface to provide programmers
who use Borland compilers (Turbo Pascal, Turbo C, C++ and Prologue)
with a convenient way of producing hard-copy output of screen
graphics.
These drivers do not merely "dump" screen buffers to the
printer. The full resolution of the output device can be used.
Graphic library calls such as Line, Circle, PieSlice etc. produce
output on printers and plotters.
ArtCopy is written in assembler to maximize speed and
to minimize memory requirements leaving as much memory as possible
for your programs and data. Since printers like the HP LaserJet
can produce full page output at 300 dots per inch the graphics
buffer could be as large as 1 megabyte. ArtCopy uses temporary
files to swap data to disk thus keeping memory demands of the
driver and graphics buffer to about 5000 bytes. The temporary
file can be directed to a RAM disk to maximize speed (Developers
Package only).
ArtCopy is available in two versions: an Introduction
Package which provides basic printer functionality with BGI
files for laser printers, dot matrix printers and HPGL plotters
and The BGI Developers Package which provides more advanced
printer support including user configuration settings and
complete source code.
The Introduction Package is available for free - include $5
for shipping and handling and can be used to create program
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