All about DOS screen captures!

["D. Philipp Binggeli" <DBinggeli -at- ALLENCOMM -dot- COM>]

Greetings everyone:

Thanks a bunch for responding to my original post concerning DOS screen
capture utilities. Below is a compilation of all the responses I've
received. At the time, I am forced to use MS Mail...which means that I
cannot receive all attachments properly and likewise not all of you might be
able to deal with attachments that I send out. Consequently, some of the
messages attached below contain several lines of binary code. I apologize.
(In most cases, however, the name and e-mail address of the original author
are enclosed as well. So please contact the author if you need a repost or a
specially encoded or encapsulated attachment file.)

Thanks again to all of you!

Dee Philipp
dbinggeli -at- allencomm -dot- com
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RESPONSES TO REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DOS SCREEN CAPTURE UTILITIES:

HiJaak works for DOS captures. I also use Symsoft's HotShot Graphics.
Hope this helps!

...sue
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Sue Heim
Research Information Systems
Email: Sue -at- ris -dot- risinc -dot- com

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I used a program called Collage for DOS screen captures at my last job.
Sorry, I don't know how much it cost but I can't imagine it's much. It was
simple to use and worked fine.

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Hi!

I used HiJaak screen capture at a previous job (my last one). The Windows
version does both DOS and Windows screen captures. It is very easy and
yields nice screen captures. You can purchase HiJaak for Windows anywhere.
We purchased it from CompUSA (a local computer software store). It is
relatively
inexpensive.  I don't recall the exact cost, but it was under $500.00. Let
me
know if you need further information, I may still have the information at
home.

 -Troy L. Holmes (tlh -at- evolving -dot- com)
Technical Writer II
Evolving Systems, Inc.
Englewood, Colorado

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Saw your post in the techwr list.  If your email util supports binary file
attachments, you'll find two files attached that should meet your needs (the
COM file is the util, and the DOC file explains usage).  This is an "oldie
but goodie," and I'm pretty sure it's public domain (I found it on a BBS
myself).
   I used this for a couple years until I figured out another option you
might like to try:  Run the DOS app under Windows, use your PrintScreen key
to copy any particular screen to Windows' clipboard (as text), and then
Alt-Tab your way to a word processor and paste in the text (in a 15-pitch
monospaced font).
   Good luck!

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          TITLE   FILSCR -- Write Screen to File
COMMENT   $
          Usage: "FILSCR filename".  FILSCR  makes itself resident and
          handles PrtSc interrupts (interrupt 5).  When the PrtSc key
          is depressed, whatever is on the text screen will be saved in
          a disk file.  You might do this in the middle of any program
          where you want to save a copy of what you see on the screen.
          You can do this repeatedly, and each screen will be appended
          to the file and separated by a form feed.  Later you can edit
          this file and use it to document your programs.

          If there is a problem writing to the file, you will hear a
          beep.

          Based on SAVSCR, written by Ted Shapin, 9/26/85.
          (Thanks to the unknown author of SAVSC.COM)

          FILSCR written by Richard Larson 1/30/86.  SAVSCR was modified
          so that resident portion uses less memory, and writes variable
          length lines to file with all trailing blanks removed.
          Modifications include tightening code, eliminating a buffer with
          a copy of the screen, and moving other buffers into unused
          areas in the PSP.  Many cosmetic changes made, and method to
          return to DOS changed.  Note that FILSCR should not be invoked
          when DOS is doing I/O because DOS is NOT reentrant.
          $

; Program Equates:
LINLEN    EQU     80      ; characters/line
LINCNT    EQU     25      ; numbers of lines
; Flag controls whether or not FILSCR is active:
ACTIV     EQU     01H     ; Active flag
NOTACT    EQU     00H     ; Not active flag

MYSIGN    EQU     0CE34H  ; Random bit pattern for signature

; Hardware specifics:
CGABUFF   EQU     0B800H
MONBUFF   EQU     0B000H

; Interrupts
PRTSC     EQU     05H
EQUIPLST  EQU     11H
; subfield of EQUIPLST, value returned:
MONITOR   EQU     0030H           ; field specifying monitor
MONODISP  EQU     0030H           ; monochrome monitor

DOSFN     EQU     21H             ; DOS Function interrupt
; DOS functions:
KBDIN     EQU     01H
DISPOUT   EQU     02H
PRTSTR    EQU     09H
CLRSTDIN  EQU     0CH
SETVEC    EQU     25H
DOSVERN   EQU     30H
STAYRES   EQU     31H
GETVEC    EQU     35H
CREAT     EQU     3CH
; subfunction of CREAT:
OPENWRT   EQU     01H
OPEN      EQU     3DH
; error code for OPEN
FILNOT    EQU     2
CLOSE     EQU     3EH
WRITEF    EQU     40H
MOVFIL    EQU     42H
; subfunction of MOVFIL:
MOVEND    EQU     02H
FREEMEM   EQU     49H
EXIT      EQU     4CH

; ASCII characters, bit patterns:
NUL       EQU     00H
BEL       EQU     07H
TAB       EQU     09H
LF        EQU     0AH
FF        EQU     0CH
CR        EQU     0DH
BLANK     EQU     20H
TOUPPER   EQU     5FH     ; bit pattern to make LC into UC

S00000    SEGMENT PARA PUBLIC 'CODE'
          ASSUME  CS:S00000
; the following ASSUMEs apply when resident section is entered:
          ASSUME  DS:NOTHING
          ASSUME  SS:NOTHING
          ASSUME  ES:NOTHING

; organization of PSP (note use of unused portions):

          ORG     2CH
ENVLOC    LABEL   BYTE
          ORG     5CH
FILNAM    LABEL   BYTE    ; name of file (ASCIIZ string)
          ORG     80H
PARMLIN   LABEL   BYTE                    ; loc of parms in PSP
          ORG     0B0H
LINBUFF   LABEL   BYTE                    ; line buffer

          ORG     100H
BEGIN:    JMP     START                   ; Start addr when run as command
SIGNAT    DW      MYSIGN                  ; Signature of this routine
OLDVEC    DW      0000H, 0000H            ; old interrupt vector for PrtSc
ACTIVEF   DB      00H                     ; Active flag. If 0, go to orig.
int. handler
INTVEC:   TEST    BYTE PTR ACTIVEF, ACTIV ; Are we active?
          JNZ     DOIT                    ;   Yes, we are
          JMP     DWORD PTR OLDVEC        ;   No, go to old PrtSc handler
DOIT:     PUSH    AX
          PUSH    BX
          PUSH    CX
          PUSH    DX
          PUSH    SI
          PUSH    DI
          PUSH    DS
          PUSH    ES
          STI                             ; Allow interrupts
          MOV     AX, CS
          MOV     DS, AX
          ASSUME  DS:S00000
          MOV     AX, CS
          MOV     ES, AX
          ASSUME  ES:S00000
          MOV     BX, CGABUFF
          INT     EQUIPLST
          AND     AX, MONITOR             ; Pick out monitor field
          CMP     AX, MONODISP
          JNZ     NOTMONO
          MOV     BX, MONBUFF             ; is monochrome monitor
NOTMONO:
          CALL    OPNFEND
          JC      BEEPX
          MOV     CX, LINCNT
DOLP:
          CALL    WRLIN
          JC      BEEPX
          ADD     BX, 2*LINLEN/16         ; para of next line
          LOOP    DOLP
; write a FF/CR/LF
          MOV     DX, OFFSET FORMFEED
          MOV     CX, 3
          CALL    WRBYTES
          JC      BEEPX
          CALL    CLOSEF
          JC      BEEPX
DOX:
          POP     ES
          POP     DS
          POP     DI
          POP     SI
          POP     DX
          POP     CX
          POP     BX
          POP     AX
          IRET
BEEPX:
          MOV     DL, BEL
          MOV     AH, DISPOUT
          INT     DOSFN
          JMP     DOX

FILHNDL   DW      0000H           ; File handle
FORMFEED  DB      FF
CRLF      DB      CR, LF, '$'


;         WRLIN writes the line in the segment addressed by BX
;         to the open file given by the handle in FILHNDL,
;         trimming trailing blanks and writing a terminal <CR><LF>.
;         WRLIN sets the Carry flag if an error was encountered.

WRLIN     PROC    NEAR
          PUSH    BX
          PUSH    CX
          PUSH    DX
          PUSH    DS
; move line to buffer
          MOV     DS, BX          ; line in display loc -> DS:SI
          ASSUME  DS:NOTHING
          MOV     SI, 0
          MOV     AX, CS          ; line buffer loc -> ES:DI
          MOV     ES, AX
          ASSUME  ES:S00000
          MOV     DI, OFFSET LINBUFF
          MOV     CX, LINLEN
          CLD
WRLLP:
          LODSW
          STOSB
          LOOP    WRLLP

          POP     DS
          ASSUME  DS:S00000
; find last non blank char
          MOV     CX, LINLEN
          MOV     DI, OFFSET LINBUFF + LINLEN - 1
          MOV     AL, BLANK
          STD
          REPE    SCAS BYTE PTR LINBUFF
          JE      WRCRLF
          INC     CX              ; CX has line length
          MOV     DX, OFFSET LINBUFF
          CALL    WRBYTES
          JNC     WRCRLF
          JMP     SHORT WRLX
WRCRLF:
          MOV     CX, 2
          MOV     DX, OFFSET CRLF
          CALL    WRBYTES
WRLX:
          POP     DX
          POP     CX
          POP     BX
          RET
WRLIN     ENDP


;         WRBYTES writes the number of bytes given in CX from
;         the address given in DX.  CF is set for all errors,
;         including failure to write required number of bytes.

WRBYTES   PROC    NEAR
          MOV     BX, FILHNDL
          MOV     AH, WRITEF
          INT     DOSFN
          JC      WRBX            ;error exit
          CMP     AX, CX          ;did all bytes get written?
          JE      WRBX            ;yes, return
          STC                     ;no, signal error
WRBX:
          RET
WRBYTES   ENDP


;         OPNFEND opens the file named by FILNAM, puts the file handle
;         in FILHNDL, and positions the Read/Write pointer to the end.
;         Sets Carry flag if problem, else resets it.

OPNFEND   PROC    NEAR
          MOV     DX, OFFSET FILNAM
          MOV     AL, OPENWRT
          MOV     AH, OPEN
          INT     DOSFN
          JNC     OPNF3
          CMP     AX, FILNOT
          JE      OPNF2
          STC                     ; signal OPEN problem
          RET
OPNF2:
          XOR     CX, CX          ; Attribute bits zero
          MOV     AH,CREAT        ; Create a file or if it exists, set the
          INT     DOSFN           ;   length to zero
          JNC     OPNF3
          RET                     ; signal OPEN problem
OPNF3:
          MOV     FILHNDL, AX     ; save file handle
          PUSH    BX
          MOV     BX,AX
          MOV     AL, MOVEND      ; Move to end of file
          XOR     CX, CX
          XOR     DX, DX
          MOV     AH, MOVFIL
          INT     DOSFN
          POP     BX
          RET                     ; signal MOVFIL problem or not.
OPNFEND   ENDP


;         CLOSEF closes file specified by FILHNDL.  Sets Carry flag
;         if problem, else resets it.

CLOSEF    PROC    NEAR
          MOV     BX, FILHNDL
          MOV     AH, CLOSE
          INT     DOSFN           ; close file
          RET                     ; signal CLOSE problem or not.
CLOSEF    ENDP

IEND:                             ; End of resident code

INITMSG   DB      'FILSCR is resident. (V1.0)',CR,LF
          DB      'Use Shift-PrtSc to write screen to file.',CR,LF,'$'

NOFILEM   DB      'Error: Must have a filespec parameter',CR,LF,'$'

BADDOS    DB      'Error: Must have DOS 2.0 or higher',CR,LF,'$'

PROBM     DB      'FILSCR cannot OPEN or CREATE a file of that
name',CR,LF,'$'

ALREADY   DB      'FILSCR is already resident and active.  Do you want to
disable it',CR,LF
          DB      'and restore the original PrtSc interrupt handler (Y/N)?
$'

INACTIV   DB      'FILSCR is resident but inactive.  '
          DB      'Do you want to enable it (Y/N)? $'

OKINACM   DB      'FILSCR is now inactive',CR,LF,'$'

OKACTM    DB      'FILSCR is now active.',CR,LF,'$'

DOCQM     DB      'Do you want instructions (Y/N)? $'

DOCM      DB      CR,LF,'    Usage: FILSCR filename',CR,LF,LF
          DB      'FILSCR makes itself resident and handles PrtSc
interrupts.
 When',CR,LF
          DB      'shift-PrtSc is pressed, the contents of the screen will
be
sent',CR,LF
          DB      'to the file named when the FILSCR command was originally
issued.',CR,LF
          DB      'Each time the shift-PrtSc key is pressed, the current
screen will',CR,LF
          DB      'be added to the end of the file, followed by a FormFeed
character.',CR,LF
          DB      'If there is a problem writing to the file, you will hear

beep.',CR,LF,LF,'$'


;         Non-Resident (command mode) Code:

; Usual COM file assumes for command:
          ASSUME  CS:S00000
          ASSUME  DS:S00000
          ASSUME  SS:S00000
          ASSUME  ES:S00000

START:
          MOV     AH, DOSVERN     ; Check DOS version
          INT     DOSFN
          CMP     AL, 2
          JGE     DOSOK
          MOV     DX, OFFSET BADDOS
          CALL    WRTMSG
          JMP     LEAVE
DOSOK:
          MOV     AH, GETVEC      ; Get interrupt vector
          MOV     AL, PRTSC       ;   for interrupt 5 (PrtSc)
          INT     DOSFN
          ASSUME  ES:NOTHING
          CMP     WORD PTR ES:SIGNAT, MYSIGN
          JNE     NOTLOADED
          TEST    BYTE PTR ES:ACTIVEF, ACTIV
          JZ      NOTACTIV
          MOV     DX,OFFSET ALREADY               ; Loaded and active
          CALL    WRTMSG
          CALL    ASK                             ; Make us inactive?
          JNE     ASKDOC
          MOV     BYTE PTR ES:ACTIVEF, NOTACT     ; Make us inactive
          MOV     DX, OFFSET OKINACM
          CALL    WRTMSG
          JMP     LEAVE
NOTACTIV:
          MOV     DX,OFFSET INACTIV               ; Loaded and inactive
          CALL    WRTMSG
          CALL    ASK                             ; Make us active?
          JNE     ASKDOC
          MOV     BYTE PTR ES:ACTIVEF, ACTIV      ; Make us active
          MOV     DX,OFFSET OKACTM
          CALL    WRTMSG
          JMP     LEAVE
NOTLOADED:
          MOV     AX, CS
          MOV     ES, AX
          ASSUME  ES:S00000
          MOV     BH, 0
          MOV     BL, BYTE PTR PARMLIN    ; Look for a file name in the FCB
location
          CMP     BL, 0                   ;   -- BX has the length of the
string
          JNE     GOTNAME
          MOV     DX, OFFSET NOFILEM
          CALL    WRTMSG
ASKDOC:
          MOV     DX, OFFSET DOCQM
          CALL    WRTMSG
          CALL    ASK
          JE      INSTR
          JMP     SHORT LEAVE
GOTNAME:
          MOV     CX, BX
          ADD     CX, 2                   ; Save length+1 for later
          ADD     BX, OFFSET PARMLIN + 1  ; NUL at end to make ASCIIZ str.
          MOV     BYTE PTR [BX], NUL
          MOV     BX, OFFSET PARMLIN
FINDNM:                            ; Find actual start of filename
          DEC     CX
          INC     BX
          CMP     BYTE PTR [BX], BLANK    ; by skipping leading spaces
          JE      FINDNM
          CMP     BYTE PTR [BX], TAB      ; and tabs
          JE      FINDNM
          MOV     DI, OFFSET FILNAM       ; Where to put it
          MOV     SI, BX
          CLD
          REP     MOVSB
          MOV     DX, OFFSET FILNAM
          XOR     CX, CX          ; Attribute bits zero
          MOV     AH,CREAT        ; Create a file or if it exists, set the
          INT     DOSFN           ;   length to zero
          JNC     CREATEOK
          MOV     DX, OFFSET PROBM
          CALL    WRTMSG
          JMP     SHORT LEAVE
CREATEOK:
          MOV     DS:[FILHNDL], AX          ; Save file handle
          CALL    CLOSEF

; Now install our interrupt handler in place of PrtSc

          CLI
          MOV     AH, GETVEC
          MOV     AL, PRTSC
          INT     DOSFN           ; Get old interrupt vector
          ASSUME  ES:NOTHING
          MOV     OLDVEC, BX
          MOV     OLDVEC+2, ES    ;   -- and save it
          MOV     DX, OFFSET INTVEC       ; DS already has CS
          MOV     AH,SETVEC       ; Set our int. handler entry
          INT     DOSFN
          STI
          MOV     BYTE PTR ACTIVEF, ACTIV ; Mark our handler active
          MOV     DX, OFFSET INITMSG      ; and say we are loaded
          MOV     AH, PRTSTR
          INT     DOSFN

;         Now exit, freeing the environment space and non-resident code

          MOV     ES, ENVLOC
          ASSUME  ES:NOTHING
          MOV     AH, FREEMEM
          INT     DOSFN

          MOV     DX, OFFSET IEND + 15    ; How much to leave: round up
          MOV     CL, 4                   ;   -- to paragraph boundary
          SHR     DX, CL
          MOV     AH, STAYRES
          MOV     AL, 0
          INT     DOSFN                   ; Terminate and stay resident

INSTR:
          MOV     DX, OFFSET DOCM
          CALL    WRTMSG
LEAVE:
          MOV     AL, 0                   ; exit code
          MOV     AH, EXIT
          INT     DOSFN

ASK       PROC
          MOV     AH, CLRSTDIN            ; Clear keyboard buffer
          MOV     AL, KBDIN
          INT     DOSFN
          PUSH    AX
          MOV     DX, OFFSET CRLF         ; Newline after answer
          CALL    WRTMSG
          POP     AX
          AND     AL, TOUPPER             ; Make upper case
          CMP     AL, 'Y'
          RET
ASK       ENDP

WRTMSG    PROC
          MOV     AH, PRTSTR
          INT     DOSFN
          RET
WRTMSG    ENDP

S00000    ENDS
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Bob Morse                                     Email:  morse -at- inxpress -dot- net
Badger SoftWerks
Mt. Horeb, WI                                  Voice Phone: 608-437-3348
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Dee,

My favorite method of capturing DOS screens is to open a DOS window in
MSWindows; Open my screen capture program in windows (I use the RoboHelp
utility), expand the DOS window as far as I can, and start clipping away.

Misti
mta -at- cyberspace -dot- org

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Dee asked about screen capture DOS programs, and HIJACK.

Yep, HIJACK works well, and can give you screen captures
in a wide variety of formats.

You display the screen you want, then press the HOT KEY
combination you have perviously selected. Zap! You have it.

I used it for many captures on one DOS product, but had
a major problem with the HOT KEY. If the screen is set up
to disappear or change to another screen when you press
ANY key ("Press any key to continue"), you lose the screen
when you press the HOT KEY combo. I never could overcome
that problem.

I don't remember the HIJACK cost, nor the version I used
in 1992.

Good Luck!

Dick Dimock,  Artfully Senior Information Products Developer
AT&T Global Information Solutions
El Segundo, CA  Where the parking lot is emptying on Friday
                afternoon.

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I found myself fatally allergic to Hijaack. I have used HOTSHOT for DOS
screen captures, and found it acceptable. It has some cute features --
automatically increments file names, does bulk conversions from its
text-based format to a (small) variety of bitmap formats, automatically
adds nice round-cornered borders if you want, and has a truly awful
bitmap editor.

Are you working in Windows or strictly in DOS? If you're doing Windows,
I recommend LVIEW as a screen grabber -- you can snip just the 'client'
portion of a window, including DOS windows, and save them immediately in
your choice of formats: BMP, JPG, TIF, PCX, ad infinitum.

You can get LVIEW by FTP or WWW from just about anywhere. For Hotshot,
call Symsoft at 702-832-4300. That's their tech support number, they may
have an 800 number too, try directory assistance for that.

Cheers,                                                 @DISCLAIMER@
Gwen                                         gwen -dot- barnes -at- mustang -dot- com
MSI * Connecting the world                              805-873-2500

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I've used HIJAAK for DOS screen captures, and it works fine, but it's
sort of a big utility if all you need to do is capture DOS screens.

HOTSHOT works fine, too, and has a cumbersome but functional
bitmap editor.

The program I use most of the time, however, is a little screen capture
utility that might be called Professional Capture Systems, or it might
be made by Professional Capture Systems. It includes both a DOS
and windows version. I don't remember who makes it or how much
 it cost (but it wasn't much). If it sounds interesting, I can dig up the
info at work and E-mail it to you.

Teri Spevak
t -dot- spevak -at- techsmith -dot- com

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I use a package called Hotshot Graphics from SymSoft for DOS screens.  It's
not pretty, and the documentation is kind of difficult.  (Instructions for
actually capturing screens begin in Chapter 6!)  Once you figure out the few

steps you really need, though, it's pretty fast and the results are decent.

I haven't upgraded for three or four years, so I don't know if the product
has
been enhanced or if it's even available anymore.  My user's manual says the
company's address is

SymSoft Corp.
Call Box 5
Incline Village, NV 89450
(702) 832-4300

Good luck!

Mauri Evans, a technical writer at West Publishing Company in Eagan
Minnesota

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An excellent way to do screen captures is to run DOS in a window on a
Macintosh (SoftPC or Soft Windows programs, and there are add-in boards that
do this, too).  If you have a Macintosh available this is fast and easy.
Command-Shift-3 writes the screen to a PICT file. You can size the DOS
window as you would like.  You can then use any number of utilities (I use
GraphicConverter or MacLink)to bring the captured screens back to your DOS
machine (if you need to).

I have used this to generate illustrations for DOS/Windows instructions and
to capture everything from Word Processor to CADD examples.

If this sounds like an answer and you would like more details, please e-mail
me directly.

Rudi Aksim
aksim -at- ftn -dot- net
Carp, Canada
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Forwards copyright their authors    Opinions expressed may be opinions.
Copyright 1995 R.E.Aksim    aksim -at- ftn -dot- net     ad899 -at- freenet -dot- carleton -dot- ca
"Most of life is a meditation,most of it unintentional."Joseph Campbell

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Dee:

Sorry to be so long in getting back to you, but the person I needed to
contact has been out of the office.

The package I'm using is a freeware package called PRN2FILE. It prints
the screen to an ASCII file when you press the PrintScreen key. It
does not capture graphics.

If you're interested, I could e-mail you the utility. The executable
is 1,386 bytes, and the accompanying text file is 2,189 bytes.

Good luck!

Donna

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Hi D Philipp

I don't know if you've gotten a huge response to your question or what,
since I'm about 10 days behind on my techwr-l digests.  Forget HiJaak.  It
stinks.

I've sent PRN2FILE.COM as an attachment to this message.  Put it in a
directory on your path, such as \BIN\ or \BATCH\ or whatever you use.
Basically, it redirects your <printscreen> key from LPT1 to a filename or
path you specify on the command line; i.e., C:> PRN2FILE
C:\TEMP\CAPSCRNS.TXT
alternatively, C:\TEMP> PRN2FILE CAPSCRNS.TXT

When you run your DOS application, just hit the <printscreen> key, and each
screen will be concatenated to the end of the file.  When you're done, you
can restore LPT1 by typing PRN2FILE LPT1 (or rebooting).

Each captured screen is 2048 bytes, in plain old ASCII.  You can edit it
with any text editor.  If you're using a GUI or word processor, make sure
you're also using a monospaced font, or results are skewy.

Hope this helps.

Cheers!
Marta


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