Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!sri-unix!W8SDZ@Simtel20.ARPA From: W8SDZ@Simtel20.ARPA Newsgroups: net.micro.cpm Subject: UNSPOL34 - an improved background printer spooler Message-ID: <12545@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Fri, 20-Apr-84 02:08:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.12545 Posted: Fri Apr 20 02:08:00 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 11-May-84 08:21:43 EDT Lines: 49 From: Keith Petersen UNSPOOL is a program that lets you print a file while you are running other programs. Paul Kelley has just released version 3.4. Here is his message detailing what's new: ----- The public domain unspooler by Gary Novosielski has been updated. The following files are now available on SIMTEL20: MICRO:UNSPOL34.ASM MICRO:UNSPOL34.COM ;for those without MAC MICRO:UNSPOL34.HEX ;for those without MAC and binary ; transfer capability The following message in the file describes the update: ;3.4 84-04-17 ; Single character output to printer if either ; BIOS or BDOS keyboard status request is made ; by transient program. Output is conditional ; on no keypress and printer ready after single ; status check. Single character only to printer ; to minimize any slowdown of transient program. ; Program now works with MINCE. It can also be ; used with various modem programs, however some ; some loss of modem input may occur while the ; text to be printed is read from disk. ; Formfeed (page eject) added to printer output ; at EOF. (Paul L. Kelley) ; Additional comments - The reason the program did not work with MINCE or modem programs is that the latter generally do not call the console input function unless console status indicates a character is waiting. On my system disk I/O disables interrupts so using the UART in the interrupt mode would not prevent loss of modem input. I find the loss to be small with 5.25" floppies and very small with a hard disk. Since I use mostly use BABYL and EMACS on MC a redisplay fixes things up. It would be nice if someone would change UNSPOOL so that it has all the features of Rick Conn's PRINT. - P. L. Kelley