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From: vail@tegra.UUCP (Johnathan Vail)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Graphics screen dump and restore
Message-ID: <469@atlas.tegra.UUCP>
Date: 13 Apr 89 13:54:03 GMT
References: <2056@uwovax.uwo.ca> <953@itivax.iti.org>
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In-reply-to: dhw@itivax.iti.org's message of 12 Apr 89 18:46:23 GMT

In article <953@itivax.iti.org> dhw@itivax.iti.org (David H. West) writes:

   In article <2056@uwovax.uwo.ca> dave@uwocsd.uwo.CA writes:

   >  We are looking for software
   >to allow users to snapshot a GRAPHICS image from the screen to a laser printer
   >(eg. using the Print-Screen key). 

   I'm looking for pointers to software that would allow saving and
   restoring portions of the IBMPC graphics screen to/from memory and disk.  
   (I'm not as interested in printing it.)   Source is needed unless the 
   program is extremely flexible, callable from an executing program, 
   etc.   Even better if it doesn't depend on specific graphics hardware,
   or on the hardware restored to being the same as the hardware saved
   from.  Any and all info appreciated...

I use the frieze program from ZSOFT, part of PCPAINT (did I get the
name right?).  It will save, print, load, use print-screen key, and
it provides an interface for other programs to use it.  It is pretty
reasonable in price (about $100 and includes a free logitech mouse...
ie logitech distributes it with their mice.)

Hope this helps

"Police come with a laser gun
 They burn my dog and off they run" -- Robyn Hitchcock
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