SHORTIES\PRT.DOC ·
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1990-10-02 ·
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PRT
by Peter Warren
PRT is a simple printer buffer. The command would normally be
included in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, but can be used at any time.
The first time it is used, the buffer is created and made ready for
use. If PRT is executed at any later time, the buffer is emptied.
To change the size of the buffer, (maximum=50k bytes), it is
necessary to re-boot.
EXAMPLES:
PRT 50 will create a 50k Buffer (first use)
PRT will create a 1k Buffer (first use)
PRT will empty the buffer (subsequent use)
Any data now sent to the parallel port (LPT1), will go
very quickly into the buffer, and you can continue work while the
printer does it job. A 50k buffer will hold 10-20 pages of text,
but will soon fill up if the dot addressable graphics modes are
used much!