*************************************** * * * * * WIZIPRINT SOFTDOCS * * * * BY * * * * THE PENGUIN * * * * WRITTEN FOR * * * * THE SOUTH POLE [312] 677-7140 * * THE OUTPOST [312] 441-6957 * * THE SAFEHOUSE [612] 724-7066 * * * *************************************** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: 1 APPLE COMPUTER 1 DISK DRIVE W/DOS 3.3 IN SLOT 6 1 APPLE COMPATIBLE PRINTER (IN ANY SLOT) WIZIPRINT ESSENTIALLY,PRINTS OUT THE ENTIRE STATISTICS OF ANY WIZARDRY CHARACTER OR AN ENTIRE ROSTER OF ANY SCENARIO. TO BEGIN USING WIZIPRINT,YOU MUST FIRST ADAPT IT TO YOUR COMPUTER. BOOT UP THE DISK AND A TITLE PAGE WILL APPEAR,PRESS [RETURN] TO CONTINUE. AFTER HITTING [RETURN] THE NEXT SCREEN SHOWS THE CURRENT VALUES OF THE FIVE SYSTEM PARAMETERS. EACH PARAMETER MUST BE MODIEFIED TO YOUR SYSTEM. THE DEFAULT VALUES MAY BE USED BY HITTING [RETURN]. THE FIVE PARAMETERS ARE AS FOLLOWS: A: SELECTS THE SLOT IN WHICH YOUR PRINTER INTERFACE RESIDES. SELECT THE SLOT IN WHICH YOUR PRINTER CARD IS IN. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF PRINTER CARD YOU HAVE,AS THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS MOST APPLE COMPATIBLE PRINTERS. B: ASKS WHETHER YOUR PRINTER REQUIRES LINEFEEDS (LF) AFTER EACH CARRIAGE RETURN (CR). FOR MOST PRINTERS,THE ANSWER IS NO. IF BY SOME CHANCE YOUR PRINTER PRINTS ALL OF THE OUTPUT ON THE SAME LINE, THEN YOU PROBABLY NEED LINEFEEDS. IF SO,THEN ANSWER [Y] (FOR YES). C: SOME PRINTER AND PRINTER CARDS NEED SPECIAL CODES TO PROPERLY OPERATE WITH YOUR COMPUTER. THESE CODES TELL THE PRINTER TO DO CERTAIN THINGS,SUCH AS 80 COLUMN PRINTING. THIS OPTION HAS A DEFAULT OF [CTRL-I80N]. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE FIRST TIME YOU USE WIZIPRINT,YOU LEAVE THE DEFAULT ALONE. IF YOUR PRINTER DOES NOT COOPERATE WITH THE PROGRAM THEN CHANGE THIS OPTION TO A BLANK FIELD. THIS IS DONE BY HITTING [SPACE BAR] THEN [RETURN]. IF THIS ALSO DOES NOT WORK THEN CHECK YOUR PRINTER AND PRINTER CARD MANUALS FOR THE NECESSARY CONTROL CODES AND REBOOT. MANY OF THESE CODES CANNOT BE DIRECTLY TYPED ON AN APPLE KEYBOARD,SO THEIR DECIMAL EQUIVALENTS (CHECK MANUALS) ARE USED. WIZIPRINT USES ^[SHIFT-N] ON THE APPLE II+ AND [SHIFT-6] ON THE IIE TO CONTAIN DECIMAL EQUIVALENTS. THIS IS ALL EXPLAINED IN THE PRINTER OR PRINTER CARD MANUAL. CONSULT THEM FOR ANY PROBLEMS. IN CASE IT ISN'T OBVIOUS TO YOU,THE PRINTER MUST BE SET UP FOR 80 COLUMNS. D: ALLOWS YOU TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR PRINTOUT BY INCLUDING YOUR NAME. THE PROGRAM ACCEPTS NAMES UP TO 40 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH. E: THIS FEATURE NOTES THE CURRENT DATE. USING THE DATE FEATURE IS A PRETTY GOOD IDEA IF YOUR TEAM IS ENTERING THE DUNGEON EVERYDAY AND CONSTANTLY CHANGING STATISTICS. THE PROGRAM ACCEPTS STRINGS UP TO 9 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH. FOR ONCE A DAY EXCURSIONS, IT MAY BE BEST TO USE THE DAY-MONTH- YEAR (09-APR-84) FORMAT. FOR VETERAN PLAYERS, IT MAY BE BEST TO USE THE DAY-MONTH- FORAY STRUCTURE. AFTER THE PARAMETERS ARE CHANGED,THE PROGRAMS OFFERS THE OPTION OF SAVING THE FORMAT TO DISK AS NEW DEFAULT VALUES. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS BE DONE EACH TIME,AS IT HELPS KEEP TRACK OF THE FORAY NUMBER. THE MAJOR OPERATIONS -------------------- ONCE YOU HAVE SELECTED ALL THE PARAMETERS,THE PROGRAM WILL ASK YOU TO INSERT ANY WIZARDRY SCENARIO DISK IN DRIVE 1. FIRST,REMOVE THE WIZIPRINT DISK AND PUT IT AWAY. INSERT THE WIZARDRY DISK WITH THE SCENARIO SIDE UP,INTO DRIVE 1 AND PRESS [RETURN]. WIZIPRINT WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOAD ALL THE CHARACTERS ON THAT DISK INTO MEMORY AND SORT THEM IN ORDER OF THEIR LEVELS. THE FULL ROSTER WILL BE LISTED ON THE SCREEN. BESIDES EACH CHARACTER NAME WILL APPEAR A LETTER FROM A TO T. FOUR OPTIONS MAY NOW BE SELECTED: [*]: TO PRINT OUT THE ENTIRE ROSTER [LETTER]: TO PRINT OUT A SPECIFIC CHARACTER'S STATISTICS. AFTER THE CHARACTER IS SELECTED, IT'S NAME IS TOSSED INTO THE RIGHT COLUMN. A GOOD TECHNIQUE IS TO SELECT THE CHARACTERS IN THE SAME ORDER AS THEY NORMALLY APPEAR IN THE ADVENTURE PARTY. THIS MAKES FOR QUICK & EASY REFERENCING. [RETURN]: HITTING THIS KEY PRINTS OUT ALL THE STATISTICS OF THE CHARACTERS LISTED IN THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN, IN THE ORDER THEY WERE SELECTED. [ESCAPE]: ALLOWS YOU TO CHANGE SCENARIO DISKS, THEN LOAD A NEW ROSTER FOR PRINTOUT. *** NOTE *** WHILE WIZIPRINT IS RUNNING IT FREQUENTLY ACCESSES THE DISK TO RETRIEVE THE VITAL STATISTICS OF EACH CHARACTER. DO NOT REMOVE THE SCENARIO DISK FROM DRIVE 1 UNTIL, WIZIPRINT IS COMPLETELY FINISHED PRINTING. --------------------------------------- WATCH FOR MORE SOFTDOX FROM THE PENGUIN --------------------------------------- TO ALL SYSOPS: FEEL FREE TO PUT THIS FILE ON YOUR BOARD AS LONG AS IT REMAINS UNEDITED! --------------------------------------- WIZIPRINT DESIGNED BY (NONE OTHER THAN) ANDREW GREENBERG & ROBERT WOODHEAD ---------------------------------------