GETTING PRT SC TO WORK

The 95LX print screen feature sends text characters to the printer, but not graphics. In addition, depending on which printer driver you have selected and which printer you are using, it may not print many international characters. I use the HP DeskJet 500 with my 95LX and found that I could only get international characters to print (i.e. the German diphthongs , , , , etc.) if I selected the IBM Proprinter driver (press (SetUp) Printer Config Name 3).

I use PS.COM (archived in 95PS.EXE (ON DISK)) to print graphic screens (both pictures and graphic representations of text). It is particularly useful in saving proof of some of the unbelievable end games I've had with Chess, Gomoku, and other games. I found that selecting the HP LaserJet option in Set Up produced the best results with this program. (Press (SetUp) Printer Config Name 2). I did notice that after activating PS.COM from the DOS prompt, my .EXM programs could not be evoked, even with SWITCH!. However, if I ran PS .COM from SWITCH!, I could evoke the .EXM programs. Therefore, I don't evoke PS.COM from my AUTOEXEC.BAT file anymore.

Hermann Schmitt Winnweiler, GERMANY