[VAX83D.USERPRINT]AAAREADME.TXT

Submitted by:	  Jim Moomaw
		  INTEL CORPORATION
		  M.S. AL3-1-255
		  3585 S.W. 198th Avenue
		  Aloha, OR  97007		

		  (503) 642-6057


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These set of files provide an alternate PRINT command in a VMS environment,
that offers several new capabilities over the as-delivered Digital PRINT
command.  To the user, it essentially minics the original PRINT command,
but additionally offers some important new qualifiers.  Some of the new
features include: 

o Identical DCL PRINT syntax, with full wild-carding of file specs;

o Ability to automatically route print jobs to the printing device closest
  to the terminal issuing the print request;

o Ability to reject binary (non-text) files from being printed;

o Ability to successfully print files that reside on allocated  (i.e.
  non-shared/non-system) devices, especially floppy and tape; 

o Ability to eliminate unwanted or unused qualifiers entirely (from the
  original PRINT command), or make them illegal for certain print queues;

o Ability to format files (via simple, obvious qualifiers on the PRINT
  command) to take advantage of any Digital DECwriter terminal features
  (especially the LA100 and related letter-quality printers), obviating
  the need to insert into the file the miriad escape-code sequences
  necessary to make things happen on these machines. (Currently, these
  include horizontal pitch control, left margin control with automatic
  tab alignment, font selection, print quality selection); 

o Ability to optimize (auto-size) horizontal pitch according to maximum
  line lengths for each file, and default printer settings for most
  common settings, but where functions all can be set explicitly, if
  desired;

o Ability to always reset printing terminals to default conditions at
  the end of all printed documents;

o DCL HELP file that explains all features of new PRINT command;

o Ability to use original PRINT command at any time, or both.