Category : Miscellaneous Language Source Code
Archive   : BIOS-DOS.ZIP
Filename : QUICKREF.BAT
Output of file : QUICKREF.BAT contained in archive : BIOS-DOS.ZIP
CLS
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echo º QUICKREF by DAVID E. POWELL º
echo ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
if .%1 == .bios goto ok
if .%1 == .BIOS goto ok
if .%1 == .dos goto ok
if .%1 == .DOS goto ok
echo The proper syntax is:
echo .
echo QUICKREF [BIOS ³ DOS]
echo .
goto end
:ok
echo Turn on your printer and
pause
cls
echo SA2UÃÄÄÄÄÄTHIS SHOULD BEGIN ON THE LEFT PERFORATION >PRN
echo Adjust the horizontal alignment of your paper according to the test
echo pattern just printed. If it is not correct, press CTL-BREAK and
echo re-run this program. Otherwise,
pause
cls
echo Align your printer's paper to top-of-form and turn it off, then back on.
echo Leave a blank sheet at the top and bottom after it is finished printing.
pause
cls
echo ------------ PRINTING FRONT SIDE OF %1 QUICK REFERENCE CARD -----------
copy %1ref1.crd prn >nul
echo When it stops printing, tear off the paper TWO perfs below the end.
echo Turn off the printer and put the paper back in to print on the reverse side.
echo Try to align the top-of-form to the same spot as the first time.
echo Turn the printer back on and
pause
cls
echo ------------ PRINTING BACK SIDE OF %1 QUICK REFERENCE CARD -----------
copy %1ref2.crd prn >nul
echo Now you can get out your scissors and tape and put it all together.
echo Append any comments or suggestions to QUICKREF FORUM on IBMPC at YKTVMV.
:end
Very nice! Thank you for this wonderful archive. I wonder why I found it only now. Long live the BBS file archives!
This is so awesome! 😀 I’d be cool if you could download an entire archive of this at once, though.
But one thing that puzzles me is the “mtswslnkmcjklsdlsbdmMICROSOFT” string. There is an article about it here. It is definitely worth a read: http://www.os2museum.com/wp/mtswslnk/