gdlee@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Gary D. Lee) (01/23/91)
Index Number: 13099
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I am looking for software to enlarge the characters on the display of an ibm
pc, ps/2 or compatible. I know about lpdos but the school system who needs
this claims to be broke. is there any enlarging software that is either
freeware or shareware? please respond via email.
Gary Lee
Senior Microcomputer analyst
Ball State University
work phone 317-285-1853
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ARPA: gdlee@bsu-cs.bsu.eduwtm@bunker.uucp (Bill Mcgarry) (01/23/91)
Index Number: 13100 Gary Lee asks: >I am looking for software to enlarge the characters on the display of an ibm >pc, ps/2 or compatible. I know about lpdos but the school system who needs >this claims to be broke. is there any enlarging software that is either >freeware or shareware? please respond via email. Here is a list of the various text enlargers/magnifiers that I have available on my BBS. Some of these are available on SIMTEL20 as well. My BBS phone number is 1-203-337-1607 (300/1200/2400 baud). You should also check with the IBM National Support Center for Persons with Disabilities. Their address is: IBM National Support Center for Persons with Disabilities P. O. Box 2150 Atlanta, GA 30055 (800) 426-2133 (800) 284-9482 (TDD) (404) 238-4806 Anyway, here is the list: The following set of programs were all written by Bill Arendt of Hexagon Products. The files that are in ".EXE" format are self-extracting archive files. BDIR, BEDIT, BLOOK and BTYPE will all display from 10 to 60 characters per line BDIR2.EXE 21828 DIR type command in large characters BEDIT11.ZIP 61731 Large character editor BLOOK2.EXE 26288 Look at ascii files BTYPE2.EXE 22528 DOS TYPE command in large characters BPOP (also by Bill Arendt) is a TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident program) that acts as a software magnifying glass. When needed, BPOP will pop up and enlarge any text that is being displayed. There are 4 different versions of BPOP. They vary by the number of different sizes that can be displayed and the amount of memory that is needed. Documentation is in BPOPDC.EXE BPOPA.EXE 18560 "Magnifying glass" - 10 chars per line BPOPB.EXE 20480 10, 26 or 52 characters per line BPOPC.EXE 21632 10, 20 or 40 characters per line BPOPD.EXE 23680 10, 20, 26, 40 or 52 characters per line BPOPDC.EXE 15360 Documentation for BPOP Some other programs to enlarge characters either on the screen or on the printer BCDEMO.ZIP 54891 BigCalc, which works with large characters or with braille or with speech BIG26.ZIP 141702 The BIG utilities-BIG, BIGMONE & TYPER, a typing tutor BIGCAL.ZIP 36859 Print large type calendar BIGECHO.ZIP 4226 Print large letters in batch files BIGPRINT.ZIP 22125 Program to print large letters BIG-TEXT.ZIP 43778 Enlarges text files to printer or screen BIGTIMER.ZIP 15476 Large character timer CGACLK2.ZIP 25822 Large letter clock/timer/stop watch (CGA) HVIEW.ZIP 84001 Demo of HandiVIEW screen magnifier (Version 2.00) LARGE.ZIP 34050 Another program to enlarge text on screen LETENLRG.ZIP 35818 Put large characters into a file MAGAN.ZIP 11996 One more pop up text enlarger MAGH10.ZIP 40879 Text enlarger for a Hercules graphics card VERBVIEW.ZIP 27210 And yet another text enlarger I also have two demos of LP-DOS which do not show up on this list as of yet. Bill