EP437.EXE                     KERMIT DISTRIBUTION                JANUARY 1990
 
EP437 is a program that translates files from IBM PC code page 437 (the most
commonly used code page for the PC) into the character set used by the Epson
FX and RX series printers.  Since the Epson printer does not have many of the
characters that the PC has, many of them are simulated by overstrike.  Greek
characters which have no Epson lookalike are printed as Roman characters
(alpha as a, sigma as s, etc).  Box- and line-drawing characters are drawn
using the Epson single-width set, even if the original PC characters are
double-width.
 
There are several ways to use the program:
 
ep437 < file1 > file2
  Translates file1 into file2, which may later be printed using the
  DOS PRINT command.
 
ep437 < file > prn
  Translates the file and prints it on the printer.
 
ep437 file > prn
  Translates the file and prints it on the printer.
 
ep437 file file file file... > prn
  Translates the files and prints them on the printer, each file separated
  by a formfeed.
 
command | ep437 > prn
  The output of the command is translated by ep437 and printed on the printer.
 
epson > prn
  The characters you type, up to Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Z, are translated and
  printed on the printer.
 
epson -t > prn
  Prints two tables on the Epson printer.  The first shows the Epson's
  built-in repertoire of national characters.  The second shows this
  program's rendition of IBM code page 437 on the Epson printer.
 
EP437 is written in the C language.  Users are encouraged to adapt it for
use with other code pages and with other kinds of printers.
 
End of EP437.HLP.
 
