UniBar Announces Windows BARZ_OUT SE -- Special Edition -- For DOS-Based Programs running on Windows 95/98/NT To Replace DOS and Windows 3.11 TSR Bar Code programs.Business Editors &High Tech Writers ROCHESTER Rochester (rŏch`ĕstər, –ĭstər). 1 City (1990 pop. 70,745), seat of Olmsted co., SE Minn.; inc. 1858. HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 2000 Bar Coding Software Offers New Bar Coding Method and a Migration Path for DOS &Win 3.11 Applications UniBar, Inc. today announced BARZ_OUT(TM) SE for users of DOS-based programs that do not use Windows 95/98 drivers. BARZ_OUT SE offers an equivalent bar code option to replace old TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) Refers to a program that remains in memory when the user exits it in order that it be immediately available at the press of a hotkey. bar code programs, which will not function under the newer Windows operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . This includes many accounting, manufacturing, and warehousing packages that have been moved to Windows but retain the DOS/Unix style of printing. This new version of the popular bar coding software is for Windows 95/98 and NT environments, and offers the full feature set of BARZ_OUT Pro (available for Unix, Linux, regular NT and Windows 95/98) for previous users of DOS based TSR (Terminate and Stay resident See TSR. Terminate and Stay Resident - (TSR) A type of DOS utility which, once loaded, stays in memory and can be reactivated by pressing a certain combination of keys. ) bar coding products or other applications not printing through Windows printer drivers These applications send print stream directly to the port (LPT LPT - /L-P-T/ or /lip'it/ or /lip-it'/ Line printer. Rare under Unix, more common among hackers who grew up with ITS, MS-DOS, CP/M and other operating systems that were strongly influenced by early DEC conventions. 1, \node\prtport, etc.). The SE version supports local and network printers. Two printing methods are available: The first is to &uot;pipe&uot; data to BARZ_OUT SE, BARZ_OUT then sends the data with inserted bar codes to the printer port. The application can use a DOS shell Shells provide the user interface in DOS, or the way you interact with the system. COMMAND.COM is the program that provides the command-driven user interface described in this tutorial. Other shells can be substituted for COMMAND.COM, by adding the Shell command in the Config. call to accomplish the same task. The second method is for the application to print to a file in a directory monitored by BARZ_OUT SE. The monitor process and directories are set up as part of the BARZ_OUT SE install process. The applications &uot;print to files&uot; in directories that are being monitored by BARZ_OUT. When a new file arrives BARZ_OUT SE scans the file inserting bar codes as directed and sends data to the specified printer. BARZ_OUT SE is an easy-to-use, easy-to-install software add-on A purchase of additional goods before payment is made for goods already purchased. An add-on may be covered by a clause in an installment payment contract that allows the seller to hold a security interest in the earlier goods until full payment is made on the later goods. that enables users to create instant bar codes printing on invoices, picking slips, purchase orders and other documents without program modification. BARZ_OUT SE versions offer a variety of features, including vertical barcode printing, support of popular symbologies, elimination of keyboard use, and the ability to use multiple barcodes on the same document. &uot;BARZ_OUT SE enables additional users to gain or retain the benefits of bar coding,&uot; said Ted Kruse, president and founder of UniBar. &uot;Some of these customers have been stuck on old operating systems software because they couldn't afford to lose the bar codes but couldn't find a migration solution until now. Users with extensive needs can satisfy their complex bar coding requirements with BARZ_OUT SE, which is easily and quickly installed with no application programming modification required.&uot; BARZ_OUT(TM) SE works as a &uot;print filter&uot; which accepts information from a file or program. It scans the data for trigger characters and replaces the data with barcodes in accordance Accordance is Bible Study Software for Macintosh developed by OakTree Software, Inc.[] As well as a standalone program, it is the base software packaged by Zondervan in their Bible Study suites for Macintosh. to specified parameters. The printer output is sent to the software filter which scans the data, inserts the respective barcodes, and sends the data to the printer. The data contents can be printed below the barcodes, if desired. BARZ_OUT SE for Windows 95/98 retails at $295, BARZ_OUT SE for NT sell for $395. Prices for NT BARZ_OUT SE include one system and 1 printer license. Additional printer licenses require further licensing. BARZ_OUT SE is available for purchase. For additional information access www.unibar.com. More about UniBar, Inc. UniBar, Inc., formerly known as PostSaver Systems, is a privately-owned corporation located in Rochester Hills, Michigan Rochester Hills is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 68,825. The City of Rochester in bounded on the north, south, and west by Rochester Hills. Rochester College is located in Rochester Hills. . The company was founded in 1990 to develop and market bar code printing software. UniBar specializes in barcode printing software for UNIX, Linux, NT, Windows and DOS operating environments In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. . For additional information contact UniBar, Inc. at 2731 South Adams Road, Suite 102, Rochester Hills, MI, 48309-3101. Telephone is 248-299-5050; Fax 248-299-5052, email: unibar@unibar.com, http://www.unibar.com. UniBar, BARZ_OUT and e-BARZ are trademarks of UniBar, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Note to Editors: There is an underscore The underscore character (_) is often used to make file, field and variable names more readable when blank spaces are not allowed. For example, NOVEL_1A.DOC, FIRST_NAME and Start_Routine. (character) underscore - _, ASCII 95. between &uot;BARZ&uot; and &uot;OUT&uot; throughout this release. That symbol may not appear properly in some systems. |
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