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I got a copy of the Mark Johnson C compiler (shareware) that has been mentioned
in this newsgroup.  It's small, cheap, and quite usable, at least for small
applications.  I wrote a small program to shrink a Neo picture down, grayscale
it, and print the small image anywhere on a page, using an Okimate 20 printer.
It is described below, but I haven't posted the binary or source, since I
doubt there's enough interest.  Email me if you want a copy.

/*
 *	neoprint.c
 *
 *	Read a low-resolution .neo file and send it to a 24-pin Okimate 20
 *	printer as a 320 x 200 monochrome array.  A black and white picture
 *	prints exactly, but for color pictures, gray scaling is done by
 *	leaving out dots periodically, where the period depends on the color,
 *	and is determined by the 30/59/11 RGB grayscale formula.  Grayscale
 *	dots can be randomized within the period to avoid moire patterns,
 *	but my experience is that the moire patterns make it much easier to
 *	see the original colors, so the default is to not randomize.
 *
 *	Command line options allow tweaking the darkness for a color picture,
 *	and moving the matrix horizontally by specifying the column offset.
 *	To use the program, you must align the paper vertically by hand, and
 *	use the -O option to tell how many horizontal columns to skip.  From
 *	a word processor standpoint, leave a rectangle 20 columns wide by 8 1/3
 *	lines high for the picture, which will take up 2" x 1 1/4" on paper.
 *	The -D option sends diagnostic information to stdout, and prints the
 *	name of the .neo file on the line above the printed picture.
 *
 *	Usage: neoprint [-O offset] [-B blackness] [-D] [-R] file
 *
 *	Written by George Walker for the Mark Johnson C compiler.
 *	Placed in the public domain April, 1987.
 */

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