                 MA_FONT V1.2b by Frdric LAMORCE. (c) 1997
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WHAT'S THIS?
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* A tiny utility to change the standard font for the 80x25 text mode
  (mode 3) in EGA/VGA with an ISO look.
* Takes only 96 bytes in lowmem or UMB if there's 4096 bytes free in HMA.
* Takes 4464 bytes in lowmem or UMB else, but compared to dos DISPLAY
  utility which takes 8368, it's almost 2 times better.

REQUIREMENT:
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* An EGA or VGA card is required for mode 3.
* MA_FONT should work on any 286+ processor (I use some special instructions).
* This program may use HMA if there's 4096 bytes free in it, to do this just
  ensure you load himem.sys in your config.sys and that you have the
  DOS=HIGH statement too.
* It seems a good monitor is better, with a little pitch (0.28) because the
  font is thin.

SWITCHES:
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* If you type 'ma_font' without options, it will load and go resident, you can
  put it in your autoexec.bat with a LH ahead.
* Enter 'ma_font /?' to see valids options:

  MA_FONT V1.2b by Frederic LAMORCE (c) 1997
  Usage : MA_FONT [ /[? | H | NOTSR] ]
          /? or /H : this help text
          /NOTSR   : change font but don't go resident

* The /notsr option will not take place in memory, but font will be changed by
  a command like 'mode co80' if you want the standard font of the BIOS.
* Switches can be enter in upper or lower case.

INFO WANTED:
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* Good manner to unload a TSR if int cascade, etc.
* Deallocated HMA?!?!?
* Load and unload into UMB itself without LH command.
* Use it as a device driver or an executable (like hyperdkx.exe or
  smartdrv.exe) that you can put in your config.sys (device=xxxx.exe)
  and use at dos prompt.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND THE AUTHOR:
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* This program is PostCardWare, use it, spread it, but don't change it please ;
  if you like it and if it's always in your autoexec.bat, send me a postcard
  from where you live. Thanks you allot!
* I started it in 1994 and now I find that my font looks like the ISO one
  which came with DOS 6.22 in iso.cpi but mine is older however, strange
  thing! 
* I made the first version to learn TSR programming, and interrupt use.
  After that, I boosted the program to use switches, and HMA. This is a
  'without claim' utility and I don't know if it's good programming but
  I like it!
* If you want to contact me:

  LAMORCE Frdric
  7, alle Pablo Nruda
  54510 TOMBLAINE
        FRANCE
  tl: (+33) 383-212-704

* You can send me an email to:    ti-ange@worldnet.fr
* or take a look at my home page: http://home.worldnet.fr/ti-ange

CHANGES IN VERSION 1.1:
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First of all, version 1.1 was like an alpha test for me so there's not a lot
of people who got it, I made it some weeks ago (Feb 97).

* Environment segment is now released before going resident.
* Now the font loads itself in HMA if there's enough space (4096 bytes), and if
  you load it high with the LH command, it then only takes 448 bytes in UMB.
* You can temporarily change the font (ie no TSR).
* Now it works in Norton Commander for example if you switch with Alt-F9.

CHANGES IN VERSION 1.2:
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* Optimize the size of the resident part (rewriting).
* Change options parsing, remove a /NOHMA switch... useless...

CHANGES IN VERSION 1.2b:
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* Now the proggy takes only 96 bytes in memory if using HMA, made possible
  because the resident part is copied into the environment segment which is
  not freed with the code. Thanks to Andy Kurnia for this trick found in
  ptt003.zip, it's on any simtenet mirrors in msdos/pgmtips directory.
