DOCUMENTATION FOR GALLERY.COM/GALLERY.ASM
By: Alan W Warren - May 20, 1985


Onc� upo� � time� lon� ago� � wrot� � progra� �
calle� DB� whic� � use� t� lis� assembl� languag� �
program� i� tw� column� o� compresse� type� t� �
sav� paper�  I� worke� wel� s� � pu� i� o� on� o� �
th� loca� bulleti� boards� wher� � numbe� o� othe� �
peopl� picke� u� o� it�  � suspec� tha� mos� �
peopl� use� i� fo� th� sam� thin� tha� � did� bu� �
� fe� wante� t� us� i� t� writ� books�  I� look� �
lik� i� ough� t� b� abl� t� prin� � printer� �
galler� wit� onl� � fe� 'minor� modifications�  �
No� bein� heav� dut� programme� types� thes� �
peopl� sen� m� letter� askin� i� � coul� mak� th� �
necessar� modifications�  I� didn'� see� lik� suc� �
� bi� tas� t� figur� ou� th� printer� galler� an� �
ho� t� contro� th� computer� buffe� t� d� al� o� �
th� printing� s� � gav� i� � try�  Ther� ar� � lo� �
o� craz� problem� involve� wit� doin� th� setup� �
no� th� leas� o� whic� ar� 'do� commands'� �
forwards� typ� siz� changes� an� wh� know� wha� �
else� needles� t� sa� thing� go� ou� o� han� �
quickl� an� � gav� up.

Bu� i� yo� ar� on� o� th� man� Newslette� Editors� �
o� woul� b� writers� don'� dispair� there'� �
anothe� way� Nobod� make� jus� on� cop� o� � book� �
th� ide� i� t� mak� � numbe� o� copie� fo� �
distribution� onc� � goo� origina� i� i� hand� �
photocopier� (Xerox� ar� usuall� use� t� mak� � �
smal� numbe� o� copies� an� commercia� printer� �
ar� employe� t� mak� larg� numbers�  Mos� o� u� �
hav� som� sor� o� wor� processor� WordSta� i� th� �
mos� common� whic� ca� handl� al� o� th� command� �
fo�  printin� on� shee� a� � time�  Th� sheet� ca� �
b� attache� a� th� side� usin� 'Artists� o� �
printer� whit� tap� (o� i� yo� can'� fin� th� �
stuff� us� addres� label� t� cove� th� seam)�  Th� �
proble� i� hookin� the� togethe� i� th� correc� �
order�  I� look� deceivingl� simpl� t� do� o� i� �
i� ver� confusin� t� kee� thing� i� th� righ� �
order.

Wit� tha� i� mind� � wrot� GALLERY.ASM� i� merel� �
print� th� pag� number� i� th� orde� tha� yo� nee� �
t� mak� you� books�  Al� yo� hav� t� d� i� tel� i� �
ho� man� page� ar� i� th� forward� introduction� �
preface� an� tabl� o� content� (i� jus� call� th� �
tota� o� thes� th� forward� an� ho� man� page� o� �
tex� yo� hav� (includin� bibliographies� an� othe� �
appendages)�  I� the� print� th� galler� usin� �
'Roma� Numerals� fo� th� forwar� an� 'Arabi� �
Numbers� (1,2,3,...� fo� th� text�  Ther� ar� � ��numbe� o� othe� cut� thing� abou� � printer� �
galler� t� watc� ou� for� th� od� numbere� page� �
ar� alway� o� th� righ� sid� an� th� even� o� th� �
left� th� tex� begin� o� pag� one� an� al� o� th� �
chapter� begi� o� od� numbere� pages� th� numbe� �
o� page� o� tex� ar� alway� divisibl� b� tw� a� �
ar� th� numbe� o� page� i� th� forward� an� th� �
numbe� o� page� i� th� boo� ar� divisbl� b� four�  �
� typica� galler� fo� � page� o� tex� an� � � pag� �
forwar� look� lik� this:

     Sheet No.  FRONT SIDE      BACK SIDE
        1         12 , i    ::   ii , 11
        2         10 , iii  ::   iv , 9
        3         8  , 1    ::   2  , 7
        4         6  , 3    ::   4  , 5

There'� on� smal� proble� left� � can'� remembe� �
m� Roma� Numeral� t� well� i� 5� a� L� o� i� i� M�  �
� don'� remembe� s� � use� � (actually� � don'� �
thin� t� man� peopl� wil� hav� book� wit� � 5� �
pag� forward� bu� jus� i� case� b� forwarned)�  �
Anothe� thing� th� larges� possibl� pag� numbe� i� �
65536� th� larges� introductio� pag� numbe� i� �
256.