McView v1.2 ------------- Written by Andrew Bowden In STOS v2.6 (c)1993 A.Bowden/Mc Computer Software Freeware Hello, and welcome to the best version of McView ever. This version has had a major upgrade. Yes this is the version. And these are the changes in this version: Overscan BIG picture files can now be loaded. Menu re-organised Printer set-up added. On the disk ----------- On the disk are three files. These files must be kept together at all times. And these are the files: MCVIEW11.PRG The program MCVIEW11.TXT The text file MCVIEW11.BIG Overscan picture (see later) Freeware -------- This program is Freeware. This means that you can freely distribute it around the globe, as long as two things are observed: 1. McView nor any of its associated files may not be changed in anyway, observing my copyright. 2. The three files remain together at all times. Loading and installing ---------------------- To load McView double click on the MCVIEW11.PRG file. To install on a hard disk, just copy all three files accross to your hard drive. Using the program ----------------- When you have loaded the program, then you will be presented with the menu. And there are eight options. Press the approiate key to select an option: <1> About McView Brings up the About and help boxes respectivley. <2> View NEOChrome Press <2> and you will be presented with the fileselector. Double click on the file of your choice. This file will be loaded, and guess what? Displayed! To print the picture, press

, or press any other key to return to return to the menu. <3> View Deagas PI1 As above, but for Deagas PI1 files. <4> View Deagas PI2 As above, but for Deagas PI2 files. <5> View Spectrum 512 SPU Press <5> and you can select the SPU file of your choice to load. To remove this screen you MUST press space. You may not print these files. SPU files are uncompressed Spectrum 512 files. To find out how to save in this file format, consult your Spectrum 512 manual. <6> View Overscan BIG More about this file format later. Select the file you wish to view and wait. To exit, press Space, and you may not print these pictures. <7> Install Printer Press <7> and you will be presented with a window asking you to select either for a nine pin Epsom compatable printer, or fro a 24 pin Epsom comapatable printer. <8> Leave McView Quit. Overscan BIG ------------ I discovered this file format with the Misty extension. I registered for Misty and one of the things I got in return, where these routines. McView can load BIG files, as long as it has been made that way by the same routine. When you are viewing your picture, you may experience some filckering to begin with. Don't worry, it will soon go. And don't worry if you have no BIG pics, there is one called MCVIEW11.BIG with the program. Just load it in. The file itself is a GFA Raytrace picture converted from 512 colours to 16, and then converted to an overscan picture. I also hope to write an extra bit to McConvert to allow you to convert picture files. The routine for viewing the Overscan picture was wriiten by Colin A Watt, and is copyright 1992 Top Notch. The file MCVIEW11.BIG came with GFA Raytrace, from GFA Data Media UK. Well that is it --------------- It certainly is. If you know how to load any other file formats, let me know. I would love to improve McView even futher. The long awaited McPack will be out soon, so McView may be able to view these files. Write to me: Andrew Bowden 26 Charlton Ave Newton Hyde Cheshire England SK14 4ES By for now. Andrew Bowden