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    SOF-BLI2.0
    BLINKER
    Fast dynamic overlay linker
    696,50

    DEMO disk available upon request

    Fast dynamic overlay linker for Clipper. 6 times faster than PLINK86 
    with automatic overlaying and compatible with existing .LNK files. 3 to 
    10 times faster than RTLINK and 100 times faster when linking 
    incremental.  Also overlays well behaved C and ASM code and .LIB code.
    Included profiling functions a free pool memory packer, burning in of 
    SET CLIPPER variable and serial numbers plus creating of demonstration 
    EXEs. Now supports incremental linking and comes with NG database. Swap
    function as replacement of RUN command will leave only few KB big 
    kernel in your memory.

    Blinker combines spees with simplicity and functionality to provide
    benefits found with no other linker. Replace your current linker with
    the advanced and easy to use Blinker to accelearet into the future.
    Edit-Compile-Blink!

    Blinker is high performance tool for Clipper which reduces development
    time. Blinker creates .EXE files FAST. With a full link Blinker is up to
    10 times faster than PLINK86Plus or .RTLINK+ and up to 3times faster
    than MicroSoft LINK or any other linker. With incrementa linking Blinker
    is is class of it's own. The intelligent incremental linking will 
    re-link code changes in just a fraction of second. By re-linking only 
    those .OBJ's which are modified, Blinker effectively minimizes the link 
    time, so that the developers creative flow can continue uninterrupted.

    Designed for speed and efficienct, the Blinker program itself is written
    completely in assembler and is less than 50K. Blinker automatically 
    supports both Clipper Summer '87 and Clipper 5.0 so it is the only 
    linker you'll even need for Clipper application development. The Blinker
    script file comands are PLINK86PLus and .RTLink+ compatible to further
    simplifu it's use with existing development work.

    Blinker's brilliantly engineered dynamic overlay scheme eliminated the 
    need for overlay structures in even the largest and most complex 
    application, without degrading execution speed. Blinker's efficient
    overlay algorithm makes code swapping fast and completely transparent
    to the user. Blinker automatically manages the code at the function/
    procedure level, so you can concentrate on writing the application,
    not on building the overlay structures to support it.

    Blinker's dynamic overlay scheme also dramatically reduces the run-time
    memory requirements of applications - by as much as 50%. Blinker
    automatically manages the memory required for overlaying code. Unlike
    the 5.0 .RTLink, Blinker compresses the symbol table for both Summer'87
    and Clipper 5.0 to provide even greater memory savings. Blinker's other
    memory savings features include transparent memroy defragmentation for
    Summer'87 and the creation of a temporary swap file so that linking
    can be achieved in less memory

    The sophisticated profiling system included in Blinker provides the
    hard facts about which code is getting the most use, on order that
    effort can be concentrated on that code to maximise applicaiton 
    performance. As Blinker manages the execution of the application, it
    also records information about the code. The profiler distils this
    information into easy to use reports which can be displayes in 
    graphical form while the application is running - at the touch of the
    key. This shows which routines are being used most often, providing
    the information needed to make the program more efficient.

    Blinker allows Clipper environment variables to be burnt-in and serial
    numbers can be encrypted from the link file directly into the .EXE 
    file. By simply setting Blinker link switches, demonstration version 
    of applications can be easily created - limited by date, time or number
    of procedure calls, without modifying the source code. Blinker also
    contains many functions to assist with debugging, error handling,
    memory management and much more.

    Blinker script files are compatible with PLINK96Plus and .RTLINK script
    files for ease of use. A Norton Guide on-line help manual is included 
    with package, along with 160 page technical reference manual.



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