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- The Hardware Book v1.1
- by Joakim Ogren
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-
- About:
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- The Hardware Book contains misc technical information about computers
- and other electronic devices. You'll find the pinout to most common
- (and uncommon) connectors availble, as well as info about how to build
- cables.
-
-
- Versions:
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- It's availble in 5 versions.
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- HWBxxWIN.ZIP Windows v3.x version in 16 colors.
- HWBxxW95.ZIP Windows 95 & Windows NT version in 256 colors.
- With WinHelp v4.0 features.
- HWBxxHTM.ZIP HTML version packed with Zip. (Uses Long filenames)
- HWBxxHTM.TGZ HTML version packed with Tar+GZip. (Uses long filenames)
- HWBxxAMI.LHA HTML version packed with LhA, for Amiga users.
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- How to install:
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- There is currently no installation program.
- Just unpack it and copy the files to a wherever you wan't.
-
- and do:
- HWBxxWIN.ZIP Run WINHELP from Windows and open HWBOOK16.HLP
- HWBxxW95.ZIP Run WINHLP32 from Windows and open HWBOOK.HLP
- HWBxxHTM.ZIP Open hwb.html in your WWW browser.
- HWBxxHTM.TGZ Open hwb.html in your WWW browser.
- HWBxxAMI.LHA Open hwb.html in your WWW browser.
-
-
- Notes WinHelp-version:
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- Since the WinHelp version is converted from HTML the result may not
- always be the best.
-
- Notes HTML version:
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- It contains long filenames. Will not work fully with filesystems that
- the uses 8.3 convention (MS-DOS).
-
- Notes Amiga HTML version:
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- It has been tested with AWeb II and IBrowse v1.02 and worked fully.
- Since the HTML code doesn't contain any "advanced" HTML-tags it should
- work with most browsers.
-
- Homepage:
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- You'll find it all on the Internet at http://www.blackdown.org/~hwb/hwb.html
-
- HwB-News:
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- Subscribe to HwB-News, Hardware Book Newsletter. Contains info about
- updates and some tips. Send mail with the text SUBSCRIBE in the body
- of the mail to hwb-news-request@www.blackdown.org
- You'll find more info at http://www.blackdown.org/~qtech/menu_HwBNews.html
-
- Todo:
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- - Adobe Acrobat PDF version
- - HTML version with 8.3 filenames for MSDOS/Windows v3.11 users
- - Postscript version
- - Text version
- - AmigaGuide version
- - OS/2 Help version
- - Fix 256-colors bug
-
- History:
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- v0.1 960906 First release.
- v0.2 961117 Fixed some problems with the WinHelp version for Windows 95
- on 256 color resolution. There is a HTML version now also.
- v0.3 961125 Minor fixes.
- Now looks better on 640x480 since the graphics is smaller.
- There seems to be some problems with the WinHelp version
- for Windows 95 on 256 color resolution. I'm sorry for this.
- v0.9 970120 MAJOR update.
- Over 100 new pages.
- Many updated pages.
- Minor changes on almost all pages.
- The New & Update pictures now have white background instead
- of grey background. Looks nicer.
- There seems to be some problems with the WinHelp version
- for Windows 95 on 256 color resolution. I'm sorry for this.
- v1.0 970224 Minor update.
- Drawn some new pictures, to show the numbering on
- connectors.
- The HTML Offline version had the wrong protection bits.
- Released as special Amiga version also, for Aminet.
- Redraw all pictures to make better use of transparency.
- There seems to be some problems with the WinHelp version
- for Windows 95 on 256 color resolution. I'm sorry for this.
- v1.1 970530 Major update.
- 28 new connectors and 21 updated connectors.
- 6 new cables and 5 updated cables.
- There seems to be some problems with the WinHelp version
- for Windows 95 on 256 color resolution. I'm sorry for this.
-
- Bugs:
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- The WinHelp version for Windows 95 & Windows NT v4.0 seems to "eat" colors.
- It works best with 64k or more colors. Please use the Windows v3.11 version
- if you experience this.
-
- Sponsors:
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- I'm looking for a sponsor for HwB. Please let me know if you're
- company is interrested and I will tell you more.
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- Copyright:
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- HwB is freely distributable but is copyrighted to Joakim Ogren.
- It may not be modified and re-distributed without the authors
- permission.
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- Authors:
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- The Hardware Book is written by Joakim Ogren. With help from many other.
- You can contact me at qtech@mailhost.net
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