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- June 26, 1992
-
- The Star Trek:TNG Episode Guide Stack
- -------------------------------------
- Version 1.1
- Created by David R. Landis
- Copyright Oak Mountain Software 1992
-
- Special thanks to Timothy Lynch and Mike Brown
- Star Trek is a registered trademark of Paramount Pictures Inc.
-
-
- INTRODUCTION
- This HyperCard stack is designed to simulate the interface of the
- Enterprise's computer screens while displaying information on all the
- episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It allows you to scan the
- episodes and read the detailed plot descriptions (courtesy of Timothy
- Lynch), check out the writers, directors, and guests, and store the
- information on your video tape collection (if you have one).
-
-
- HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
- This stack can operate on any Apple Macintosh computer with at least
- 2.5 megs of RAM.
-
-
- SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
- This stack requires HyperCard 2.1 or higher and System 6.0.5 or higher
- to operate correctly.
-
-
- SPECIAL FEATURES
- The stack will always remember which show you were looking at last and
- open the stack to that show.
-
- You can "mark" shows using the Mark Shows window. Once a group of shows
- are marked, you can print out various reports for these shows. For
- example, you could mark all the shows which feature Worf to find out if
- the same set of authors have been writing for him. You can view only the
- marked shows by using the "Marked" arrows on the screen. You can also go
- directly to any marked show by clicking on the title in the list. The á
- character after the episode names indicates whether or not you have that
- show on video tape.
-
- You can generate reports in three styles (Full, Short, and One Line)
- for all the shows, the marked shows, or just the one you are looking at.
- These reports can be sent to your printer or saved in a text file (flat
- ASCII). The creator of the files can set as well; you can select from
- MacWrite, MacWrite II, TeachText, Word, or WriteNow. This is the default
- word-processor which will open if you double-click on the file's icon.
-
- You can store information on your video tape collections of Star Trek
- episodes. You can then use the stack to find which tape a specific
- episode is on, so you need not physically search the tapes to find it.
- This information can be exported to a file, then imported into newer
- versions of this stack.
-
- You can now add shows to the stack. Use the "New Card" menu item, or
- type Apple-N. The new cards will always be placed at the end of the
- stack. When you enter the name of the episode, that name will be updated
- in the title lists so you can view it with the "Go To" button. Make sure
- you spell the title of the show correctly, otherwise updating to version
- 1.2 of the stack may have some problems.
-
- The Help Mode causes small windows to pop up next to objects when you
- place the cursor on them. If you are running System 7.0 or higher,
- turning on Help Mode will activate Balloon Help.
-
-
- UPDATING FROM VERSION 1.0
- If you have entered information on your video collection into version
- 1.0 of the stack, you will want to transfer that information into
- version 1.1. Use the following steps to accomplish this:
- 1) Start version 1.0 of the stack.
- 2) Select "Export Video Info╔" from the menu.
- This creates a file containing your video information.
- 3) Open version 1.1 of the stack.
- 4) Select "Import Video Info╔" from the menu.
- 5) Open the file you created in step 2.
- This will start the importing process. When it is done,
- all of the video information from the original stack will
- be a part of the new stack.
- 6) Make sure all of your video tape information transfered
- correctly before you delete version 1.0 of the stack.
-
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- HOW TO GET UPDATES TO THIS STACK
- Updated version of this stack will be available by anonymous FTP from
- mac.archive.umich.edu (141.211.164.153) and sumex-aim.stanford.edu
- (36.44.0.6) as they are produced. Any new stacks will be announced in
- the following Usenet newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard,
- rec.arts.startrek.current, and rec.arts.startrek.info.
-
-
- COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
- You can direct comments and suggestions on this stack to David Landis at
- landis@ltpsun.gsfc.nasa.gov (128.183.10.30), or write them to the
- following address. Remeber, work on this stack is continuing. If you
- have any special features you would like included in an upcoming
- version, send in your suggestions. They will all be considered.
-
- Oak Mountain Software
- 12414 Starlight Lane
- Bowie, MD 20715
-
-
- COPYRIGHT NOTICE
- This stack was created by David R. Landis and is copyrighted by Oak
- Mountain Software 1992. This stack is freeware and should not be sold.
- You are free to distribute this stack as you like, as long as you do not
- alter it.