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  8.          ▓│               VGA Clear Screen                 │▓
  9.         ▒▓│                                                │▓▒
  10.          ▓│                     2.0                        │▓
  11.           └────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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  14.                  The ultimate replacement for your old
  15.                          boring CLS command
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  27.         Replace the mundane CLS command with exciting, colorful VGA
  28. effects that attract immediate attention.  Instead of dull batch files,
  29. yours instantly stand out.  When you list a directory, clear the
  30. screen with a cool effect, and relieve some of the boredom associated
  31. with sitting at the computer for hours.
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  33.         Sure, there are plenty of cute little "CLEAR THE SCREEN" utils
  34. that charge $10.00 and only provide you with one text screen zap.
  35. In fact, I downloaded one yesterday.  Ho hum... and the funny thing was
  36. that the author took himself REAL SERIOUSLY.  He had the "ShareWare
  37. Idea" text, plus some stuff to make you feel guilty if you did not
  38. register his stuff.  And then he had a chapter devoted on "How to
  39. Install this Software".  The dang archive only had two files...
  40. TWO FILES.  It shouldn't be THAT hard to install!
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  42.         Well here you go, a FREE utility to clear your screen.
  43. It's rather large, but well worth it.  I tried not to install a lot
  44. of drivers and fonts, attempting to reduce the file size.  But
  45. anything with VGA graphics will take up MEGA-space.
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  47.         Oh well.
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  53.                         VGA CLEAR SCREEN
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  55.         Usage:  VLS pattern [COOL]
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  57.                 VLS        picks a random pattern
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  59.                 VLS /?     shows a VGA help screen
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  66.         Pattern         can be any one of the screen designs listed below.
  67.         COOL            creates a random color pattern for each line
  68.                         as the pixels move
  69.                         Normally, a color is picked at random, then used
  70.                         for the screen clearing.  COOL makes the colors
  71.                         change every pixel (try it out on a few and you
  72.                         will see the difference)
  73.                         NOTE:  Some of the patterns will ignore COOL
  74.                                because of their unique styles.  If
  75.                                COOL does not change the effect, quit
  76.                                using it on that pattern.
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  80.         Patterns include:
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  82.         1    Moving round
  83.         2    Slide up
  84.         3    Slide up colorful
  85.         4    Exploding ball
  86.         5    Round and round
  87.         6    Stars
  88.         7    Circles
  89.         8    Polygons
  90.         9    Yarn Ball
  91.         10   Slide across
  92.         11   Clock
  93.         12   Shades pulled
  94.         13   Close curtain
  95.         14   Double swivel
  96.         15   Open diagonal
  97.         16   Shooting lines
  98.         17   Falling brick
  99.         18   Squirmy lines
  100.         19   Wiggly line
  101.         20   Square explode
  102.         21   Wow !           (check this one out first!)
  103.         22   Moving curves
  104.         23   Quick balls
  105.         24   Nice curves
  106.         25   Open and shut
  107.         26   Side shadows
  108.         27   Top shadows
  109.         28   Both shadows
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  117.         Experimentation is the only way to really see the full effect.
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  119.         Run the enclosed program DEMO.BAT for a quick show of all the
  120.         patterns.  You may want to create a batch file with your
  121.         favorite one, or have several keyboard aliases to play with.
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  130. ============= MISCELLANEOUS NOTES ===========================================
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  132.         Typing "VLS" with no arguments causes VLS to pick a random
  133.         pattern and use the COOL option.
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  135.         Also, this should work fine on a EGA system, since I do not
  136.         use any actual screen coordinates.  Anything lower than
  137.         EGA will look like garbage.
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  139.         Look for version 3.0.  I plan to introduce a PLASMA pattern
  140.         that moves around the screen (looks fantastic!!!!!)
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  153.         This program is free.  However, see the enclosed CATALOG.COM
  154.         file for a great deal on an awesome set of utilities.
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