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╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼ ╬╧╘╔├┼
╘HIS PROGRAM IS RELEASED AS ╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼ AND IS ╬╧╘ TO BE CONSIDERED AS
╨UBLIC ─OMAIN OR ╞REEWARE. ┘OU MAY FREELY COPY AND DISTRIBUTE THIS PROGRAM
AS LONG AS ┴╠╠ FILES IN THE ORIGINAL ARCHIVE ARE INCLUDED AND NO FEE IS
CHARGED, OTHER THAN FOR COST OF MEDIA.
╔F YOU FIND THIS PROGRAM USEFUL AND/OR USE IT REPEATEDLY THEN SEND A
$5.00 ╥EGISTRATION ╞EE.
═ANY PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE ╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼ AND YOU WILL FIND THAT THE ONES THAT
SEEM TO DISLIKE IT THE MOST ARE THE PEOPLE THAT NEVER WANT TO ╨┴┘ FOR
ANYTHING. ╘HE CONCEPT OF ╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼ IS A GOOD ONE AS LONG AS PEOPLE ╙╒╨╨╧╥╘
IT AND TODATE FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE THE SUPPORT IS VERY LACKING.
╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼ ALLOWS PEOPLE THAT CANNOT MARKET A PRODUCT (EITHER BECAUSE OF A
LACK OF FUNDS ON THEIR PART OR LACK OF INTEREST BY THE SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS)
TO SELL THEIR PRODUCT ON A TRY BEFORE YOU BUY BASIS. ╩UST BECAUSE A
PROGRAM IS ╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼ DOESN'T MEAN IT ISN'T A GOOD PROGRAM. ╘HERE ARE MANY
╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼ PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT WORTH THE DOWNLOAD TIME BUT THE ONES THAT
┴╥┼ SHOULD BE SUPPORTED BY A ╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼ ─ONATION TO THE ┴UTHOR FOR THEIR
EFFORTS.
╔F A PROGRAMMER RELEASES A GOOD PROGRAM AS ╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼ AND THE PROGRAM
IS SEEN TO GAIN WIDE SPREAD ACCEPTANCE AND USE BUT PROGRAMMER ONLY GETS A
FEW DONATIONS YOU CAN REST ASSURED YOU HAVE ╠╧╙╘ A PROGRAMMER. ╧NE OF THE
REASONS YOU CANNOT FIND VERY MUCH IN THE WAY OF ╟╧╧─ SOFTWARE FOR THE
├-64/128 ON ┬┬╙ SYSTEMS IS BECAUSE THE PROGRAMMERS HAVE GIVEN UP. ╫HY HAVE
THEY GIVEN UP? ╘HE REASON IS OBVIOUS AS MOST PEOPLE TAKE AND NEVER GIVE.
╔ HAVE SEEN PEOPLE LEAVE LONG TIRADES TO A PROGRAMMER, THAT UPLOADED A ╟╧╧─
PROGRAM AS ╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼, ABOUT HOW THEY THINK IT SHOULD BE FREE AND THEY WILL
NEVER DOWNLOAD IT BECAUSE IT ISN'T ╨─. ╘HIS ATTITUDE IS COMPLETELY
DISGUSTING. ╔F A PROGRAMMER RECEIVES ╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼ ╞┼┼S FOR A PROGRAM THEN YOU
CAN BET HE WILL WORK ON OTHER PROJECTS FOR THE ├-64/128. ╩UST TAKE A LOOK
AT THE ╠IBRARIES ON ╤UANTUM ╠INK AND YOU WILL SEE THERE IS VERY LITTLE
UPLOADED TO THE ┴PPLICATIONS OR ╟AMES AREAS. ═OST OF THE ╒PLOADS ARE
╨ICTURES, ┼URO─EMOS AND ╙╔─ ╞ILES. ╘HE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT PROGRAMMERS
WILL NOT TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE A PROGRAM AND THEN ╟╔╓┼ IT AWAY AS IT TAKES
A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO CREATE SOMETHING GOOD. ╫HAT IT COMES DOWN TO
IS THIS, IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE PROGRAMS ON THE ┬┬╙S THEN YOU NEED TO
SUPPORT THOSE ╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼ AUTHORS THAT RELEASE GOOD SOFTWARE.
╘HIS PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE A ╘┼╙╘. ╔F ╔ RECEIVE A FAIRLY GOOD
RESPONSE THEN ╔ WILL CONTINUE TO WRITE NEW SOFTWARE FOR THE ├-64/128. ╔F
THE RESPONSE IS DISMAL THEN ╔ WILL CONCENTRATE MY EFFORTS ON ANOTHER
COMPUTER SYSTEM AND LEAVE THE ├-64/128 AREA. ╘HE CHOICE IS NOW UPTO YOU
THE USER.
═ARK ─ICKENSON
╨╥╧╟╥┴═ ╧╓┼╥╓╔┼╫
╘HIS IS A SPECIAL ─OCUMENTATION ╥EADER AND ╨RINTER PROGRAM THAT ╔
WROTE FOR DISTRIBUTION WITH MY ╙HAREWARE PROGRAM RELEASES. ╘HE PROGRAM CAN
VIEW OR PRINT ANY ╙┼╤ OR ╨╥╟ DOCUMENT FILE. ╘HE ONLY TWO RESTRICTIONS ARE
THAT A SINGLE LINE (ONE TERMINATED BY A ├╥ (CHARACTER 13)) NOT BE LARGER
THAN 255 CHARACTERS AND THAT A PRINTED DOCUMENT NOT CONTAIN COLOR CODES AS
THESE ARE NOT FILTERED OUT.
┘OU MAY DISTRIBUTE THIS PROGRAM AS A DOCUMENT VIEWER IN YOUR OWN
╙HAREWARE AND ╨UBLIC ─OMAIN RELEASES AS LONG AS YOU HAVE SENT IN A
╙HAREWARE DONATION OF $1.00 TO $5.00 (LET YOUR CONSCIENCE BE YOUR GUIDE).
╘HE PROGRAM IS EASY TO USE AND ONE NICE FEATURE IS THE DEFAULT DEVICE
FOR READING FILES FROM WILL BE THE DEVICE NUMBER YOU LOADED THE PROGRAM
FROM. ╙O IF YOU LOAD THE VIEWER FROM DEVICE NUMBER 9 THE '─┼╓╔├┼ ╬╧. ='
PORTION OF THE MENU WILL INDICATE DEVICE 9.
╩UST USE THE ├URSOR ╦EYS TO MOVE THE MENU BAR AND THE ╥ETURN ╦EY TO
SELECT THE ITEM.
─╔╙╦ ─╔╥┼├╘╧╥┘
╫HEN SELECTED THIS COMMAND WILL DISPLAY A DIRECTORY OF THE SELECTED
DEVICE. ╘HE LISTING WILL PAUSE AFTER EVERY 21 DIRECTORY ENTRIES. ╔F YOU
PRESS THE ╥╒╬-╙╘╧╨ DURING THE LISTING THE DIRECTORY WILL BE ABORTED. ╘HE
╙PACEBAR WILL PAUSE THE LISTING AND ╥ETURN WILL RESUME.
╓╔┼╫ ╘┼╪╘╞╔╠┼
╘HIS COMMAND WILL DISPLAY THE ENTERED TEXT FILE TO THE SCREEN. ╔F YOU
WISH TO PAUSE THE LISTING PRESS THE ╙PACEBAR AND THE ╥ETURN ╦EY WILL
RESUME. ┘OU CAN PRESS THE ╥╒╬-╙╘╧╨ KEY TO ABORT THE LISTING OF THE FILE.
╨╥╔╬╘ ╘┼╪╘╞╔╠┼
╘HIS COMMAND WILL SEND THE ENTERED TEXT FILE TO BOTH THE SCREEN AND
PRINTER. ┘OU MAY ABORT THE PRINTING BY PRESSING THE ╥╒╬-╙╘╧╨ ╦EY.
─┼╓╔├┼ ╬╧. = ?
╫HEN THIS COMMAND IS SELECTED THE SERIAL BUSS WILL BE SCANNED FOR THE
NEXT AVAILIBLE DEVICE. ╧NCE IT HAS BEEN FOUND IT WILL STOP AND DISPLAY THE
DEVICE NUMBER.
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╔F YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR YOU WISH TO REGISTER WITH A ╙HAREWARE ╞EE,
PLEASE SEND THE LETTER TO:
═ARK ─ICKENSON
600 ╙OUTH ╫EST ╙TREET
╬EVADA, ═O. 64772
╔ CAN ALSO BE REACHED ON ╤UANTUM ╠INK UNDER THE ╔─ OF ═┴╥╦ ┴─ ╔.