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╞AST─OCS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ╓╔╙╔╧╬ ╨┴╔╬╘ <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
(╧RIGINAL PROGRAM BY ┴ARON ╚IGHTOWER)
(╘HIS VERSION BY ╙TEVEN ┬AXTER. ╩ULY 15, 1991)
╫╚┴╘ ╚┴╙ ┬┼┼╬ ╔═╨╥╧╓┼─???==================================================
╬OW WHEN ╥ECALLING PICTURE SNAPSHOTS, THEY REMEMBER THE PAGE NUMBER
WHERE THEY CAME FROM. ╙O, WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH THEM, THEY SNAP
THEMSELVES BACK TO THE PAGE THEY CAME FROM.
╘HE ├URSOR REMEMBERS ITS POSITION AND COLOR WHEN CHANGING EDIT ═ODES.
┘OU CAN QUICKLY MOVE BETWEEN THE EDIT MODES USING ╙╚╔╞╘-╥┼╘╒╥╬.
╬OW YOU CAN USE @'S IN YOUR PICTURES IF YOU WISH WITHOUT DANGER OF
THEM BEING "EATEN" AND REPLACED WITH PICTURE PARTS.
├-128 80-COLUMN VIEWERS WON'T ASK WHY YOUR ╓╔╙╔╧╬ ╨┴╔╬╘ PICTURES BLINK
THE TOP LINE.
╔N ═EDIUM-╥ES ═ODE (╤UADRANT ═ODE), ALL ╔NPUTS ARE LIKE, AUTOMATIC,
WHENEVER THEY'RE AROUND. ╩UST START ╒╙╔╬╟ THE CURSOR KEYS, JOYSTICK, OR
╦OALA PAD. ┴LL WORK IN HARMONY; THE ╦OALA ╨AD DOESN'T EVEN NEED
UN-PLUGGING. ╞OR ╦OALA ╨AD USERS, JUST TAKE A DIP INTO THE VISUAL PAINT
ON THE BOTTOM FOR SOME REFRESHING HUES.
┘OUR PICTURES COLORS WON'T CHANGE WHEN ERASING DOTS IN ═EDIUM-╥ES
═ODE. ╔NVISIBLE SPACE BLOCKS WON'T ATTACK THE CURSOR. ╨RESSING ─┼╠ETE KEY
NOT ONLY ERASES THE SPOT OF PAINT UNDER THE CURSOR, BUT ALSO PLACES THE
╩OYSTICK INTO ┼RASE ═ODE. ╠IKEWISE, PRESSING THE ╙PACE ┬AR NOT ONLY DRAWS
A SPOT OF PAINT UNDER THE CURSOR, BUT ALSO PLACES THE ╩OYSTICK BACK INTO
─RAW ═ODE. ╬UMBER KEYS CHANGE THE ╩OYSTICK SPEEDS TO BE MORE OR LESS
MANAGEABLE. ╙NAP╙HOTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN ═EDIUM-╥ES ═ODE.
╫HEN ╙AVING PICTURES, CHOOSING THE ╞ULL ╙CREEN ╙AVE WILL
AUTO-MATICALLY SEARCH AND ╙AVE YOUR PICTURE FROM ITS POSITION WITHIN EMPTY
SPACE.
┘OU CAN IMMEDIATLY BEGIN ╫ALKING ON THE ╥AINBOW USING THE ╙PACE ┬AR.
┴FTER PRESSING ╫, YOU CAN CHANGE THE DIRECTION YOU ╫ALK USING THE ├URSOR
AND ╥┼╘╒╥╬ KEYS.
╫╚┴╘ ╔╙ ╬┼╫???=============================================================
╬OW THERE ARE ╨╧╨-╒P ╚ELP SCREENS!!! ╚ELP ╙CREENS PERTAINING TO THE
THREE MAIN EDIT MODES, IE. ═AIN ═ODE/╟RAPHICS ═ODE/═EDIUM-╥ES ═ODE, ARE
ALWAYS AVAILABLE BY PRESSING THE LEFT ARROW KEY. ╦EY ├OMMANDS DISPLAYED
IN THESE ╚ELP ╙CREENS CAN ACTUALLY BE CHOOSEN ╫╚╔╠┼ VIEWING THE
╚ELP ╙CREENS.
╬OW THERE ARE ─IRECTORIES!!! ╬OT ONLY CAN YOU QUICKLY VIEW A
DIRECTORY WITH $; BUT, YOU CAN ALSO VIEW OR SCAN A DIRECTORY IN ─╧╙ ├OMMAND
MODE WITH $, OR $0:FILENAME*. ┴ND, YOU CAN CHANGE DIRECTORYS SIMPLY BY
TYPING # WHEN IN THE ═AIN ┼DIT MODE, OR BY USING #9, #10, ETC, IN
─╧╙ ├OMMAND MODE.
═ORE ┼DIT COMMANDS ARE AVAILABLE!!! ╟RAPHICS ═ODE NOW CONTAINS FOUR
TOGGLE COMMANDS. ╘HEY ENABLE YOU TO PAINT MORE AND TYPE LESS. ─╥┴╟ WILL
DRAG WHATEVER IS UNDER THE CURSOR. ╨┴╔╬╘ WILL PAINT THE CURRENT CURSOR
COLOR ONTO WHATEVER IS UNDER THE CURSOR. ╟╠╧┬ WILL NOT ONLY CHANGE THE
PAINT COLOR OF WHATEVER IS UNDER THE CURSOR, BUT WILL ALSO CHANGE ╘╚┴╘
COLOR WHEREVER IT APPEARS IN YOUR ENTIRE PICTURE. ╙O, IT HAS ╟╠╧┬AL
EFFECTS. ╥EPEATEDLY TOGGLING THE ╟╠╧┬AL COMMAND CYCLES ╘╚┴╘ COLOR THROUGH
THE ENTIRE RAINBOW. ┘OU CAN REVERSE THE CYCLE BY PRESSING ╙╚╔╞╘ WHILE
TOGGLING THE ╟╠╧┬AL COMMAND. ╥┼╓┼╥╙┼ TURNS WHATEVER IS UNDER THE CURSOR
INSIDE OUT; SO THAT AN EMPTY SPACE WOULD BECOME A FILLED SPACE, ETC.
╠IKEWISE, WHATEVER WAS A FILLED SPACE, WOULD BECOME AN EMPTY SPACE, ETC.
┘OU CAN TURN OFF ┴╠╠ OF THESE FOUR TOGGLE COMMANDS EITHER BY PRESSING ╞2,
OR SWITCHING EDIT MODES. ╧THERWISE, THEY CAN BE TURNED OFF INDIVIDUALLY.
╘HEIR POWER LIES IN THAT THEY REMAIN ╧N (EXCEPT ╟╠╧┬AL) WHEN MOVING THE
CURSOR. ┼ITHER OR ┴LL CAN BE ╧N AT THE SAME TIME.
╘HE PICTURE PAGES ARE NOW ╘┼╬┴├╔╧╒╙!!! ╔F YOU ┼XIT ╓╔╙╔╧╬ ╨┴╔╬╘
WITHOUT ╙AVING YOUR PICTURES; YOUR PICTURES WILL STILL BE THERE IF YOU
IMMEDIATLY ╥╒╬ IT AGAIN. ╘HIS WILL ALSO ENABLE USE OF UTILITY CARTRIDGE
COMMANDS OUTSIDE OF ╓╔╙╔╧╬ ╨┴╔╬╘ IF THEY DON'T WORK WITHIN IT.
╘HE ┬ACKGROUND/PAPER COLOR CAN NOW BE CHANGED BY PRESSING THE
├╘╥╠ AND ┬ KEY, THEN CHOOSING THE COLOR. ╘HE ┬ACKGROUND COLOR WILL BE
SAVED WITH THE PICTURE. ├OMPUTER ┬┬╙'S AND ╘ERMS THAT ARE KNOWN TO ACCEPT
BACKGROUND COLOR CHANGES ARE ┼┬┬╙128, ├╧╠╧╥64, ╬╧╓┴╘┼╥═, AND ├├╟═╙.
╧THER PROGRAMS MAY NOT ACCEPT THE ┬ACKGROUND COLOR CHANGE, BUT WILL ACCEPT
THE REST OF THE PIC. ├ONSIDER THIS WHILE MAKING YOUR PICS, AND SENDING
THEM TO YOUR FAVORITE FRIENDS ON ┬┬╙'S. ╧F COURSE, ANY FRIEND USING
╓╔╙╔╧╬ ╨┴╔╬╘ WILL SEE YOUR PICS PERFECTLY.
┴╬┘╘╚╔╬╟ ═╧╥┼ ╔ ╙╚╧╒╠─ ╦╬╧╫ ┴┬╧╒╘???======================================
┴ PREVIOUSLY UNDOCUMENTED FEATURE OF ╙TAMP ═ODE IS THE ABILITY TO ═OVE
A ╙TAMP, AS OPPOSED TO SIMPLY ├OPYING IT, BY PRESSING THE ─┼╠ETE KEY AFTER
CAPTUREING IT. ╘HIS YUMMY FEATURE HAS A COOKIE-CUTTER EFFECT THAT CAN BE
USED ON OTHER AREAS OF YOUR PICTURE.
╫HILE ╓╔╙╔╧╬ ╨┴╔╬╘ IS AN ADDED JEWEL TO YOUR COLLECTION OF PROGRAM
TREASURES, IT WILL SHINE FOR YOU ONLY IF YOU POLISH IT. ┘OU MUST USE IT
OFTEN TO TRULY ENJOY ITS MANY FEATURES. ╔T WILL SHINE EVEN BRIGHTER WHEN
YOU SHARE IT WITH OTHERS.
╓╔╙╔╧╬ ╨┴╔╬╘ IS THE BRAIN CHILD OF ┴ARON ╚IGHTOWER. ╔ AM SIMPLY THE
ONE WHO SORT-OF POLISHED UP THE PROGRAM, MAKING IT EASIER TO USE; WHILE
KEEPING THE MAIN IDEA OF IT THE SAME. ╔ HAVE CONTACTED ┴ARON DURING THE
RE-WRITING OF ╓╔╙╔╧╬ ╨┴╔╬╘, AND HAVE RECIEVED HIS PERMISSION AND APPROVAL.
╔F YOU WISH TO MAKE ANY DONATIONS, SEND THEM TO HIM. ┬UT, ╔ AM OPEN TO
SEEING ALL THE BEAUTIFUL VISIONS YOU'VE PLACED INTO YOUR COMPUTER USING
╓╔╙╔╧╬ ╨┴╔╬╘.
╨LEASE, SEND ME A DISKETTE; WRITE ME A LINE. ╔ WANT TO HEAR FROM ┘OU, AND
SEE ┘OUR VISIONS.
╙╘┼╓┼╬ ┬┴╪╘┼╥
╨╧ ┬╧╪ 254544
╙ACRAMENTO, ├┴. 95865
┴TTN:╓ISION ╨AINT
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