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McView v1.2
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Written by Andrew Bowden
In STOS v2.6
(c)1993 A.Bowden/Mc Computer Software
Freeware
Hello, and welcome to the best version of McView ever. This version
has had a major upgrade. Yes this is the version. And these are the
changes in this version:
Overscan BIG picture files can now be loaded.
Menu re-organised
Printer set-up added.
On the disk
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On the disk are three files. These files must be kept together at all
times. And these are the files:
MCVIEW11.PRG The program
MCVIEW11.TXT The text file
MCVIEW11.BIG Overscan picture (see later)
Freeware
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This program is Freeware. This means that you can freely distribute
it around the globe, as long as two things are observed:
1. McView nor any of its associated files may not be changed
in anyway, observing my copyright.
2. The three files remain together at all times.
Loading and installing
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To load McView double click on the MCVIEW11.PRG file. To install on a
hard disk, just copy all three files accross to your hard drive.
Using the program
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When you have loaded the program, then you will be presented with the
menu. And there are eight options. Press the approiate key to select
an option:
<1> About McView
Brings up the About and help boxes respectivley.
<2> View NEOChrome
Press <2> and you will be presented with the
fileselector. Double click on the file of your
choice. This file will be loaded, and guess what?
Displayed! To print the picture, press <P>, or press
any other key to return to return to the menu.
<3> View Deagas PI1
As above, but for Deagas PI1 files.
<4> View Deagas PI2
As above, but for Deagas PI2 files.
<5> View Spectrum 512 SPU
Press <5> and you can select the SPU file of your
choice to load. To remove this screen you MUST press
space. You may not print these files.
SPU files are uncompressed Spectrum 512 files. To
find out how to save in this file format, consult your
Spectrum 512 manual.
<6> View Overscan BIG
More about this file format later. Select the file
you wish to view and wait. To exit, press Space, and
you may not print these pictures.
<7> Install Printer
Press <7> and you will be presented with a window
asking you to select either <N> for a nine pin Epsom
compatable printer, or <T> fro a 24 pin Epsom
comapatable printer.
<8> Leave McView
Quit.
Overscan BIG
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I discovered this file format with the Misty extension. I registered
for Misty and one of the things I got in return, where these routines.
McView can load BIG files, as long as it has been made that way by the
same routine. When you are viewing your picture, you may experience
some filckering to begin with. Don't worry, it will soon go.
And don't worry if you have no BIG pics, there is one called
MCVIEW11.BIG with the program. Just load it in. The file itself is a
GFA Raytrace picture converted from 512 colours to 16, and then
converted to an overscan picture. I also hope to write an extra bit
to McConvert to allow you to convert picture files.
The routine for viewing the Overscan picture was wriiten by Colin A
Watt, and is copyright 1992 Top Notch. The file MCVIEW11.BIG came
with GFA Raytrace, from GFA Data Media UK.
Well that is it
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It certainly is. If you know how to load any other file formats, let
me know. I would love to improve McView even futher. The long
awaited McPack will be out soon, so McView may be able to view these
files.
Write to me:
Andrew Bowden
26 Charlton Ave
Newton
Hyde
Cheshire
England
SK14 4ES
By for now.
Andrew Bowden