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Overview
The Window BOSS is one of the most powerful and cost-effective
products available to enhance and accelerate the development of
system and applications programs in the "C" language. The BOSS will
let you create programs that have the same look and feel as the top
selling packages on the market today. Pop-up windows, pull down
menus, status lines, and in context on-line help functions can be
easily implemented. Your applications can drag windows around the
screen and automatically sense the type of video card installed.
All of this without snow, flicker, or delay!
The BOSS's assistant, The Data Clerk, is always on call to handle
the tasks associated with data entry. The Data Clerk makes it a
snap to enter text, integers, floats, longs, dates, phone numbers,
and times. It is equally easy to create complex forms with
individual field help and error messages. Custom fields and masks
are also a snap! Naturally, we concentrated on the programmer
interface, keeping it clean, uncluttered, powerful, fast, and easy
to remember.
Tim Parker's column in the February 87 issue of Computer Language
stated "the ease of use will cause some programmers to go overboard
with windows", and "if you are a die-hard C programmer looking for a
useful, license-free product, this is it".
Hardin Bothers' column in the June 88 issue of PC Resource stated
"Within its domain, The Window BOSS is as useful and as powerful as
any C library I've used". "The Window BOSS owes much of its power to
its uncluttered organization".
In 1990, Shareware magazine ranked The Window BOSS in the top 50
best selling shareware programs in the PC-Sig Library! By the way,
The Window BOSS was the ONLY C function library to ever achieve this
status!
Computer Language (Cosmetic Surgery - September 1991) compared The
Window BOSS to numerous competitive products, some costing as much
as $599! The Window BOSS was ranked as a low cost high end library
with the best data form-construction capabilities of all the
packages reviewed! Our demo program was the most extensive and no
other product supported as many compilers! The Window BOSS is
powerful, easy to use, and a winning price performer.
The BOSS is currently being used by such notables as: IBM, ATT,
UNISYS, Cray Research, ATT Bell Labs, Lockheed, Zenith, Jet
Propulsion Lab, Internal Revenue Service, US Navy, US Airforce,
NASA, Honeywell, Liton, UpJohn, Hughes Aircraft, Contel, ARCO,
Penril Data, Gandalf Data, Battelle Memorial Institute, DCA,
Attachemate, Hayes, Boeing, McDonneld Douglas, The Travelers, Dow
Corning, Coca Cola, numerous universities, and discriminating "C"
programmers around the world! Haven't you waited long enough?
Technical Considerations
The BOSS is written in meticulously commented and structured "C"
with a minimal amount of assembly language. Best of all, you
need to purchase The BOSS only once since libraries for all the
supported compilers are included at no additional cost!
Stats:
C Compilers: Microsoft (All), Borland (All)
Watcom, TopSpeed
Mix Power C, Zortech, Lattice
Assembler: Microsoft MASM compatible.
Window Types: Normal, Exploding, Borderless, Shadowed
Border Characters: Default or User Defined
I/O Method: BIOS or Direct, printf compatible
Maximum windows: limited only by compiler and memory
Maximum window: full screen (25x80, 43x80, 50x80)
Minimum window: 1 row 1 column (borderless)
3 rows 3 columns (framed)
Minimum fields: none
Maximum fields: limited only by compiler and memory
Memory models: Source - All execpt Tiny
Compatibility: IBM PC/XT/AT, PS/2, MDA,CGA,EGA,VGA
Functions:
22 Low level video and keyboard primitives. These functions can
be used with or without the other Window BOSS functions.
32 High Level Windowing Functions. These function establish the
normal programmer interface point for windowing.
32 High Level Data Entry, Form Handling, and String Manipulation
Functions. These functions establish the normal programmer
interface point for data entry.
25 Mouse interface functions. These functions can be used with
or without the other Window BOSS functions and represent both
low and high level programmer interface points.
CompuServe, GENIE, BIX and BBS Files
BOSS.INF This file.
BOSS.HST Semi-detailed history list of version to version changes.
BOSS01.ZIP Sample and source code, demo, batch files, include files.
BOSS2A.ZIP Library file(s) for Microsoft C and Microsoft Quick C.
BOSS2B.ZIP Library file(s) for Watcom C.
BOSS2C.ZIP Library file(s) for MIX Power C.
BOSS2D.ZIP Library file(s) for Lattice C.
BOSS2E.ZIP Library file(s) for Borland C++ and Borland Turbo C++.
BOSS2F.ZIP Library file(s) for Zortech C++.
BOSS2G.ZIP Library file(s) for TopSpeed C.
BOSS03.ZIP Reference Manual.
Minimum download is BOSS01.ZIP, BOSS03.ZIP, and one of the BOSS2?.ZIP files.