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     These libraries are designed for Fitted Software Tools Modula 2 Compiler.
The routines in Text provide an alternative to the supplied InOut library.  In
Text, the programer has better control over the cursor and colors by using
quick BIOS routines instead of DOS routines.  These routines can not be
redirected through any means (every good thing has its tradeoffs).  The actual
format to call the procedures was designed to be as close as possible to the
routines in InOut.
    Graphics provides routines for graphics, something not included in
Fitted Software's libraries.  I have no way to test the routines for EGA or
TANDY, but all the routines work for CGA and Leading Edge graphics boards.
    Windows provides some low level routines for window making and
handling.  I tried to make these as fklexible as possible so that you can
make more complex, higher level window modules built off of this library.
Procedures are simmilar to those in Text, but are defined on the current
window coordinates, not the screen coordinates.
    Screen provides some procedures to help in window management and
general text screen handling procedures.
    DOSdisk provides some DOS routines for disk and subdirectory
handling that are not provided in the original libraries.
    The main drawback to routines in these libraries is that these
procedures do little if any error checking.  This may produce strange results
in ReadInt and ReadCard durring overflows, and may cause the computer to
corrupt your data area if you try to enter a string too long in ReadString
under rare circumstances.  Under normal usage, everything works perfectly
though.  Any questions, coments, or sugestions, try to send me a message on
this BBS.