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/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
/* */
/* OOOOOOO (tm) */
/* OOOOOOOOOOO Copyright (c) 1993 Engineering Ideas */
/* OOOOOOOOOOOOO All Rights Reserved. */
/* OOOOOOOOOOOOO */
/* OOOOOOOOOOO OOO This program may not be distributed */
/* OOOOOOO OOOOOOO without prior permission from the */
/* OOOOOOOOO author(s): Richard Bemrose BSc. */
/* OOOOOOO */
/* OO OOO Engineering Ideas, */
/* OOOOOO 22 Keppel View Road, Kimberworth, */
/* OO Rotherham, S. Yorks., S61 2AS, */
/* ENGLAND */
/* Internet: R.Bemrose@shu.ac.uk */
/* */
/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
Q U O T E S V2.0
Pseudo-Random Quote Generator
(approx. 500 quotes supplied)
by
Richard Bemrose BSc.
Copyright (c) 1993 Engineering Ideas
(Based on a program by Adam Evans*)
Quotes V2.0 uses the powerpacker.library
Copyright (c) Nico François
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Disclaimer
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The author(s) cannot be held liable for the accuracy of both the
program and/or manual. The loss of data, in any form, directly or
indirectly caused by the use of this program is the responsibility
of the user.
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Copyright and Distribution
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Quotes V2.0, Copyright (c) 1993 Engineering Ideas. All rights
Reserved. This program is FREEWARE. However, the copyright of
both the executable and source code remains with Engineering
Ideas. *Sample quotes file taken from Adam Evans's Quotes V1.0
with additional quotes from anonymous various sources.
Permission is whereby given to freely distribute the program
provided:
1. No charge is made for its use or distribution
2. This manual is distributed along with the executable module
3. No modifications are made to the executable module
No financial donations are required (but are welcome) for the
regular usage of this program. However, any good quote files
and/or a post card from your home town are always appreciated :-)
The following files *must* be distributed or achieved together:
QuotesV2/Quotes - Main program.
QuotesV2/Quotes.c - Source code for program.
QuotesV2/Quotes.pp - Sample packed ASCII quotes file.
QuotesV2/Quotes.doc - Manual.
QuotesV2/powerpacker.library - Shared library (c) Nico François,
copy to Libs: directory.
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Using Quotes V2
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Quotes V2 is a very small program (5.5k) which can generate a
random quote (or jokes/saying etc.) from a powerpacked ASCII
file. The supplied quotes file contains over 500 quotes.
The program is ideal to place in your shell-startup or startup-
sequence scripts. The program can be run from the Shell by:
Quotes [filename]
Where [filename] is the path and filename of the powerpacked
ASCII file containing the quotes. The program will not
recognise the quotes file if; it can not be found in the
path, incorrect format and/or it is not powerpacked as a
"Data File" (selected from the "Prefs" menu) with Nico
François (c) Powerpacker program. The format for the ASCII
quote file is:
Murphy's First Law:
Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong!
#
"The personal computer market is about the same size as the
total potato chip market. Next year it will be about half the
size of the pet food market and is fast approaching the total
worldwide sales of pantihose"
- James Finke, President of CBM (1982) -
#
Enter your selected quotes using a text editor of your choice.
Alternatively, decrunch and edit the sample Quotes.pp file
included. Each quote has to be followed by a #. This seperates
the quotes so the program can search through them easily. Thus,
the above lines represent two quotes. Save the quotes as a ASCII
file and then use Powerpacker to pack the file as a "Data File"
thus saving *valuable* disk space :-) Call the program as
decribed previously. (Remember, send any good quote files!)
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The bit at the end...
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Any bugs reports, improvements, other program ideas, postcards,
donations [:->, blah, waffle, etc., etc.
Richard Bemrose
Engineering Ideas
22 Keppel View Road
Kimberworth
Rotherham
S61 2AS
ENGLAND
or Internet: R.Bemrose@shu.ac.uk