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  21. ║  Introduction                                                               ║
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  24. ║               This program can emulate a normal CGA text to view            ║
  25. ║  EGA/VGA colors using 'my' fonts and of course can also show combinations   ║
  26. ║  of different user's specify character (in normal text width or a fatter    ║
  27. ║  one).                                                                      ║
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  32. ║  History                                                                    ║
  33. ║  ───────                                                                    ║
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  35. ║    v1.0     1989      Simple emulation up to 127 colors on a pure           ║
  36. ║                       CGA monitor. *Prototype*                              ║
  37. ║                                                                             ║
  38. ║    v1.0x    1989      Few-like-2-hid bugs corrected                         ║
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  40. ║    v2.0     1989      Emulation and dithering up to 256 colors on a pure    ║
  41. ║                       CGA monitor *CheerS!*                                 ║
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  43. ║    v2.2     1989      Allow users' to change characters for different       ║
  44. ║                                                                             ║
  45. ║    v2.3  7th June 89  Program in complied environment                       ║
  46. ║                       PS: Program was hacked by a friend of mine with       ║
  47. ║                           possible insertion of viruses, vulnerable to      ║
  48. ║                           viruses and dieases like Dark Avenger.            ║
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  50. ║    v2.5  28th June 90 Highly compressed and protected by LZESHELL and       ║
  51. ║                       FSHEILD respectively. *thanks*                        ║
  52. ║                       Dreams of getting victimize or raped by malicious     ║
  53. ║                       viruses are over. Users' will be notify               ║
  54. ║                       immediately when this program is hacked!              ║
  55. ║                       PS: "TRIP" protection scheme is used                  ║
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  65. ║    v3.0  14th Sep 90  - Optimization of source code                         ║
  66. ║                       - Frienditised program and documentary file           ║
  67. ║                       - Ergonomised screen and sound effects                ║
  68. ║                       - Implementation of "Qua-Protection"                  ║
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  72. ║  New features in v2.5                                                       ║
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  75. ║                    o  BACKGROUND colors combinations '0-7' (Default: 0)     ║
  76. ║                       can be achieved!                                      ║
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  78. ║                    o  Faster screen display than previous versions          ║
  79. ║                                                                             ║
  80. ║                    o  Program protected by "LZESHELL" and "FSHEILD"         ║
  81. ║                                                                             ║
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  84. ║  New feature in v3.0                                                        ║
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  87. ║                    o  Even faster screen display thain in v2.5 by up        ║
  88. ║                       to 30%                                                ║
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  90. ║                    o  Main changes in through the implementation of         ║
  91. ║                       "Qua-Protection" scheme. *CheerS!*                    ║
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  99. ║  Usage                                                                      ║
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  102. ║               A>CGA3  n      where {n: 0,1,2,3,...,7)                       ║
  103. ║                                     n rep. the background color you need    ║
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  106. ║                                     n=0 black                               ║
  107. ║                                       1 blue                                ║
  108. ║                                       2 green                               ║
  109. ║                                       3 cyan                                ║
  110. ║                                       4 red                                 ║
  111. ║                                       5 magenta                             ║
  112. ║                                       6 brown                               ║
  113. ║                                       7 while                               ║
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  115. ║         Inside the program, the CHARACTER means any letter that             ║
  116. ║   you wish to take as a 'cover' for the program. F1-F10 contains            ║
  117. ║   significance CHARACTERS                                                   ║
  118. ║         Screen width.  0 is in width 80x25, tiny display                    ║
  119. ║                        1 is in width 40x25, big display                     ║
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  130. ║  Quad-Protection                                                            ║
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  133. ║        Protection include the aids from LZESHELL, FSHIELD and 2 other       ║
  134. ║  tricks by me.                                                              ║
  135. ║        This scheme was develop to protect program from being raped by       ║
  136. ║  hackers or infested by viruses such as "Dark Avenger" which one of my      ║
  137. ║  program - CGA25 was raped by my friend, which this protection, fat hopes!  ║
  138. ║        "Dark Avenger" virus did mate with some other of my programs which   ║
  139. ║  after cleansing it with "CLEAN" from McFree was unuseable!!                ║
  140. ║                                                                             ║
  141. ║      * NOTES for programmers *                                              ║
  142. ║                                                                             ║
  143. ║         o  If you only used LZESHELL, you can only prevent your program     ║
  144. ║            from being hacked to a certain extent.                           ║
  145. ║            Can prevent novices but not experts hackers!                     ║
  146. ║         o  With Fshield alone, internal codes is easily stolen although     ║
  147. ║            it can prevent prankster from doing evil.                        ║
  148. ║            Still it cannot prevent expert hackers!                          ║
  149. ║         o  With both LZESHELL and FSHIELD, he chances of your program       ║
  150. ║            being hacked is greatly reduced!                                 ║
  151. ║         o  For security purposes, try to put in more level of protection,   ║
  152. ║            such as mine one, which I check specific are of the program      ║
  153. ║            for specific code, if alter, alarm user!                         ║
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  159. ║  DISCLAIMER                                                                 ║
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  162. ║  You are completely responsible for determining the fitness or usability of ║
  163. ║  this package.  I will not be liable for any damages, of any kind, arising  ║
  164. ║  from any failure of any programs in this package to perform as expected.   ║
  165. ║  CGA v3.0 (c) 1989-1990 KraZimaSter                                         ║
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  191. ║  Share-Ware                                                                 ║
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  194. ║        CGA is distributed under the SHAREWARE concept or otherwise          ║
  195. ║  Birdware.  It is NOT Public Domain. If you feel happy or satisfied         ║
  196. ║  with the program, you do not have to contribute anything.                  ║
  197. ║                                                                             ║
  198. ║  Please send your mail directly to:                                         ║
  199. ║                                                                             ║
  200. ║             Ye Sunling                                                      ║
  201. ║             Blk 67                                                          ║
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  203. ║             S(0410)                                                         ║
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  205. ║  Or indirectly to me at                                                     ║
  206. ║                                                                             ║
  207. ║             KraZi KoneXion BBS                                              ║
  208. ║             Datal: (65)-775-4140                                            ║
  209. ║                                                                             ║
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  211. ║  Please include your name, address, occupation, and CGA version             ║
  212. ║  you are registering.                                                       ║
  213. ║                                                                             ║
  214. ║  You are encouraged to make copies for others to evaluate, as well as for   ║
  215. ║  distribution on Bulletin Board Systems (BBS's).  However, you are not      ║
  216. ║  authorized to accept any payment for doing so.                             ║
  217. ║                                                                             ║
  218. ║  Suggestions? Problems? Bugs? Comments? Complains?. Please let me know.     ║
  219. ║  Your help will improve CGA.                                                ║
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  226. ║  CheerS!                                                                    ║
  227. ║  KraZimaSter                                                                ║
  228. ║  14th September 1990, 11:32:25am                                            ║
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