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One of the few weakness of Boyan vD3 is that it cannot normally be
run in a DESQview window or in the background. This ARChive contains
a loader program that overcomes that weakness. It also includes a
.DVP (DESQview Program Information File) for Boyan, which may be
modified with DESQview Change Program if necessary.
The loader works by dynamically patching Boyan to write to the
DESQview video buffer. This results in much faster performance than
the use of video BIOS calls.
Notes:
1. The .DVP file was created under DESQview v2.01. It assigns BY as
the menu keys to run Boyan.
2. The .DVP file assumes that Boyan is installed in a directory named
\BOYAN, and that the loader (BYLOAD.EXE) is installed in the
DESQview directory named \DV.
3. 240K memory is reserved by the .DVP file, which is enough for the
loader, Boyan, and the additional memory needed to run external
transfer protocols (such as DSZ) and/or DOS commands.
4. The .DVP file starts up Boyan in a full-screen window, but the
window may be Zoomed to a small window (or even hidden entirely)
and Boyan will continue to run properly.
5. The loader program was written in Borland's Turbo C. Both
source code and a MAKE file are included for those who wish to
experiment. (Because in-line assembler is used, MASM is also
required to compile the program.)
-John Navas