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TOGETHER!
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Version 3.0 / May 1993
User Manual
Copyright (C) 1990-1993
Joe (Giuseppe) Colucciello
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SHAREWARE NOTICE & REGISTRATION
I. INTRODUCTION
TOGETHER! at a Glance
Compatibility
Checklist
System Requirements
II. INSTALLATION
Related Documentation
Copy and Back Up
Installing TOGETHER!
Setup: TOGETHER.INI file
Loading and UnLoading TOGETHER!
Command line options
Sample Pictures and Quick Start
III. TOGETHER! BASICS
Overview
Features
- About "Menus On The Fly"
- About Pictures files and the Default
- Viewing Text with Picture
- Scrolling
- Scaling
- Grab Display
- Help Window
IV. USING TOGETHER!
<Ctrl-Alt-T> "Activating" TOGETHER!
Selecting a Picture
Split Option Keys
Arrow Keys
Scale Menu
Grab Key
Space Bar
Help Key
<Escape> "Exiting" TOGETHER!
V. APPENDICES
Hardware Supported by TOGETHER!
Credits & Trademarks Acknowledgments
SHAREWARE NOTICE & REGISTRATION
You are receiving a program under the "SHAREWARE" concept, this is
a copyrighted program. NO PROGRAM OR SYSTEM SOFTWARE MAY BE SOLD OR
DISTRIBUTED WITH TOGETHER!, UNLESS THE SELLER IS REGISTERED.
You are permitted to:
* Review and experiment with this program, until you determine if
it suits your needs.
* Distribute copies of TOGETHER! diskette "AS IT IS" at no fee
charge.
if you find this program helpful, take a few moments to fill out
and send the included registration card (REGISTER.DOC) and a
registration fee of $30. Please make the check or money order
payable to:
Joe Colucciello
830 WREN Avenue
Miami Springs, FL 33166
This entitles you to receive new versions of the program at no (or
very little) extra cost!
TOGETHER! is not copy protected. This software is protected by
federal COPYRIGHT LAW. Individuals who make any other use not
mentioned here may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.
The entire risk as to the results and performance of the software
and any further programs developed utilizing the software is
assumed by you.
YOU MUST NOTIFY the author if you are distributing a product that
uses this software, and include the statement:
"TOGETHER! (C) Copyright J. Colucciello, 1990-1993"
on the credit page of your documentation.
I. INTRODUCTION
TOGETHER! at a Glance
TOGETHER! is the most innovative and elegant answer to the well
known question: How can Graphics/Pictures be mixed with a text-
based application? Without a graphics environment (GUI)? Without
Programming? Using standard hardware? Easy to use?
... Using TOGETHER! "The Ultimate Graphics TSR", as I call it.
As a computer user, you may realize the explosion of products
related to Graphics and Multimedia environments allowing text and
interactive data to be mixed with still photograph, video, sound,
etc. TOGETHER! was designed with the purpose of allowing, in a
simple manner, pictures or images displayed TOGETHER! with its
associated text on one screen without the need of sophisticated and
expensive programs, and without any requirement of technical
commands or conventions, except the name of the picture!
TOGETHER! has been designed so that the user can benefit
immediately from it. There are many good text based applications
in the market today and they have many users. Now these
applications can be drastically enhanced to include picture/image
association without sophisticated programming of any kind.
You will visualize the enormous power and versatility of TOGETHER!,
and you are probably thinking of all the things you can do, now
that you have TOGETHER!.
Compatibility
TOGETHER! has been tested with many of the most popular database
applications (and programs related to them), word processors,
spreadsheets and stand alone programs in different screens. If you
have any problem with your specific application please report it to
me with the following information:
Application Name
Manufacturer
Version
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT contents
I can be reached in CompuServe at 76460,3127
Checklist
The TOGETHER! diskette contains the following items (files):
TOGETHER .EXE TOGETHER! program
TOGETHER .INI TOGETHER! sample INI (configuration) file
TOGETHER .DOC TOGETHER! user manual (this document)
PICTURES .ZIP ZIP-packed file with Sample Pictures
READ .ME! If present, useful information
Or if you have downloaded TOGETHER! from a BBS you'll have a
TOGETHER.ZIP file with all the items contained in it.
System Requirements
To use TOGETHER! you must have an IBMTM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 or near
100% compatible computer with at least 640Kb memory + Expanded
Memory, LIM 4.0 compatible (size depends on picture sizes), one
diskette drive and hard disk , a HERCULESTM (or monographic
compatible), CGA, EGA ,MCGA, VGA or SVGA compatible display adapter
(see Appendix), and MS-DOS or PC-DOS version 3.1 or above.
If a Expanded Manager is present, TOGETHER! will swap a large
amount of it's code to EMM, leaving conventional memory for other
applications.
TOGETHER! uses the PC Paintbrush by ZSoftTM Corporation file format
(PCX). This format is considered a standard in the market. All
graphics and painting programs, scanners, video frame grabbers and
capture programs, digitizing software, etc. allow to save in PCX
format.
II. INSTALLATION
Related Documentation
To make the best use out of the TOGETHER! program and this user's
guide, you need to be somewhat familiar with PC-DOS operating
system and with your computer hardware. You can find the necessary
information about these topics within the documentation that came
with your present system.
Copy and Backup Diskette
The first thing you should do is make a backup copy of the original
TOGETHER! diskette. This is very important to protect the
information on your original diskette from loss or damage. Refer to
your DOS manual if you need information about using the DISKCOPY
command.
TOGETHER! is distributed on one (1) standard 360Kb 5 1/4" DS/DD
diskette or upon request on one (1) 720Kb 3 1/2" diskette.
Once you have made the backup diskette, store the original in a
cool, dry, safe place, and use the backup copy for all further
activities described in this manual.
Installing TOGETHER!
To install TOGETHER! in your computer, follow these next easy steps
(Replace the drive letter by the letter that applies in your case):
1. Create a directory for TOGETHER! in your hard disk,
MD TOGETHER <ENTER>
CD TOGETHER <ENTER>
(you can select any name for the directory)
2. Place the TOGETHER! Program Disk in Drive A
COPY A:*.*
3. At this point you must configure TOGETHER! through the
TOGETHER.INI file based on your hardware.
Setup: TOGETHER.INI file
Trough this file the TSR gets the initial parameters to load itself
in memory and be ready to be triggered with the proper
configuration.
The TOGETHER.INI provided with the program can be modified based on
your present configuration using any text editor (i.e. MS-DOS EDIT
or EDLIN, ASCII word processor, etc.):
Valid entries and parameters:
I. To specify in which mode the display adapter should be set when
displa