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- DIGIPAD ELECTRONIC NOTE PAD
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- DIGIPAD is the world's first auto-scrolling, digital notepad. It was designed
- to be used for information-display in schools, offices, stores, libraries,
- museums, galleries, hospitals, etc., and to be used at trade shows, club
- meetings, and other activities in which an easy-to-edit, vibrant, ever changing
- on-screen display is desired. Requirements: IBM or compatible computer with
- EGA, VGA or SVGA monitor. This program can not be properly operated with CGA
- or monochrome equipment.
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- To prepare your own text files, type your text into one of the two enclosed DET
- files. This package contains two pairs of files with the file extensions DEB
- and DET. Each such pair of files is called a DEB/DET module. A DEB/DET module
- is always needed in order to display a notepad. Choose whichever DEB/DET
- module you want to use, and load its DET file into your text editor or word
- processor. If you want to start with the yellow notepad, choose PAD1.DET. To
- work with the cyan notepad, select PAD2.DET. Avoid having your word processing
- program "convert" the file into the special format used by the word processor.
- You must maintain the file as a pure ASCII text file (often called a DOS text
- file). Some word processing programs ask if you want to "convert" the file
- when you are loading it into the program. Others accept the file "as is" and
- perform the conversion when the file is saved, at which time you must be sure
- to save it as an ASCII or DOS text file.
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- Follow these steps:
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- A. Load the DET file into a word processor or text editor.
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- B. Note that the very first line is coded with 7 numbers. This is the DET code
- and it must not be changed at all.
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- C. Delete the information text which begins on the line following the DET code,
- and set your word processor or text editor to a line-length of 48 charac-
- ters. This is the same as a word-wrap of 49.
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- D. Before typing, be sure to study the section named TEXT-ON-THE-LINES on page
- two of this user guide. This is extremely important.
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- E. Begin typing on line 2, leaving the top line, with its DET code, untouched.
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- F. After typing your text, save the file under its original name, being sure to
- save it as an ASCII or DOS text file. Refer to your word processor's manual
- for information on this. If you use the word processor's "default save" the
- resulting DET file will not be usable. If you use a text editor, rather
- than a word processor, the default save should be an ASCII file.
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- Do not worry about "using up" the DET files. They may be used over and over,
- and the text may be revised or replaced. If you like, rename them or, better
- yet, make copies with new names. For example, if you have a DEB/DET module
- named PAD1.DEB and PAD1.DET and you want to maintain the original text while
- making a new set with a new text, this is easy to do. At your DOS prompt type:
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- COPY PAD1.DE? PAD1-A.DE? [Enter]
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- In a moment you will have two new files on your disk, named PAD1-A.DEB and
- PAD1-A.DET. Delete the text from PAD1-A.DET and type in your new text and
- your job is done!
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- THE BATCH FILE
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- The way to run your display is with a batch file. As you know, the demo is run
- with the batch file named GO.BAT. Continue to use this exact batch file if you
- do not change the names of your DEB/DET modules. If you change the names, or
- if you decide to use only one notepad, or if you obtain DEB/DET modules for
- additional notepads, the batch file will have to be modified. Here is GO.BAT:
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- echo off
- digipad
- xl-show pad1 pad2
- ega
- vga
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- You may modify the above, or write your own batch file in your word processor
- or text editor, being sure to save it as an ASCII file (DOS text file). A
- batch file may have any name, as long as it has the file extension "BAT."
- Always begin with "echo off" to prevent the commands from appearing on-screen
- between steps. Current versions of DOS allow the use of "@ echo off" but
- earlier versions of DOS did not recognize the @ symbol. Therefore, if your
- batch file may be run with an older version of DOS, use "echo off" as it
- appears above in GO.BAT.
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- The line which reads "digipad" loads our program DIGIPAD.COM into the memory
- of the computer. This program places the text onto the notepad's horizontal
- lines, and permits the use of stars, underlines and faces. The line which
- begins with the word "xl-show" loads our program XL-SHOW.EXE which is the
- program which displays the text and graphics. The words "pad1" and "pad2" tell
- the program the names of the DEB/DET modules. If you want to omit the cyan
- notepad, remove the word "pad2" from the batch file. Then, when the text on
- the yellow notepad scrolls to the point at which the last line appears on-
- screen, it will start again at the top of the text file.
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- Be sure to end your batch file with the last two lines of GO.BAT. The commands
- "ega" and "vga" run our special programs EGA.COM and VGA.COM. These restore
- your computer system's default font and video mode after the program ends and
- the display is turned off.
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- TEXT-ON-THE-LINES
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Your text will automatically be placed on the lines of the pads. However, the
- lines will be broken between words unless you type the underline character
- (next to the 0 key) wherever you would normally press the space-bar. Also, if
- the last letter on any line is not at position 48, add as many underline char-
- acters as are needed so there are 48 characters in each line. At first this
- may be awkward, but after awhile it will become automatic.
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- This_is_an_example_of_a_line_of_text.___________
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- The above sentence contains 48 characters. We had to add 11 underline
- characters after the period. Notice the absence of blank spaces. Any blank
- space will result in a broken horizontal line on the notepad. The first time
- you display your own text file with the DIGIPAD program, you will most likely
- spot a few places where the lines of the notepad have missing segments. To fix
- these, edit your text and add the necessary underline symbols where you may
- have inadvertently left blank spaces.
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- BOLD UNDERLINE
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- To underline a word use the back-slash symbol (\). When your text is displayed
- this will be converted to underlining.
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- In_this_sentence_the_word_amazing_is_underlined.
- __________________________\\\\\\\_______________
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- Note that you have to use two lines of characters in order to underline a word.
- The first line has your text, and the next line consists of underline symbols
- (_) and back-slash symbols (\) where you want the bold underlining. If you
- want to have a subject heading centered from left to right, and underlined, do
- it this way:
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- _____________________HEADING____________________
- ____________________\\\\\\\\\___________________
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- Each of the above lines contains 48 characters. The 2nd line contains enough
- back-slash symbols so that the underline will be wider than the word "HEADING"
- because this gives a nicer appearance.
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- STARS
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- To have a five-pointed star appear in your text use the tilde symbol (~). This
- will be replaced with a star when the display appears on-screen.
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- FACES
- ~~~~~
- To type a male smiling face use the back-accent symbol followed by the pipe
- symbol as shown here: `| To type a female smiling face type two curly brack-
- ets: {} These combinations will magically turn into faces when your text is
- displayed.
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- Obviously, you can not use either of the special symbols (\~`|{}) within your
- text, for they will automatically turn into stars, underlines or parts of
- faces.
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- YOUR RIGHTS TO COPY AND USE THIS PROGRAM
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- The program, which consists of DIGIPAD.COM, XL-SHOW.EXE, PAD1 and PAD2 DEB/DET
- modules, EGA.COM, VGA.COM, README.TXT GO.BAT and DIGIPAD.DOC, may be copied and
- distributed freely, posted on BBSs, listed in shareware catalogs and on CD ROM
- disks, as long as ALL the above files are included. You may use the program on
- a trial basis for 30 days. After that time you must discontinue use until you
- become a registered user. See the registration form below for information on
- obtaining a license for use of the program.
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- REGISTRATION
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- To become a registered user and receive the latest version of the program plus
- additional DEB/DET modules for a greater variety of colored notepads, fill out
- the registration form and send it, with your check or money order to Rexxcom
- Systems at the address given. If ordering from a country other than the
- U.S.A., you MUST pay by a check drawn on a bank which has offices in the
- U.S.A., or by International Money Order. If you send cash, be sure to send
- your order by registered mail, signed receipt requested.
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- XLSHOW
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- XL-SHOW.EXE, the read/display program for DIGIPAD, is also used in a separate
- program whose name is XLSHOW. This separate program is used for continuous-
- display of on-screen newsletters, notices and topics, and is supplied with
- excellent DEB/DET modules, most of which are full screen-width, and which have
- a large variety of professional mastheads and headings. If you like DIGIPAD
- you will find many uses for XLSHOW as well. It is even possible to combine the
- two programs. You will receive an evaluation copy of XLSHOW, complete with
- more than ten DEB/DET modules, when you register DIGIPAD.
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- DISCLAIMER
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- All Rexxcom Systems programs are provided "as is" with no warranties
- whatsoever either expressed or implied, including without limitation,
- warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
- The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the programs
- rests with the user.
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- You may leave EMail with comments and questions on CompuServe or GEnie at the
- following addresses:
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- CompuServe: 72656,2764 GEnie: C.WIEDEMANN
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- Copyright (C) 1993 by Rexxcom Systems
- All Rights Reserved
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- REXXCOM SYSTEMS
- P.O. BOX 111
- SCHOOLEYS MTN., NJ 07870
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- DIGIPAD REGISTRATION FORM
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- Please enroll me as a registered user, and send me the following:
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- Quantity Software Fee Subtotal
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- ________ REGISTERED DIGIPAD SOFTWARE 19.95 ________
- Includes more DEB/DET modules plus
- registered copy of DIGIPAD, plus evalu-
- ation copy of separate XLSHOW program.
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- Registration includes a license to use DIGIPAD for non-
- commercial use for 5 years. Includes use at club meetings,
- churches, synagogues, etc.
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- ________ COMMERCIAL LICENSE 50.00 ________
- (For businesses, schools, government agencies)
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- Commercial license permits use of DIGIPAD at stores, shops,
- business offices, libraries, schools, trade-shows, and other
- commercial, educational or government facilities, for 1 year.
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- ________ Add if you use 3.5" disks 1.OO ________
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- Subtotal ________
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- Sales Tax (NJ Adresses) ________
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- Shipping & Handling ________
- ($4.OO U.S.A. and Canada)
- ($1O.OO elsewhere)
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- Non-U.S.A. orders MUST be paid by INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDER or
- bank check drawn on a bank with OFFICES IN THE UNITED STATES.
- Payment MUST accompany all orders.
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- Total Enclosed ________
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- Name: _________________________________________
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- Co. or School if any: _________________________________________
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- Street Address: _________________________________________
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- City, State, Zip: _________________________________________
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- Country: _________________________________________
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- Area code and Phone: _________________________________________
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- Mail to: REXXCOM Systems
- P.O. Box 111
- Schooleys Mt., NJ 07870
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