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- BIGTEXT electronic books v2.6 -
(TM)
Copyright 1992-93 by Kevin Solway
Short description: self-displaying illustrated books & manuals.
Medium description:
Bigtext can turn BIG text files (up to 700k or more) into
single, self-contained, self-displaying executable files that
will fit on a 360k disk and are capable of displaying full
colour illustrations in body of the text. Fantastic for
self-displaying books, manuals, documents, and catalogues.
Complete with menus, customized information screen, printing and
fast text search. You can even execute other programs from the
text of your electronic books. Comes with a Text Paint program
and a TSR screen capture utility.
Long description:
Bigtext turns ordinary text files into self-contained, self-
displaying executable files capable of displaying full colour
illustrations in body of the text. This program is specifically
designed to make self-displaying books, manuals, documents, and
catalogues. The difference between Bigtext and similar programs
is that it can handle genuinely BIG volumes of text (up to 700kb
or more) and that it creates a single, neat and convenient
executable file that will fit on a 360k disk! Defining a menu,
or a table of contents, and defining a customized information
screen is easy. The text viewer programs you make are complete
with a fast "find" feature which enables you to quickly find and
go to any portion of the text. You can compress text during
conversion to save both memory and disk space, enable or disable
printing permission for a measure of security, and specify
titles and screen colours. Bigtext can automatically run your
favourite .exe file compressor and then helpfully test runs the
final product for you. You can also execute other programs from
within your electronic books - great for demos or graphic
illustrations. Bigtext comes with Text Paint and Text Capture
utilities.
If you have written a book but have not yet managed to have it
published, this program is for you. You can turn your book into
a single program which will fit on a 360k disk which you can
distribute to your friends and interested parties.
Bigtext is also perfect for catalogues, with over fifty section
entries available on the main menu.
Software developers can make self-displaying manuals for their
programs. This minimizes complexity for the user and adds a
level of security to the information.
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Other Information:
Name: BIGTEXT - electronic books.
Version: 2.6
Category: Writing Aids/Books
Registration: $30.
Registered users also receive a bonus disk full
of useful programs they can use with Bigtext.
Requirements: Hard disk or high density drive.
Author: Kevin Solway
Address: P.O. Box 207
St Lucia 4067
AUSTRALIA
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Many shareware distributors are successfully using Bigtext to
produce disk catalogues. Here are just a few of them:
Brightspark
Rondel shareware
Softview
Canberra PCUG
Argent Shareware (UK)
Datadaze (UK)
Layne Software (US)
DP Tool Club. (France)
What the reviewers have said about BigText:
"Bigtext is one of those ideas that has you saying 'I wish I had
thought of that.'"
Marc Young, "Your Computer" (Sep, 1993)
"This catalogue was created with Kevin Solway's excellent
program 'BigText'. I can thoroughly recommend it for ease of
use and professional presentation".
Brian Rondel, Rondel Direct Shareware
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