FastClock+DCC 3.5

Written April, 1993 through July, 1995 by Tom Bunce.

Shareware Fee:

$20.00 US

Versions previous to 3.4 are free, but the amount of work for the latest effort, combined with my aging computer forces me to ask for a small fee.  Version 3.5.5 is limited to 10 locomotives and 5 accessories unless you pay the shareware fee. I'll send you a new version that will allow from 25 to 40 locomotives and 25 to 40 accessories depending on screen size.  Remember, the PC versions are selling for lot$ more. I've seen fast clock programs alone going for $15.00.  Send only US bank checks or postal money orders. Conversion of a personal check from outside the US costs the same as what I'm asking for, so I would get nothing out of it.
     
     Tom Bunce
     P.O. Box 2491
     Arlington, TX 76004-2491
     
   e-mail:   tbunce@iadfw.net
   WWW:      http://www.iadfw.net/tbunce/index.html

Requirements:

     Free printer or serial port.
     Minimal System 6.02 or higher.
     About 200K disk space and 350K RAM.
     Tested on a 1 Meg Mac Plus with a minimal System 6.07
     and IIci running System 7.1

Fast Start:

     Power off computer and booster.
     Connect the serial port to a booster.
     Power on computer and booster.
     Double click FastClock+DCC 3.5.5 to start up.
     Add Locomotive via the Setup Menu with your decoder's address.
     Transmit Data via the Setup Menu.
     Turn on the headlight, increase speed to your loco and have fun!

Credits:

Many, Many Thanks to Bernd Lenz, Stan Ames, and the rest of the Digital Command Control working group for doing most of the hard work of defining the DCC standard.
  
Many Thanks to Ken Rice and his PacketScript program. Major portions of the serial port output code was lifted from that program including the changes to make the packets smaller to  program the Lenz decoders. Without his code this program would never have been written.
  
Thanks to Garry Paine for beta testing and providing a NMRAF6 as his shareware fee which allowed me to get the accessory packets working correctly.
  
Special Thanks to my wife, Amy Brislen, for tolerating and encouraging my  long hours in the computer room and train room.