HPAVC/HPAVC CD-ROM.iso/pc/BKISSSRC.ZIP/BKISSSRC.NFO

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    Okay.  Here is the source that I promised.  During the week that had
passed since the original release of the demo, I have made a few minor
changes:

    First of all, I fixed a somewhat minor bug in JLIBHOST (opens up a
JLIB and then executes a program that can be contained in the JLIB while
running under a handler that allows transparent access of all files in the
JLIB).  The bug modified the flags accidently after returning from the
execute function.  This meant that if there was an error trying to spawn to
the program, there would be no signal that an error had happened at all.
For some people, this meant that if there was insufficient memory (or some
other problem) trying to start the demo, they would be returned to DOS
with no error message at all!

    Second, I fixed a couple of tiny typos in the readme file that goes
with the demo.

    Third, I modified the credits section to list one of the people credited
as "Gavin Scarman" instead of simply "Gavin" (Sorry!)  I have also heard
of a case where this part of the demo does not do page flipping correcly
(page 0 is shown all the time?) and so that part seems very jerky.  I do
not know what is causing it at this moment because it uses the same method
of doing page flipping in other parts and there are no problems with those
parts on that system.

    Note:  I have had reports from two people that they could not get the
demo to start when EMM386 was loaded.  (the execute inside JLIBHOST would
fail and they would be returned to DOS without an error message because of
the first bug I mentioned)  I don't think the conflict with EMM386 has been
solved yet, but at least an error message will be displayed now.

    Also, in the sinus bobs parts--I had to borrow the major calculation
parts from the Fake Demo because I somehow screwed up my version of it while
I was trying to 'optimize' it at the last moment.  I didn't keep a backup
of that part before I started modifying it either.  Oh well!

    If you want to try compiling the demo, make sure that the programs in
the 'MISC.!!!' directory are in your path.  You'll also need PKZIP, PKLITE,
TASM, and TLINK.  After you have that all ready, you can just change into
each directory and type 'MAKE' to compile that part.  Then when all the
sections are done, type 'MAKE' from the main directory and the demo will be
all bound together and the zip file will be created.

    Don't forget that each section will remain in graphics mode after it is
finished, so if you're running each part separately from the DOS prompt and
you're left with a blank screen, don't panic, just reset your monitor back
to text mode.  This can be accomplished by typing "MODE CO80" or by changing
the texmode variable located at the beginning of each module to a non-zero
value and then recompiling.

    Remember, you can use the JLIB file system in your own productions if
you like.  I think it's fairly bug-free right now, but if you do happen to
find anything, please tell me.  If you have any problems at all, please
feel free to write me.

I can reached via Snail-mail at:

        Jeff Lawson
        1893 Kaweah Drive
        Pasadena, CA 91105-2174
        USA

or through E-mail at:

        [e-mail]

also via phone at:

        [phone]

or (if previous line is busy):

        [phone]


Although I'm not asking any money for it, I'm aware that there are people who
like to send money anyways.  If you happen to be one of these types of people,
feel free to contact me!  :)


Thanks for downloading this!