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Public Brand Software
3750 Kentucky Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana
46241
From:
George Mc Duffee - Instructor
Manufacturing Technology Department
Allen County Community College
1801 North Cottonwood
Iola, Kansas
66749
Date:
November 30th, 1990
Subject:
Submission of software
In directory \CLOCK
(1) clocks - three clock programs with M/S QBASIC 4.5
source.
(2) CLOCK - Digital clock will run on any type
monitor -- feature is times square banner that comes up
every 10 minutes and music on the hour. Can be easily
customized to display any text message up to 32000
characters.
(2.1) ACLOCK - Analog style clock with second hand that
makes tick/tock sound. Uses Hercules graphics mode and
requires that MSHERC [TSR Hercules graphics "driver"
program from Microsoft] be run before program will
work. Can be easily changed [one value in one line] to
work on any type monitor if you have MS QB 4.5.
(2.2) ABCLOCK - Analog style clock that runs backwards.
comments in 1.2 apply
In directory \MENU
(3) Cheap & easy menu system.
(3.1) ACCCMNU.BAT - a long batch file which uses
Ansi.sys escape control codes to present a multicolor
menu on a cga or better monitor. The escape codes can
be edited for a monochrome screen for
dim/bright/inverse/blink etc. The small *.com files
called by the batch file such as nocurs.com,
bigcurs.com, reply.com, wiperite.com, wipeleft.com were
text files from Supercharging MS DOS by van Wolverton
or a magazine and were "assembled" using debug. This
runs slowly on a 8088 system but is quite acceptable on
a 286 or better. Graphic capability is not used.
Edit.bat is a batch file to edit the menu and uses
attrib to set the file to read/write and then back to
read only. Edlin is suggested as an editor to avoid
including any non printing or stripping the high bit
from the text.
In directory \ADI2CNC
(4) AutoCad->CNC tools/utilities
(4.1) ADI2CNC - a utility for AutoCAD - any version
which supports an ADI plotter. Program converts ADI
plotter commands into CNC G/M codes for "standard"
Numerical Control machine tools. In effect this
converts a machining center [CNC milling machine] into
a plotter. You can then mill a solid metal [wood,
plastic, etc] version of a paper plot. This does not
do any three dimensional contouring but works great for
plaques, name plates, any thing that is a two
dimensional plot. As written the program is setup for
an ADI plotter configuration for an Apple 410 plotter
[.1 M/M 254 points per inch Horizontal/Vertical and a
maximum size of 391.8 M/M by 239.4 M/M]. The output is
for an Emco F1 educational machining center with a
maximum work cube of 100 M/M deep by 200 M/M wide by
200M/M high. The Emco F1 controller requires a special
data format. As the program is written in structured
MS QB 4.5 the constants and data templates can be
easily changed. The program is strictly point to point
and does not generate curves as such, just a bunch of
short, straight line segments. The first 4 lines of
the ADI plotter file are discarded before using the
ADI2CNC program as these select the #1 pen, set the
plotter speed, etc which is not required. Depth of
cut, vertical and horizontal feed rates can easily be
reset in the source.
(4.2) RENUMCNC -- A utility to renumber the cnc
programs generated by the above program. The F1 cnc
controller can only handle 221 lines and frequently a
complex plot will require more lines. The solution is
to split the one big program into a bunch of little
ones. Both QB 4.5 source and exe file provided.
(4.3) HEADER.CNC AND FOOTER.CNC -- When the program is
split each segment will require a special header and
footer segment to properly load into the controller.
These can be "included" or inserted in the files.
I certify all included programs were written by me and permission
is hereby given for public use and modification. No
responsibility for the accuracy, fitness for use or safety is
assumed and use or modification of any of these programs shall
constitute acceptance of this condition and waiver of any claims
against me.
F. George Mc Duffee
Instructor
Manufacturing Technology Department
Allen County Community College
1801 North Cottonwood
Iola, Kansas
66749
Phone:
School - (316)-365-5116
Business (316)-365-6776