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DoCuMeNTaTioN FoR TEXTCOOLER 1.3
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CoDeD By KoeN PRoZée
WHAT IS IT?
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EVeR WaNTeD To MaKe COOL LooKiNG TeXTFiLeS LiKe THe PRoFeSSioNaL
DeMo GRouPS Do? YeS? THeN you PRoBaBLy NoTiCeD THaT iT TaKeS AGES To TyPe
LiKe THeM, HoLDiNG aND ReLeaSiNG THe SHiFT BuTToN eVeRy TWo SeCoNDS.
So To SoLVe THiS PRoBLeM, THiS PRoGRaM aLLoWS you To CoNVeRT ANY TeXTFiLe
To SuCH a CooL oNe! So you LaZy GuyS DoN'T HaVe To Do iT youRSeLF!
WHAT ARE THE FEATURES OF TEXTCOOL?
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- CaN HaNDLe FiLeS uP To 2GB iN SiZe. (SHouLD Be eNouGH FoR MoST oF uS)
- EXTeNDeD CHaRaCTeRS (LiNeS, BoXeS, SyMBoLS) aRe LeFT uNCHaNGeD.
- LeTTeRS THaT aRe aLReaDy CaPiTaLS, SuCH aS HeaDLiNeS, aRe NoT aFFeCTeD
- WiLL aSK you iF a FiLe aLReaDy eXiSTiNG SHouLD Be oVeRWRiTTeN
- THe oRiGiNaL FiLe iS ReTaiNeD.
- EXTReMeMLy FaST PRoCeSSioN oF youR FiLeS.
HOW DO I USE IT?
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SiMPLe. JuST TyPe TEXTCOOL aT THe DOS PRoMPT, FoLLoWeD By THe
NaMe oF THe FiLe you WaNT To CoNVeRT, aND THe DeSiReD NaMe you WaNT To SeND
THe ouTPuT To. EXaMPLe:
TEXTCOOL MyTeXT.TXT CooLTeXT.TXT
^ ^ ^
THe PRoGRaM! THe oRiGiNaL... THe CooL oNe!
TROUBLESHOOTING
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PRoBLeM: THe PRoGRaM DoeS NoT WoRK! AT aLL!
SoLuTioN: You NeeD aN IBM PC oR CoMPaTiBLe To RuN THiS.
PRoBLeM: TeXTCooL iS S-L-O-W-W...!
SoLuTioN: No, iT iS NoT. HoWeVeR, iF you aRe CoNVeRTiNG a HuGe FiLe
WiTH a XT 4.77 MHZ, TRy iNSTaLLiNG a DiSK CaCHe PRoGRaM.
THiS SHouLD SPeeD uP THe PRoCeSS QuiTe a BiT.
PRoBLeM: AaRGH! TEXTCOOL HaS CauSeD My SCReeN To iMPLoDe aND eVeN
My eNTiRe HaRDDiSK HaS BeeN WiPeD FRoM THe BeGiNNiNG To THe
VeRy eND (TooK QuiTe a LoNG TiMe BTW) aND So My LiFe iS
RUINED! You'Re ReSPoNSiBLe FoR THiS!
SoLuTioN: I Do NOT TaKe ANY ReSPoNSiBiLiTy (WHaTSoeVeR) To ANY DaMaGe,
LoGiCaL oR PHySiCaL, To ANY oBJeCT oR PeRSoN CauSeD By
eiTHeR CoRReCT oR iNCoRReCT uSe oF THiS PRoGRaM.
OFCouRSe I WouLD ReGReT SuCH a MiSFoRTuNe, BuT you WoN'T
GeT a SiNGLe PeNNy FRoM Me! BTW, THiS PRoGRaM HaS BeeN
TeSTeD oN MaNy MaCHiNeS, So DoN'T BLaMe Me iF iT eXeCuTeS
THaT eMBeDDeD FoRMaT CoMMaND.
PRoBLeM: I CoNVeRTeD COMMAND.COM 'CauSe I WaNTeD THe TeXT "BaD
CoMMaND oR FiLe NaMe" iN CooL LeTTeRS. My SySTeM DoeS NoT
BooT uP aNyMoRe! AaaH!
SoLuTioN: EeeeRRH... YeS. WeLL, iT iS eRRR... NoT QuiTe PoSSiBLe To
CoNVeRT eXeCuTaBLe PRoGRaM FiLeS. SiNCe THeSe CoNTaiN NoT
oNLy TeXT STRiNGS, BuT aLSo MaCHiNe LaNGuaGe, SoMe oF THiS
(WHiCH CoiNCiDeNTaLLy CoNSiST oF LeTTeRS) iS aLSo CoNVeRTeD
iN THe PRoGReSS. THiS WiLL DeFiNaTeLy SCReW uP THe FiLe.
LuCKiLy FoR you, TEXTCOOL ReTaiNS THe oRiGiNaL FiLe, So aLL
you HaVe To Do iS CoPy THe BaCKuP oVeR COMMAND.COM.
IF you BooT uP WiTH a FLoPPy oN FoReHaND, oFCouRSe....
PRoBLeM: I LoVe you!
SoLuTioN: GReaT! IF you'Re FeMaLe, PLeaSe SeND youR MeSSaGe ASAP
THRouGH eXPReSS MaiL To THe aDReSS BeLoW!!!
IF you'Re MaLe, SCReW.
PRoBLeM: HoW CaN I CoNTaCT you?
SoLuTioN: YeS, I ReaLLy LiKe MaiL! THe PRoGRaM iS FReeWaRe, WHiCH
MeaNS you DON'T HaVe To Pay a PeNNy aND STiLL May uSe THe
PRoGRaM aS LoNG aS you WaNT! HoWeVeR, I'M CuRiouS To KNoW
WHeTHeR you LiKe iT, DiSLiKe iT, eTC. So iF you uSe THe
PRoGRaM FReQueNTLy, PLeaSe SeND a PiCTuRe oF youRSeLF oR oF
THe ToWN you LiVe iN To My aDReSS. IF you eVeN iNCLuDe SoMe
MoNey (eNouGH To Buy a FLoPPy DiSK aND STaMPS) you CaN
eXPeCT a "ReGiSTeReD" VeRSioN WiTH youR NaMe eMBeDDeD, aND
PeRHaPS SoMe oTHeR SoFTWaRe I WRoTe. THaNK you FoR TRyiNG
TEXTCOOL aND I'M LooKiNG FoRWaRD To youR... ReaCTioN! -KGK-
PLeaSe SeND youR CoRReSPoNDeNCe To:
KoeN PRoZée
NeDeRHoVeN 8
6002 XB WeeRT
(LeTTeRBoMBS ReTuRNeD To SeNDeR)