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This is a POPCLI replacement, written by Radical Eye Software. It has
been made to work with Manx, and no suitability for Lattice is
guaranteed. Before you dismiss this as boring, though, give it a
shot. Really, you might like it!
Usage is simply:
run mackie [-q] [-l] [-b] [command] [time]
Note that it doesn't automatically detach itself, so the `RUN' is
necessary. The first time you run it, it loads itself into RAM.
Subsequent invocations need not be `run', as they notice the running
portion of the program and simply send new parameters to it.
The options mean:
-q Quit. Remove the resident portion from memory.
-l Lines. Draw fancy lines instead of a blank screen. (Default)
-b Blank. Draw a blank screen instead of fancy lines.
A time is an argument that starts with a digit; this time is in seconds.
After that much inactivity, the screen blanking starts.
A command is an argument that starts with neither digits nor a hyphen.
This is the command executed whenever left-amiga ESC is pressed.
Thus, the command
run mackie "newcli con:10/10/640/200/MackieCLI"
starts mackie up, and sets the command to be executed to a NewCLI with a
specified size. Later, if you want to see the screen blanking feature
quickly, just type
mackie 1
and in a second, the screen will go blank. If the lines are driving you
wild, you might type
mackie -b
to turn them off. Finally, you need every byte of memory, so you want to
remove mackie. Simply type
mackie -q
That's all there is to it.
Enjoy this program! Send bug reports to Tomas Rokicki, Box 2081,
Stanford, CA 94309.
Based on:
/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
/* |_o_o|\\ Copyright (c) 1986 The Software Distillery. All Rights Reserved */
/* |. o.| || This program may not be distributed without the permission of */
/* | . | || the authors. */
/* | o | || Dave Baker Ed Burnette Jay Denebeim John Mainwaring */
/* | . |// Gordon Keener Jack Rouse John Toebes Doug Walker */
/* ====== BBS:(919)-471-6436 */
/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
POPCLI III by John Toebes © 1987 The Software Distillery. All Rights Reserved
235 Trillingham Ln, Cary, NC 27511
Contributions to continue development of this and other fine products for the
Amiga should be sent to the Software Distillery at the above address.
Other Products produced by the Software Distillery are:
BLINK - the Turbo-charged Alink replacement
HACK - The Amiga port of the famous UNIX game
LARN - Another famous UNIX game
MEMWATCH - Protects your machine from random trashes
MAKE - A software development tool one shouldn't be without
KERMIT - The World renown file transfer protocol brought to the Amiga
ICONEXEC, SETALTERNATE, SETWINDOW - Icon manipulation tools
TSIZE - A short utility for determining directory sizes.
All of these are available on our BBS.
Permission is hereby granted to distribute this program provided both this
documentation accompanies the executable and that no charge is made for its
distribution.
POPCLI (pronounced POP-SEE-EL-EYE) is designed to solve two problems at once.
First it provides a simple way of starting another CLI at any time without
having to load workbench or exit whatever program you may be using. Second
it has a builtin screen saver mode that automatically turns off the Amiga
display when there has been no input for a given period of time.