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- This is disk 87 of the freely distributable AMIGA software library.
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- AdvSys An adventure writing system, as described in the May 1987
- issue of Byte magazine. Advsys is a special purpose
- programming language that was specifically designed to
- be used to write computer text adventure games.
- Version 1.2, binary only.
- Author: David Betz
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- AutoIconOpen Example code to fool WorkBench into thinking it is receiving
- mouse inputs that select and open icons. This is version
- 1.2, an update to the version on disk number 73. Includes
- source.
- Author: Tony Wills
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- Claz Converts IFF picture files to POSTSCRIPT. Works with
- Amiga HAM pictures, as well as "normal" pictures. Also
- includes scaling. Version 2.0, includes source.
- Author: Steve Ludtke
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- Commodities Commodities Exchange, an Amiga exec library which can be
- opened and used by application programs to gain access to
- input in a very flexible way. This is a "minimal, binary
- only" copy. Source may be available on a future disk.
- Version 0.4.
- Author: Jim Mackraz
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- Diff A simple version of diff. Update to version on disk
- number 75, includes source.
- Author: Erik Baalbergen
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- Dme Version 1.27 of Matt's text editor. Dme is a simple WYSIWYG
- editor designed for programmers. It is not a WYSIWYG
- word processor in the traditional sense. Features include
- arbitrary key mapping, fast scrolling, title-line statistics
- multiple windows, and ability to iconify windows. Update
- to version on disk number 74. Binary only.
- Author: Matt Dillon
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- DropShadow A program that makes your WorkBench windows have
- dropshadows. This is version 2.0, the same as on disk
- number 74, but also includes source.
- Author: Jim Mackraz
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- Elib Example of building a shared library using small model
- Manx C. Includes source.
- Author: Jim Mackraz
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- ID-Handler An AmigaDOS device handler, that generates unique
- identifiers. Generates a new unique 16 digit decimal
- number each time it is opened by an application.
- Version 1.0, includes source.
- Author: Ed Puckett
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- Install Two possible replacement versions of the standard
- install program (to make a disk bootable). Includes
- source.
- Author: Bryce Nesbitt and Scott Turner
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- MemWatch Memwatch is a program intended to sit in the background
- and watch for random trashing of low memory by an
- application under development. If it detects a write
- to low memory, it repairs it to what used to be there,
- then puts up a requester indicating what damage had been
- done. Very useful! Version II, includes source.
- Author: John Toebes
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- MovePointer Moves the pointer to any specified location on the screen,
- specified by X-Y coordinates. Includes source.
- Author: "Cewy"
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- MoveWindow Move a named window to any arbitrary X-Y coordinate and
- possibly resize it at the same time. Includes source.
- Author: "Cewy"
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- MunchingSq Leo's "Munching Squares" hack, now upgraded to take a
- single argument for a seed value. Includes source.
- Author: Leo Schwab
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- PalTest Example code of how to determine dynamically whether
- or not you are running on a PAL machine. Includes source.
- Author: Christof Bonnkirch
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- Sc Program which demonstrates generation of good looking
- pseudo-random scenery. Includes source in C (translated
- from Draco version on disk number 61).
- Author: Chris Gray
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- Tek4695 A Tek4695 printer driver. Binary only.
- Author: Philip Staub
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- WBDualPF An example of using a dual-playfield screen, using
- a method contrary to documentation in the Intuition
- Manual. Fixed version of copy released on disk
- number 41. Includes source.
- Author: Jim Mackraz
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- WarpText Fast text rendering routines, to be linked with application
- programs. Reported to be able to display text as fast,
- or faster than, "blitz". Includes source.
- Author: Bill Kelly
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- Yaiffr Yet Another IFF Reader. Handles HAM, HIRES, and overscan,
- includes source.
- Author: Leo Schwab
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- Zoo A file archiver, much like "arc" in concept, but different
- in implementation and user interface details. Includes
- some nice features that "arc" lacks (such as file/path
- names up to 255 characters in length). Version 1.42A,
- binary only.
- Author: Rahul Dhesi, Amiga port by Brian Waters
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