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- What's new? 08-02-1992
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- This new release of BigBrother is an update of V2.11 on Fish 473.
- The purpose of the new release was to make BigBrother more compatible
- with KickStart 2.0 and to add some usefull new features.
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- - 2.0 look gadgets. The colors used by BigBrother V3.12 may look strange
- on a normal 1.2 or 1.3 machine.
- Just use the following colors:
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- color 0 ---> 10,10,10
- color 1 ---> 15,15,15
- color 2 ---> 0, 0, 0
- color 3 ---> 6, 7, 9
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- - all arp stuff has been removed. (Everyone may make mistakes!)
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- - Nocare patch (of Fish 480) has been included as standard.
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- - Mouse accelerator has been included. The accelerator uses the
- same acceleration as Dmouse.
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- - All diskdrive related DoIO functions are done using direct
- rom code. This is done in a legal way and works for all
- Kickstart (1.2,1.3 and 2.x). All DoIO related viri cannot
- fool BigBrother anymore with a BootBlock emulation.
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- - The script and shell launching options can be turned off, so
- that the Functionkeys can be used by other programs such as
- WP. The mouse accelerator and the NoCare patch can be turned
- off also.
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- - BigBrother has now a quit option. All resources are returned
- accept for 200 bytes.
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- - BigBrother is now using Signals for faster response.
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- To do in the future
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- I have several idea's for further expansion:
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- - ARexx port for controlling the options.
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- - An accept option which will accept the current status of BigBrother.
- With such an option you can still use Blitzdisk.
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- - Checking more memory locations such as the Switch() function and
- Interupt no.5. The Switch() function can be used by a virus and if
- BigBrother has to work properly with Xoper (which uses the Switch())
- the accept option must also be implemented.
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- - A screen blanker
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- If you any idea's, comments or suggestions please let me know:
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- Erwin van Breemen
- Berliozplein 15
- 2651 VG Berkel ZH
- Holland
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- e-mail: breemen@rulcvx.LeidenUniv.nl
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- Many thanks in advance!
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