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- SHAZAM II - Code Generator for Turbo Vision
-
- These example programs show what you can do in Turbo Pascal with
- SHAZAM. All are included when you own SHAZAM.
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- SHAZAM is a programming tool. It wrote most of the software - and
- all of the interface - automatically, in TURBO VISION, Borland
- Internationals' Application Framework for DOS programs.
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- Turbo Vision comes with Turbo Pascal. It is a "ToolBox" which makes
- it easy to create "SAA/CUI" programs with the following features:
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- [X] Multiple windows which the user can resize, move and overlap.
- [X] Drop-down & Pop-up menus with Hints at bottom (mini-help)
- [X] Mouse and Keyboard support, including "Hot-Keys"
- [X] Dialog boxes with buttons, scrollbars, radio buttons, etc.
- [X] Online HyperText Help
- [X] Resource support for foreign languages
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- NOTE "SAA" is IBM's Systems Application Architecture
- "CUI" is Common User Interface, a part of SAA
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- Turbo Vision programs run in "text" mode, as opposed to "graphics
- mode". This reserves the bulk of the PC's power for the program,
- instead of being eaten up by the overhead of graphics processing (as
- is the case for WINDOWS programs).
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- Because it is object oriented (OOP) and well designed, Turbo Vision
- provides a ready-made application framework. You simply extend this
- framework to create custom software.
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- SHAZAM works with Turbo Vision. It allows you to create, compile,
- test and change a complete user interface in minutes, rather than
- hours. A programmer can concentrate on the "meat" of his software,
- rather than the "bones" (writing and debugging user-interface code).
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- SHAZAM generates code very quickly. It also supports the use of
- resources; foreign language versions are easier to implement. The
- interface and dialogs can be sent off to a translator as an ASCII
- file, then incorporated into a program which switches languages.
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- SHAZAM can be used for program maintainance, too. After a program is
- "fleshed" out, just flip a switch or two and re-create your software
- as a fully resourced program with overlays and swap-to-disk support.
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- SHAZAM comes with interface models for Quattro Pro, Paradox, Turbo
- Pascal and Sidekick 2, a complete set of tutorials and examples;
- nearly 2 1/2 megabytes of power tools for learning & programming.
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- TURBO PASCAL Direct from Borland, or most software stores.
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- SHAZAM II Johnathan J. Stein
- STEIN RESEARCH & ENGINEERING Voice 419.666.7103
- Post Office Box 346 Fax 419.874.4922
- Perrysburg, OH 43552 CompuServe 76576.470
- USA INTERNET 76476.470@compuserve.com
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- SHAZAM comes with a 60-day money-back guarantee and costs $99.95,
- MasterCard and Visa accepted. (Don't forget expiration date!) You
- can order by Phone, Fax, Electronic or Postal Mail.