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AQUARIUM (c) 1991, 1992
Minimum requirements:
XT IBM compatible
EGA color monitor with 256K video memory
DOS 2.0 or greater
292k DOS memory
Mouse is OPTIONAL
Compatability:
In order to move large amounts of objects, while in high resolution
EGA screen mode 640 x 350, all the video routines were written in
assembly code. Further, direct writes to the video registers had
to be performed.
AQUARIUM has been tested on NCR, ZENITH, MIT, GATEWAY, PACKERD BELL,
EVEREX, COMPAC, EPSON, and MAX machines succesfully.
About AQUARIUM:
Aquarium is a real attention getter.
No matter what message I put on my screen IT GETS READ.....
You may notice some changes to AQUARIUM. The most recent addition
was BIG Eyes, Divers Bell, Flood Lite, Seahorse, and the new crate wall-
paper for the Control Panel.
BIG EYES was origionally a small OSCAR, but experimenting with cartoon
looking features resulted in the BIG EYES creature. The Flood Lite
will slow the action down if you are running on an XT (8086) machine.
You may want to avoid using the Flood Lite except with sparcely populated
aquariums.
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INSTALLING AQUARIUM ON YOUR HARD DISC
o Insert the AQUARIUM diskette in drive A: and close the door.
Next, log onto drive A: by typing 'A:' followed by ENTER key.
o Start the installation by typing 'INSTALL C:'
Syntax: INSTALL Drive:
Where 'Drive:' is the drive letter of the hard disk drive
where you wish to install this program.
Such as C: or D: ect.
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SITE LICENSE INFORMATION
Information about a SITE License is available in the file SITE.DOC.
View the SITE.DOC by using the included VIEW.COM program.
Type: VIEW SITE.DOC (Press Enter key)
Use the arrow up, down, pg up, down to browse.
To exit the VIEW program press ESC key.
To print out the SITE.DOC document, use the DOS copy command.
Put printer ON LINE first.
Type: COPY SITE.DOC LPT1 (Press Enter key)
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QUICK STARTING AQUARIUM
If you want to run AQUARIUM without stopping at the control panel
screen then start AQUA with the /R switch as follows:
C:> AQUA /R
This is handy if you want to launch AQUARIUM from a single ICON click
while in Windows. With your registered version, the last configuration
when AQUARIUM was exited will be the current configuration invoked here.
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RUNNING FROM A BATCH FILE
To run AQUARIUM from a batch file include these two lines:
CD C:\AQUARIUM
AQUA [/R]
Note: The [/R] is optional.
C: = drive (replace with d: if using D drive etc.)
CD = DOS command to Change Directory
AQUA = The AQUARIUM program
Assuming you have loaded Aquarium files onto your hard drive in the
directory called AQUARIUM, if not replace the directory \AQUARIUM with the
appropriate directory name.
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RUNNING AQUARIUM FROM WINDOWS 3.x
AQUARIUM is a DOS program and should be configured in WINDOWS as a DOS
program group, and will carry a DOS icon. Since AQUARIUM is not a WINDOWS
application, AQUARIUM will take over the screen completely.
Upon exiting AQUARIUM you will return to the WINDOWS environment.
To set up for running AQUARIUM in WINDOWS, do the following:
o From the Program Manager, select the NON-WINDOWS APPLICATION icon
and maximize this window.
o Open the FILE menu and select NEW. (NEW PROGRAM OBJECT)
o Select PROGRAM ITEM.
You will now be in the Program Item Properties window.
In the Description box put AQUARIUM
In the Command Line box put C:\AQUARIUM\AQUA [/R]
Where C: is equal to the drive where AQUARIUM program is located.
Where \AQUARIUM\ is the path (directory) where AQUARIUM files are.
Where AQUA is the AQUARIUM program.
Where /R is optional. If you want to start animation immediately
without stopping at the Control Panel then include the /R. If not
then use C:\AQUARIUM\AQUA only.
o Select the OK button. If there were no errors then you will now
see the DOS icon for AQUARIUM. To run AQUARIUM, double click on
the AQUARIUM icon. Upon exiting AQUARIUM you will return back
to WINDOWS.
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When our space shuttle put the jelly fish into orbit, I had AQUARIUM
running on our work PC with lots of jelly fish and the caption:
WE HAVE OBTAINED ORBITAL VELOCITY.......
AQUARIUM was fun program to develop, but not as much fun as watching
other people see it for the first time.
THE RACE IS ON
Put some mixture of fish in your Aquarium, then hold down the right-
arrow key to move all the fish to the right side of the Aquarium,
waiting until all fish are far right as possible, then release the
right-arrow key. This now starts the official RACE across the Aquarium.
The first one to the treasure chest wins!
AQUARIUM TRIVIA
The treasure chest contains valuable jewels, but rumor has it that the
chest is haunted by the remains of a thirsty pirate who has the taste
for RUM.
If this pirate drank too much, then it might explain why the sea weeds are
planted in different locations each time AQUARIUM is started.....
AQUARIUM IS NOT AN AUTOMATIC SCREEN SAVER
I have had a lot of requests that AQUARIUM be made TSR (Terminate and Stay
Resident) in order to "automatically" take over the screen when there is
no keyboard activity. This would be my long range goal, but would require
a total re-write.
AQUARIUM was origionally made for just entertainment, but having the ability
to display objects that DO NOT remain in one spot qualifies AQUARIUM as having
screen saving abilities, but in no way automatic. When selecting the Screen
Save button while in the Control Panel tells AQUARIUM not to display
stationary objects during animation. This button does not cause AQUARIUM to
remain in memory (resident) when exiting the program.
At work I have had people display the message
"ON VACATION, BE BACK THURSDAY, JUNE ...."
and leave AQUARIUM running for 1 or 2 weeks. I don't recommend this, but
when leaving you PC for several hours, you should use some method
of protection from burning images onto the screen. This could include
turning down the brightness, powering off only the monitor, or starting up
AQUARIUM with screen save mode selected.
Regards
Ron Gray