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CLI TOOLS!!
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Here we have a few programs you can use to improve the design
and layout of your own disks. All you have to do is copy them
over to your own disks, run the hacks from your Startup-sequence
et voila! Lovely looking disks can be yours for evermore.....
Please Note:
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These are CLI utilities, and some can only be run VIA the CLI,
the icons are here to enable you to drag the utils you
require onto your own disks, NOT for running the tools. If
you want to see the hacks in action go into the CLI and
press each of the function keys for a different example!!
Right then, first of all we have 3 CLI-Background Utilities
courtesy of REAPER of THE POWERLORDS U.K.:
CLI-BACK1
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This gives you a shaded background to the CLI screen.
WILL NOT RUN VIA WORKBENCH! CLI ONLY!
CLI Usage: Cli-Back1 [x]
Where x is a value between 1 and 7. e.g:
CLI-BACK1 1 - Turns the background Blue
CLI-BACK1 2 - Turns the background Green
CLI-BACK1 3 - Turns the background Red
CLI-BACK1 4 - Turns the background Cyan
CLI-BACK1 5 - Turns the background Purple
CLI-BACK1 6 - Turns the background Yellow
CLI-BACK1 7 - Turns the background Grey
CLI-BACK2
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This turns the background BLACK and displays your own 4 word
message!
WILL NOT RUN VIA WORKBENCH! CLI ONLY!
CLI Usage: Cli-Back2 [x] word1 word2 word3 word4
Where x denotes the colour of your text and is a value between
1 and 7. Your message can be 4 words (of UP TO 7 letters each
word) which must be in lower case NO UPPER CASE words will be
recognised.
e.g:
CLI-BACK2 1 this is the one
*Displays THIS IS THE ONE in Purple over the Black background.
CLI-BACK2 2 this is the one
*Displays THIS IS THE ONE in Yellow over the Black background.
CLI-BACK2 3 this is the one
*Displays THIS IS THE ONE in Cyan over the Black background.
CLI-BACK2 2 GET YOUR ROCKS OFF
*Displays POWER LORDS UK in Yellow!!
*Remember use lower case words ONLY!
etcetera etcetera, the remaining x values giving:
4 - Blue Text
5 - Green Text
6 - Red Text
7 - Grey Text
The Background colour cannot be changed.
CLI-BACK3
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WILL NOT RUN VIA WORKBENCH! CLI ONLY!
CLI Usage: Cli-Back3 x
Where x is a value betwee 0 and 31.
e.g.
CLI-BACK3 0 - Gives a multi coloured background.
CLI-BACK3 1 - Gives multi coloured Text!
CLI-BACK3 3 - Change Cursor Colour.
CLI-BACK3 17 - Change Pointer Colour!
CLI-BACK3 18 - Change Pointer Colour!
CLI-BACk3 19 - Change Pointer Colour!
etc...
RAINBOW
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Use to change colour of TEXT on screen!
WILL NOT RUN VIA WORKBENCH! CLI ONLY!
CLI Usage: RAINBOW x
where x = 0 to 3, e.g.
RAINBOW 0 - Change text colour
RAINBOW 1 - Restore text colour
RAINBOW 2 - Change Cursor colour
RAINBOW 3 - Restore Cursor colour
SLIDE
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SLIDEs the screen off then back on again!
This one will run via it's icon, if so required!
CLI Usage: SLIDE
STARS
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Gives you a scrolling starfield in the background, standard
CLI work can continue..
WILL work via it's icon...
CLI Usage: STARS
BLACKOUT
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Turns everything BLACK!! Handy if you want to keep a few things
hidden, or just for making things look neater! Handy to use
BEFORE issuing the Rainbow command for a nice effect! (Multi
Coloured text on a black background!)
Can be run via the Icon, but as it turns everything black it's
not really advisable 'cause you can't carry on using the
workbench!!
CLI Useage: BLACKOUT
RASTERS
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Turns the screen various shades of blue, colours in your
text and sets some bars spinning around!! Nice to put at
the beginning of your disks! Press your Left mouse button
to continue with the startup-sequence.
Will work via workbench but doesn't multi-task, i.e the bars
will appear over your Workbench screen but all other activity
will stop til you click your left mousebutton.
CLI Useage: RASTERS
BAR
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Gives a bouncing Purple bar over the screen, use over Black
paper - Black Ink for best effects (Say after the Blackout
command) Pressing the Left Mouse Button continues the sequence.
This one will also run via it's icon, but as with Rasters,
will not multi-task and the bar will disappear when you click
the left mouse button!
CLI Useage: BAR
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COPYING
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Copying the commands on to your own disks can be done in a
couple of ways:
i - Via Workbench. Click on the Utilities icons and drag
across onto your own disks.
ii - Via CLI. Double click the CLI Icon (Found in this
drawer) and type the following:
ONE DRIVE OWNERS
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** Type COPY C/COPY TO RAM:
Puts the COPY command in the Ram Disk.
** Type COPY CLI-UTILS/{NAME_OF_TOOL} TO RAM:
{NAME_OF_TOOL} can be any of the CLI-TOOLS:
CLI-BACK1 CLI-BACK2 CLI-BACK3 RAINBOW SLIDE STARS
RASTERS BAR
e.g to copy Rainbow to Ram you would type:
COPY CLI-TOOLS/RAINBOW TO RAM:
Repeat the above command until you have copied all
the tools you require into the RAM Disk.
** Once copying to RAM has finished, Remove Update 12
from your drive and Insert your destination disk.
** Type RAM:COPY RAM:{NAME_OF_TOOL} TO DF0:
Repeat this line til all the tools you copied have
been transfered from RAM: to your own disk.
This puts the tool(s) onto your own disk, don't forget to
edit the disks startup-sequence to incorporate your new hacks!
TWO DRIVE SYSTEMS
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** Leave Update 12 in your internal drive, insert your
destination disk into the external drive.
** Type COPY CLI-TOOLS/{NAME_OF_TOOL} TO DF1:
Where {NAME_OF_TOOL} is any of the Cli-Tools:
CLI-BACK1 CLI-BACK2 CLI-BACK3 RAINBOW SLIDE STARS
RASTERS BAR
Repeat this line 'til you have copied all the tools you
require onto your own disk.
Don't forget - if you want to test the tools before copying
them over onto your own disks just go into the CLI (Icon
found in this drawer) and press Function Keys 1 To 10 for
an example!!
Hope these instructions are OK! If you are unsure about
copying/dragging the files across please refer to The Manual
supplied with your machine, if you're still stuck give us a
ring (0924) 366982 and we'll try and help!
DAVE!