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REMEMBER:
MEGADISC WILL
ONLY EXIST AS
LONG AS YOU
BUY IT
How To Drive
MEGADISC 33
RIP
SEE FULL LISTING OF
CONTENTS AT THE
IF YOU COPY IT
BOTTOM OF THE FILE
YOU'LL KILL IT
For details of how to order from Megadisc, check the MD_Info drawer
For details on using Megadisc's mail order for commercial hardware and
software check the "MD_Mail_Order" file.
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Just like the others, all you have to do is click on icons with the
mouse. But to get a "full view" of it, read the rest of this doc.
TEXT & GRAPHICS DISPLAYER - FULLVIEW/MEGAVIEW
To find out all about FullView's features, read the "FullView_doc" on
the MD24_B disk or our Catalogue disk, or press the HELP key right now,
or select HELP from Fullview's menu. Fullview has many alternatives, specifically
the ability to move up and down through the files at variable speed
using the mouse - try it now: click the mouse once to move up or down
depending on whether the mouse is in the top or bottom half of the
screen; click again to stop. To exit a file press "q" or "ESC" or use
the menu QUIT. Experiment with it, you can run it by mouse, menu or
keyboard (arrow keys) as it suits you.
We hope you like FullView (by Jon Potter with thanks), and would
appreciate any feedback about it.
KILLING VIRUSES
Regarding disk infestations - we have the excellent program
Virus-Checker by John Veldthuis on this issue in the Virus drawer - use
it to eradicate all viral problems, bootblock or file type.
GRAPHICS
To exit the graphics in the HARDWARE drawer and elsewhere, click
the left mouse button in the top left corner of the picture; or press
the ESC key; or press the "q" key.
PRINTING OUT FILES - AND STRIPPING ESCAPE CODES
Fullview will print out any file from the Menu - either the current
page or the whole file.
Some printers don't like the Escape Codes that we put in the text
files to liven it up - the NX1000 colour printer tends to print out
slowly in colour, for example. Randall Crook took this problem in hand
and wrote us a little utility called SCSTRIP which takes a normal text
file (ASCII file) and strips out the codes. They can then be printed in
any normal way. Check the program out in the MD_INFO drawer of MD24.
Meanwhile, you'll have to SAVE the files you want to print, from the
Fullview menu - up will pop a requestor so you can save it to some place
with some name (perhaps RAM:FILE). Then use SCSTRIP on it to strip the
codes, and then you can print it out, with Fullview if you wish, by
LOADing it in via the menu again.
Note that Chas Wyndham's program Re-View in the Programs drawer of
issue MD30 is very useful for converting MD text files to files that are
easily read by other text readers - ie, it adds codes to the ends of
lines.
** Note that the program STT (SaveTheTrees) in the BlitzBasic drawer of
issue 33 will, amongst other things, strip the colour codes from the files
on any issue of Megadisc.
INFO ON MEGADISC - ORDERING, MAIL ORDER, CONTRIBUTING, ETC.
Check out the "New_Disk_News" drawer for info on all our new compilations,
such as the Hints_&_Tips disk, the Articles disks, the Basic disk, etc.
Have a look at the files in the MD_INFO drawer for more info about
MEGADISC, such as how to order public domain disks or Megadisc from us,
how to contribute to Megadisc, etc.
See the PUBLIC_DOMAIN drawer for a file listing all our Megadisc
THEME PACKS, ie packs of PD disks selected by us on particular themes,
saving you the effort of tracking down the good stuff in the catalogue
listings. There are new ones this issue, such as the Workbench2_BestOfFish,
the new Fonts 5-Pack, and much more.
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CONTENTS OF MEGADISC 34
MEGADISC 34A
ARTICLES
Amiga v. IBM - a comparison
Ami-Expo 93 - from Melbourne
BBS Ethics - what you should and should not do
Calculating Pi - fun for a rainy sunday afternoon
Complete Guide To Cows - you've seen smileys, now meet cows
Crafty Arts IV - Icons, Fractals & Jigsaws
Genesis Amiga - an Amiga Megadrive?
Amigas of the future - whimsy
HD-Idiot - a caution
Regards - proper grammatical usage
Test ANSI - see what results the ANSI codes produce
Interesting PD - editor's selection from Fish
What is Internet?
Word Processors - what they could be
Real Style Manual - A book worth getting
MegaBites - news and views
General Hints and Tips - A variety from the editor
Bugs and Upgrades - A collection of insects and prospects
TUTES_&_CLI
Image processing - scanning, with pics
AmigaBasic and Workbench 2 - how they get along
CLI Fundamentals - for the beginner
Hints on using RAD:
Making bootable disks
OCR run
Using Ed for text formatting with a setup file
Using a Maestro V.32 modem
PROGRAMS
AutoCLI - multiple utility
ClipSave - use the clipboard
CustomKeys - Hotkey assignments
ForceBootMode
DosHelp Online help for Dos
IntConv32 - for the hacker
Cybershell - Installable AmigaDos information
S-Anim5 - create self executing animations
Screen Details - handy when creating your own source code
REVIEWS
A1200
The A4000/030
Various Amiga magazines, including the new NZ "Amiga Down Under"
Two Golden Gate BridgeBoards 386/486
Assembly language book
Mini Office
Road Route PD - getting from A to B
Best of fish 84 - a typical PD disk
DPaint 4 Video
Virtual Reality Studio 2 - Sequel to 3D Construction Set
Origins Genealogy
Various PD Programs
SuperBase Pro V.4
WShell CLI shell
NEW DISK NEWS
CharityWare
Kids & Jigsaws
MD Digest Disks
MD Starter Disks
HARDWARE
MacFloppy - how to attach a Mac floppy drive
Monitor-Video - turn your monitor into a video
I/O-Board - extra serial & parallel ports
MEGADISC 34B
PROGRAMMING
AmigaBasic programming for beginners Part1
C Tutorial
Postscript Programming Pts 5 & 6
DiskLister - CanDo deck for cataloguing
AREXX
ARexx Ports - full tutorial
ARexx scripts - 30 new ones for CEd and others
Remind - use ARexx as a reminder
Help
RxShell
Speech
HYPERBOOK
HyperBook: · ListLearn - program to learn lists
Runner - run your own macros with HBReader
Prompter -
VIRUS
The very latest Virus-Checker
MD_INFO
Contains info about contributing to, and ordering from, Megadisc -
Public domain disks, Megadiscs, and commercial hardware and software.
Also includes a complete CD Rom listing.
PUBLIC_DOMAIN
PD_Since_MD33 - All the latest disks
Fish851-870 - The Latest Fish disks
New_Best_of_Fish - like it says
PD_Updates - changes to the catalogue
Disk-Jockey_Contents
Outline_&_PS_Fonts
GAMES
AGA Games - what will and won't work
Black Dragon - a great PD RPG
Eye Of The Beholder 2 - a great commercial RPG
Fame In Civilization
Game Cheats A-Z
Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker - the ultimate snooker sim
Might & Magic 3 - another fantasy role playing game
ART GALLERY
About Scenery and an example pic
Two pictures - 1084S monitor and Melissa
FEEDBACK
Classifieds - Ads from readers
Readers' Letters, Questions and Hints
Thanks to all involved with Megadisc
MD_Shareware - A scheme for paying shareware fees
On the main window of MD34A, "Editorial" where your editor opines or
reports and generally tries to make some sense.
On the main window of MD34B, a drawer called Disk_News with some large
icons with info on our latest
compilation disks - MD_Extras, MD_Articles disks, Starter disks and
more.
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