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REMEMBER:
MEGADISC WILL
ONLY EXIST AS
LONG AS YOU
BUY IT
How To Drive
MEGADISC 36
RIP
SEE FULL LISTING OF
CONTENTS AT THE
IF YOU COPY IT
BOTTOM OF THE FILE
YOU'LL KILL IT
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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.
KILLING VIRUSES
Regarding disk infestations - we have the excellent program
Virus-Checker V 6.33 by John Veldthuis on this issue in the Virus drawer
- use it to eradicate all viral problems, bootblock or file type.
This version also has a brain file, to store bootblocks that arouse
the suspicions of the program but that you know are fine.
GRAPHICS
To exit the graphics, 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.
Look at the Licenceware and Interesting CD-Roms in their own drawer this
issue - lots of good stuff this issue. And the no-frills Rush software for
education.
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 36
MEGADISC 36A
ARTICLES
Consoles - are they good for society?
Copyright Issues - A very informative article on piracy issues.
Crafty Arts:Slideshow - a good look at what you can do and how
Cyberspace I - An incredible short story!
JPEG - about JPEG compression
OctaMED Competition - Start making those modules!
One Liners - bring some humour into your life
Rail Tale - Another example of pointless governmental decisions
Story - More trobles with repair centres.
Supra Woes - Troubles with a new hard drive
Textures - About using textures in your graphics work
Upgrade Or Sell - deciding what to do once your system is outdated
MegaBites - news and views
General Hints and Tips - A variety from the editor
Bugs and Upgrades - A collection of insects and prospects
CD32 & CDROM
Two CD32 reviews and an article about CDROM. Full listings and reviews
of CD32/CDTV Titles available and coming.
PROGRAMS
CastIcon - Use this to change icon types from CLI or Workbench
DateList - A great reminder/appointment program
Dion Progs - A multitude of tiny programs from Dion
NoClick - The best program to use to stop your drives from clicking
pSetClock - A replacement for Commodore's setclock command
S-Omni - Another of Chas' great compression programs.
NEW DISK NEWS
MegaDisc's Theme Packs
MD Extras Readme - contents of the Extras disk
OctaMED V5 - latest version, distributed by MD
MD Digest Disks
MD Starter Disks
TUTES_&_CLI
Alias & Script - how to use aliases and scripts to speed work
Amiga OS - just what you need to know about the operating system
Art Of Printing - Look here if you want the best oput you can get
A Few Pointers - A few pointers on workbench pointers
Beginners Disk Utes - How to get more benefit out of your Amiga
CLI Prompts & Printing - Understanding what escape codes are
Default Icons - Customise your default icons for WB2+
Easy HD Backups - Some great organisation hints
Icon for NClick - Well, what can I say? :)
Libraries - A look at library files
Script Files - Understanding scripts
VIRUS
The very latest Virus-Checker V. 6.33
MD_INFO
Contains info about contributing to, and ordering from, Megadisc -
Public domain disks, Megadiscs, and commercial hardware and software.
MEGADISC 36B
DATABASES
Several files including comparisons, graphs and reviews of database
packages.
TELECOMMS
Great info on communications software, modems and BBSs.
REVIEWS
OctaMED V5.00c - The best is now better!
AMOS Professional Compiler
Mastering Amiga ARexx - A look at a great book
Blizzard Turbo - an A1200 expansion board
Cache programs - these can be used to speed your hard drive
Resume Maker - need to impress an employer?
Retina - a good new 24bit graphics board
Scion Geneology - another family tree program
Sounds Digital - a look at a digital audio CD
Video Backup System - two reviews of this great product
Vidi-12 - The cheapest high quality video digitiser
Word Processors - Final Copy and Wordworth fight it out
PROGRAMMING
C Tutorial Part II
Exceptions and TrapIt - Two programs for events.
SASCNote - A view of the SASC system.
AREXX
ARexx Execs - Turn your ARexx files into executables
Chars - Designing characters in ARexx
Modular - Need modularity in your ARexx programs?
RunWays - Differents ways of running an ARexx program
Shadows - Using ARexx to create shadow effects
SkyWriter - A great program companion to SkyPaint
Sweep - Moving graphics with ARexx
MUSIC & MIDI
A great selection of articles about MIDI (aimed at beginners) and how
the Amiga has been used for a real music concert.
PUBLIC_DOMAIN
PD_Since_MD35 - All the latest disks
Fish901-910 - The Latest Fish disks
GAMES
Ishar Edit - Great program for editing Ishar characters
Action Replay Cheats
Alienbreed Special Edition
Project-X
ART GALLERY
A couple of interesting piccies for your perusal
FEEDBACK
Classifieds - Ads from readers
Readers' Letters, Questions and Hints
Thanks to all involved with Megadisc
On the main window of MD36A, "Editorial" where your editor opines or
reports and generally tries to make some sense.
On the main window of MD36A, a drawer called New_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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