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Instructions_&_Contents
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Instructions_&_Contents
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REMEMBER:
MEGADISC WILL
ONLY EXIST AS
LONG AS YOU
BUY IT
How To Drive
MEGADISC 41
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" drawer.
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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.
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.
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CONTENTS OF MEGADISC 41
MEGADISC 41A
ARTICLES
Hard Crunchin' - A look at hard disk compression
Monitors - Just what monitors are suited to AGA machines?
Compression - Another article dealing with compression
Disk Swapping Blues - Great for single drive users
Games Industry - A gripe (or two) about the games industry
Offline Comms - Great reading for modem users
Protector 6 - Part 6 of this great cyperspace story.
MegaBites - news and views
General Hints and Tips - A variety from the editor
Bugs and Upgrades - A collection of insects and prospects
PROGRAMS
S-Pic & S-Anim - Create self playing compressed pictures & anims
UnPP - A quick little program to unpack PowerPacked files
Startup Writer - Useful for auto-writing of startup-sequences
NEW DISK NEWS
MD Extras Disk #41
EDUCATIONAL
A list of new Rush Educational titles available.
REVIEWS
InterPlay - A CDROM authoring system for the Amiga
LightWave V3.5 - The best ever rendering package!
LightWave Organic Modelling - A tutorial book for LightWave users
Action Replay IV - Rip graphics and music from your favourite games
Et TU, Brute - A review of TU, another book on disk from Ivan Millett
Jupiter & The Comets - A set of disks available from us of Jupiter
Spot - A comms package which you use offline for email
Personal Write - Great word processing package.
Migraph OCR - The full "optical character recognition" package
RexxReqTools - For incorporating better requesters in your ARexx apps
TrashMaster - A replacement trashcan for WB2
MD_INFO
Contains info about contributing to, and ordering from, Megadisc -
Public domain disks, Megadiscs, and commercial hardware and software.
TUTES_&_CLI
Final Writer Hints & Tips - Helpful advice for FW users
Tech Tute 1 - A technical tutorial on memory
Mega Startup sequences - Boosting your performance
Beginners Help Menu - Starting programs from menus and docks
PUBLIC_DOMAIN
PD_Since_MD40 - All the latest disks
New WB2 Best of Fish additions
MD_Disks - all our special disks, packs, etc.
ART GALLERY
A couple of pictures of the impacts from Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 on
Jupiter recently, includes descriptions.
MEGADISC 41B
AREXX & HYPERBOOK
HyperText - An AmigaGuide style presenter in Hyperbook
MiniLinks - Create AmigaGuide style "links" in ARexx
Quarl - An online ARexx helper, essential for ARexx users
HARDWARE
Oktagon 2008 - The cheapest (and best) SCSI-2 card around
Blizzard A1220 - Another look at this popular A1200 expansion
GAMES & CDROM
PD on CD - A look at what is available on CDROM
Learning To Play - Using PD games to play chess, backgammon, etc.
Frontier - The long awaited sequel to Elite.
Deluxe Galaga - This is an awesome PD game, we review it!
FEEDBACK
Classifieds - Ads from readers
Readers' Letters, Questions and Hints
Thanks to all involved with Megadisc
Amiga Helpers - need help with something? Check out this list.
PROGRAMMING
Guide To AMOS Commands Part 4 - Includes AMOSPro as well.
Introduction To C Chapter 8 - Strings
Blitz Basic Wipes - Home titling in BBasic
Pascal Tutes - A collection of little tutorials
VIRUS
Virus-Checker - the great virus killer from John Veldthuis, with
new brain file, and complete docs, and install
program.
On the main window of MD41A, "Editorial" where your editor opines or
reports and generally tries to make some sense.
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