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REMEMBER:
MEGADISC WILL
ONLY EXIST AS
LONG AS YOU
BUY IT
How To Drive
MEGADISC 43
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 43
MEGADISC 43A
ARTICLES
CMD - Using this often overlooked yet powerful utility
Crafty Arts VII - Leigh continues her informative series
Dusty Disks - A look at floppies and their enemies
HD Hints - A collection of hints for hard drive users
Lost Amigas - The machines we should have had but were never released
Pentium - A funny little sci-fi story pulling fun at the Pentium
Protector 8 - This popular cyberspace story continues
Static Enemy - The hazards of static electricity and delicate chips
MegaBites - news and views
General Hints and Tips - A variety from the editor
Bugs and Upgrades - A collection of insects and prospects
AREXX & HYPERBOOK
ARexx Help - A little program which gives meanings to your error codes
HBActions - An introduction to HyperBook Actions
PROGRAMS A
DiskMatter - A great feature packed disk formatter
FontView - Views fonts!
RTStereo - Great quality stereogram program
Quickfile - A powerful database program
ART GALLERY
Silk Curlique - A very nice fractal picture assembled by Leigh Murray
GAMES
Embryo - Fantastic flight sim/shoot em up in full 3D
Crystal Dragon - A great new role playing dungeon bash.
Air Bucks - Great strategy game in the vein of SimCity and Civilization
Masters Series - Two games from this series reviewed
Settlers - Some more info/feedback on Settlers
Soccer Kid CD³² - Fantastic platform game
Top Gear 2 - Another car racing game reviewed
MEGADISC 43B
PROGRAMS B
Memory Monitor - Monitors memory!
Message - A quick and easy little reminder program
P-Compress 2 - The best ever compression program
P-Reader - Read and display P-Compressed files
TempCon - Convert temperature values
HARDWARE
Mounting Syquest - A couple of helpful little mountlists
3.1 Rom Solution - Some problems with the distributed documentation
Clock Ref - Pin out reference to the real time clock chip
PSU Rubbish - Looking at alternate power supplies
SCSI Cable - 50-25 pin SCSI cable, useful for adding to your A590
REVIEWS
PC-Task V3.0 - The final part of last issues review
500cc F1 BBS - A review of a local BBS
BBS Doors - What they are and some reviews
AMOS PD CDROM - The entire AMOS PD collection on CD!
AutoCLI - You just can't live without it
Euroscene - Another great CDROM for the collectors
FreshFish - Fred's CDROMs
Looking Good In Print - A very useful book to have
On THe Ball - The best desktop organiser program ever!
Pagestream 3 - Is it really useable yet or still full of bugs
PD Review - A trip down memory lane in a new and inventive vehicle 8)
PROGRAMMING
C Tutorial - Jason Lowe's popular series continues
Guide To AMOS - Another installment for the AMOS programmer
Pascal Tutes - A cornucopia of new tutorials for Pascal
PUBLIC_DOMAIN
New PD Since 42
New Fish CD
VIRUS
Virus Checker V6.52 - THe latest virus checker.
MD_INFO
Contains info about contributing to, and ordering from, Megadisc -
Public domain disks, Megadiscs, and commercial hardware and software.
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.
On the main window of MD43A, "Editorial" where your editor opines or
reports and generally tries to make some sense.
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