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ABOUT WatchME.Kaleidoscope
There are several icons on this screen.
README FIRST:
Which are the instructions you are reading now.
WATCH-ME.BASIC:
This is the AmigaBASIC source code for the WATCH-ME program. Clicking
this icon will do no good without AmigaBASIC. The icon is here so
that you can drag it onto your AmigaEXTRAS disk (or hopefully a copy
of that disk) where AmigaBASIC is located. Or, from AmigaBASIC load
the program WATCH-ME.BASIC so you can see how it was programmed.
WATCH-ME.RUN:
This is a compiled version of the BASIC program. You can run this one
from its icon by double-clicking the icon. If you don't have an extra
disk drive, please be sure to read the note below.
OTHER ICONS:
The other icons in the corners (out of view) are libraries necessary
to run the compiled program. You needn't worry about them at this
time. But if you eventually get involved in compiling AmigaBASIC
programs, the compiler program manuals will explain about these
libraries in detail.
*NOTE FOR 1 FLOPPY DRIVE OWNERS:
If you haven't noticed already, one of the best first investments you
can make in your new Amiga is an external floppy, if anything... for
convenience. If you only have one floppy drive now, when you run the
Kaleidoscope program, you will be asked to re-insert your Workbench
disk. If this happens, after you have finished swapping disks a couple
times you will be left with a screen that says "WATCH-ME.RUN" on the
top. The screen you really want is behind there. To switch screens:
hold down the left side AMIGA KEY (next to the ALT key) and while
holding it down, hit the "m" key. This will switch to the screen with
all the goodies on it!. If you have problems, call New Age Computers
at 1-301-220-1296. They will be glad to assist you.
Now On With Our Story...
Then the Amiga first appeared on the computer market, it was shipped
with a neat graphics demo called "Polyscope." That was a computerized
kaleidoscope of the finest quality. Well, the Amiga no longer comes
with Polyscope, so people who buy the machine now won't be able to sit
amazed while the computer draws pretty, geometric shapes on the screen
for hours and hours (Polyscope was THAT nice!).
So, here is a little program by George Trepal to fill in the gap.
WatchME.Kaleidoscope does about the same thing as Polyscope, but it
offers 70 graphic effects - some aren't all that much different, but
their algorithms are different, anyway. Most of the effects use
random numbers, so running the same effect twice probably won't make
the same pattern twice. The introductory screen has effects 1 - 35.
To get the rest of the effects, click the up-down triangles. See the
pulldown menus for instructions about color sets, color cycle
direction, and color cycle on/off.
To run an effect, click on its number then click GO. If you click GO
without making a selection then selection is random. Clicking the
left mousebutton takes you back to the intro screen.
Picking the right color set (F keys 1 - 4) is important. An effect
that looks blah with one set of colors comes to life with another.
This program is supplied in a "run" form, which is a compiled BASIC
version. The AmigaBasic sourcecode is also included, for the
programmers among you. Both programs require the graphics.bmap, and
won't run without it.
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