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  1.                            PIXRLE.DOC
  2.  
  3.      Fo≥á somσá timσ no≈ ╔ havσ trieΣ t∩ finΣ ß prograφá oεá linσ ì
  4. tha⌠á woulΣá displa∙ picture≤ iε thσ RL┼ forma⌠ oεá thσá STARLET« ì
  5. Perhap≤á ╔ diΣ no⌠ looδ wel∞ enougΦ o≥ perhap≤ sucΦ ß prograφ wa≤ ì
  6. overlookeΣ becausσ thσ Starle⌠ coulΣ no⌠ displa∙ al∞ 19▓ line≤ oµ ì
  7. ß higΦ resolutioε graphiπ a⌠ onσ time«á Iµ thσ late≥ i≤ thσá casσ ì
  8. theεá thσ prograφ PIXD.CO═ i≤ ß compromise«á Thσ prograφ display≤ ì
  9. thσá firs⌠á 12░ line≤ oµ thσ graphiπ anΣ wait≤ fo≥ ßá ke∙á press« ì
  10. Upoε ß ke∙ pres≤ thσ firs⌠ 12░ line≤ arσ scrolleΣ anΣ thσ balancσ ì
  11. oµá 7▓á line≤á arσ painteΣ a⌠ thσá bottom¼á creatinτá ßá completσ ì
  12. graphic.
  13.      WitΦá thi≤á prograφá an∙á RL┼ filσ froφá an∙á foruφá caεá bσ ì
  14. downloadeΣ anΣ theε vieweΣ usinτ PIXD« Downloadinτ witΦ protocal∞ ì
  15. i≤ preferable¼á howeve≥ ß capturσ downloaΣ caε bσ useΣ bu⌠ shoulΣ ì
  16. bσá editeΣá witΦá W╙á t∩á makσ surσá thσá filσá begin≤á witΦá thσ ì
  17. following.
  18.  
  19.      ^[GH for a high resolution or ^[GM for a medium resolution
  20.  
  21.      PIXD.COM is evoked in the following format
  22.  
  23.      PIXD (RLE FILENAME) [video]
  24.  
  25.      There are two acceptable values for [video]
  26.      N for normal video
  27.      R for reverse video
  28. NOTE: N OR R ARE BOTH UPPER CASE ONLY
  29.  
  30. If no video attribute is specified then normal video is assumed.
  31.  
  32. Thσá prograφá wil∞á displa∙ eithe≥ higΦ resolutioε RL┼á file≤á o≥ ì
  33. mediuφ resolutioε RL┼ files« ╔ aφ no⌠ entirel∙ satisfieΣ witΦ thσ ì
  34. mediuφáá resolutioεá presentation¼áá somσá improvementáá ma∙áá bσ ì
  35. forthcoming.
  36.  
  37.      PIXD.CO═á take≤ u≡ 1╦ oµ memor∙ anΣ wil∞ displa∙ file≤ u≡ t∩ ì
  38. 21Ká iná length.á Normallyá yo⌡á wil∞á no⌠ encounter file≤ longe≥ ì
  39. unles≤ there is a lot of shading involved.
  40.  
  41.      IncludeΣá iε thi≤ arδ filσ arσ │ dem∩ file≤ fo≥ yo⌡á t∩á tr∙ ì
  42. out.
  43.      DEMOH1.RLE is A Christmas card to all
  44.      DEMOH2.RLE is a radar map from NWS
  45.      (the above are high resolution)
  46.      DEMOM1.RLE is a weather map from NWS in medium resolution.
  47.  
  48.      The program will run in either 32 or 64K modes.
  49.  
  50.      ╔á woulΣá appreciatσ hearinτ al∞ comment≤á anΣá suggestions¼ ì
  51. favorable or otherwise. Hope you enjoy.
  52.  
  53.  
  54. Robert Boggess
  55.