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These are some 'goodies' to go with Automine...
Automine's graphics are compressed to save disc space. If you wish to
alter them, you'll need to decompress them. That's where these goodies
come in.
The sprites are supplied compressed using Huffman encoding, but Automine
will happily load uncompress sprites, and sprites compressed using Squash.
The main reason that Huffman encoding is used is that the Squash module is
only available in RISC OS 3 and later. Also, Squashed spritefiles require
much more memory to load than Huffman encoded files.
NB:
The (c) terms forbid the distribution of modified copies of
Automine. This means that you must not give anyone of copy
of Automine in any other state than the state it was in when
initially released. ie. with the original, unmodified,
Huffman encoded sprites.
Please read the (c) notice below for other restrictions.
What's here:
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!Compress & !DeCompres
These are two (simple) Obey files that use the 'huff' program to
compress the Automine graphics. They expect to be in the same
directory as the 'huff' program.
Huff (and huff/txt)
This is a simple huffman encoding program. See huff/txt for
more information.
file_icn22 & file_icn24
Hi- and low-resolution filetype icons for huffman encoded files.
Disclaimer
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(c) Musus Umbra 1997/8
This software is covered by the terms of the Acorn User PD Scheme.
Basically, this means that for three months from its publication, the
copyright in this software belongs to Acorn User.
So:
You may not distribute copies of this software within
three months of its appearance in Acorn User.
After this time, you may freely distribute *unmodified*
copies of this software, provided that you do not charge
for them (a reasonable media/handling cost is acceptable).
NB: there is no warranty of any kind. The author cannot be held
responsible for any loss/damage arising from the use/inability to use
this software. It is the user's responsibility to determine the fitness
of this software for any purpose they put it to.
(But if it doesn't work, I will try to help :-)
Contact Details
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e-mail: mailto:musus@argonet.co.uk
WWW : http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/musus
snail : Adny, c/o 23 Baronsway, Whitkirk, Leeds, LS15 7AW.