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Documentation for . . .
ST 68K REFERENCE GUIDE VERSION 2.0
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Completed on 30th November 1988 A.D.
(Just before a Computer Science A-Level mock exam).
With this file you should have received at least the
following . . .
LIBRARY.TXT
REF_V2 .ACC
PARENT .ID
If any of these files are missing, the software will not
operate correctly. Contact me personally at the address given at
the end of this file, send the disk you received with the software
and indicate where you got it from.
To operate the software, the file REF_V2.ACC should be placed
in the root directory of your boot drive, just like any other desk
accessory. Reset the machine, and the reference guide will be
available whenever desk accessories are available.
To use the guide, take the mouse to the desk accessory menu,
and run it down until 'ST 68k Ref' reverses. Click the left button
once. The screen will go blank, and a standard GEM file selector
will pop up. This allows you to specify a drive and directory
where the LIBRARY.TXT and PARENT.ID files are. NOTE: They should
always be in the same directory, although this directoy can be
anywhere, hard disk, RAM disk etc.
Once you have selected the directory, the machine will
confirm that it can find the files, and then display the main
menu. This allows you to select which chapter you want to peruse.
Alternatively, if you press 'X' at the main menu, you can select a
page to go to. NOTE: You must type two digits here, so if you want
page 7 type '07'.
If you select a chapter, the program will fetch the first
page in that chapter, decode it and display it. If you selected a
page the program will fetch it, decode it and display it. In
either case you have the option of flipping over pages. 'F' takes
you one page forward, unless you are at the end of a chapter. 'B'
takes you one page back, unless you are at the start of a chapter.
'S' takes you to the first page in a chapter. 'E' takes you to the
last page in a chapter. 'Q' takes you back to the main menu.
On the main menu, 'Q' will leave the program.
To Unregistered Users:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This software is distributed under the commision-ware scheme.
This means that if you find the software useful, you are obliged
to pay for it. Send the sum of EIGHT POUNDS STERLING to the
address given at the end of this file. Also include a copy of the
software, as you received it, on a single sided disk.
In return for your money, you will become a registered user.
You will receive all future updates free of charge as they become
available. You will also become eligible for distribution
commision. That is, if you copy the software and give it to a
friend, and he or she registers that copy, you will receive TWO
POUNDS STERLING commision on the registration fee.
As a registered user, you will receive your own personal copy
of the software, with a different code in the PARENT.ID file, this
allows me to identify who sent software to who, and therefore send
the commision to the right place. For this to work you should only
copy, and distribute your personal version of the software.
To Registered Users:
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Here is version two of my 'ST-68k-AID', I have changed the
name to 'ST 68k Ref'. I don't know why, but it somehow sounds
better. I don't think future updates will be as quick as this one,
it's only been a month since version one was sent out.
This software should carry the same PARENT.ID as your version
one copy, so you can distribute this freely and still claim
commision, (although I haven't received any registrations yet).
It was mainly as a result of peoples comments that I wrote
this update, so feel free to give some more, and I may consider
them.
Improvements Over Version One:
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o The accessory is now only about 29k long, as opposed to 82k.
This is a result of conversion from Fast BASIC to Hisoft
BASIC.
o The menus recognise upper and lower case selections, so you
do not have to worry about CAPS LOCK. Thanks mainly to
Hisofts '==' comparator.
o On termination the accessory redraws the desktop and menu
bar. Thanks to Dave Nuttkins of Hisoft for advice about this.
o The LIBRARY.TXT and PARENT.ID files do not now have to be in
the root directory of drive A. They can be anywhere, hard
disk, RAM disk, etc. as long as you can take a GEM file
selector there, and they are together.
o The decoding of the pages of information, is now at least 50%
faster. Thanks to Hisoft.
Address:
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The address for all your comments, suggestions, questions and
registrations is . . .
Neil Smith,
42 Hayes Road,
BROMLEY,
Kent,
BR2 9AA.
Thank you.