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┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Star Trek: Deep Space 9 │ │ Automated Episode Guide v1.1 │ │ 32 bit OS/2 Text Version │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ What This Program Does │ └──────────────────────────┘ This is a full-featured OS/2 Text mode program that makes it easy to view info on the popular syndicated TV show, Star Trek: Deep Space 9. ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ How To Run This Program │ └───────────────────────────┘ From the OS/2 command line type the name of the .EXE executable. After a brief intro screen, you will see a menu with various program options listed. You can also click on the .EXE's icon from a DRIVES OBJECT or create a program object by dragging/dropping a PROGRAM template on the desktop and telling OS/2 the path to the .EXE. See OS/2 documentation for further details on these methods. ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ How To Use This Program │ └───────────────────────────┘ Use the cursor keys to move up and down the menu. Hit <ENTER> when you are on the option you wish to choose. Some menus choices will bring up another menu. The same rules apply to them, as well. When you are on a screen of information, hit any key to go back to the menu you were on when you chose that menu option. ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ The Harsh Reality of Trickle Down Economics │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This program took a lot of hard work to produce. Weeks of honing the C/C++ code, typing in the data and proof-reading the screen output. This all resulted in THOUSANDS of lines of C/C++ code! And, unfortunately, nothing in life is free. But this nifty little program almost is! That's right -- you can clear your conscience and assure that there'll be future updates to this program (as well as other neato-frito programs from Snake-Byte Inc.) for the ridiculously reasonable, almost-FREE sum of $5.00. How can we afford to let this rare jewel of a program go for the piddly little amount of $5.00?!?! Because, here at Snake-Byte Inc., we deal in VOLUME! VOLUME!! VOLUME!!! We'll eat a bug to make a sale! Come on down to our Midnight Madness sale and...Wait a minute. Wrong sales pitch. Sorry. Anyway, you get the picture. <Insert normal shareware begging/pleading/demanding here>. What do you get for your $5.00? That warm-tummy feeling of satisfaction knowing you did the RIGHT thing. This program is in no way "Crippled". I detest "CrippleWare" and decided early on that I wouldn't do that kind of thing. So, there's no "registered version". What you have now is the fully-functional program. It contains one little shareware notice option on the Help menu (that you don't even have to look at if you don't want to) and it shows that "nag" screen ONLY when you exit the program, so it doesn't inconvenience you before or during the program's execution. (And if that gets your shorts in a bunch, send me a 3.5 disk plus return postage and the registration fee and I'll compile you a special version sans nags!). Here's where to send the cash/check/money order: Will Morgan 2516 Wood St. Texarkana, Tx 75503 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ A Note To Fans Of This TV Show Outside The U.S.A. │ │ Who Want To Register This A.E.G. │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Because this TV Show is also popular overseas, a perplexing question came up recently from a person in the United Kingdom: How do I get the proper currency to register the A.E.G.? Well, John McCoy came up with a solution to this problem. His email message follows: Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 21:31:21 Subject: Re: Yeah, I finally did it.... From: "John A. McCoy" <jamccoy@maurabrid.win-uk.net> All I did was take my VISA card to a Bureau d'Echanges (currency exchange) and say: "I would like to buy <amount> US, American Dollars, please." It took a while for the clerk to follow my intent, but I eventually got <currency amount> in odd-looking money. I slipped both into an airmail envelope and added stamps, and an address. Hopefully the correct address. You don't need a card to buy currency, any Bx will take any currency and sell you any other, and that day's rate for swapping is marked prominently. The rate you buy dollars with sterling pounds is LESS than the rate you buy pounds with dollars. And they charge a commision, but these rules and extras are also made prominent. Have to be, by law. John A. McCoy email: jamccoy@maurabrid.win-uk.net ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ The History of This DOS Text Program │ └────────────────────────────────────────┘ Version 0.999 - Beta version. Honed the mechanics of the program. Version 1.0 - First release version of this 32 bit OS/2 program. Version 1.1 - Updated the episode data to include the complete Season 4 ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Known Bugs & Problems │ └─────────────────────────┘ While on one of the EpInfo screens, if the user hits an extended key to get back to the previous menu (ie: a cursor key, an F1-12 key, etc.), the NEXT time they pick an episode to view, the EpInfo screen doesn't wait for the next keystroke. It flashes on the screen briefly & goes right back to the previous menu screen. This is caused by the fact that extended keys have "two" values, whereas normal keys have just one. This "extra" keystroke is in the keyboard buffer before the user even gets to the second EpInfo screen and the program doesn't wait there, it just dumps the user back to the previous menu. I will try & fix this problem if I can find where it's freaking out. ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ Swatting Any Pesky Insects │ └──────────────────────────────┘ If you encounter any problems with this program (either bugs in the actual mechanics of the program, or misspellings and/or incorrect info in the various episode data fields) please drop me a line at one of e-mail addresses in the last section of this document. I will try and implement the fix in the next version of the program that I release. ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ Big Plans For The Future │ └────────────────────────────┘ I will update this program if/when new episdes/seasons are completed. If the show no longer exists on television, the only updating I can do is to correct any misspellings and other errata. If you spot something that is wrong, email me and I'll include the correction in the next version. The future of the DOS & OS/2 Text Mode A.E.G. programs are in doubt. Keeping up with all the Windows & OS/2 P.M. versions is a full-time job, so I will probably phase the DOS & OS/2 Text Mode versions out, eventually. Other A.E.G.'s? Yes, TV Buffs and Couch Potatoes! I plan on releasing a series of A.E.G.'s for various TV shows based on this A.E.G. "engine". Here are the shows that currently have A.E.G.'s available in 32 Bit OS/2 PM versions as well as 16 & 32 bit Windows versions. (check at ftp.slinknet.com /pub/snake): TV Show Name DOS Filename OS/2 Text OS/2 PM Win Filename ======================================================================== Mystery Science MSTDOS##.ZIP MSTOS2##.ZIP MST_PM##.ZIP MSTWIN##.ZIP Theater 3000 Win32/Win95-->MSTW32##.ZIP ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The X-Files XFLDOS##.ZIP XFLOS2##.ZIP XFL_PM##.ZIP XFLWIN##.ZIP Win32/Win95-->XFLW32##.ZIP ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quantum Leap QLPDOS##.ZIP QLPOS2##.ZIP QLP_PM##.ZIP QLPWIN##.ZIP Win32/Win95-->QLPW32##.ZIP ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Star Trek: TNGDOS##.ZIP TNGOS2##.ZIP TNG_PM##.ZIP TNGWIN##.ZIP Next Generation Win32/Win95-->TNGW32##.ZIP ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Star Trek: TOSDOS##.ZIP TOSOS2##.ZIP TOS_PM##.ZIP TOSWIN##.ZIP Original Series Win32/Win95-->TOSW32##.ZIP ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Deep Space 9 DS9DOS##.ZIP DS9OS2##.ZIP DS9_PM##.ZIP DS9WIN##.ZIP Win32/Win95-->DS9W32##.ZIP ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Simpsons SMPDOS##.ZIP SMPOS2##.ZIP SMP_PM##.ZIP SMPWIN##.ZIP Win32/Win95-->SMPW32##.ZIP ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Babylon 5 BA5DOS##.ZIP BA5OS2##.ZIP BA5_PM##.ZIP BA5WIN##.ZIP Win32/Win95-->BA5W32##.ZIP ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Star Trek: VOY_PM##.ZIP VOYWIN##.ZIP Voyager Win32/Win95-->VOYW32##.ZIP ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beavis and BVS_PM##.ZIP BVSWIN##.ZIP Butt-Head Win32/Win95-->BVSW32##.ZIP ======================================================================== Coming soon: 32 bit Win32s/Win95/WinNT versions of each of these programs! *ALL* versions are available on the FTP site at ftp.slinknet.com, which is where I release all Snake-Byte programs. The path is /pub/snake You can also point your World Wide Web browser to the following URL: http://www.slinknet.com/~wmorgan/snake.html If you're interested in seeing an A.E.G. for your favorite show, contact me via one of the methods described below. Production of other A.E.G.'s depend on the availability of information about the show (via Internet) and whether or not the show's info translates well to a single screen in the A.E.G. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ The Snake-Byte File Distribution Network │ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘ SnakeByte FDN is carried by all IFDC FileGate HUBs and SuperSites (Zones 1-6), and EXEC-PC BBS, as well as Planet Connect Satellite Systems, PageSat Satellite Systems, the FidoNet FileBone, and paonline.com. Files are also available via FidoNet File Request or first time download at 1:2320/38 (502-245-8117) or 1:2320/100 (502-245-1146), at V.Everything. ========================================================================= International Sites for Snake-Byte FDN: ========================================================================= * International HUB/SuperSite Map * IFDC FileGate Project <sm> ========================================================================= ========================================================================= Zone 1 Main Site USRobotics Skokie, Ill. ========================================================================= * North American HUBS * ========================================================================= 1:270/101 George Peace PageSat Satellite Systems Harrisburg, PA (FidoNet FileBone) 1:3615/50 Planet Connect Satellite Systems 1:154/280 EXEC-PC BBS Elm Grove, WI 1:124/7009 Lee Laird Garland, TX 1:167/234 Patrick Dufresne Quebec, Canada 1:115/251 Tony Tang Wilmette, ILL. 1:2320/38 Janis Kracht Louisville, KY 1:272/44 Ted Delamare Middletown NY ========================================================================= * IFDC FileGate International SuperSites * ========================================================================= Zone 2 United Kingdom SuperSite Fareham, UK 2:251/25 Graham Print - Fareham ========================================================================= 2:281/506 Ron Huiskes Netherlands Mainland Europe SuperSite ========================================================================= Zone 3 Ausralian SuperSite Essendon Victoria 3:50/99 Steven Lutrov ========================================================================= Zone 4 South American SuperSite Bolivia, 4:823/1 Adolfo Justiniano S.America ========================================================================= Zone 5 South African SuperSite Port Elizabeth 5:7104/2 Henk Wolsink S.Africa ========================================================================= * Zone 6, Asian SuperSite * ========================================================================= 6:731/16 Bill English Tokyo, Japan ========================================================================= ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Other Programs Available From Snake-Byte Incorporated │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ 32 bit DOS, 32 bit OS/2 text mode, 32 bit OS/2 Presentation Manager & 16 bit Windows/Win95 versions of the DALLAS COWBOY FANATIC's Companion. They're available from ftp.slinknet.com /pub/snake the filenames CBYDOS##.ZIP (DOS) or CBYOS2##.ZIP (OS/2 text), CBYWIN##.ZIP (Windows/Win95) or CBY_PM##.ZIP (OS/2 P.M.). ┌────────────────────────┐ │ Gratitude Department │ └────────────────────────┘ Extra special thanks to Frank Miller, my C programming guru. If it weren't for Frank, I probably would've given up on C programming within the first few days. He has helped me solve many of my seemingly endless beginner's problems. Super Duper thanks go to Janis Kracht and the nice people at US Robotics for giving me the oppurtunity to start up the Snake-Byte Incorporated File Distribution Network! ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Contacting the Author of This Program │ └────────────────────────────────────────┘ Want to thank me for such a fantastic program? Bitch me out for wasting your download time & hard drive space? Suggest future additions to this program, corrections on the data/info or ideas for future programs? Lonely and just need a cyber-shoulder to cry on? Well, for all these reasons except that last one there, you can contact me by one of the following methods: Fidonet Netmail: 1:3819/128.103 Fidonet Echos I Hang Out On: MST3K, NFL & OS/2 Internet email: wmorgan@slinknet.com will.morgan@p103.f128.n3819.z1.fidonet.org US Snail Mail: (See Address in the Shareware Nag)