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┌────────────────────────────────────┐
│ STAR TREK: The Original Series │
│ Automated Episode Guide v1.0 │
│ 32 bit OS/2 PM Version │
└────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────────────────┐
│ What This Program Does │
└──────────────────────────┘
This is a full-featured OS/2 PM program that makes it easy to view info
on the original STAR TREK TV series (plus the Star Trek cartoon & movies).
┌───────────────────────────┐
│ How To Run This Program │
└───────────────────────────┘
There are two ways to run this OS/2 PM A.E.G. (Both of these methods
assume that you have already unarchived the .ZIP file into a directory
somewhere on your hard drive):
USING THE PM A.E.G. FROM AN OS/2 COMMAND LINE SESSION:
------------------------------------------------------
Simply, CD to the directory that the OS/2 PM A.E.G. .EXE file resides.
Type the filename of the executable file and the PM program window should
appear on your desktop. See the "How To Use This Program" section for
details on maneuvering around the program.
USING THE PM A.E.G. FROM AN OBJECT ON YOUR DESKTOP:
---------------------------------------------------
Create a permanent directory somewhere on your hard drive for the PM A.E.G.
Move the contents of the .ZIP file into this permanent directory (the .EXE
file & the aeg_inst.cmd are the only "required" files, you can delete the
file_id.diz & readme.txt if you want to. But, please read the shareware
notice in this readme.txt before deleting!).
From an OS/2 command line session (full screen or window) run the REXX
script named aeg_inst.cmd. It will create a desktop object for the PM A.E.G.
After this desktop object is created, you can move it anywhere you want to
(into a folder, onto your LaunchPad, etc.) Double click on the PM A.E.G.
icon to run the program.
┌───────────────────────────┐
│ How To Use This Program │
└───────────────────────────┘
When you first run the A.E.G., a large PM window will appear on your screen.
It will have the title and version of the A.E.G. on the top border and three
menu titles directly underneath.
You choose options from the three menus on the menu bar in order to display
the various information contained in the A.E.G. The four menus are EXIT,
EPISODES and HELP. Each of these will contain at least one option underneath
(but probably more than one). Here's a rundown of each of the three menu
titles and the options that may appear beneath (I have paraphrased some
menu options because they may be different depending on the specific A.E.G.
that you're running):
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Exit Episodes Help
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| Exit F9 | | Season 1 >| | Useless Help F1|
+--------------+ | Season 2 >| | About Program F2|
| Season 3 >| | Shareware F3|
+-----------+ | Disclaimer F4|
| Other SBI Prgs F6|
+-------------------+
You will notice a couple of things (that I can't recreate here because this
is a plain ASCII text file). First, each menu option has *ONE* character
UNDERLINED. This is the KEYBOARD SHORTCUT for that given menu option (See
the section that follows about Keyboard Shortcuts). Second, the MENU OPTIONS
on the EPISODES drop down menu have little arrows pointing to the RIGHT of
each option (I used the > character to represent them on the above diagram).
These arrows mean that each option has ANOTHER sub-menu. You can cascade these
sub-menus by highlighting the menu option (it will automatically pop up to
the right of the drop down menu that you are currently using). You can then
move your mouse to the right in order to highlight the various options on that
sub-menu. Be sure to hold down the left mouse button until you are on the
sub-menu option that you want to choose! It takes a bit of dexterity on the
longer sub-menus. If that's too hard, read the section that follows on using
Keyboard Shortcuts.
MENU OPTIONS:
To choose things off any of the three drop down menus, you simply move your
mouse down until the "3D sunken highlight" is over the option that you want.
Here is a list of the "general" options that will appear on most of the
A.E.G. program drop down menus.
----------------
Exit
----------------
| Exit F9 | <--- This option quits & exits the A.E.G.
+--------------+ (Note: the F9 function key can be used to exit the
program at any time).
-------------
Episodes
-------------
| Season 1 >| <--- These menu options will pop up a sub-menu to the
| Season 2 >| <--- right of each option (notice the little arrow).
| Season 3 >| <--- On the pop up sub-menu will be a list of the various
+-----------+ <--- episodes of the TV show for that given season.
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Help
----------------------
| Useless Help F1|<-- This will pop up a reminder on how to use the A.E.G.
| About Program F2|<-- Displays the title, version & programmer of the A.E.G.
| Shareware F3|<-- A shareware reminder.
| Disclaimer F4|<-- A disclaimer about the information in the A.E.G.
| Other SBI Prgs F6|<-- A list of other Snake-Byte programs.
+-------------------+ (Note: the F1 - F6 function keys can used at any
time to execute the various menu options).
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS:
Each option on each menu (and the three menu titles on the menu bar) have
*ONE* character UNDERLINED. This represents the keyboard shortcut for THAT
given menu option. Most people prefer to use their mouse pointer to click
on the option, but these keyboard shortcuts perform the same actions as
the mouse. The way to "activate" the keyboard shortcut is to press the
<ALT> key on your keyboard (it should be a small key on either side of
your <SPACE BAR>). When you press the <ALT> key, you will notice that the
first menu title on the menu bar is highlighted in "3D sunken highlight".
This means that the option that is highlighted is now activated and can
be chosen by pressing your <ENTER> key. For example, if you hit <ALT> and
the EXIT menu title is highlighted on the menu bar, if you were to hit
<ENTER> the menu beneath the EXIT title will drop down. You can use your
cursor arrow keys to move the reversed/highlighted area back and forth on
the menu bar (or up and down within a drop down menu).
To pick the second episode of the first season of a show in an A.E.G., use
these keystrokes (in order & don't hold any key down during the process):
<ALT> E 1 2
ACCELERATOR KEYS:
You will also notice that certain items on some of the menus may have an
"F Key" on the far right of a given menu option (F1 on the Help option or
F9 on the Exit option). These are "accelerator" keys that can be used as
an alternative to the above methods of executing menu options. Note: they
can be used at anytime while the program is running.
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ The Harsh Reality of Trickle Down Economics │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
This program took a lot of hard work to produce (Several weeks of honing
the OS/2 PM code and a week of entering the data and debugging and proof
reading the output). This all resulted in over #### 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
┌───────────────────────────────────────┐
│ The History of This OS/2 PM Program │
└───────────────────────────────────────┘
Version 0.999 - Beta version. Honed the mechanics of the program.
Version 1.0w - First release version of this 32 bit OS/2 PM program.
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ Known Bugs & Problems │
└─────────────────────────┘
There are no known bugs or problems.
┌──────────────────────────────┐
│ 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.
I'll probably add some printing routines so you can print out a brief
episode list, eps by season, a particular episode by itself or a full
blown, everthing-included EpGuide.
I want to add some global search routines.
I'd really like to add some multi-media stuff to the program, like
sound clips or maybe some pictures but I'll have to hone my chops as
a programmer, first <G>
A 32 bit OS/2 TEXT version of this program has already been released. If you
use OS/2, look for TOSOS2##.ZIP at finer FTP sites (clover.cleaf.com
for example).
A 32 bit DOS version of this program has also been released. Look for
TOSDOS##.ZIP at finer FTP sites (clover.cleaf.com, for example).
A 16 bit Windows version of this program has also been released. Look for
TOSWIN##.ZIP at finer FTP sites (clover.cleaf.com, for example).
If/when I get a newer version of my compiler that supports Win95, I may
release a Windows 95 version of this program. I have tested both the 32
bit DOS version and this 16 bit Windows version under Windows 95 and they
both work great!
A WinNT version? Not likely, I don't have WinNT on my hard drive and have
no plans to put it there.
A MAC version? Even more doubtful, since I don't own a Mac & don't know
anyone who does.
A Unix version? Doubtful.
An Amiga version? Doubtful. I've had several Amiga users offer to port
the A.E.G.'s over to the Amiga, but since both the OS/2 & DOS versions
are pretty system-specific (read: heavily laced with non-portable non-ANSI
routines), I doubt if they could be ported.
A Pet, Vic20 C64, C128, Timex Sinclair, TI or CoCo version? Jeeeez!
It's the 90s, people!!! Isn't it about time you upgraded your computer?
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 DOS,
32 bit OS/2 Text *AND* PM versions as well as 16 bit Windows versions.
(check at clover.cleaf.com /pub/mst3k/snake-byte):
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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The X-Files XFLDOS##.ZIP XFLOS2##.ZIP XFL_PM##.ZIP XFLWIN##.ZIP
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Quantum Leap QLPDOS##.ZIP QLPOS2##.ZIP QLP_PM##.ZIP QLPWIN##.ZIP
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Star Trek: TNGDOS##.ZIP TNGOS2##.ZIP TNG_PM##.ZIP TNGWIN##.ZIP
Next Generation
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Star Trek: TOSDOS##.ZIP TOSOS2##.ZIP TOS_PM##.ZIP TOSWIN##.ZIP
Original Series
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deep Space 9 DS9DOS##.ZIP DS9OS2##.ZIP DS9_PM##.ZIP DS9WIN##.ZIP
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Simpsons SMPDOS##.ZIP SMPOS2##.ZIP SMP_PM##.ZIP SMPWIN##.ZIP
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Babylon 5 BA5DOS##.ZIP BA5OS2##.ZIP BA5_PM##.ZIP BA5WIN##.ZIP
========================================================================
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.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Other Programs Available From Snake-Byte Incorporated │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
32 bit DOS & 32 bit OS/2 versions of the DALLAS COWBOY FANATIC's Companion.
It's available from clover.cleaf.com /pub/mst3k/snake-byte/NON-MST3K with
the filenames CBYDOS##.ZIP (DOS) or CBYOS2##.ZIP (OS/2). A 16 bit Windows
version and a 32 bit OS/2 Presentation Manager version will be released soon.
┌────────────────────────┐
│ 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.
┌────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 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 host segments & movie data or ideas for new MST3K
programs? Lonely & just need a cyber-shoulder to cry on? Well, for all
these reasons except that last one there, you can contact me at one of the
following email addresses:
Fidonet 1:3819/128.103
Internet wmorgan@clover.cleaf.com
will.morgan@p103.f128.n3819.z1.fidonet.org