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ATB 1.10 (05-May-1992)
ANSI Text Browser
Copyright (C) 1992 Geoffrey Sy
All Rights Reserved
ATB is supported by:
Residence: Support BBS:
Geoffrey Sy The GRAFIX Connection
51 Wyatt Walk HST: (416) 287-9002
Toronto, Ontario CANADA 2400: (416) 286-8734
M5A 3T3
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ATB is program to browse through ANSI text and music. ATB
supports full bi-directional scrolling of ANSI, PCBoard and
WildCat colour files in all video modes -- Has been tested
with CGA 80x25 and VGA 80x25 to 80x66 modes. To run ATB,
issue the following command from the dos:
ATB
-or-
ATB d:\path\FileName.ext
-or-
ATB d:\path\FileMask1.ANS FileMask2.PCB FileMask3.* Etc.Etc
When the above command is issued, the file selection utility
will pop up with a list of files you specified. To sellect
the desired file for viewing, type in the filename and press
the Enter key. Use the TAB key to jump to the desired file,
directory, or drive then press the Enter key to select.
While in the viewer, the cursor keys control all movements.
Scroll Up 1 line
Scroll Down 1 line
PageUp Scroll Up 1 page
PageDown Scroll Down 1 page
Home, Ctrl-PageUp Top of file
End, Ctrl-PageDown Bottom of file
Alt-A Continous display
F1 Commands Summary
ESC Aborts ANSI music/display
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION:
Compiler: Turbo Pascal v6.0 by Borland International.
Tools: The file selection utility was provided with the
help of Techojock's Object Toolkit.
Hardware: The computer is a home-made 80286/20. The phosphor
tube is a blazingly fast and colourful 12" amber
CGA made by DataTrain. The hard drive is a high
speed, high capacity, quiet ST-296N SCSI driven by
a state-of-the-art ST01 host adaptor. Both items
were manufactured by Seagate. One of the nicest
thing about the system is the quiet tactile Omikey
keyboard by Northgate.
Memory: 65520 - Array Pointers 4 bytes * 16380 lines allocated
in advanced, doesn't matter how many lines are
in the text file.
32767 - Text Buffers (Read and Display)
≈35000 - Screen, Data variables, File Utility, etc.
Varries - (Number of chars/line+1)*Number of Lines + 2
Up to ≈ 4,193,280 bytes of conventional ram,
depending on the text file size
Limits: 16380 lines up to 255 characters in length. Only
the first 80 characters are shown. ATB will only
load part of the text if there isn't enough memory
to load the whole file.
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REVISION HISTORY:
05-05-92 - v1.10: Supports WildCat color codes and ANSI music
04-12-92 - v1.00: Initial Release
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REGISTRATION:
This program is FreeWare, No registration is asked. Comments,
suggestions, critiques, donations are welcome.
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STANDARD DISCLAIMER:
This program is provided on an "AS IS" basis. No warranty of
any kind is expressed or implied.
USE THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK.
I take no responsibility for any damage caused directly or
indirectly from the use or the inability to use this program.
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COPYRIGHTS:
PCBoard
- Copyrights of Clarke Development Company.
DOS
- Copyrights of Microsoft, IBM, Digital Research and
all DOS producers.
Turbo Pascal
- Copyrights of Borland International.
TechnoJock's Object Toolkit
- Copyrights of TechnoJock Software, Inc
Other
- Copyrights of their respected copyright holers.
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