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First off, the author assumes the user has a working knowledge of creating
WorkBench icons and manipulating color palettes with HAM paint programs. If
not, you may want to get a friend to help you create your own icons for use
with this program!
This program is the culmination of my previous efforts - The KickStart mod
which allowed you to change the # of bitplanes on the Workbench screen by
patching KickStart 1.2; and my later effort, "Bitplanes" which changed the
number of bitplanes on any screen on the fly. Now, with HamBench, you can
not only change the # of bitplanes, you can change resolutions and display
modes on the fly as well - giving you the power of any type of Workbench
screen mode you want - complete with icons!
Although its main purpose for being created was to provide the capability
of HAM mode with the Workbench screen, HamBench goes far beyond that. You
may also select to use a regular lo-resolution screen with any number of
bitplanes, or you can also use the EXTRA_HALFBRITE mode with Workbench!
Plus, it allows you to load your own color palette from a data file each time
you invoke the HamBench program.
Okay, this program is pretty much pure PD. You can use it for whatever you
like, and you can even sell it yourself or even use it with disk magazines as
long as I get proper credit. If you sell it on your local user group PD disks
or upload it to BBSes, please, keep this ARC file intact!
Also, I'd like for it to be "SpreadWare", if you use it regularly, it'd be
nice if you gave a copy of the ARC file to a friend also.
Hopefully, I will have time to continue to add improvemts to the HamBench
program; next on the list is fine-scrolling the WorkBench screen when in lo-
res mode so you can see everything. I wish I had more info on the internal
workings of Workbench and how it displays its icons, as I would patch the
forementioned icon display bug in a moments notice. If anyone has any info,
please feel free to contact me.
That's all for now; hope you like the program. It was fun to make.
-- David M. Pochron
6/10/89