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- View ROM conversion for Archimedes
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- By D.J.Holden for Archive Jan 1990
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- This program is designed to convert the BBC ROM versions of View for
- the Archimedes with 6502 Emulator and to create an application directory
- for them to be run from the desktop. It is not designed to work with the
- Compact disc based version of View which runs without alteration.
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- As well as allowing the programs to run on the Arc. this will also
- give an improvement over the Compact and Archimedes versions because of
- the changes which have been made.
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- 1. The '£' key works correctly and returns ascii 96 to make it file
- compatible with BBC files. The left "`" key is translated to a right
- "'" for the same reason. The '£' symbol is therefore correctly
- displayed on screen if you are editing an old BBC file.
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- 2. The function keys are in the right place, ie. you no longer need
- to press the PRINT key to format a paragraph and your BBC keystrip
- needs simply be cut into three pieces and stuck to a piece of card
- to be correct for the Arc.
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- To use the program you must get a copy of your BBC ROM onto an
- Archimedes disc. For obvious copyright reasons I can't supply this. Then
- open the application directory by holding down SHIFT and double clicking
- on the icon. Copy your BBC ROM into the directory and make sure that it is
- named VIEW, rename it if necessary. Now double click on the '!Convert'
- icon and a new file 'ArcView' will be created. You can now delete your
- original VIEW from the directory. The new View can be run from the desktop
- by double clicking on the application icon.
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- The *EXEC file 'WORD' is called when the application is started and
- you can edit this to contain your setup requirements for View. The current
- directory is set to the sub-directory 'Doc' by the !Run file and you could
- also change this.
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- When you finish with View you will find that the "`" key is now shown
- as "£". To correct this type '*ALPHABET LATIN1' at the OS prompt.
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- The program to assemble the 'patch' is in the !Convert directory and
- 6502 programmers could change this to suit themselves. The same techniques
- could be used to modify other ROMs, eg. Viewsheet, Viewchart, etc. If you
- have any of these I will be happy to try to get them running if you send me
- a copy of the ROM on disc for me to work on.
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- D.J.Holden
- 39 Knighton Park Road
- London SE26 5RN
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- 01 778 2659
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- Copy the 65Tube module into this directory