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- Changes by Version,
- Last Minute Changes
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- Summary of Changes in CompuShow Version 8.60:
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- - New graphic file format: JPEG (JFIF)
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- - Dithering in all (2, 4, 16, 256, 32k, and 64k color) modes!
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- - Rescaling in all modes including hi-color and true-color modes.
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- - Gamma-correction option for full-color gamma 1.0 graphics.
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- - An optional 'rescale most' setting will rescale everything but a 2-color
- image (to avoid 'trashing' a monochrome dither pattern).
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- - Redesigned graphics information box and extended video drivers support up
- to fifteen video driver modes.
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- - The graphics information box includes a (clickable) prompt to allow you to
- change display options such as dithering and rescaling inside the graphics
- information box.
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- - Optionally turn off GIF comment display.
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- - Complete redesign of command line options (and the enhanced program
- setup) gives you better control of all optional features:
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- - specify the hardware mouse cursor or a favorite software mouse shape.
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- - precise control of EMS or XMS memory usage.
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- - selectively disable 'extended VGA' modes and BIOS DAC setting.
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- - In addition, in the enhanced (registered) program:
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- - set a default script delay time
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- - new 'print negative' option
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- [WHATSNEW.DOC] Page 1
- What's OLD (and possibly dangerous)!
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- Since December 1989, we've seen a number of programs claiming to be version
- "8.01", "8.31", "8.51", etc. appear on electronic bulletin boards. Generally
- these counterfeits have been "hacked" from version 7.0 or 7.2, with the
- documentation and on-screen version number changed:
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- - This supposedly "new" version usually has 1989 file dates.
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- - A hack of version 7 will not have multi-screen help, or any of the other
- changes made to CompuShow since 1989!
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- Our best guess is that these counterfeit programs are a direct result of
- BBSes that limit downloads based on "credit" for uploads. Evidentally, some
- people are so desperate to get credit that they'll "hack together" a
- counterfeit program when they don't have anything legitimate to upload.
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- Apparently the only malicious intent is to disappoint anyone who's looking
- for the latest version. However, there have been some (unconfirmed) reports
- of VIRUSES attached to some counterfeit programs, so it's best to play it
- safe! If you find a program that fits the above description, by all means
- ERASE IT IMMEDIATELY and inform the SysOp that it's a counterfeit program,
- and others should be notified that it may be destructive.
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- You can always find the latest legitimate version of CompuShow on CompuServe
- (GO PICS, LIBrary 3, CSHOWA.EXE), on GEnie (the IBMPC roundtable, library
- 14, CSHOWA.ZIP), and on the One-Stop Bit BBS (602-282-9035).
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