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- This program implements a Video Fossil (VFOSSIL) as outlined in the
- document FSC-0021.DOC available from 1:105/6.
-
- There are two programs included in this archive:
-
- VFOS_IBM.COM - VFOSSIL that uses direct screen writes but
- uses a multitasker's video buffer and can
- work with any text screen resolution.
- VFOS_DEL.COM - Removes a VFOSSIL from memory.
-
- To use VFOS_IBM, just make sure that the communications FOSSIL is
- installed first, then run VFOS_IBM. Known communications FOSSILs are
- Bob Hartman's Opus!Comm, David Nugent's BNU and Ray Gwinn's X00.
- If you wish to remove the VFOSSIL, use VFOS_DEL. Make sure you remove
- the VFOSSIL before removing the communications FOSSIL (if you do
- things like that). Otherwise you will fragment memory.
-
- VFOS_IBM will automagically detect the presence of a monochrome
- adapter and write directly to the proper memory locations.
-
- This is not a complete VFOSSIL. There are several functions missing
- out of this version, or routines that function incorrectly at this
- point. The functions that are used by BinkleyTerm are known to be
- working in both versions. Other functions will be fixed and/or added
- to make a complete VFOSSIL as time permits (right now I am too busy
- with work and trying to get BinkleyTerm ready for release).
-
- I think this version of VFOS_IBM will find the "shadow buffer" under
- DESQview. It might even work under DoubleDOS, but I'm not sure. Let
- me know what happens.
-
- Bob Hartman
-
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- Modifications for versions later than 1.10 and adaptations to this text by
-
- Johan Zwiekhorst (2:292/100)
-
- Alterations and distribution of the modified VFOSSIL with explicit permission
- from Bob Hartman. Since he's no longer in Fidonet, I guess that makes me the
- only "official source" for new versions of the VFOSSIL. Please respect Bob's
- copyright and wishes and DO NOT distribute any modified versions of the
- included source!
-
- Version history:
-
- 1.21 - A couple of tiny patches to fix a long-standing bug which
- caused HYDRACOM 1.00 to crash when VFOSSIL was resident.
- Thanks to Arjen Lentz (author of HydraCom) for pointing out
- the problem and the fixes.
- 1.20 - VFOSSIL can now work with any text screen resolution.
- Previous versions did only 80x25 text. Now you can do
- 132x66 text, if you want to.
- 1.10 - adaptation by Bob Hartman (I don't know what he changed)
- 1.00 - original version by Bob Hartman
-