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>>> STrip <<<
Copyright (c) 1993 by Lars Kupferschläger
The first terminal program for the
Atari ST series of computers that
supports the Remote-Imaging-Protocol (RIP)
INTRODUCTION
This is only a temporary documentation which has been written at
short notice for the release of STrip v0.95. It doesn't claim to
be complete but should answer the basic and most important
questions.
CONTENTS
1 What is STrip ?
2 Hardware requirements
3 License information
4 Installation
5 The dial directory (File DIAL095.LST)
6 Contact address
7 Registration form
1 What's STrip?
STrip is the first terminal program for the Atari ST which
supports the Remote-Imaging-Protocol (RIP).
RIP has been developed by TeleGraphics, a USA Company and is a
7-bit ASCII transfer protocol for color graphics, mouse control
and more.
RIP requires a graphics resolution of 640 * 350 pixels in 16
colors, which is provided by an IBM compatible PC with EGA
compatible graphics card.
The monochrome mode of the Atari ST offers an appropriate
resolution(640 * 400 pixels min.) but only two colors, namely
black and white.
This means that a 100% implementation of RIP isn't possible on
the ST because the necessary hardware requirements are not
available.
From the software developer's point of view, this lack is the
special challenge of implementing RIP on the ST: To represent
RIP codes as good as possible on a black-and-white plane.
Those who have dealt with this problems a little bit closer will
have recognized that this isn't an easy task and should not be
underestimated.
With "STrip" I have developed an application which achieves very
good results on this matter. But because of the technical
reasons cited above it can't come up to the standard of a real
color implementation.
To date, this version of STrip v0.95 supports appr. 90% of all
RIP functions.
Of course, STrip will be expanded further and adapted to the
developing standard.
2 Hardware requirements
STrip has been designed for the monochrome resolution of the
Atari ST (640*400 pixels).
A higher monochrome resolution could not be tested but should be
possible.
Color graphics cards or the two color modes of the Atari ST are
currently not supported.
3 License information
STrip is SHAREWARE.
Copyright (c) 1993 Lars Kupferschläger. All rights reserved.
The Shareware concept means that STrip may be distributed free
of charge, but only in its original and unmodified form.
You may not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or derive a
work based on this work in whole or in part. Any alteration of
these program files is a violation of applicable laws.
After an evaluation period of 14 days you either have to
register or to delete STrip.
Registered users will get full access to all functions of STrip,
free updates (excluding postage and disks), the ZMODEM modules
for up- and downloads, an icon converter which will convert the
original RIP icons (16 colors, *.ICN) to STrip icons (b/w,
*.SIC) and all available icons.
The registration fee:
- students, pensioners, unemployed or similar
in Germany and Europe: 30 DM
in the USA and elsewhere: 30 US$
- working people
in Germany and Europe: 50 DM
in the USA and elsewhere: 50 US$
To register, fill out the registration form
REGISTER.GER/REGISTER.ENG (additionally, you can find it at the
end of this documentation) and send it back to me (see Contact
Adress).
4 Installation
There is no special installation of STrip necessary.
The archive should have been extracted with all subdirectories
in order to find all icon files (*.SIC) in the subdirectory
"ICONS". Alternatively, you may create a subdirectory "ICONS" on
your own and move all icon files to this directory.
5 The dial directory (File DIAL095.LST)
The file DIAL095.LST contains a directory of BBS phone numbers
which can be dialled from within STrip using the Dial function.
Each line consists of an entry of the following format:
<BBS_name>|<BBS_Phone_number>
Examples:
Solaris|011-49-241-156071
Solaris (2400 baud)|011-49-241-158031
Neither the BBS name nor its phone number should exceed 30
characters and the last line should have an End_Of_Line mark
(CR/LF) too. In case of doubt, just leave the last line empty.
6 Contact address
If you have any questions regarding STrip you may contact me at
one of the following addresses:
Lars Kupferschläger
Wolfsgasse 15
52499 Baesweiler
Germany
Internet: lars_kupferschlaeger@solaris.oche.de
7 Registration form
STrip Registration Form
=======================
I want to become a registered STrip user. I will get full access
to all functions of STrip, free updates (except postage and
disks), the ZMODEM modules for up- and downloads, an icon
converter which will convert the original icons (16 colors,
*.ICN) to STrip icons (b/w, *.SIC) and all available icons.
Name : __________________________________________________
(Company) : __________________________________________________
Address : __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Country : __________________________________________________
Phone-No. : __________________________________________________
Fax-No. : __________________________________________________
I'm a
[_] student, pensioner, unemployed or similar
and will pay (please no other currencies)
in Germany and Europe: 30 DM
in the USA and elsewhere: 30 US$
[_] working person
and will pay (please no other currencies)
in Germany and Europe: 50 DM
in the USA and elsewhere: 50 US$
I'll pay
[_] in cash (e.g. by registered mail)
[_] by (international) postal money order
[_] by credit card
[_] Visa [_] MasterCard/EuroCard
Credit card number: _______________________________
Expiration date : _______________________________
[_] by EuroCheque (Europe only), only in DM (Deutsche
Mark)
[_] by cheque (Germany only) in German funds (Deutsche Mark)
drawn on a German bank
Currently I'm using STrip version __________.
Where did I get STrip from? ________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Where did I hear about STrip for the first time?_______________
_______________________________________________________________
________________________ _______________________________
Place, Date Signature
Please fill out this registration form and send it to the
following address:
Lars Kupferschläger
Wolfsgasse 15
52499 Baesweiler
Germany
or fax it to: INTL + 49-241-155724