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- ZeST
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- Alternative Interface for the Atari ST
- by David Becker
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- While attending the Pacific Coast computer show recently I was intrigued by
- the "sculpted" desktop displayed on the Next computer and to a lesser degree
- by Windows 3 and some others. Many of these effects were produced on monitors
- capable of grey scale with resolutions exceeding 1024 by 768! I decided to
- experiment using GFA3 and a monochrome monitor to see if I could reproduce
- an effect comparable to these GUI's (graphic user interfaces) on the Atari
- ST. As a result I would like to introduce you to the ZeST alternative
- interface for all ST's! You can decide for yourself how closely (if at all)
- it resembles this new wave of "carved" GUI's!
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- ZeST.PRG includes a paint program, calendar, typewriter and database
- in a desktop enviroment. Each program is fully functional, however please
- keep in mind that this is a demonstration and not a serious application.
- (I won't respond to minor bug reports, be warned, there are probably a few!)
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- Speaking of serious applications... I have included GFA3 source code in case
- someone is interested in using the ZeST graphic interface with their own
- program (or perhaps expanding and enhancing the simple procedures included).
- Go for it!
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- I hope you get a kick out of my ZeST interface and I hope these simple
- programs are of some use to you (let me know). Have fun!
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- January, 1991
- David Becker
- GEnie mail to D.Becker8
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