Black Box 4/BlackBox.cdr/editors/dartht.arj/SOFTCOPY.#P

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:PUBLISHING
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                          ~software for creating electronic books~

 │*`Black_Magic`
 │ `Book.Com`
 │ `Browse`
 │ `Dart`
 │ `Extol`
 │ `FreePress`
 │ `GAGS`
 │ `HyperInk`
 │ `HyperRead`
 │ `HyperSee`
 │ `HyperShell`
 │ `Hype`
 │ `Hytext`
 │ `Iris`
 │ `Memo`
 │ `Spyglass`

:Black_Magic
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                            `(Black Magic, (c)1987 Ntergaid, $80)`

~contact:~ NTERGAID,
         2490 Black Rd Tpk Ste 337, Fairfield CT 06840,
         BBS: 203-366-5698.

" Hypertext is based on the concept of "Expanding
  Information". With hypertext, blocks of information (text
  or graphics) can be linked to other blocks of information.
  Once two blocks of information have been linked together,
  they provide an instant "gateway" to the other.

  With Black Magic documents, information can be linked in
  three different ways; with Note Links, Reference Links,
  and Replacement Links.

  A Note Link calls up a small window on screen that
  contains a "note" to the user.  A Reference link is used
  to transport the reader to Another place in the document.
  Replacement Links are used to swap one block of
  information for another. Graphic Links are used to make a
  graphic image a Link Originator.
"
A color monitor is required, mouse is optional. Black Magic
may not be compatible with all systems. All editing is done
from within the package.

This is the demo disk showing how the program works. Contact
Ntergaid for the full program. Send them $15.95 if you want
the full evaluation copy.

~Dated:~ Jul 1988; ~Entered:~ May 1989.


:Book.Com
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                      `(Book.Com, (c)1989 Robert Wallingford, $7)`

~contact:~ Robert Wallingford,P.E.
         2338 N McVicker Ave, Chicago IL 60639-2216,
         312-889-1115.

" This Program lets a user display the contents of a
  specially prepared file, one page at a time, with the
  pages subdivided into chapters. The index display lists
  these chapters with their index keys. When the index is
  displayed you can directly access any chapter with a
  single keystroke. You can display successive pages within
  a chapter in sequence by pressing either the space bar or
  the Pg Dn key. The Pg Up key lets you back up one page at
  a time to the beginning of the chapter, but you can't
  enter the previous chapter. At the end of the chapter the
  program will automatically return to the index display. At
  any point in a chapter you may return directly to the
  index display by pressing E or e (not shift dependent).
  Pressing E or e while displaying the index ends the
  program.
"
The program itself is extremely small (1130 bytes), and does
provide the promised functionality. Assembler source code is
included.

~Dated:~ Jun 1998 ~Entered:~ Sep 1990.


:Browse
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                         `(PC-Browse, (c)1989 Quicksoft, $10-$49)`

~contact:~ Quicksoft,
         219 First Ave N. #224, Seattle, WA 98109.

" PC-Browse is a memory-resident program for IBM PC
  compatible computers that helps you find information in
  your files. In its most basic form, it searches a file (or
  a number of files) for specific text. It uses about 60K of
  memory; or 3K if you put it into EMS memory.

  PC-Browse offers a second level of search features, used
  with easy-to- build PC-Browse application files. First you
  can do a linear search for a keyword in a file, which is a
  word defined by special characters. Second, you can do a
  much faster lookup search in a file whose keywords are in
  alphabetic or numeric order. Finally, you can trigger
  either kind of search from a cross-reference at one place
  to a keyword at another place, in the same file or another
  file. This link ability gives PC-Browse a hypertext
  quality.

  Some applications for PC-Browse:

   ■ Create pop up on-line help for a custom application. ■
   Look-up customer information while you're doing something
   else. ■ Find a lost memo when all you remember is a word
   or two from it. ■ Make catalog and pricing information
   quickly available online. ■ Pop up your company
   procedures manual.
"
~Dated:~ Sep 1989; ~Entered:~ Dec 1989.

:Dart
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                             `(Dart 1.0, (c)1991 Ted Husted, $29)`

~contact:~ Attn Ted Husted
         UserWare,  4 Falcon Ln E, Fairport NY 14450-3312 USA,
         716-425-3463 (Voice), 71540,3660 (CIS).

" Dart is a hypertext file viewer and program launcher.
  It is designed for people wishing to publish material
  on-disk, for personal or commercial use. It can be used
  to view any text file or run any DOS program, memory
  permitting. Special features are available to people
  formatting texts for Dart, but no type of "programming"
  is required.

  Applications ideal for Dart include distribution of

  ■Articles.     ■Catalogs.  ■Magazines.   ■Manuals.
  ■Newsletters.  ■Novels.    ■References.  ■Textbooks.
"
Dart offers a modern desktop environment, complete with
resizable, movable windows and full mouse support.

UserWare also distributes Iris*.

~Dated:~ Nov 1991; ~Entered:~ Nov 1991.


:Extol
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                  `(PC-Extol 3.1, (c)1988 Michael C. Taylor, $25)`

~contact:~ Michael C. Taylor,
         129 Country Club Rd, Pine Hill NJ 08021.

" PC-EXTOL is a programming language designed especially for
  Computer-Aided Instruction (CAI) which is particularly
  well- suited for tutorials and instruction in
  non-mathematical domains.
"
~Dated:~ Feb 1988; ~Entered:~ May 1989.


:FreePress
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               `(The Free Press 4.01, (c)1988 Gordon Couger, $10)`

~contact:~ Gordon Couger,
         212 E Grand, Frederick OK 73542, 405-335-2925.

" The Free Press is a collection of programs that allow any
  one with a MS-DOS computer to put out their own disk
  magazine.
"
~Dated:~ June 1988; ~Entered:~ May 1989.


:GAGS
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                           `(Generic Adventure Game System 1.06b,`
                                      `(c)1985 Mark J. Welch,$25)`

~contact:~ Mark J. Welch
         PO Box 2409, San Francisco CA 94126, 415-845-2430.

" The Generic Adventure Game System was written in an effort
  to make writing an adventure game as simple as possible,
  while still permitting a great deal of flexibility ..

  There are two clear advantages to the Generic Adventure
  Game System (GAGS). First, GAGS uses a standard-format
  text file for its data, and the adventure game can be
  modified simply by editing the data file with any text
  editor ..

  Second, GAGS is infinitely expandable because the complete
  Turbo Pascal source code is available (to registered
  users).
"
~Dated:~ Jun 1986; ~Entered:~ May 1989.


:HyperInk
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                    `(HyperInk, (c)1989 Shaman Exchange Inc., $5)`

~contact:~ Shaman Exchange, Inc.,
         7114 W Jefferson Ave Ste 100, Lakewood CO 80235.

" HyperInk is a graphically interactive application
  generator. It is versatile, easy to use and anyone can
  create custom applications. HyperInk allows the user to
  combine graphics, text and buttons to create visually
  appealing and efficient environments.

  HyperInk (HI) can be used to organize nearly any kind of
  information on your computer. All you need is the
  information, or an idea for something that you would like
  to access on the computer.
"
HyperInk looks and feels something like Black Magic, but
requires less memory and, with the exception of the mouse
driver, seems compatible with more machines. All editing is
done from within the package.

~Dated:~ Oct 1989; ~Entered:~ Dec 1989.


:HyperRead
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                   `(HyperRead, (c)1990 Leithauser Research, $50)`

~contact:~ Leithauser Reasearch,
         4649 Van Kleeck Dr, New Smyrna Beach FL 32169,
         904-423-0705.

" HyperRead, HyperRead Small, HyperRead File Maker,
  HyperRead Plus, and HyperRead Plus Small are programs that
  allow you to create and distribute hypertext documents.
  HyperRead File Maker, HyperRead Plus, and HyperRead Plus
  Small allow you to convert an ordinary ASCII text file
  into a hypertext document, which you may then use or
  distribute.

  You can read this document using the <PgUp> and <PgDn>
  keys or the Ctrl-PgUp and Ctrl-PgDn key combinations. You
  also can jump around in the document using the link words
  or phrases. Link phrases look like this. To jump to a
  section of text containing more information on a link
  phrase, use the cursor keys to move the screen cursor to
  the link phrase, then press the <J> key on the keyboard.
  You may do this repeatedly, going from one link word to
  another. You can backtrack along this path by pressing the
  <B> key on the keyboard.
"
Mouse support and an on-line help screen are also included.

:HyperSee
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                          `(HyperSee, (c)1990 Norman Newman, $20)`

~contact:~ Norman Newman
         PO Box 144, Bet Shemesh, Israel 99705.

" There are three concepts which compose a HyperSee document -
  pages, links and keys.

  A page is simply a collection of sentences; lines should be
  no longer than 76 characters (and will be truncated if
  longer). On one screen fit 18 lines; if a page is longer than
  this, the remainder will not be displayed immediately, but
  will constitute another screen, which can be reached via a
  link.

  Every page has a predefined key or title; this is the word or
  phrase which uniquely denotes each page. In your text, the
  key is preceded by an ampersand sign, eg    @Main Menu. The
  ampersand should be in the first column of text; the rest of
  the line constitutes the key. A key may be at most forty
  letters long.

  Links are what embody the HyperText idea; in my
  implementation, these are keys to other pages embedded in the
  text of a specific page. Physically, a link is the key to
  another page, enclosed in angle brackets (<>).
"
HyperSee not only works well, it's compact: only 17k.

~Dated:~ Dec 1990. ~Entered:~ Nov 1991.


:HyperShell
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             `(HyperShell, (c)1989 Nick Taylor, 25-60 pounds UK.)`

~contact:~ Text Technology,
         N.G. Taylor, 66 Kennedy Ave, Macclesfield, Cheshire,
         England, SK10 3DE.

" HyperShell is a general purpose hypertext control system,
  providing a text frame based presentation style with
  highlighted references permitting navigation to other
  frames in the same or another file, to graphic screens
  with selection zones on CGA and EGA systems, to popup
  notes which can themselves have further references, and
  allowing backtracking through visited frames, and
  collection and annotation of references. Also inline
  expansion of text in support of the main text is possible.

  In addition to the more usual hypertext
  facilities, HyperShell provides popup menus, menu bar
  operation, paged displays of menus or text files, DOS
  management facilities, scripting language with programming
  capability, variables, formfill input fields, program
  invocation and support for compressed input files.
"
HyperShell is a powerful program. One of the sample
applications is a simple database. The scripting language is
admittedly terse, but "an interactive 'authoring' system is
available, which allows you to  edit the hyperfiles using
an editor that understands the format .."

~Dated:~ Jan 1990; ~Entered:~ Apr 1990.


:Hype
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                       `(Hype, (c)1989 GoldPax Software,$35-$500)`

~contact:~ GoldPax Software
         PO Box 1576, Royal Oak MI 48068-1576.

" Hype is a program that allows you to create HyperText
  files on the PC without a lot of fuss and bother [but]
  requires an IBM compatible with a color monitor, either
  CGA, EGA, or VGA.

  Hype allows the user to define chunks of knowledge to be
  shown in a text window. In these windows (which may
  consist of multiple screens of text) the user may define
  "buttons" which can either be: [1] Another text window, or
  [2] An external DOS program (this includes .com, .exe,
  .bat files).
"
Hype also offers a software interface for use from within a
Turbo Pascal program.

~Dated:~ Dec 1989; ~Entered:~ Apr 1990.


:Hytext
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           `(HyText 2.5, (c)1988 Medical Decisions Software, $50)`

~contact:~ MD Software,
         30 Harris Street #6, Acton MA 01720.

" Inexpensive HYPERTEXT for MS-DOS. Provides nonlinear
  access to text/programs/algorithms for computer aided
  instruction.

  Simple control codes imbedded in any document create
  hypertext "links" or scripts. These scripts are maintained
  using a text editor or word processor which can output
  ASCII text.

  Several HYPERTEXT "objects" are supported:

   o TOPICS containing HOT WORDS
   o CARDS for notes, definitions, etc...
   o external TEXT to link to other documents
   o external PROGRAMS to link to other programs

  Authoring "tools" such as file/path info, trace mode and
  HOT WORD search are provided. An individual HYPERTEXT may
  span multiple files.

  "Point-and-Shoot" user interface. HOT WORDS are displayed
  as high- lighted areas which may be selected using the
  cursor control keys. The <ENTER> key is used to "jump" to
  the next TOPIC. The <END> key is used to return to a
  previous TOPIC.
"
~Dated:~ Aug 1988; ~Entered:~ May 1989.


:Iris
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                         `(Iris 1.28, (c)1990 Ted Husted, $8-$24)`

~contact:~ UserWare,
         4 Falcon Ln E, Fairport NY 14450-3312, 716-425-3463.

" Iris has taken books one step further. Instead of citing
  page numbers, authors can cite topic names. The names can
  be woven into the text itself, or displayed in popup
  menus. Electronic books can ask questions and respond to
  the answers. Readers can jump from one topic to another
  with the flick of a key. Screens can change color and
  size, and be accompanied by pleasant tones.
"
Recent upgrades to Iris offer online topic printing and a
pop-up note editor. An advanced authoring version, Prism,
includes a free text editor, and utilities to add runtime
decompression and decryption to your books. A printing
utility, HardCopy, is also bundled with the Iris program.

UserWare also distributes the Dart* program.

~Dated:~ Sep 1990; ~Entered:~ Sep 1989.


:Memo
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                     `(PC-Memo, (c)1989 Serendipity Systems, $15)`

~contact:~ Serendipity Systems,
         PO Box 140, San Simeon CA 93452.

" PC-MEMO is a screen utility which lets you distribute your
  memos, reports, and documents on IBM-PC computer disks.

  PC-MEMO has a capacity for five memos, reports, or
  documents. Each memo, report, or document can be up to
  40,000 bytes long.

  For long documents, a similar program is available.
  PC-BOOK will accommodate up to twenty-four files of 40,000
  bytes each. These files can fill two disks--there are
  separate programs for Disk A and Disk B. PC-BOOK is
  available for $25.00.
"
~Dated:~ Jan 1990; ~Entered:~ Sep 1990.


:SpyGlass
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                              `(Spyglass, (c)1989 JK Powers, $25)`

~contact:~ J K Powers,
         222 West Spruce St, Sequim WA 98382 USA.

" Spyglass is a hypertext style text delivery system.
  Spyglass is especially useful for help systems, system
  documentation and text information with built-in
  cross-references. Similar to the DOS and OS/2 on-line
  technical reference guide engines.
"
This is a "stand-alone" version of the hypertext help system
developed for the (popular) BlackBeard text editor.

~Dated:~ Aug 1989; ~Entered:~ Dec 1989.

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(c)1990-91 UserWare, 4 Falcon Ln E, Fairport NY 14450.