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- *** Rollback v1.0 ***
- "Boldly goes where no other program has gone before"
-
-
- What Rollback does is simply bring back the information that has
- scrolled off the screen on a CLI session. It makes a GREAT combination
- with program like 'Conman'. Try it and let me know!
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-
- Usage: Run Rollback
-
- Keys used (all are in the numeric keypad):
- 8 : Scroll up one line
- 9 : Scroll down one line
- 4 : Scroll up one page
- 5 : Scroll down one page
- 1 : Scroll to the top of buffer
- 2 : Scroll to the end of buffer
- 0 : Clear the screen [HOME]
- . : Clear the buffer
- - : Capture to buffer off/on (toggle)
-
- Type 'exit' on the CLI prompt to deactivate Rollback
-
- You CAN RUN another rollback on a DIFFERENT window, however only ONE
- rollback per window or it will GURU (This is fair I think).
- BTW, the buffer is 100 lines long.
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- Troubleshooting:
-
-
- For Conman users:
- Upon running rollback, type ';conman' on the CLI prompt to notify
- rollback that you are using conman. This is due to fact that conman somewhat
- alter the system so that rollback can't differentiate if the message is
- from/to the console or from/to other sources.
-
-
- You run it, and get 'parent task not found' error message:
- Either the system totally screw up or you run it from a CLI window
- which is spawn by 'CLI' (like from WB). Open another CLI window by issuing
- 'NewCLI', and run rollback from the NewCLI window.
-
-
- You run it, and get 'console not found' message:
- Well, you must be running on a conman window, and use the old version
- of conman or the unpatched version. (See the conpatch.txt which describes
- what need to be done).
-
-
- You move around the buffer, and the cursor/screen looks screwy:
- Rollback has lose track of the current cursor position which might
- have been alter by other program. This situation might happen if:
- - You turn off the capture do something, and turn it back on again.
- - On conman console you resize the window to min, and resize it back
- - Running program that move cursor around, like 'Conquest' PD game.
- To cure it press '0' [HOME] which will reset the cursor position,
- if thing is still screwy, you might need to clear the buffer.
-
-
- Best to keep the window width at the maximum.
- Avoid program that outputs lots of control characters to move cursor around
- (like Conquest) while Rollback is running. I haven't handled these chars
- yet because there are too many combination of them (yack), and will put too
- much overhead on the program. I will let you handle this.
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- Rollback v1.0 Copyright 1987 by Andry Rachmat
-
- This PROGRAM is copyrighted and all RIGHTS reserved.
- It is a SHAREWARE , therefore PERMISSION is granted to freely
- copy, use and redistribute this program, for non-commercial uses, as long
- as this program is not altered in any way and is accompanied with this
- document.
-
- It is FORBIDDEN to use or include this program on ANY COMMERCIAL
- DISK or PRODUCT, without prior, written permission from the author.
- If you interested in using this program please contact me at addresses
- below.
-
- I make no warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the
- program described herein, its quality, performance, merchantability,
- or fitness for any particular purpose. This program is provided "as is"
- and the entire risk as to its quality and performance is with the user.
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- I am planning to do some more works on this. Depending on your responses
- this might be the LAST shareware version out.
- Your comments are encouraged, let me hear from YOU!
-
- Send comments and contributions (whatever do you think it is worth) to:
- 10715 Roosevelt NE #7
- Seattle, WA 98125
- (206)-367-7485
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- Special Thanks to:
- John 'the Amicus' Foust for the idea
- Thad 'the Bad' Floryan for the suggestion and testing
- William 'the Conman' Hawes for a GREAT program
- and also to (I learn a lot from their programs to make this possible):
- Dewi William (does Dewi mean goddess?)
- Davide P. Cervone
- Phillip Lindsay
- Andy Finkel
- Hayes Haugen
- and to those who are willing to support my shareware.
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- June 5th, 1987
-
- "Spring is Forever at the Valley of Thousands Flowers"
- to be continued...
-
-