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- The Man From S.P.U.D.
- Presents
- SPUDclock
-
- SPUDclock is a simple program that uses the narrator device to output (say)
- the time at certain user specified intervals. It was written mainly to
- remind you of the time when you are busy working on the computer. (I used
- to miss the beginings of alot of TV shows until this was written).
- To use it simply type at a CLI prompt:
- run spudclock [options]
- NOTE: You need to RUN it the first time but if you invoke it later to change
- some options you do not need the RUN. (Once the options are changed the later
- copy dies leaving only one copy in memory).
- The options are zero or more of the following.
- -f The time is spoken every quarter hour on the quarter
- hour.
- -t The time is spoken every half hour on the half hour.
- -h The time is spoken every hour on the hour.
- -p The speakers are prestarted. This is if you have
- some amplified speakers that sense a signal and then
- start amplification after a small delay. You don't
- need this option if you are hooked up to your monitor.
- -s nnnn Sets the starting time. See note below.
- -e nnnn Sets the ending time. See note below.
- -v nn Sets the volume. Where 0 < nn < 64.
- -m message Says message before saying the time.
- -l Lists the current settings.
- -d Causes any unspecified option to revert to their
- defaults. Normally only the values associated with the
- options specified on the command line are changed.
- -q Kills the main running copy of SPUDclock.
- Setting Starting and Stopping Times
-
- With the -s and -e options you can tell SPUDclock when to start and stop
- speaking the time. This is if you are like me and leave your computer on all
- the time and don't want to get waken up every half hour. The format for the
- times is hhmm. (h - hours, m - minutes, 24 hour time)
- If you want to start at 8:30 AM and stop at 11:00 PM then part of your option
- set would be:
- -s 830 -e 2300
- "Good Morning" is spoken after the starting time and "Good Night" is
- spoken after the ending time. Also, times are spoken intelligently (i.e as
- a human would say them.
- The defaults are:
- Time spoken every half hour.
- No speaker prestart.
- Starting time 830.
- Ending time 2300.
- Alarm volume 50.
- These can be changed in the source and recompiled if desired. The executable
- was compiled under Lattice 3.10 and the makefile is included.
-
- Any of the options may be changed at any time by invoking the program with
- the desired options (use the -d option to put unspecified values at their
- defaults).
- Example:
- My startup-sequence contains the line:
- run spudclock -m mister poetaytoe head says -s 700 -e 2200
- so at 10:00 PM the amiga says:
- "mister potato head says it is now ten o'clock, good night"
- This program can be distributed and copied freely. If you feel you want to
- send a contribution, we'll be glad to accept it. That's up to you though.
- Brought to you by
- The Man From S.P.U.D.
- (H. Bret Young and Bob Beaty)
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- H. Bret Young
- 716 N. 31st Street
- Lafayette, IN 47904
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