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RIPTOMAX.EXE v1.20
Converts RIPscrip screen files to MAXscript screen files
Copyright 1997 ■ Larry L. Athey ■ BBS Utiliteez Software
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Information Regarding MAX Graphics:
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Notice is hereby given that the MAXscript/MAXcontrol/MAXcolor language,
and MAXterm are products of BBS Utiliteez Software and are protected by
US copyrights listed with the US Library Of Congress (1996)....
No changes, additions, subtractions, or other modifications shall be made
to MAXscript/MAXcontrol/MAXcolor language or the MAX Graphics development
kit without express written permission from Larry L. Athey, BBS Utiliteez
Software, Alliance, Nebraska, USA....
The MAXscript/MAXcontrol/MAXcolor language may be used in any BBS or Door
software 100% royalty free. You are also allowed to implement full local
graphics viewing in any BBS or Door software 100% royalty free. However,
any program that uses the MAXscript/MAXcontrol/MAXcolor language *MUST*
bear the MAX Graphics/BBS Utiliteez Software copyright notice....
Example: MAX Graphics and the MAXscript/MAXcontrol/MAXcolor language is
(C) 1995-Current * Larry L. Athey * BBS Utiliteez Software
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The Contributors:
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This is a list of people who contributed to the cause of beta testing the
MAX Graphics related programs and the TDK door development kit. Although
there were more people who applied to be beta testers, most of these beta
sites never posted anything in the support echo, so I don't consider them
to have made any contribution to the cause. But, these people stood by me
and my efforts without a single sour word, and never threw in the towel..
Many people apply to be a beta tester for new programs and never think of
the qwerks involved in testing untested software. So they quickly give up
and avoid beta testing like the plague. Beta testing requires a person to
do nearly as much work (if not actually more) as the programmer themself.
Programs can't evolve without testers actually running the program and at
least trying to make it work even with the bugs in it. True beta testers
don't seem to know the meaning of the phrase "I give up", and that's what
makes being a program author worth while. I couldn't give a damn if I get
one more program registration in my life, so long as there are dedicated
common sense thinking people like this standing by you, it's worth while!
Let's here it for the people that refused to say "I give up"!
Name: BBS: Phone:
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Brad Larned (1:205/400) The Fresno Online BBS 209-276-3657
Sean Price (1:205/46) Sanctuary From The Law BBS 619-377-3611
Chris Martin (1:219/308) The Mars Station BBS 760-254-3012
Bob Wingender (1:284/11) The Oak Tree BBS 417-581-0868
Chet Rhodes (1:151/124) Hawkmoon's Realm 919-556-8363
Larry Thrasher (1:3612/650) The Night Thrasher BBS 904-937-9144
Thomas Wells (1:3621/1) Renegade's Hideout 615-326-5597
Timothy Barney (1:2622/3) The Gravel Pit 814-942-1552
Cliff Williams (1:112/124) The City Of Thought 904-645-8850
Jon Parise (1:2606/421) Infinite Twilight 908-637-8243
Arthur Stark (1:395/670) Top's Diamond Mine 254-542-8783
Ronald Schlegel (1:110/1065) Dynasty BBS 937-258-1030
David Raasch (1:280/285) Let It Shine Online! 816-461-2290
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NOTE: These names appear in no particular order, they are only listed here
as the names appear in my MAX Graphics area message base....
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DISCLAIMER:
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This program's author has taken every precaution to insure that no harm or
damage will occur on computer systems operating this package. Nevertheless,
the author shall NOT be held liable for whatever may happen on your computer
system or to any computer systems which connects to your own as a result of
operating this package. The user assumes full responsibility for the correct
operation of this software package, whether harm or damage results from any
software error, hardware malfunction, or operator error. NO warranties are
offered, expressly stated or implied, including without any limitation or
restriction any warranties of operation for a particular purpose and / or
merchantability. If you do not agree with this, then absolutely do NOT use
this program! See the file WARNING.TXT for more information....
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LICENSE AGREEMENT:
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This program, support files, and documentation are copyrighted products of
BBS Utiliteez Software. The author reserves all rights to these products.
This is protected by the United States of America (USA) and International
Copyright Laws. In no way shall the components of this software package
be reproduced or modified in any form or method without prior expressly
written permission from the author.
Tampering with or altering the contents or integrity of this software
package is prohibited. No fee may be charged by any agency other than the
author beyond the cost of distributing unregistered copies without prior
expressly written permission from the author.
This program is distributed as freeware, but is not public domain software.
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GUARANTEE:
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Ha Ha Ha Ha....Guarantee? Okay, if this program breaks, I guarantee that you
get to keep both pieces....How's that? :)
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About RIPTOMAX.EXE:
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This program converts raw RIPscrip commands to MAXscript format and writes a
new *.MAX screen file that you can load into MAXpaint or a text editor and
touch up before use in your BBS or door programs....Any references to a RIP
icon in a screen file will be changed to reflect a reference to a PCX image.
You will need to run the ICNTOMAX.EXE program on the RIP icon file which in
return creates a 256 color format PCX or MAX Graphics MIF image file. This
utility also allows you to alter any of the 16 colors in a RIP icon to match
any of the 256 colors used in MAX Graphics....
Keep in mind that there are vast difference between RIP and MAX and not all
RIP commands can be converted to MAX format. You will have to view the RIP
screen in some kind of a RIP viewer/editor and recreate any missing screen
elements using MAX commands. If your screen only uses basic drawing elements
such as Bars, Rectangles, Circles, Ellipses, Lines, Flood Fills, Buttons,
Put Pixels, Mouse Fields, Text Output, Polygons, Polylines, Bezier Curves,
Etc, your screens will be converted as usual....
Still, even though these commands in RIP perform the same function as the
equivalent MAX commands, you may still experience display errors. Such is
the case with Flood Fills in RIP. As you may or may not know, Flood Fills
in RIP v1.54 aren't compatible with other versions of RIP. And, depending
on how they are used, they could cause problems in MAX as well. This just
depends on the color of the borders that you are trying to Flood Fill....
Another thing to keep in mind is that RIP uses Borland BGI fonts, and MAX
uses GEM fonts. Any text converted by this program will only appear in the
default internal font formats in MAX Graphics. If your screens use any BGI
fonts, you will have to find a similar GEM font and insert the MAX command
to load a new font, and then change the MAX text output command to use the
new font type....Refer to MAXINFO.DOC for details on this procedure....
Lastly, RIP screen files most generally have a lot of slack in them which
will result in an unusually large MAX screen file. So you will most likely
want to load the converted screen file in MAXpaint and re-save the screen
file in MAXcontrol format. This will make your screen file smaller and it
will also transfer faster & more accurately when the BBS or door sends it.
The file SAMPLE.MAX screen file is a converted Wildcat4 main menu screen,
this is just included in this archive to present an example of a converted
RIP screen file to MAX format....
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RIPTOMAX.EXE Command Line Parameters:
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RIPTOMAX.EXE [Process Type] [Input File/Path]
To Process Just One File:
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RIPTOMAX.EXE FILE C:\BBS\DISPLAY\FILENAME.RIP
To Process An Entire Path:
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RIPTOMAX.EXE PATH C:\BBS\DISPLAY\
All *.MAX screen files will be created in the same directory that you execute
this program from, in order to prevent any possible file overwrite errors....
ICNTOMAX.EXE Command Line Parameters:
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ICNTOMAX.EXE [RIP Icon File Name To Convert]
ICNTOMAX.EXE C:\RIPAINT\ICONS\CHECKERS.ICN
The above command line will convert CHECKERS.ICN to CHECKERS.PCX as well as
CHECKERS.MIF in the current directory....
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Not just software....It's a computer enhancement!
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Contact: 1:14/703@FidoNet Or: USA MAX Graphics HQ-BBS │
│ 21:99/101@FishNet (308)762-2239 │
│ maxgfx@juno.com FAX or Data Calls │
│ http://home.att.net/~maxgfx ANSI/ASCII/MAX (No RIP) │
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