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* NoAGA Version 1.0 ( 1994-03-20 ) *
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* © 1994 by Uwe Schilling *
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DESCRIPTION:
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NoAGA is designed to run old demos, intros, tools etc. on your
AGA-machine without changing the screenmode or rebooting the system.
It works fine with most of the programs which don't open a screen.
FEATURES:
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- The screenmode will be changed to PAL or NTSC
- For the time, the demo is running you have the choice to switch:
- code- and data-cache off,
- fastmemory off.
- The VectorBasisRegister is always set to zero.
- Sprites are always shown in LORES.
- Check for cruncher that unpack to fixed addresses and destroy the
system. The program knows 25 frequently used dangerous crunchers and
will pop up a requester, if it detects one of them.
- If the demo quits, the system will be restored to its original state.
Please note that some demos dosn't quit! So it is better to save
your work, before you start an unknown demo!
- Additionally if you have got a clock in the computer, the time will
reread from this clock after the demo ends.
USAGE:
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from CLI:
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Type "NoAGA ?" to get information about the program.
NoAGA understands the following parameters. They must be located
between "NoAGA" and the name of the executable:
-c do not switch cache off ( for fast vector graphics )
-d do not check for dangerous crunchers
-f switch fastmemory off
-r open a file requester
-w open a settings-window
By default no parameter are used. Please note the twofold "not"!
Behind the name, options to the executable program may follow.
from Workbench:
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Double-Click on the icon and an appicon appears. To start your demos
just select one or more ( with SHIFT pressed ) and drag and drop
them over the appicon.
To finish NoAGA click on the appicon twice. Select "Abort" in the
appearing window. This Window also allows to change the preferences
temporaryly.
The following preferences are possible to enter in the NoAGA-icons
tooltypes:
POPUP=YES|NO - opens the settings-window at the beginning
CACHE_OFF=YES|NO - switches cache off
NO_FAST_MEM=YES|NO - switches fastmemory off
CRUNCHER_CHECK=YES|NO - checks for dangerous crunchers
APP_X_POS=<number> - describes the location of the appicon
APP_Y_POS=<number> on workbench screen
COPYRIGHT:
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NoAGA is copyrighted 1994 by Uwe Schilling. All rights reserved.
This program is Freeware, so no financial donations are required.
Redistribution will be allowed only if the package contains the
following unchanged files:
- NoAGA
- NoAGA.info
- NoAGA.doc
- NoAGA.doc.info
- NoAGA.dok
- NoAGA.dok.info
For using them in commercial products, the written permission of the
author is required. Usage in magazines and diskmags will be allowed,
if you send me a copy of this publication.
NoAGA has been written with Matt Dillons DICE. The source for the
options-window comes from Jan van den Baards GadToolsBox.
DISCLAIMER:
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The author does not accept any responsibility for this program as to
reliability, correctness etc. You use NoAGA completely at your own
risk.
AUTHOR:
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For questions, bug reports, ideas contact me at
Uwe Schilling
Laubestraße 20
D-01309 Dresden
Germany