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- ABOUT TEXTBOX.EXE
-
- TEXTBOX.EXE is a program from the kit, PIECES, by Another
- Company. With PIECES, you can create just about anything for
- IBM-compatible computing. No programming skill is necessary.
- See end of this file for more information about PIECES.
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- What It Does
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- TEXTBOX will display one or more lines of text in an
- automatically centered box in text mode. This is not for use
- with graphics modes. The text will remain on-screen until the
- user presses any key.
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- How To Use It
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- TEXTBOX requires one parameter, the name of a file
- containing standard ASCII text. The lines of text in this
- file must be no more than 70 characters long and there may be
- more than 22 lines of text. For the following example, let's
- say you've created a text file called THANKS.TXT which
- contains these lines:
-
- Thanks for using OMEGA - Shareware version
- To register, send $82.95 to:
- O-Maker, Inc
- Box 123
- Clarke, CA 94333
-
- Then from within a script file or batch file you type:
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- TEXTBOX.EXE THANKS.TXT
-
- The 5 lines of text will appear in a centered blue box on a
- green screen until the user presses any key.
-
- Additional Information
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- TEXTBOX is a destructive program, it will erase the currently
- displayed image.
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- About Pieces
-
- PIECES is a shareware disk containing several small programs
- that can be combined to do a variety of tasks with
- a super-professional look and feel. No programming experience
- is needed. PIECES can be expanded to incorporate your
- favorite programs as well, so it's possibilities for making
- and enhancing pictures shows, text presentations, multimedia,
- electronic catalogs, teaching materials, executable software,
- games, shareware and more are limitless!
- You can register as many or as few PIECES as you wish.
- Registered users are licensed to copy and distribute the
- PIECES along with their finished products. Unregistered
- users may copy and distribute the complete unmodified PIECES
- package, but may not use only portions of it until purchase
- of registration. Use of PIECES beyond 30 days requires
- registration.
- Most shareware PIECES programs have a "unregistered"
- notice which pops up randomly, approximately every 200 times.
- This is removed from the registered versions, and also saves
- as much as 3,000 bytes disk space per program.
-
- This software is copyrighted by Jeff Napier of Another
- Company, and distributed by Gary Smith of OEC Systems.
-
- The shareware or registered versions of PIECES may be
- purchased from Gary Smith at OEC Systems:
-
- Gary Smith
- c/o OEC Systems
- 4646 North Shallowford Road
- Atlanta, GA 30338-6304
-
- phone: 404-394-1000
- orders only: 800-444-2424
- fax: 404-394-1006
- BBS: 404-804-7889
-
- MasterCard and VISA accepted
-
- Neither Another Company nor Gary Smith/OEC Systems assume
- any responsibility for your use of this product or any
- Another Company product.
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