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- POWer Viewer 1.0
- (C) Copyright Victor Yiu, 1995.
- [victor.yiu@psl-online.com]
-
- POW is not free, or "public domain," but "cardware" non-commercial use.
- Corporate and BBS operators, please note the registration section below.
- It is requested that all users of this program register.
- (It's practically free anyway!)
-
-
-
- Introducing "POW"...
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-
- POW is a unique text viewer -- in fact, the ONLY ONE of its kind.
- What's so special about it? ** You can now browse plain color ANSI files! **
- And ANSI.SYS is not required.
-
- You can even scroll back and forth, search through, or goto a specific line.
- It's a breeze to view raw BBS capture files!
-
- There have been many utilities in the past that allowed users to view ANSI
- files, but never before has any program allowed a user to actually BROWSE,
- move back and forth, up and down, as if it were any other plain text file!
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- Bulletin Board Operators
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- BBS Sysops can now have the ability to distribute color coded ANSI 'new files'
- lists to their users. Compared to their plain text counterparts, the colored
- versions are more attractive and convenient for the users to use. Color
- coding allows the users to quickly browse through the listings. (See
- SAMPLE2.ANS for an example.) Since ANSI.SYS is not required, sysops will not
- have to worry about the users' configurations.
-
- If you wish to use POW in your bulletin board system, please contact me to
- work something out (see below). By registering, you can get a customized
- version of POW for you to include for your users. Optionally, you may
- include a short ANSI 'advertisement' for POW to display automatically
- after its copyright screen (will be incorporated inside the EXE file, no
- external file necessary).
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- Limitations
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- POW is designed to work with 'sequential' ANSI files only. Files that utilize
- vertical cursor positioning commands or have unusual line break placement
- will result in unexpected displays. Maximum viewable file size is 32,500
- lines.
-
- Due to the design of the program, it is not possible to view these files.
- Viewing 'animation' files would require loading them completely in memory.
- I have opted instead for an algorithm that allows greater capacity (32,500
- lines), while maintaining a small memory footprint (will run in about 256k).
- Since most animated ANSI sequences do not require the 'viewer' capability
- anyway, they should be viewed with plain ANSI.SYS.
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- Registration (it's practically FREE to all users!)
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- POW is cardware for normal users (non-commercial use), which means all you
- have to do is to just send me a postcard (a cool one :) ) with suggestions
- and comments about POW. Your continued support will encourage me to further
- develop this product! Snailmail address:
- Victor Yiu
- 2823 Cane Field Drive
- Sugar Land, TX 77479-1427
-
- Additionally, I also ask that you upload the complete, unmodified version
- (with all its files intact) to another BBS or internet FTP site. Help spread
- POW around! That's it!
-
- Drop me a line in e-mail if you can, too! :) victor.yiu@psl-online.com
-
-
- ******** NOTICE ********
- For corporate accounts or BBS sysops, please contact me for details.
- For BBS sysops, the general price outline based on the number of registered
- users is shown below. I don't want overwhelming registration prices to deter
- you from using POW. In all cases, please e-mail me to work something out.
-
- up to 25 user package $ 9 Please make checks or money
- 50 user package $15 orders payable to Victor Yiu.
- 100 user package $19
- 200 user package $29
- 400 user package $39
- 401+users email me privately
-
- For the option of adding an ANSI screen for POW to automatically display
- during program exit is an extra $5. The short ANSI sequence (up to 20 lines
- or so) will be customized directly into the EXE file, so tampering or erasing
- of the 'ad' will not occur.
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- This program is based on an honor system. I don't think the price is
- unreasonable, and hope all corporate users or bulletin board operators will
- take the time to register. It may seem little, but it means a lot to me.
-
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- Contacting the author
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-
- I can be reached through the Internet at "victor.yiu@psl-online.com", without
- the quotes. I also frequent PSL Online (see below). On FidoNet, I can be
- reached at 1:106/30, as Victor Yiu. My snailmail address is listed above.
-
-
- Revision History
- ----------------
-
- .99beta PSL Online user beta-test. Not for distribution.
- [3/19/95]
-
- 1.00 First official general-public release.
- [5/09/95]
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- Special Thanks
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-
- Special thanks to Maryjane Choate for her help and support. Thanks to
- Harry Brimberry of PSL Online, for running such a great board. Try it out
- and see what I mean! PSL Online (10 nodes) (713)442-6704...
-
-
- Disclaimer (who really reads this section anyway? :) )
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- The author, Victor Yiu, disclaims all warranties as to this software, whether
- express or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of
- merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, functionality, or data
- integrity. The author is not liable for any damages, direct or consequential,
- which may result from the use of POW.
-
- Whew! Thanks for using POW!
-
- ■ POWer Viewer 1.0 ■ (C) Copyright Victor Yiu, 1995. ■ All rights reserved. ■
-