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- MoC Master of Ceremonies by John Hind
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- SUMMARY
-
- Master of Ceremonies (MoC) is an application for the PSION Series 3/
- 3a Computer to assist people who have to control any structured event
- such as a conference, meeting, tutorial, television programme etc.
- It can also be used by individual presenters to keep their talk to
- time and act as an electronic cue card. MoC is Shareware.
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- FEATURE LIST
-
- * Full PSION Series3 application. Installs as icon on System Screen.
-
- * User definable schedules made up of headings and time slots.
-
- * Plan schedule based on relative time or fixed start or end times.
-
- * Show start and end times for whole schedule and for current time
- slot. Show text for current and next time slots or heading.
-
- * During event, show countdown timer for running time slot,
- estimated schedule finish time and over-run or under-run.
-
- * Show analogue or digital clock, according to system setting.
-
- * Slots and headings may be changed, moved, deleted, added and
- copied, singly or in marked blocks.
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- * Future part of schedule may be changed while schedule is running.
-
- * Find text in headings or time slots and find time slot at a given
- time.
-
- * Use template schedules for standard events.
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- * Copy headings and time slots between schedules.
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- * Three types of optional audible alarms.
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- * Log a schedule run to record actual durations of time slots.
-
- * Print schedule via the "Word" application.
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- * Exchange data with other applications on PC, Mac or S3.
-
- * Work in 24Hr clock or am/pm time according to system setting.
-
- * Outline-based on-line user guide using the "Word" application.
-
- Additional features on Series-3a Only
-
- * Alarms may additionally be set to play back sound files, and/or
- animated graphics.
-
- * Full advantage is taken of the higher screen resolution to
- improve the presentation and display more text in items.
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- CONDITIONS OF USE
-
- Although MoC has been extensively tested, the author takes no
- responsibility for any loss of any kind due to its use. It is the
- user's responsibility to establish the suitability of this
- software for any particular purpose.
-
- MoC may be freely copied and distributed provided the entire file
- "S3MOC.ZIP" is distributed intact, complete and without any changes.
-
- Any individual or organisation may use MoC for a maximum of 21 days
- without charge. At the end of that time, they must either cease
- using MoC or register its use with the author.
-
- Registration costs รบ20UK or $30US. Payment may be by cheque to John
- Hind, 1a Brunswick Quay, Redriff Road, London SE16 1PU, United
- Kingdom; or via CompuServe (GO SWREG). If paying by post, please
- include a CompuServe mailbox through which you can be
- contacted. Registration entitles you to unlimited use on any one
- machine, to free application support and to free upgrades. At
- present, upgrades and application support can only be offered via
- CompuServe and not by mail or telephone.
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- FILELIST
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- The distribution archive contains the following files:
-
- Installation Program:
- MOCINST.OPL - Installs the remaining files
-
- Files Installed for the Series 3 version:
- \APP\LIB\FRAMELIB.OPO - Framework code library compiled for S3.
- \APP\MOC\MOCLIB.OPO - MOC common code library compiled for S3.
- \APP\MOC\MOC3.OPO - MOC S3 specific code library.
- \APP\MOC.OPA - Main application code.
- \WRD\MOC.WRD - Manual in Word application format.
- \MOC\EXAMPLE.MOC - Example schedule.
-
- Files Installed for the Series 3a version:
- \APP\LIB\FRAMELBA.OPO - Framework code library compiled for S3a.
- \APP\MOC\MOCLIBA.OPO - MOC common code library compiled for S3a.
- \APP\MOC\MOC3A.OPO - MOC S3a specific code library.
- \APP\MOC\CUT?.PIC - PIC files for the 'cut' animation.
- \APP\MOC\WIND?.PIC - PIC files for the 'wind-up' animation.
- \APP\MOC.OPA - Main application code (from MOCA.OPA).
- \WRD\MOC.WRD - Manual in Word format (from MOCA.OPA).
- \MOC\EXAMPLE.MOC - Example schedule.
-
- Files not installed:
- README.TXT - This file (including installation instructions).
- TECHREF.TXT - Technical information and advanced configuration.
- MOC.OPL - Source for MOC.OPA (Series 3 version).
- MOCA.OPL - Source for MOC.OPA (Series 3a version).
- MOC.PIC - Series 3 Icon.
- MOCA.PIC - Series 3a Icon.
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- INSTALLATION
-
- To install MoC, all the above files must be located either on an SSD
- or on a disk drive on a PC attached to the Series 3 machine via the
- 3-Link cable and MCLINK software. In either case, all the files must
- be in the same directory.
- 1. Copy the MOCINST.OPL file into the \OPL directory in internal
- memory.
- 2. Load this file into the Program application and translate using
- PSION-T. Answer YES in the "Run program" dialog,
- 3. Press any key to bring up the Installation Options dialog.
- 4. Complete this dialog and press ENTER. The files for the selected
- version will be installed into the correct directories.
- 5. At the system screen, select PSION-I to install the application
- icon and pick the "MOC" application from whichever device you
- installed it to.
- 6. You can now delete \OPL\MOCINST.OPL and \OPO\MOCINST.OPO.
- 7. To get started, I recommend you open the MOC or MOCA file in the
- Word application at the same time as the EXAMPLE file in the MOC
- application.
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- SUPPORT
-
- The author welcomes any queries, bug reports or suggestions for
- further development from registered users by EMAIL on CompuServe.
- When requesting support or reporting bugs, please quote
- the three numbers in the box to the lower right of the help screen.
-
- CompuServe: 70374,756
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