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- Dear ADVBAS user:
-
- I would like to take this opportunity to thank you once again for your use
- and support of my ADVBAS Programming Library. In case you didn't get the
- word, this is the final version of ADVBAS, and there will be no additional
- routines added. I was able to update ADVBAS to work with QuickBASIC 4.0
- because HCSI magnanimously allowed me to "bend" my contract with them, so
- that current ADVBAS users would not be left in the lurch. There will be
- no further releases of ADVBAS.
-
- Now for the good news! A greatly enhanced version of ADVBAS, called
- ProBas, is now available from Hammerly Computer Services, Inc. (HCSI).
- ProBas contains over 230 routines including all your favorite ADVBAS
- routines and more than 100 new ones. See the file PROBAS.LST for a
- complete list of all the routines in ProBas.
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-
-
- ProBas Enhancements Include:
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- o a new window manager that has added features and power.
-
- o use dynamic arrays as full or partial virtual screens - this
- allows you to create complex screens invisibly and then "snap" the
- full or partial screen on in an eyeblink. Unlike using screen
- page memory, this works with partial screens and any display.
-
- o utilize the full potential of dynamic arrays using the new DFREAD
- and DFWRITE routines that allow you to read or write from disk
- directly into large dynamic arrays.
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- o break the 64k string space limitation-- you may use all available
- base memory or EMS memory for string storage.
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- o sort routines that allow you to sort large amounts of data in
- memory. Pointer-oriented for flexibility.
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- o use EMS expanded memory for data storage-- have megabytes of
- numeric or string data in memory! You can treat expanded memory
- either as arrays or as files.
-
- o new and enhanced screen manipulation routines including faster and
- more versatile direct write and snapshot routines, left and right
- scrolling, and eye-catching ways of clearing a screen.
-
- o new input routines that work with both the keyboard and the
- mouse. Also, an editing, controllable field input routine.
-
- o 575-page printed manual with a tutorial, explanations, and
- examples. Well written and heavily indexed for convenience!
-
- Just like ADVBAS, ProBas comes with all of the OBJ files so you can
- create your own libraries, and you can link the ProBas routines with your
- programs without paying any royalties or including our copyright notice.
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- ProBas comes with an eight-module executable demonstration program that
- uses most of the 232 routines in ProBas. You also get full BASIC source
- code for the demo program, written in a narrative format that was designed
- to be read like a book. The text within the demo explains in great
- detail how to use the various ProBas routines in real-life situations.
-
- The price of the ProBas BASIC Programming Library is just $99.00. Compare
- this with other programming libraries like Mach2 or QuickPak, and you'll
- find that the value is unsurpassed. Have you found ADVBAS useful? Move
- up to the commercial-level quality of ProBas! "Ain't nothin' better!"
-
-
-
- ProRef
-
-
- With over 230 routines in ProBas, even I can't remember the proper calling
- syntax and arguments for each and every routine. ProRef is a memory-
- resident utility, written in BASIC, and specifically designed for use from
- within QuickBASIC. Using the familiar QuickBASIC menu and input formats,
- (including the mouse) you can quickly look up any ProBas routine. With
- just a few keystrokes or the mouse, you'll see the calling syntax and five
- to six lines of detailed help information for the routine. ProRef is
- actually an on-line users manual. You can add the calling syntax and help
- information for your own library routines to the database! But ProRef is
- far more than just a help system for ProBas. ProRef allows you to write
- your own utilities and pop-ups (in BASIC or any language) for use in the
- QuickBASIC environment. Now for the first time, you can really custom-
- tailor your programming environment, adding any tools or goodies you can
- dream up, and have them available via hot-keys!
-
- ProRef is an absolute must for the serious user of ProBas. At just
- $50.00, you can't lose.
-
-
-
- Weiner Shell
-
-
- Speaking of TSR BASIC programs, how would you like to make any of your
- BASIC programs available as a hot-key invoked "terminate and stay
- resident" program? HCSI is now shipping a new product, the Weiner Shell,
- (pronounced wine-er, as in grape) that allows you to do just that. This
- powerful "kernel" is a full-featured memory-resident programming language
- and interpreter that you can also be programmed from BASIC. We used this
- to create ProRef and BasRef. The Weiner Shell allows you to pre-allocate
- memory and at the press of a hot-key, run a BASIC program in that reserved
- memory. Once loaded, your BASIC program can make use of all of BASIC's
- resources including the CHAIN, CHAIN with COMMON, and SHELL commands.
- Your BASIC programs can be compiled with any of the compiler output
- options like .EXE, BRUNxx.LIB or BCOMxx.LIB. You can even make use of EMS
- memory. Use the Shell's vast set of features to create scrollable pop-up
- windows, bar menus, and memory databases-- often with just a single
- command!
-
- Your program passes commands to the memory-resident kernel via the NUL
- device, or you can treat the Shell as you would a printer. Data can be
- passed back and forth between your program and the Weiner Shell. The
- capabilities are tremendous.
-
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- o create pop-up menus that can load your programs as if they were
- TSRs.
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- o access any DOS interrupt directly from your program.
-
- o create a copy of all keystrokes so you can scroll them back, edit,
- or re-enter them. Design your own keyboard macro program.
-
- o do timed events where processes or programs can be executed at
- specific times or time intervals, like checking for your email.
-
- o design memory-resident database applications that can share data
- with your BASIC program running in the foreground.
-
- o design complex re-entrant applications with pop-ups that call
- other programs or even other pop-ups.
-
- o use the powers of BASIC and ProBas to create your own utilities or
- interface for dBase or Lotus 1-2-3!
-
- o create a clipboard, the way you want it, to pass data from one
- program to another.
-
- The possibilities are endless and the horizons that this product opens up
- are really exciting! The Weiner Shell is just $199.00 for a product that
- can do more than you ever dreamed possible, without the hassles of
- assembly language.
-
- Users of Borland's Turbo BASIC can now purchase "toolboxes" from Borland
- at $99.95 each to increase the capabilities of the Turbo BASIC compiler.
- Now QuickBASIC users aren't left out!
-
-
-
-
- The ProBas ToolKit
-
-
- The ProBas ToolKit is a library of higher-level tools that make maximum
- use of the "low-level" routines in ProBas. Over the years I have had
- hundreds of requests for specialized routines that generate menus,
- control line and screen input, and much more.
-
- The ProBas ToolKit is a library of specialized assembly and BASIC routines
- that perform complex tasks. For example, you can generate a "123-type"
- ring menu with up to 100 choices on as many lines as you like, simply by
- calling SetRingMenu. The GetRingMenu routine will wait for input from the
- keyboard, the arrow keys or the mouse and return the number of the
- choice. Just a few of the features are:
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- o fielded input-- specify where, what and how the user should input
- data.
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- o line-oriented or full-screen input with edit-- using DOS or
- WordStar editing commands.
-
- o design and generate bar menus, pull-down menus, and pull-up menus.
-
- o create protected data areas that DOS can't overwrite. You can
- save data, return to DOS, run other programs and the data is safe.
-
- o write self-modifying code for installing paths, passwords, etc.
-
- o a powerful screen generator/editor
-
-
- The ProBas ToolKit is priced at $99.00.
-
-
-
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- ProBas TeleComm ToolKit
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- Everything you need to put communications in your programs!
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- o XMODEM, XMODEM batch, YMODEM and YMODEM batch support, more!
-
- o VT-100, VT-52, ANSI BBS, and TTY terminal emulation.
-
- o Phonebook database.
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- o Screen or data file auto-dialer.
-
- o 300 to 57,600 baud support.
-
- o Use the Xtalk or ProComm command sets, or design your own.
-
-
- The Telecomm Toolkit is $75.00-- less than those Borland guys!
-
-
- Once again, thanks for your support. We look forward to hearing from you!
-
-
- Wayne M. Hammerly
- Thomas G. Hanlin III
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- Hammerly Computer Services, Inc.
- 8008 Sandy Spring Road
- Laurel, MD 20707
- (301) 953-2191
-
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- | Quantity | Unit Price | Total |
- _________________________________|___________|_____________|_________|
- | | | |
- ProBas Programming Library.......|___________|___$_99.00___|_________|
- | | | |
- ProRef...........................|___________|___$_50.00___|_________|
- | | | |
- ProBas ToolKit...................|___________|___$_99.00___|_________|
- | | | |
- ProBas TeleComm ToolKit..........|___________|___$_75.00___|_________|
- | | | |
- Weiner Shell.....................|___________|___$199.00___|_________|
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- Shipping (see below).............|___________|_____________|_________|
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- Multi-product Discount..................................|_________|
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- Add $3.00 per product for UPS ground ($5.00 in Canada).
- For COD add an additional $1.90 to the shipping.
- Call HCSI for Red and Blue label rates.
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