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================= C o m p u S h o w ================= Standard Version 8.32a for the IBM PC, XT, AT, PCjr, PS/2 (and compatibles) with Hercules Monochrome Graphics Adapter or Color Graphics Adapter (CGA) or Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) or Multi-Color Graphics Array (MCGA) or Video Graphics Array (VGA) Complete CompuShow documentation consists of the following files: SETUP.DOC Installing CompuShow on a floppy or hard disk. Selecting a video driver. Deleting unnecessary files. DRIVERS.DOC A complete list of CompuShow video and printer drivers. CHANGES.DOC A summary of the changes in this version. "Last minute" changes (since CSHOW.DOC). CSHOW.DOC This complete, detailed CompuShow User's Guide. Q&A.DOC Frequently asked questions, complete with answers! CATALOG.DOC The CaSSS software catalog. ORDRFORM.DOC Software order form. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | See SETUP.DOC for instructions on installing CompuShow and configuring | | it to work with your computer. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Using CompuShow: A Quick Start Overview ======================================= CompuShow is a program for viewing graphics on an IBM compatible computer. This section is designed to give you a brief overview and get you started quickly. Detailed instructions follow. 1) Start the program from your DOS prompt by typing 'CSHOW' and a carriage return. The screen shows a sorted list of the disk files on the current disk drive and sub-directory. If you loaded CompuShow from a floppy disk, you can remove the disk once the program is running, in order to mount other floppy disks. 2) The cursor is positioned in an "input area" near the bottom of the screen. Use the "up arrow" cursor key (or your mouse) to move up into the file directory. 3) Move the highlight bar around the list of files using the mouse or cursor arrow keys, PgDn, PgUp, Home, End, etc. (Click the mouse above the top [CSHOW.DOC] Page 1 line of file names to page up or below the bottom line of file names [outside the input area] to page down.) 4) With the highlight bar positioned at a graphic file, press the spacebar (or click the left mouse button) to view the picture. If you don't know which files are graphics, just try each one in turn. CompuShow will tell you if a file isn't a graphic. 5) If the image is larger than the screen, you can "pan around" the image by moving the mouse or pressing the cursor arrow keys. 6) Press ESCape (or click a mouse button) to return to the file directory and you're back at step 3 ready to select another file, or... 7) Press ESCape (or click the mouse in the input area) to return the cursor to the input area (you're back at step 2). 8) Press ESCape in the input area to exit CompuShow and return to DOS. Of course, you may have graphics files on a different disk drive and/or in a different sub-directory (and it's quite possible that there are no graphics files listed on the current directory screen). There are several ways to select a different disk drive and sub-directory: a) Press [F5], then 'C' and a carriage return for a <C>omplete directory display, so that sub-directories appear on the screen (marked <DIR>). With the highlight bar at a sub-directory, press carriage return (or click the mouse) to move into the sub-directory. b) Use Alt-A and Alt-B (hold down the 'Alt' key and type 'a' or 'b') to "log in" a new disk in floppy drive A: or B: c) With the cursor in the input area, type 'C:' and press [F2] to log to drive C: (or drive D:, E:, F:, etc.) With these basic instructions you can switch to different disks and move around the sub-directories to select and display graphics images. Also remember that [F1] displays a help screen. In addition to this standard "pick a file and display" method, CompuShow also allows you to: - tag a group of files for display one after another - display one or more graphics "from the command line" - display a graphic and return to DOS with the image on screen These are described in "Other Display Methods" in this document. Start-Up Options ================ CompuShow requires at least 221k of available memory (depending on the start-up options specified.) If the program displays an "Insufficient memory" message, you need to make more memory available. (Remove some memory-resident programs, for example.) [CSHOW.DOC] Page 2 "Command-line switches" let you control graphics video features and the way that the program allocates memory for various purposes. Optional Features ----------------- A "#" switch is used to specify optional features. (We use UPPERCASE letters in these examples for emphasis; you can use either UPPER- or lower-case.) >cshow #B Use <B>lack and gray screen colors. If you have a laptop or any computer with an LCD screen, this option will provide readable colors. >cshow #D300 This option lets you control the amount of memory reserved for the file <D>irectory. The "default" is 120 files. You may specify any number from 0 to 9999. >cshow #E If your <E>GA display is "scrambled", use this switch to disable horizontal panning. >cshow #J Enables PC-<J>unior/Tandy-1000 video modes. The program reserves 32k of memory required for these special video modes. >cshow #K <K>eyboard only. Ignore the mouse. >cshow #L Use this switch if the CompuShow screen goes blank on your <L>eading Edge "IBM compatible" computer. >cshow #MS To control the amount of <M>emory that the program sets aside for the file read buffer: #mS (Small=2k), #mM (Medium=32k), #mL (Large=62k). A small buffer is the default. A 45k file requires 23 reads with a 2k buffer, 2 reads with a 32k buffer, and 1 read with a 62k buffer. >cshow #N (<N>ormal memory.) Ignore EMS memory. >cshow #Q Turns off the sounds that the program makes (<Q>uiet). "Super-Ega" ----------- A "/" switch is used to indicate the presence of a 480 line "Super-EGA" adapter. The program knows about several: >cshow /A Ahead Systems >cshow /G Genoa >cshow /P Paradise AutoSwitch EGA-480 >cshow /T Tseng >cshow /V 'VGA' (eg. the Zenith 'VGA') >cshow /71 use mode 71 (decimal) These commands specify graphics modes 38, 115, 80, 37, 18 and 71 respectively, to put each card in "480 line EGA" mode. [CSHOW.DOC] Page 3 Video Hardware Identification ----------------------------- CompuShow should recognize the type of video adapter present in your computer (Hercules, CGA, EGA, MCGA, or VGA). A "+" command-line switch can be used to override the automatic detect routine: >cshow +H force Hercules mode >cshow +C force CGA mode >cshow +E force EGA mode >cshow +B force EGA (monochrome monitor) mode >cshow +M force MCGA mode >cshow +V force VGA mode and disable non-standard "[],./" modes Keep in mind that IT SHOULDN'T BE NECESSARY to use one of these switches. If CompuShow doesn't recognize your video adapter, there's probably something wrong with the hardware! The "+S" switch is a special case, used to specify the name of a hardware- <S>pecific video driver (as described in SETUP.DOC and DRIVERS.DOC). >cshow +sP1 loads the videoP1 (Paradise/Western Digital) driver. Dual Monitor Operation ====================== On a system with both a monochrome (MDA or Hercules) and color (CGA, EGA, VGA, etc.) adapter installed, start the program on the monochrome adapter to operate in dual monitor mode. The directory screen will appear on the monochrome monitor, and graphics images on the color graphics monitor. When you finish displaying a graphic, press carriage return to leave the graphic image on screen, or <ESCape> to clear the graphics screen. [F1] for Help ============= Press the [F1] function key to pop up a quick-reference Help Screen with a brief description of the options available. [Shift-F1] for Information ========================== Hold a shift key and press the [F1] function key to pop up a Program Information box, which identifies the amount of memory used by the program for various purposes. Several of the start-up options control the way the program allocates memory, which is important for several reasons. - The size of the "virtual screen" determines the extents for panning images, and can affect the operation of transparency and restore-to- previous functions. The (default) small read buffer provides the most memory for a large virtual screen. If you specify a larger read buffer (eg. with the '#MM' or '#ML' command line switch), you take memory away from the virtual screen. [CSHOW.DOC] Page 4 - If you have a lot of files in the directory, and the program needs memory to pop up a box, it will have to "abandon" the sorted file list. When you return to the directory screen, the program will retrieve, sort, and re- display the directory, and you will be placed at the first file on the first screen. The '#D' option lets you reserve memory for a directory of up to 9999 files, so that the program won't have to "abandon" it to pop up boxes. Keep in mind that reserving memory for a large directory leaves less memory for the virtual screen. If CompuShow uses EMS memory for the virtual screen, the #M and #D switches have no effect on the size of the virtual screen. Changing the directory display ============================== - Press [F3] to switch between a compressed directory display, showing as many files as possible, and a two-column directory display including the file name, size, date, and time. - Press [F5] to pop up a directory sort box: - Press 'O' to display Only files. Press 'C' for a Complete directory display including hidden files, the volume label (marked <VOL>) and sub-directories (marked <DIR>). Keep in mind that the '.' sub-directory is "this one" and the '..' sub-directory is "the one above this one". - Press 'U', 'N', 'E', 'S', or 'D' for Unsorted (DOS sequence) or to sort the directory on Name, Extension, Size, or Date. - Press 'F' or 'B' for Forward (ascending) or Backward (descending) sequence. - Press carriage return when you're done. - At the input area, enter a file mask, such as '*.GIF' and press [F4] to display only files with a 'GIF' file name extension. Press [F4] with a blank mask to reset to '*.*' (all files.) - At the input area, type a disk drive designation (like 'D:') and press [F2] to switch to that drive. Shortcut: at the input area OR in the file directory, press [Alt-A] to switch to drive A: or [Alt-B] for drive B: - At the input area, type a sub-directory name and press [F2] to change to that sub-directory. It can be any form acceptable in a DOS "ChDir" command, such as '\' or '..' or '..\..\OTHER'. Shortcut: in the file directory, press carriage return (or mouse click) with the highlight bar on a sub-directory to move into it. [CSHOW.DOC] Page 5 - At the input area, you can combine a drive and sub-directory change, such as 'B:\PICS' and press [F2] to switch drive and sub-directory. Shortcuts: at the input area OR in the file directory: Press [Shift-F2] to change to your original drive and sub-directory; where you were when you started CompuShow. Press [Ctrl-F2] to change to the drive and sub-directory containing the CompuShow program. Selecting a file to display =========================== Method 1: Enter the name of the file ------------------------------------ Type the name of any file and press carriage return to select it. If the file isn't on the current directory screen, you need to include the drive and subdirectory, as in "c:\pics\special\hidden\other.gif". When you press carriage return, the file will be retrieved, or a "buzzer" will sound if it wasn't found. Method 2: Selecting from the directory list ------------------------------------------- Press the 'up arrow' cursor key (or move the mouse up) to move into the directory display. Move the highlight bar around the file directory with the mouse or cursor keys: - Down arrow (up arrow) moves you to the next (previous) file. At the last (first) file on the screen, you move to the next (previous) screen. - PgDn (PgUp) moves you to the next (previous) screen, or click the mouse above the top file name to page up or below the bottom file name (outside the input area) to page down. - Ctrl-PgDn (Ctrl-PgUp) moves you to the bottom (top) of the column. - Ctrl-End (Ctrl-Home) moves you to the last (first) file on the screen. - End (Home) moves you immediately to the last (first) file. - A letter key (A..Z) moves you to the next file starting with that letter. (Type "A" repeatedly to move to each file starting with "A".) As you move around the file directory, three special functions are available to help you to manipulate your graphics files: - Press Alt-C to <C>opy the current file. - Press Alt-R to <R>ename the current file. - Press Alt-D to <D>elete the current file. With the highlight bar at a graphic file, press the SpaceBar (or click the left mouse button) to display it immediately, or press carriage return (or click the right mouse button) to pop up the Graphics Information Box. Press ESCape (or move the mouse cursor to the input area and click) to return the cursor to the input area [CSHOW.DOC] Page 6 The Graphics Information Box ============================ If you type the name of a graphic file in the input area or position the highlight bar on a graphic file and press carriage return or click the right mouse button, the Graphics Information Box pops up. The top line of the box identifies the type of graphic, and any other information available, such as "version", width, height, and number of colors. CompuShow displays these graphics formats: monochrome graphics: CompuServe RLE MacPaint color graphics: CompuServe GIF PC Paintbrush (PCX) PC Paint/Pictor Dr. Halo Rix ColoRIX and Ega Paint Targa uncompressed and run-length encoded, mapped and true-color Deluxe Paint II and Deluxe Paint II enhanced Microsoft Windows Paint (BMP) Monochrome graphics ------------------- (CompuServe RLE and MacPaint) have a simple Graphics Information Box, with a single display option. To display the graphic, press "1" or the spacebar or click the left mouse button. To return to the directory screen, press '0', carriage return, ESCape, or click the right mouse button. Color graphics -------------- (CompuServe GIF, PC Paintbrush, PC Paint, etc.) have up to 40 display modes listed; for example "EGA 5=320x200x16": - The "5" will appear in a bright text color if it's "recommended" or in a dim color if the graphic is larger than the screen, or has more colors. - The "=" indicates that this is a "true" graphic mode. A ":" indicates a simulated mode where the program sets the screen to a certain resolution and then simulates a different size by either repeating or skipping columns and rows. These simulated display modes generally provide a good looking display of most graphics, except for areas that contain text, which may be illegible due to the detail lost in skipping pixels. If you have a choice between a simulated mode and a true mode, you'll always see better image quality with the true mode. - "320x200x16" means that the screen is 320 "pixels" (dots) wide by 200 pixels (rows) high in 16 colors. [CSHOW.DOC] Page 7 - Based on the type of video adapter(s) installed, you may have Hercules, CGA, PCjr/Tandy, EGA, MCGA, and VGA modes available: Mode (width x height x colors) Herc Cga Ega Ega-480 MCGA VGA --------------------------------+----+---+---+-------+----+---+ 720x348 monochrome | Y | | | | | | 640x200 monochrome | | Y | Y | | | | 640x350 monochrome | | | M | | | | 640x480 monochrome | | | | | Y | Y | 320x200x4 color (4 palettes) | | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 320x200x16 color "PCjr/Tandy" | | O | O | O | O | O | 640x200x4 color "PCjr/Tandy" | | O | O | O | O | O | 320x200x16 color EGA | | | Y | Y | | Y | 640x200x16 color EGA | | | Y | Y | | Y | 640x350x16 color EGA | | | Y | Y | | Y | 640x480x16 color EGA | | | | Y | | Y | 320x200x256 color MCGA | | | | | Y | Y | 320x400x256 color extended MCGA | | | | | P | P | 640x400x256 color (simulated) | | | | | P | P | 640x480x256 color (simulated) | | | | | P | P | 360x480x256 color extended MCGA | | | | | P | P | 720x480x256 color (simulated) | | | | | P | P | --------------------------------+----+---+---+-------+----+---+ O=Optional, M=EGA+mono monitor, P=PS/2 and compatible VGAs The five "extended" modes work on a PS/2 or register compatible VGA, although they aren't "IBM standard" modes: [ sets the adapter to 360x480x256 mode. ] simulates 720x480x256 by skipping every other pixel horizontally. , sets the adapter to 320x400x256 mode. . simulates 640x400x256 by skipping every other pixel horizontally. / simulates 640x480x256 by skipping every other pixel horizontally, and skipping one row out of every six. - On an EGA or VGA, with a graphic that's 320x200 or smaller, a "Z" mode is also available: - If the graphic has 16 colors or less, this will display it double-wide and double-high using the 640x350x16 or 640x480x16 mode, which will have much truer colors than the 320x200x16 display. - If it has more that 16 colors, it will be displayed using a "color dithering" routine, which simulates over 2000 colors. - If the image is a size that "doesn't fit" your screen, one or two additional (simulated) modes are available: - Press '-' to rescale the image to FILL the screen. This mode simulates a screen the same size as the image. - Press '=' to rescale the image to FIT the screen. This mode preserves the original aspect ratio by expanding or compressing the image the same amount vertically and horizontally. [CSHOW.DOC] Page 8 - With a video driver loaded, you may have up to seven additional modes available (S..Y) which use the unique graphics display capabilities of your video adapter. You may display in any of the modes listed on the screen by pressing the key corresponding to the mode you want. The "best available mode" is indicated by the character displayed at the cursor. Press the spacebar or click the left mouse button to display in this mode. Press '0', carriage return, ESCape or click the right button to return to the directory screen. During Graphics Display ======================= CompuServe RLE -------------- - Press 'N' (or Alt-N) to Negate the image. MacPaint -------- - Pan the image by moving the mouse, or the up and down arrow keys "auto- pan", so that the image moves slowly up or down the screen until the top or bottom is reached, or until a key is pressed to stop the "auto-pan." - Home and End jump immediately to the top and bottom. - Press 'N' (or Alt-N) to negate the image. - On an EGA or VGA, press 'C' during the display to "colorize" the image. The 576x720 image is compressed to 288x360, and displayed with shades of reds and browns in place of the black and white image. The [F1]..[F10] function keys allow you to select any of ten different pre-defined color palettes. Press any key to remove the colorized image. Color Graphics -------------- Color graphics images are displayed one row at a time. As the image is being displayed, press ESCape or Ctrl-C or click the right mouse button to interrupt and abort display of the rest of the image. The partial image will remain on the screen; press carriage return or ESCape or click a mouse button to return to the information box or directory screen. - Images larger than the PHYSICAL SCREEN may be "panned", using the mouse or the up, down, left and right cursor arrow keys. Press a key (once) to pan in that direction. Panning will stop at the end of the image, or may be interrupted by pressing any key. In addition: Home/End jump to the upper-left/lower-right corner, Ctrl-Lft/Ctrl-Rgt jump "one screen width" Left/Right, Ctrl-Home/Ctrl-End jump "one screen height" Up/Down. The EGA/VGA display pans both vertically and horizontally, and can accommodate 16 color images up to 320x1638, 640x819, or 1024x512. [CSHOW.DOC] Page 9 Other display modes (including hardware-specific modes) pan both vertically and horizontally, with the maximum size dependent upon the amount of memory available. (The [Shift-F1] information box indicates the size of the "virtual screen".) - Alt-N negates any monochrome display (modes A..P). - The brightness of any monochrome display may be adjusted: Adjust EGA/VGA monochrome mode P by pressing PgUp to make the image brighter, or PgDn to make it darker. This brightness adjustment is instantaneous. Adjust a Hercules, CGA, or MCGA monochrome mode A..O by pressing PgUp to make the image brighter, or PgDn to make it darker. You may also adjust the image to a particular brightness by pressing the letter key (A..O). This "adjustment" is accomplished by re-displaying the image. The previous image is left on the screen, so you can see the effect of the adjustment as the new image replaces the former display. (Displaying an image in mode H and pressing PgUp results in the same image as mode G.) - Adjust a color image displayed in EGA modes 7, 9, or Z: The sixteen colors displayed are numbered 0 to 9 and A to F. Color zero is always the background. To select a color to adjust, type the color number (0..9 or A..F). That color will flash, so that you can see where it is and decide whether it should be adjusted. There are two methods for adjusting colors: - A selected color may be adjusted by increasing or decreasing the Red, Green, or Blue component: RED: decrease [F1] [F2] increase GREEN: decrease [F3] [F4] increase BLUE: decrease [F5] [F6] increase Each color has a Red, Green, and Blue component with a "weight" of 0..3, so pressing [F2] four times will step through all four levels of Red. [ 4 (Red) x 4 (Green) x 4 (Blue) = the palette of sixty-four colors. ] - You may "step through" all sixty-four colors in color number sequence: COLOR NUMBER: decrease [F7] [F8] increase Press Alt-F10 (hold down the Alt key and type the [F10] function key) to save the adjusted palette to disk. When you display the GIF file in mode 7, 9, or Z, the program automatically uses this saved palette (press [F9] to see the original color palette; [F10] to switch back to the saved color palette.) - Adjust a color image displayed in an MCGA, VGA, or "Super-VGA" 16 or 256 color mode (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Z, S..Y): - PgUp/PgDn brightens/darkens the image. [CSHOW.DOC] Page 10 - The color may be adjusted: RED: decrease [F1] [F2] increase GREEN: decrease [F3] [F4] increase BLUE: decrease [F5] [F6] increase As with an EGA, the adjusted palette is saved to disk by pressing Alt- F10, and [F9] and [F10] allow you to review the differences between the original and the adjusted palette. - Press Alt-G to convert the color image to <G>rayscale. - Press Alt-N to <N>egate a grayscale image. - Press PgUp/PgDn to lighten/darken the grayscale image. - Press Alt-C to return to a <C>olor display. - Alt-R <R>otates the palette of a color, grayscale, or negated image. CompuServe GIF Graphics ----------------------- With the release of GIF version 89a (July '90) several exciting new features are supported: - Text may be included for display with the graphic. On an EGA or VGA system, CompuShow uses a text font "built-in" to the adapter. On any other adapter, the program uses the character fonts in the file FONTS.DRV. - A "user input" request causes CompuShow to wait for you to press a key before continuing, to allow you time to read text, etc. To indicate that it's waiting for you, the program "ticks". Press ESCape or a right mouse button to interrupt further processing; any other key or the left mouse button to proceed. - Delays between images may be used for animation or to allow time for you to read text. Delays are also usually associated with any user input, so that the program can continue after you've pressed a key (or button) or the delay time has expired. - Transparency may be used to create non-rectangular images (or text characters) to appear "on top of" the underlying image. - Images may appear which are "disposed of" by restoring to either the background color or the previous (underlying) image. - Comments may be included by the person creating the GIF. After you've viewed a GIF with comments, you're asked whether you want to read them. Press "Y" or click the left button to read the comments; press 'N', ESCape, or carriage return or click the right button to skip comments. As a rule of thumb, transparency and restore to previous functions in a 640x480x256 GIF will require either EMS memory or a 640k system, with no RAM resident programs loaded (TSRs, RAM disks, etc.), so that at least 530k of [CSHOW.DOC] Page 11 memory is available to CompuShow. If there isn't enough memory available, the transparent color will be displayed, and restore to previous will be handled as a restore to background. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | See CATALOG.DOC for information about "CompuMake Tools" for converting | | your existing graphics images to GIF, including support for all | | features of the GIF89a format. | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Other Display Methods ===================== Tagging Files ------------- - Press [F7] to tag the file at the highlight bar. A "tag-pointer" appears and the highlight is moved down one file. - Press [F7] at a tagged file to un-tag it. - Press [F9] to tag all files (on all screens of the current directory.) - Press [F8] to show all tagged files. - As each image is displayed in turn, you may pan, adjust the appearance, etc., just as though you'd displayed it individually. - Press [F10] to clear all tags (or press [F8] to display again.) Command-line file specification ------------------------------- To start CompuShow logged to a different drive and/or sub-directory: >cshow d: log to drive d: >cshow e:\pics log to drive e:, sub-directory \pics You can also specify a file mask: >cshow *.gif set the [F4] mask to *.GIF >cshow c:\graph\pix\*.pcx log to c:\graph\pix, set the mask to *.pcx CompuShow can display one or more files as specified on the command line: >cshow c:\pics\favorite.gif+ display one graphic >cshow d:\pics\*.gif+ display multiple graphics As each image is displayed in turn you may adjust the appearance, pan, etc. >cshow e:\graph\sample.pcx+x display and exit to DOS Add a '+X' to the end of the file name to display it and exit to DOS with the graphic still on screen. [CSHOW.DOC] Page 12 CompuShow Standard Version 8.32a S H A R E W A R E ================= CompuShow is copyrighted software. However, you are encouraged to copy and share the standard version with others according to the following requirements: The standard version of CompuShow may be freely copied and shared with others, so long as no charge is made for the software, and it is unmodified and copied in its entirety, including all program documentation and all support files. It may be distributed via modem, provided that all files are transmitted (archived) together. Notice that ShareWare is copyrighted software. It's not "Public Domain" software, nor is it "free" software. If you continue to use this program beyond a reasonable "trial period", not to exceed 21 days, you must pay for it by registering. WHY SHAREWARE? -------------- A few years ago, we advertised a (much simpler) program in a national computer magazine. Our advertising cost was so high that, even with a retail price of $45, we never reached "break-even"! The ShareWare concept turns CompuShow into its own ad! Our costs are reduced, and we can price the program accordingly. ShareWare let's you "try it before you buy it"! You can determine whether a program works properly and how easy it is to use, before you pay for it. WHY REGISTER? ------------- Since CompuShow is a ShareWare product, we don't receive a penny when you download it from a commercial information service, such as CompuServe or GEnie, from a BBS, or receive it on a disk of ShareWare programs. Since version 1.7 was released in July 1987, we've continued to improve and enhance the program, and have released new versions on a regular basis. Most of the enhancements were suggested by our registered users, and most of our registered users have upgraded as new versions are announced. They like CompuShow and the improvements that their registration fees have made possible! If you use CompuShow, you must register: - Your registration fee makes it possible for us to continue to improve the program and to provide similar high quality software at reasonable prices. - For your registration fee you receive the LATEST COMPLETE VERSION of the ENHANCED PROGRAM. - As a registered user, you'll be notified as new versions are released, and may upgrade for a nominal charge. [CSHOW.DOC] Page 13 - Registered users may purchase other CaSSS software at reduced prices. - IF YOU USE THE PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, YOU MUST REGISTER. Registering for the Enhanced Program ------------------------------------ The enhanced program (CompuShow version 8.32b) includes all features of the standard program, plus: - Printing of all graphics images on most dot matrix and laser printers. See DRIVERS.DOC for a complete list of supported printers. - The [F8] show of tagged files allows you to specify an optional delay in seconds between images for a continuous "slide show". - Similarly, you may specify a delay for a one-pass or continuous "slide show" of the files specified on the command-line. - For the most flexibility and control, the slide show feature follows a prepared script to provide automated display of graphics: - from any drive and sub-directory, - using the best (space bar) mode or a specified mode, - with control of (up, down, left, right) panning, - specifying an optional delay in seconds between images, - providing a "wait for a key press", - to run continuously or quit after one pass. - A System Configuration program, which lets you change screen colors, and specify "start-up" options, making the command-line switches unnecessary. You can also automatically log to a disk drive and/or sub-directory, and set the type of directory display you want, including: the [F3] "wide" directory display, the [F4] directory mask (eg. "*.GIF"), the [F5] directory sort options. For your convenience, we've included an order form (ORDRFORM.DOC) with space for all the required information. (Complete it by hand or with a word processor.) Prices as of January, 1990 -------------------------- Basic registration, 5.25" disk............................. $25 To receive a 3.5" disk, please add......................... $ 1 For overseas delivery, please add.......................... $ 2 Arizona residents, please include 7% sales tax............. - Credit Card: Indicate Visa or MasterCard, card number, and expiration date. - Check or Money Order: must be in U.S. funds, drawn on a U.S. bank. (A Canadian Postal Money Order in US Dollars is acceptable.) - Sorry, no CODs or Purchase Orders. [CSHOW.DOC] Page 14 - The $2 for overseas shipping IS NOT REQUIRED for the continental US, Alaska, Hawaii, US possessions, APOs, FPOs, Canada or Mexico. Electronic Mail: CompuServe Mail: [76555,167] (MCI Mail can be routed to CompuServe) Internet (BITNET, ARPANET, CICNet, etc.): 76555.167@compuserve.com GE Mail: R.BERRY7 Paper Mail: Canyon State Systems and Software Post Office Box 86 Sedona, AZ. 86336 Voice: (602) 282-5070 Orders are shipped first class mail, and registration puts you on our mailing list for notification when future versions are available. If you're ordering through a corporation, college, or university purchasing department, an individual's name would be advisable, so that upgrade notices don't get lost in "receiving department". Uploading to a Bulletin Board: ----------------------------- As mentioned, we encourage you to copy and share CompuShow with others. We do ask, however, that you be considerate when you upload to a BBS (or give a copy to a friend, computer club, or user group.) A number of users have called asking for help because the CompuShow that they downloaded from a BBS was missing documentation, and/or support files. Be kind to the other guy! If you're going to upload to a BBS, be sure you include ALL FILES in your upload. Not only is this A REQUIREMENT for distribution as ShareWare, but it's also the only way to be fair to the people who download it! Keep in mind that any upload that doesn't include all files will result in the display of the "missing files" message, indicating that it MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED! BBS SysOps and ShareWare Distributors: ------------------------------------- We appreciate the distribution of CompuShow on electronic bulletin boards and ShareWare disks. If you have a version of CompuShow which may be outdated (the program date is displayed on the second line of the screen), or you just want to be sure you have the latest version, contact me. I'll send you the most current version (at no charge), and put you on a mailing list to automatically receive free upgrades when available. If you see the "missing files" message at program start-up, you don't have the full package and don't have permission to distribute it. If the person who provided the disk or archive can't supply the missing files, contact me for the latest complete version. Viruses and Trojan Horses: ------------------------- Due to the growing concern over computer viruses, Trojan horses, and other malicious programs, BBS SysOps and ShareWare distributors have started [CSHOW.DOC] Page 15 establishing "direct from author" libraries, or providing ONLY that software which they receive directly from the author. We feel this is an excellent policy, and expect to see it become more common as time passes. For your information, we post CompuShow to CompuServe and GEnie, and mail copies directly to a number of BBS SysOps and ShareWare distributors. We NEVER post directly to BBS's. (Just to put in one last "plug"), your concern about possible "virus infection" is another reason to register the ShareWare that you intend to continue using. Thank you for your support: Bob Berry Canyon State Systems and Software Post Office Box 86 Sedona, Az. 86336 Voice: (602) 282-5070 CompuServe: [76555,167] Internet: 76555.167@compuserve.com GEnie: R.BERRY7 Graphics Interchange Format(c) copyright CompuServe Inc. GIF(sm) is a Service Mark property of CompuServe Inc. Copyright (c) 1991, Canyon State Systems and Software (tm), Sedona, Az. [CSHOW.DOC] Page 16