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- COMPUTE!'s PC Magazine
- September 1988, Vol. 2, No. 5, Issue 7
- Copyright 1988, COMPUTE! Publications, Inc.
- All Rights Reserved.
-
- This file contains descriptions for every file on the magazine disk. (In
- general, these descriptions repeat information in the magazine articles.) As
- always, read "How to Use the Disk" and the corresponding magazine articles
- for full instructions before running any programs.
-
- To print this file, enter the following command at the DOS prompt:
-
- COPY README LPT1
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- AMPLNTCE.EXE
- This issue's "Best of the Boards" presentation.
-
- This is a self-extracting archive file. It contains the runnable files and
- documentation for using the program. See the magazine itself for information
- on how to uncompress the file. Don't uncompress the file on the magazine disk
- (or a copy of it) because there isn't enough room for the extracted files.
-
-
-
- 3DSHAPES.BAS
- "Three Dimensional Shapes"
-
- Use BASIC to run this program. It's a drawing program for those with an eye
- for three-dimensional geometry. It runs on any IBM PC, XT, AT, or compatible
- with at least 256K of memory, DOS 2.0 or higher, and a color/graphics
- adapter (CGA) or equivalent. It won't run on systems with monochrome
- adapters (MDA) or other special adapters. It also requires BASICA 2.0 or
- higher, or an equivalent GWBASIC.
-
-
-
- BLDGS
-
- "Three Dimensional Shapes" demonstration file. This file contains several
- three-dimensional buildings. You must load it from the 3DSHAPES.BAS program.
- You can't view it with DOS or BASIC.
-
-
-
- BELLTOWR
-
- "Three Dimensional Shapes" demonstration file. This file contains a church
- bell tower with four spires built from separate 3-D shapes. You must load it
- from the 3DSHAPES.BAS program. You can't view it with DOS or BASIC.
-
-
-
- GOBLET
-
- "Three Dimensional Shapes" demonstration file. This file contains a stemmed
- goblet made of many separate 3-D shapes. You must load it from the
- 3DSHAPES.BAS program. You can't view it with DOS or BASIC.
-
-
-
- LIBRARY
-
- "Three Dimensional Shapes" library file. This file must be in the current
- drive and directory to perform program disk operations.
-
-
-
- DIR
-
- "Three Dimensional Shapes" directory file. This file must be in the current
- drive and directory to perform program disk operations.
-
-
-
- LDM.BAS
-
- "Three Dimensional Shapes" library and directory maker. This is a BASIC
- program which transfers directory and library files to another floppy disk.
- See the magazine article for instructions.
-
-
-
- LIBCONE1
-
- "Three Dimensional Shapes" demonstration library file. Use the Library
- function to GRAB this object. See the magazine article for instructions.
-
-
-
- SCREEN.EXE
- "Screen Editor"
-
- This is the program file for a utility which designs professional-looking
- screens. You can display them from batch files at the DOS level, or put them
- in a BASIC program. It runs on any IBM PC, XT, AT, or compatible with at
- least 256K of memory, DOS 2.0 or higher, and a color/graphics adapter (CGA)
- or equivalent. It won't run on the PCjr. It also won't run on systems with
- monochrome adapters (MDA) or other special adapters.
-
- Special Note: The ANSI.SYS device driver must be installed to display screens.
-
-
-
- SAMPLE.ANS
- "Screen Editor"
-
- Demonstration file. To view the screen, enter TYPE SAMPLE.ANS at the DOS
- prompt.
-
- Special Note: The ANSI.SYS device driver must be installed to display it.
-
-
-
- S.EXE
- "Stream Search"
-
- This is a DOS filter program which performs search and replace operations
- like a word-processor, but it does it with a difference -- it uses a
- complete cast of wildcard characters. It runs on any IBM PC, PCjr, XT, AT,
- or compatible with at least 256K of memory, and DOS 2.0 or higher. It runs
- on systems with any type of display adapter.
-
- Special Note: You cannot run filter programs in the usual way from the DOS
- command line. See the magazine article for instructions.
-
-
-
- BBALL.EXE
- "Arcade Baseball"
-
- This is the program file for a computerized version of the once-popular
- mechanical baseball game found in the pre-electronic arcades. An exciting
- two-player game for any IBM PC, XT, AT, or compatible with at least 256K of
- memory, DOS 2.0 or higher, and a color/graphics adapter (CGA), enhanced
- graphics adapter (EGA), Hercules board or equivalent. It won't run on
- systems with monochrome adapters (MDA). If your system is equipped with
- an EGA adapter, see the following note.
-
-
-
- BB.DAT
- "Arcade Baseball"
-
- Systems equipped with EGA must have this file in the current drive and
- directory for "Arcade Baseball" to operate correctly.
-
-
-
- SOURCE.EXE
- Magazine program source code file.
-
- This file contains source code for the programs found elsewhere on the disk.
- These files are not runnable -- they are for programmers who want to know how
- the programs work. The source code is compressed into this self-extracting
- archive file. See instructions for uncompressing it in the "How To Use The
- Disk" section in the magazine itself. Do not uncompress it on the magazine
- disk (or a copy of it) because there isn't sufficient space for the
- extracted files.
-