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- COMPUTE!'s PC Magazine
- March 1989, Volume 3, No. 2, Issue 10
- Copyright 1989, COMPUTE! Publications, Inc.
- All Rights Reserved
-
- This file contains descriptions of every file on the magazine
- disk. (In general, these descriptions repeat information from
- 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 PRN
-
-
- One of the programs on the disk is stored as a self-extracting
- archive. When you enter the archive's name at the command-line
- prompt, the files will automatically extract. Do not attempt to
- extract the files on a copy of the magazine disk--there may not
- be enough disk space for the files.
-
- To expand an archive and extract its files, just enter a
- command of the form filename drive:\directory. For example, to
- install an archive called STARPLAY on drive C in the directory
- \COMPUTE, give this command at the A> prompt: STARPLAY
- C:\COMPUTE. If you have a floppy-only system, you can install
- the programs on another floppy disk with this command: STARPLAY
- B:.
-
-
- ======================================================================
- HDTEST.EXE
- "Hard Disk Test" (A "Best of the Boards" program)
-
- This is a self-extracting archive file. To uncompress the file,
- follow the instructions at the beginning of this file. The
- executable file (HDTEST.EXE) and the documentation file (HDTEST.DOC)
- are in this archive file. You can increase the access speed, change the
- interleave, find the bad sectors, or perform a non-destructive reformat
- of your hard disk with this flexible hard disk utility. "Hard Disk
- Test" runs on any IBM PC, XT, AT, or compatible with 180K of
- available RAM and PS/2 models 50 ,60, and 80. (All systems must have
- ST506 or RLL interface drives. This program does not work with PS/2
- ESDI drives.) "Hard Disk Test" works with color, composite, or
- monochrome displays. Run the program from a floppy disk, not the hard
- disk you are testing. Before running "Hard Disk Test," remove all TSR
- programs from memory. Please read the documentation file carefully
- before using this program on your hard disk.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- HDTEST.DOC
- "Hard Disk Test" (A "Best of the Boards" program)
-
- This is the documentation file for "Hard Disk Test." To read this
- file, enter TYPE HDTEST.DOC at the DOS prompt after uncompressing the
- HDTEST.EXE file.
-
- =====================================================================
- CRIB.COM
- "Cribbage" (A "Best of the Boards" program)
-
- If you're a card-playing addict, this easy-to-learn version of
- Cribbage is for you. It works on any IBM PC, XT, AT, or compatible
- with any display. You don't need a graphics card to run "Cribbage."
- The file WASCO should be copied to the same disk as CRIB.COM. To run
- the program, type CRIB at the DOS prompt. Read the CRIB.DOC file for
- instructions on how to play the game.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- WASCO
- "Cribbage" (A "Best of the Boards" program)
-
- Copy this data file to the same disk as CRIB.COM. If you enter 1-3
- alphanumeric initials on the command line after CRIB, the data for your
- Cribbage game is saved in this file. Read the documentation file for more
- details.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- CRIB.DOC
- "Cribbage" (A "Best of the Boards" program)
-
- This is the documentation file for "Cribbage." To read this file,
- enter TYPE CRIB.DOC at the DOS prompt.
-
- =====================================================================
- ERA.COM
- "ERA" (A "Best of the Boards" program)
-
- This is a delete-files program that prompts you before deleting
- any files. You can delete files on a group or individual basis. The
- program runs on any IBM PC, XT, AT, or compatible. For more information,
- read the documentation file ERA.DOC.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- ERA.DOC
- "ERA" (A "Best of the Boards" program)
-
- This is the documentation file for "ERA." To read this file, enter
- TYPE ERA.DOC at the DOS prompt.
-
- =====================================================================
- FIXBEEP.COM
- "Fixbeep" (A "Best of the Boards" program)
-
- Is that annoying beep that comes from your PC getting to you? You
- can change the beep to a more pleasing tone with this short TSR
- utility. It works on any IBM PC, XT, AT or compatible. It may
- not work on some Tandys. For more information, read the documentation
- file FIXBEEP.DOC.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- FIXBEEP.DOC
- "Fixbeep" (A "Best of the Boards" program)
-
- This is the documentation file for "Fixbeep." To read this file,
- enter TYPE FIXBEEP.DOC at the DOS prompt.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- BEEP.BAT
- "Fixbeep" (A "Best of the Boards" program)
-
- This is a small batch file that demonstrates the beep sound made by
- the IBM PC computer.
-
- =====================================================================
- COLORSET <DIR>
- "ColorSet" (A "Best of the Boards" program)
-
- This color-setting utility for CGA- and EGA-equipped computers is easy
- to use. It works on any IBM PC, XT, AT, or compatible with a CGA, EGA,
- or VGA adapter and a color monitor. The "ColorSet" files are stored in
- the subdirectory COLORSET on the disk. To change to the subdirectory,
- enter the command CD COLORSET at the A> prompt. For information on how
- to use the program, see the documentation file COLORSET.DOC.
-
- Note: The ANSI.SYS driver should be installed in your CONFIG.SYS file
- before you run any of the "ColorSet" programs. To install the ANSI.SYS
- driver, put the line DEVICE=ANSI.SYS in your CONFIG.SYS file. You should
- also include the pathname for ANSI.SYS if it is not in your root directory.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- COLOR.COM
- "ColorSet" (A "Best of the Boards" program)
-
- This is the executable file called by SETCOLOR.BAT (see below).
- You can use COLOR.COM by itself to change colors if you wish. Type
- COLOR foreground, background, 0 at the DOS prompt.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- SETCOLOR.BAT
- "ColorSet" (A "Best of the Boards" program)
-
- SETCOLOR.BAT is a batch file used to run COLOR.COM. To run the batch
- file, type SETCOLOR foreground background at the DOS prompt. For more
- information, read the documentation file COLORSET.DOC.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- SEECOLOR.BAT
- "ColorSet" (A "Best of the Boards" program)
-
- This batch file lets you see the foreground and background colors
- used with SETCOLOR.BAT. To run the batch file, type SEECOLOR at the
- DOS prompt. For more information, read the documentation file
- COLORSET.DOC.
-
- Note: This batch file looks for a file called COLOR.ANS in your DOS
- directory. You should either copy COLOR.ANS to your DOS directory
- or change DOS in the line TYPE C:\DOS\COLOR.ANS to the directory that
- contains COLOR.ANS.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- COLOR.ANS
- "ColorSet" (A "Best of the Boards" program)
-
- This is the file that contains the foreground and background colors
- for the "ColorSet" program and prints to the screen when you run
- SEECOLOR.BAT. Since SEECOLOR.BAT searches for this file, you should
- either copy COLOR.ANS to your DOS directory or change DOS in the line
- TYPE C:\DOS\COLOR.ANS to the directory that contains COLOR.ANS.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- COLORSET.DOC
- "ColorSet" (A "Best of the Boards" program)
-
- This is the documentation file for "ColorSet." To read this file,
- enter TYPE COLORSET.DOC at the DOS prompt while you are in the
- COLORSET subdirectory.
-
- ======================================================================
- AV.EXE
- "Arcade Volleyball"
-
- You saw it first in the Commodore 64 version in the June 1988 issue of
- COMPUTE!'s Gazette. Now you can enjoy bumping heads with the computer or a
- friend in this PC version of "Arcade Volleyball." The program runs on any
- IBM PC, XT, AT, or compatible with at least 256K of memory and a CGA,
- EGA, or VGA adapter. It won't run on monochrome systems. To run
- the game, type AV at the DOS prompt. For information on how to play
- the game, read the accompanying magazine article.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- AV.DAT
- "Arcade Volleyball"
-
- This data file should be copied to the same disk as AV.EXE.
-
- =====================================================================
-
- SPIN.EXE
- "Spin 'n' Print"
-
- Forget about trying to make your spreadsheet fit on regular 8 1/2 X
- 11-inch printer paper. Now you can create a spreadsheet with as many
- columns as you like and use "Spin 'n' Print" to print it. This ASCII-
- file printer turns your text sideways and prints it in the size you
- specify. Your file must be in pure ASCII format. Most spreadsheet
- programs and word processors offer the option of saving a file in ASCII
- format. Use this option, then print the ASCII file with "Spin 'n' Print."
- The program works on any IBM PC, XT, AT, or compatible with at least 256K of
- memory. A dot-matrix printer is required. For more information, read the
- accompanying magazine article.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- SPIN.BAS
- "Spin 'n' Print"
-
- This is the source code file for "Spin 'n' Print." SPIN.BAS is not an
- executable file, and you do not need it to run SPIN.EXE.
-
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-
- README
-
- The file you are reading now.
-