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- LATE BREAKING NEWS REGARDING MD86
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- 1)
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- The distribution disk for MD86 contains four versions of the program. Each
- compiled by TURBO Pascal installed for different screen options. You should
- try each version to determine which works best on your system. Note that
- MD86 uses a few minor screen control functions and no graphic functions.
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- Filename TURBO Pascal Install Option
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- MD86A.COM Option 0, Default display mode.
- MD86B.COM Option 1, Monochrome display.
- MD86C.COM Option 2, Color display 80x25.
- MD86D.COM Option 4, b/w display 80x25.
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- When you determine which one you want to use, rename it to MD86.COM. Then
- it will be easier to follow the manual.
-
- Other files are:
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- Filename Description
- =========== ================================================
- MD86.DOC Users manual, ready to print if you wish.
- MD86.CMT Auto-comment file. Required if you want
- MD86 to supply some comments.
- CMP.COM File comparison utility (C>CMP file1 file2).
- CMP.001 MD86 data file for CMP.COM (used as an example).
- CMP.002 Ditto.
- REGISTER.1ST ShareWare notice and registration information.
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- 2)
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- To use MD86, type the following DOS command:
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- C>MD86{ filename{.ext}}
-
- If a filename is not given, then it will be requested. If an extension is
- not included, ".COM" will be assumed. Thus to disassemble TURBO.EXE use
- the command "C>MD86 TURBO.EXE". Various parameters and options are activated
- by the function keys, use F1 for a help summary.
-
- The program CMP.COM has already been disassembled with numerous label names
- and comments entered. Try it (C>MD86 CMP) and see what a good job MD86 can
- really do! Then compare it to DASM, MasterKey, or Sourcer! You will find
- that none of them will do the job as well (sure they work fine on test files
- but try them on REAL programs and they fall apart).
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- 3)
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- Since MD86 was written in TURBO Pascal, it is possible that a run-time
- error or an i/o error message will be displayed. If this does happen,
- try to determine what the conditions are that cuase it and report this
- as a "bug". The one exception to this is "i/o error F3" which indicates
- that additional file handles are required. In your CONFIG.SYS file,
- insert the line "FILES=16" (or a larger number). Then re-boot and try
- MD86 again.
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