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- | NAME: CLOCKON |
- | FUNCTION: Screen Resident Clock |
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-
- A rewrite and expansion of the original CLOCKON program. This TSR program
- places the current time of day in the top right hand corner of the screen
- and updates it every second. This version corrects some serious bugs in the
- original version, including detection of correct screen mode (it will not
- write if the screen is in any graphics mode or 40 column mode) and allows
- the alarm mode to continue to operate even if the clock is not actually
- enabled. CLOCKON can now have up to 9 presettable alarms, and they can be
- examined, added or cleared at any time. The first use of CLOCKON will
- install it. Further uses operate on the TSR copy. To examine various
- options, type CLOCKON ? at any time. Options include extending alarm sounds
- and enabling or inhibiting the clock display. Simply typing CLOCKON will
- show the status of the TSR and all currently set alarm times.
-
-
- Usage: CLOCKON [+|-] [*] [x] [hh.mm .... ]
-
- Options for clockon are:
- + Enables the clock display in the top right corner of the screen
- - Inhibits the clock display but still allows alarms
- * Clears all current alarms
- x Extends the alarm times by 50% to cater for various CPU clocks
- hh:mm Up to 9 alarms may be set or added at any time
-
- Typically, AUTOEXEC.BAT would contain the initial definition of CLOCKON and
- set some default alarms and the alarm time. e.g. on a PC/AT it may take the
- form:
- CLOCKON + * xx 12:00 18:00
-
- This would enable the display, clear all alarms, set the alarm time to 225%
- (ie. 150% * 150%) of the default and insert two alarms. Further alarms can
- be added (up to the maximum 9 alarms) at any time. e.g. CLOCKON 20:30
-
- WARNING: There is a known minor inconsistency with MS WORD V5 - CLOCKON
- still works but WORD uses some of the TSR stack. However, the programs do
- not cause any damage. This problem is still being investigated.