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- Short: "Moving Ring" graphic toy for 3.0 WB
- Author: tkreuzer@delphi.com
- Uploader: tkreuzer@delphi.com
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- Rings V1.1 - a Public-screen "Moving Ring" graphic display
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- Features
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- - Opens on the default public screen (initially the Workbench)
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- - Will allocate/use 4 free pens (AmigaDos 3.0 Pen sharing)
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- Fall-back is to use the last four pens on the screen (user is
- notified in this case)
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- - Resizable display window
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- - Allows adjustment of the following:
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- -- Number of rings (1,2,3)
- -- Number of ring trails (0,2,4,8,16)
- -- Speed of ring movement (1->10)
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- - Built-in palette controls
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- - Supports icon ToolTypes for:
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- -- Window position and size
- -- Number of rings and ring trails
- -- Speed of ring movement
- -- Automatic start of ring movement
- -- Suppression of "insufficient free pens" notification
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- - Intuition menu interface w/keyboard shortcuts
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- - Optimized versions for 68020, 030, and 040 CPUs
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- - Runs as a "-10" priority task so it does not compete
- for CPU time with (most) other programs
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- - Tested OK using the Enforcer
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- Limitations
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- - Can only be used from the Workbench (start via Icon)
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- - Requires a 68020+ CPU for the 68020 version
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- - Requires a 68030+ CPU for the 68030 version
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- - Requires a 68040+ CPU for the 68040 version
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- - Requires AmigaDOS 3.0(+)
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- - Requires "# of screen colors" of 4 or greater
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- Release Notes
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- Version 1.1 - Added ToolTypes support
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- Version 1.0 - Initial release
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- ============================= Archive contents =============================
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- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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- 628 264 57.9% 10-Feb-95 17:17:28 rings_v1.1/68020.info
- 628 269 57.1% 10-Feb-95 17:17:28 rings_v1.1/68030.info
- 1153 344 70.1% 10-Feb-95 17:16:50 rings_v1.1/68030/Rings.info
- 628 267 57.4% 10-Feb-95 17:17:28 rings_v1.1/68040.info
- 19740 10944 44.5% 05-Feb-95 11:22:18 rings_v1.1/68040/Rings
- 1153 343 70.2% 10-Feb-95 17:17:22 rings_v1.1/68040/Rings.info
- 8730 3310 62.0% 05-Feb-95 11:50:28 rings_v1.1/Rings.guide
- 1806 633 64.9% 10-Feb-95 17:17:28 rings_v1.1/Rings.guide.info
- 628 270 57.0% 10-Feb-95 17:17:28 Rings_V1.1.info
- 19740 10955 44.5% 10-Feb-95 17:10:46 rings_v1.1/68020/Rings
- 1153 340 70.5% 10-Feb-95 17:16:16 rings_v1.1/68020/Rings.info
- 19740 10955 44.5% 10-Feb-95 17:07:12 rings_v1.1/68030/Rings
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- 75727 38894 48.6% 13-Feb-95 11:53:50 12 files
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