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- C Spot Run
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- A User-Supported C Add-On Library
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- Version 3.0 "ReadMe" File
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- July 12, 1988
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-
- Hello and welcome to the C Spot Run package. I'm your host,
- the infamous README file.... This file serves several purposes:
- it allows me to fill you in on the latest information that didn't
- make it into the documentation; it helps you to get started with
- this package; it lets me show off some CSR features through the
- README.C program, and it is less formal than the documentation.
- So let's get started.... (NOTE: To print this file type "COPY
- README.DAT PRN" at the DOS prompt.)
-
- Following is a list of the files in this archive and a short
- description of each.
-
- CCDEMOMS.BAT Batch to compile CSRDEMO for Microsoft.
- CCDEMOTC.BAT Batch to compile CSRDEMO for Turbo C.
- CHECKC.EXE Executable for the CheckC program.
- COLOR.H Include file with color definitions.
- CSPOTRUN.DOC Complete C Spot Run documentation.
- CSR.H New standard header file for C Spot Run.
- CSRDEMO.C Demo program for C Spot Run.
- CSRDEMO.EXE Executable of CSRDEMO.C.
- CSRDEMO.PRJ Project file to make CSRDEMO in Turbo C.
- CSRDEMO.MAK Make file to compile CSRDEMO in QuickC.
- CSRDOS.H Include file for directory searching.
- CSRMENU.H Include file for menu routines.
- CSRMISC.H Assorted #definitions for CSR.
- CSRMODES.H Include file with set_mode() options.
- CSRORDER.C Source to CSR online order form program.
- CSRORDER.EXE Executable of online order form program.
- CSRQCS.LIB Linkable version of the library for
- Microsoft C v5.x and QuickC. (Small)
- CSRQCM.LIB Linkable version of the library for
- Microsoft C v5.x and QuickC. (Medium)
- CSRSHELL.ASM Shell for assembly interface to C.
- CSRSOUND.H Some note values and declarations.
- CSRTIME.H Text arrays for week and names.
- ERRORS.H Text of critical DOS errors.
- FLINE.EXE Executable for the FirstLine program.
- README.C The source code to the README program.
- README.DAT The file you are reading now.
- README.EXE The executable version of README.
- SKEY.H Special extended key definitions.
- TIMERS.C Source code to timer functions.
- TCSCSR.LIB Linkable version of the library for
- Turbo C v1.5. (Small)
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- What's Up
-
- So much has happened since Version 2.1 was released last
- August that I don't know where to begin. I suppose the best
- place would be with the apology, and that's for the fact that it
- has been almost a year since the last release. I can easily
- understand the agonizing frustration of users who moved to the
- new Microsoft and Borland compilers only to find that CSR hadn't
- moved with them. It has been a long road for me but I can finally
- announce with great pleasure that CSR is now working with the
- latest compiler versions in all of their incarnations. I am
- forever grateful for the technical and moral support I've
- received from users who have been more than patient during the
- transition.
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- The NDS News
-
- The C Spot Run Support Newsletter has changed immensely. Now
- reborn as The NDS News it hosts numerous useful articles,
- complete with source code examples, and sports an attractive
- desktop-published design. It is now available in hard-copy only,
- so if you haven't received a copy yet you'll want to get one
- right away.
-
- How do you get a copy? Glad you asked. <smile> You need to
- get on the mailing list, and you can do that by sending in the
- form generated by CSRORDER, or, better yet, by registering as a C
- Spot Run User. For the time being I'm sending a copy to everyone
- on the mailing list. However the postage and printing costs are
- rising constantly and I won't be able to keep this up. All you
- need to do to assure continued newsletter subscription and update
- notification is to register for CSR at any level.
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- Getting Started
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- The first step to using CSR is to print out the
- documentation. It's 250 pages long, so check your paper and
- ribbon. Make sure you're using a monospaced font if you're using
- a laser printer, and then type "Copy CSpotRun.DOC PRN" at the DOS
- prompt. Unlike previous versions this documentation includes
- form feeds, so alignment isn't a problem. (The first page can go
- several lines off either way.)
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- If you're new to CSR you'll want to read the first few
- sections of the documentation in order to get started, otherwise
- you're all set, except for running the CSRORDER program, which
- you'll want to do right away to REGISTER and/or get on the
- mailing list....
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- Registration: How and Why
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- If you use C Spot Run it's important to register as a user.
- Not only do you receive the benefits of source code, update
- notifications, the NDS News, etc., but you get a warm feeling
- from helping to support the Shareware effort. Without your
- support I can't afford to go on supporting CSR, as much as I'd
- like to.
-
- I want to make registration as easy as possible for you, so
- there are a number of options. First, with the NDS News comes a
- printed order form with complete instructions on a nice, good
- looking form. Secondly, the CSRORDER program included with this
- package will prompt you for all of the important information
- online and printout a one page form for registering or simply
- getting on the mailing list. Your third option is to send in the
- order form at the end of the CSR documentation. And last but not
- least, you can register with a credit card on-line and download
- the source code right away!
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- This last option needs the most explanation, so here it is:
- The Shareware BBS in San Diego, CA, at (619) 455-5226, 2400 baud,
- allows you to register on-line with a Visa or Mastercard and then
- download the source code immediately. (After registering on-line
- you should send in one of the printed forms with PAID written on
- it to assure that an "official" disk is mailed and a serial
- number assigned.)
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- Final Comments
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- In the confusion of putting this release together some things
- may have slipped by me. I've tried to test CSR in all the
- distributed configurations and I'm confident that the package
- performs as documented. The library has undergone months of use
- with QuickC / MSC 5.x, and I've tested it a lot with the
- integrated environments and command line version of Turbo C v1.5.
- If you do find a problem, though, please let me know right away
- so I can try and fix it. The problems with Turbo C v1.0 this
- past year practically crippled the product, and I don't want that
- to happen again.
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- If all goes well a v3.1 of CSR should follow in the next few
- months to handle any bugs that crop up and expand the function
- library. Vaporware, I know, but I'm honestly trying.
-
- Finally, in the v2.1 README file I asked for letters
- supporting my college applications. I want to thank those of you
- who took the time to write something about myself and CSR, and
- I'm happy to announce that I've been accepted at Drexel
- University as a Computer Science student this fall.
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- Thanks for your support, and good luck with CSR. Please feel
- free to call me with any questions, comments, or suggestions.
-
- - Bob Pritchett (609) 424-2595 (Voice)
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