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- Instructions for
- Patrick Swayne's TSR Demo
- Copyright 1992 by Patrick Swayne. All Rights Reserved.
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- TSRDEMO.COM is a program that demonstrates that it is possible
- for a TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) pop-up utility to pop up
- over both DOS and Windows(tm) programs. This program requires a
- computer running MS-DOS version 2 or above and a CGA, EGA, or VGA
- video system. To run this program, type
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- d:TSRDEMO
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- at the DOS prompt, and press Enter. The d: above represents any
- valid drive or path designation, and is not required if the di-
- rectory containing TSRDEMO.COM is the default. For example, if
- your default path is C:\ and TSRDEMO.COM is on drive A:, you
- would type
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- A:TSRDEMO
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- to run the program. When you run TSRDEMO, it will install itself
- into memory and exit back to DOS. To activate the TSRDEMO demon-
- stration, press and release the left shift key three times. The
- TSRDEMO window will appear in the upper right corner of your
- screen. There will be a brief message for you to read in the top
- line of the window. To scroll the message to the left (and read
- more of it), press the space bar. The message will move over by
- 20 characters. To back up, press the Back space key. To remove
- the TSRDEMO window and return control to DOS or the currently
- running program, press the Esc key.
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- To demonstrate the ability of TSRDEMO to pop up over Windows,
- start Windows in any of its operating modes (real, standard, or
- 386 enhanced) on a standard CGA, EGA, or VGA system. When all
- Windows screen activity has ceased and Windows is ready for your
- keyboard or mouse input, press the left shift key three times.
- The TSRDEMO window will pop up as it did over DOS, except that
- the colors will probably be different. Use space and Back space
- to move the message, and Esc to remove the TSRDEMO window, as
- before.
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- When you are through using this utility, you can remove it from
- memory. To do this, type
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- TSRDEMO U
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- at the DOS prompt, and press Enter. You can only remove TSRDEMO
- if it is the last TSR program loaded.
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- It is possible that TSRDEMO can interfere with some DOS programs.
- If you find one that it interferes with, you can switch it into a
- DOS-only mode by entering
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- TSRDEMO D
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- at the DOS prompt. To return it to the Windows-compatible mode,
- enter
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- TSRDEMO W
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- Why TSRDEMO?
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- I wrote TSRDEMO to demonstrate the kind of TSR program I am capa-
- ble of writing. In addition to making a TSR capable of popping
- up over Windows, I can also make it concurrent. That is, when
- you pop it up, the program you pop it over can continue to run.
- For example, while Lotus(tm) is digesting a large spreadsheet,
- could be using a pop-up calculator.
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- If you have a need for a particular kind of TSR utility, but you
- don't feel like or can't write it yourself, or if you have an
- application you have written that you would like converted to a
- TSR, I offer my services (for a fee, of course). You can reach
- me via a message on the EXEC PC BBS (414-789-4210), or you can
- call 616-468-6637 from 6pm to 9pm eastern time on Monday, Tues-
- day, or Thursday, or from 1pm to 4pm eastern time on Saturday.
- Or write to
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- Patrick Swayne
- 155 Baker St.
- Coloma, MI 49038
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- Distribution
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- This program is distributed as "copyrighted but free" software,
- and you are free to use it and distribute it to others, as long
- as you include this documentation with the other files, and as
- long as you do not modify either the program or the documenta-
- tion.
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- Warranty
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- This program is provided AS IS without any warranty, expressed or
- implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular
- purpose.
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- Disclaimer
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- In no event will Patrick Swayne be liable to you for any damages,
- including any lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or
- consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to
- use this program, even if Patrick Swayne has been advised of the
- possibility of such damages, or for any claim by any other party.
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