System - an overview of system software: E-Mage Work Station, Sprite Editor, X-DOS, Chunks Graphics Editor, Firestarter Viewer, Steep Format, XAS 9.10, Exhume.

<b>System</b> - an overview of system software: E-Mage Work Station, Sprite Editor, X-DOS, Chunks Graphics Editor, Firestarter Viewer, Steep Format, XAS 9.10, Exhume.

     (C) DEMON / XPC / CPU


        Overview of system software.


     Well, first of all, hello to all who are interested in 
this section of the magazine. Immediately I want to say that 
the new system software there are fewer ... But from the

a small amount that goes to
we can see the heaped bend.



       E-MAGE WORK STATION v0. 91


         by Rum / E-MAGE (C) 1999


     Thus, E-MAGE WORKSTATION is
In my opinion, a new step in trying to
done at the Speke easy to use interface to the disk. Interface 
represents a three-panel, where the two extreme display the 
contents of selected drives, and the average is a control 
panel. Made all very nice, even and clear, any

spekmen be able to perform without any description of the 
standard disc function. A Here's one detail about a special 
subject: I realized some of the functions (RESTORE,

FORMAT ...) must work through a downloadable overlay files, but 
Scorpion was a problem: EMS begins shamelessly buggy. Therefore 
it is necessary to sever skorpovskuyu memory for normal 
operation. 


     Pluses of the program:


  + 2 panels without a doubt more comfortable standard one, 
since it gets constantly re-read the directory;


  + Support Kempston Bat, you can work with the disk only 
myshoy except how to change the file name;


  + In the first saw on the spectral function does not
simply COPY, a COPY + DELETE, ie, MOVE.
Very handy when sortiruesh program
by type of disk to disk;

  + As in the GC made simultaneously scan a poll to replace 
those drives that hang on the socket; 

  + Operation "RENAME" mozhno hold no
with only a single file, but also with the group, using the 
symbol "*" to denote any literal. For example, we select a 
group of files, give the command "RENAME" from the name "SYS 
*****.*", after we get the names of in this group, starting 
with "SYS", the rest stays the same. If you put a few points, 
such as "SYS.5 ****. C", then everything will be OK, because

EMS will determine the last point as a separator, and the rest 
will make a name; 

  + See skorpovskuyu memory, but not
can work with it, which is very disappointing, I think that 
will see it and other memory standards above 128 pounds; 

  + Conveniently otmechat files on the top
down, that you from the bottom up, but there are glitches
(See below);

  + Displays the amount of tagged files
not only in sectors but also in bytes, of which
I can not recall a similar prog;

  + Fancy Teach function "CONCAT" may
unite and 2 and 3 and more isolated
files into one, while not correcting
only the length in sectors and bytes (!).
This, in my opinion, cool, since sick of climbing in 
drive-doctor and do everything manually. When the volume of the 
selected files above 255 sectors cut into pieces of 255 sekov 
with the addition of numbering, so we have not

confused;

  + Copies quite quickly and seals;


     And now for good:


  - No OVERWRITE, simply asking
duplicate files and all;

  - Can not (hopefully it yet) to watch
text;

  - During compaction reread catalog compact discs in both 
panels, although one was "A" and another "B"; 

  - A screen saver run in general
unclear on what basis (suddenly or with
addition, all of a sudden, even though 2 seconds ago
move the cursor);

  - Glitches with overlays on the Scorpion while trying to keep 
them at the top of memory; 

  - When editing a disk name,
a file is very inconvenient to move the cursor or erase the 
line, because he is time disappears and it is unclear how many 
characters have been erased ...; 

  - If the list does not fit the
sockets as a whole, then the markup can be
select only the visible band, then
need skrolnut window and vydelt remaining, it would be better 
if it was in the allocation window skrolirovalos itself in the 
right direction; 

  - When marking a group of files (to keep
fire either up or down) some files
not observed, since the cursor faster time to slip before prog 
understand that the file must be noted.



     Well, all I think as long as enough. I hope the authors 
will listen to my opinion and correcting deficiencies, will 
release the full working version, which pleased

I'll work I'm not alone.



             SPRITE EDITOR +


    by Darth Vader / ORION GROUP (C) 1999


     The program of a series of sprite editors
wherein clever window interface, type WORK BENCH (as claimed by
author), to judge the similarity can not, because
This is the BENCH seen only on video.

     SED + has a built-in window HELP
mode, these windows can arbitrarily move
and change, in my opinion, while the most successful
attempt to do something similar. The author also offers all the 
sources of the bells and whistles is almost free ("... unless 
that a bottle of beer ... ").


     The program can edit
sprites only 2x2 familiarity, but
but with the full range of functions, there is even
rotation X, Y and Z axes, and another mapping of sprites (the 
editor was placed specifically for creating games).


     In general, everything else can be learned
from the built-help'a.



              X-DOS v1. 41


           by IMAGE CREW (C) 1999


     Detailed description I found, but
Even the name can be concluded that
this is another DOS. Initially consists of a setup file, which
installed on any TR-DOS disk.

     After you run the file "xdos141.BAS"
and see the standard prompt "A:>"
I mean shell. Immediately
obvious zakos under MS-DOS, which in HEREUNDER, not 
surprisingly, since most rasprostanennaya OSes until recently 
it was she. Moreover, it is not less demanding on resources car

such as Windows.

     Nucleus X-DOS is loaded by address
25000 and occupies a space the size of
about 5 kb. Workspace software
by X-DOS starts at address # 8000, also attending boot support 
them in different memory banks, but in my opinion, for 128

kilos.

     When installing, except the X-DOS
there is still a lot of files, mostly
COM 'vskih, for example: FORMAT.COM, MOVE.
COM, VIEWFILE.COM ... almost complete set for normal operation.

     Generally done something all nice, but
not as we would like. It would throw in ROM, so yes, that 
TR-DOS does not yuzala and instead it was straight, and from 
her sense small.


     In the future, the authors promise crap
a bunch of drivers for their OSes, and
also do support the hard drive. Wait, what can be worthwhile 
and will be released. 



        CHUNKS GRAPH EDITOR v2. 61

               HARDCORE 4x4


     MASTER HOME COMPUTER GROUP (C) 1999


     In the last issue I talked about
this program, and now appeared
A new version, which has the following
innovations:


     - Support for editing and color
for chunks;

     - Convert screenshots in chunks with flowers;

     - Fill certain chunks of
screen;

     - Replacement of identical chunks in the screenshot
the selected.


     Interface remained the same low level. In future versions 
of the authors promise to work with primitives (circle, line), 
plus all the money, I mean commercial version, although it 
should be aware that this particular kind of program is not to 
Use disposable success ...




           FIRESTARTER VIEWER


             by Lynx (C) 1999


     Another of the viewer, which can
skip and sing almost anything. Different
graphical interface and the ability
listen to samples on any scoop (the choice of the output port 
in the options settings), and even beeper. Plus, the pictures 
konvertator in various standards (ASCII,

CHUNKS ...).

     So far we have only a beta,
therefore not all looks and not all singing, but
I hope this time, since the prog not bad. Although up to the 
level of BV 2. 8 s still far away.




          STEEP FORMAT v2. 01


      by WITCHCRAFT GROUP (c) 1999


     The new disk utility trying to
tell us that the ADS and RDS is not a panacea.
The authors of a non-standard approach to
creating this kind of system prog,
namely navorocheny in her digital effects, which even has a 
special installer. That is very possible to taste

find the right samples, though of something wrong porn. To have 
been chosen option to format the drive, and in response we 
hear: "Oh-oo! My aa-as! ... Yes-yes!" , so then here. Well, 
seriously, the prog This differs steep formatting

disk, taking four of its hopelessly killed three (3, 5 '), I 
was surprised to find that in this prog two of them are 
formatted with no bad sectors. But here tsifrovochki, I think 
there is nothing, so more on my Scorpion (# DD), they are still

do not sing.



               XAS 9. 10


          by Max Petrov (C) 1997

       mix STS / VOLGA SOFT (m) 1999


     So he appeared - a long-awaited,
obezglyuchenny, 64-character, favorite
My XAS! Now there are no more glitches!

     In general, the same as that of XAS 9. 06 +,
but without the full use version glyuchkov.
Now you can change the length of the label from 3 to
14, though the derivation of the label will show only the first 
7 characters. Also, In my opinion, removed bug with the 
computation count possible marks for the length of assignments. 
And any innovation not introduced, although did not prevent be.




             EXHUME v0. 07


   by MASTER HOME COMPUTER GROUP (C) 1999


     Oh, and the files of this steep, though simple as ABC. 
When sudden the death of your scratch disk, namely

0-th track helps to find files on it
the coolest assembler XAS. Others do not
looking for. Not believing HELP, I recorded a bunch of
different files mixed with XAS 'ovsky
and then just otfarmatil 0-th track. Run this prog and after a 
short Scan Disk I successfully received

new directory, but only with the XAS 'ovsky
files, which could easily be rewritten to another disk. After 
checking these recovered files, I realized that it was

one of my favorite programs, since all
100% were recovered without any
breaks or false.

     So for those who kodit in XAS 'e,
This program is absolutely necessary, it
should always be at hand, especially
if you drive a series of MS 53HH.



     Well, actually it is enough for today, but
in the next room, I hope to tell
on steep deystvilno prog, but this is
secret ...