System - user manual CHEMNE BASE v0.6.

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║  CHEMNE BASE v0.6  ║
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 06/21/96                  
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 You are free then use & copy         
 v0.6                    
                                          
                                          
 -------- General information --------     
                                          
  This program allows you to catalog
create a huge number of game discs.  
  Maximum length of full drive name
or games = 255. The game is characterized by its
attribute and genre.                       
  In version 0.6, the amount of editable data
limited by the amount of RAM on your computer.  
                                          
                                          
 ------- Not general information ------     
                                          
  Work in this database is carried out
in 2 modes: 'VIEW' and 'COMMAND', in the 1st
movement/viewing/you are carried out
boron, and in the 2nd, selecting and entering a command.       
  Switching from command mode to simple mode
movement is carried out using the 'Up' or
'Down', by the way                            
                                          
 About the keys.                
                                          
 The following standards are supported:   
Left Right Down Up    
 1 2 3 4      
 6 7 8 9      
 O R A Q      
 O R X S      
plus cursor keys.         
                                
'Fire' - 5, 0, , M, N, .
Cancel/exit - , or  keys 
(SS+A). The 'VIEW' mode uses the following 
blowing keys:                           
                                          
- previous disc,            
 - next disk,             
  - corresponding command,           
  - install on the desired disk,
 - command 'Add new game',     
 + 1st letter of the activation command
             issues the appropriate command.
  Supported in edit mode
standard 'YAVERTY', how to change it
I'll tell you later.                         
                                          
 About the disk.                 
                                          
 The disk has the following parameters:          
                                          
- number,                                  
- amount of free space,                 
- label (8 characters),                     
 - full disk name.                       
                                          
 About the game.                 
                                          
 The game is characterized by the following parameters:
ramie:- name on disk (8 characters),              
- name of the game,                          
- attribute:                                
- - Disked?                               
full disk version?                
- - Country                               
where made and/or in what language          
- - Release date                          
Game release date (1982-2012)             
- - Up date                               
Date of revision and/or transfer             
- - AU?                                   
Are you using a music coprocessor?     
- - SNEAT?                                
Is there a mode in the game that makes it easier to complete?
- - FULL?                               
Is this the full version?                        
- - MEMORY                                
The minimum amount of memory required for operationbotability of the program.                
- genre (its parameters do not suit me,
because there is no sufficient versatility, position
willing to define the genre of most games.
The question of the genre remains open for now).   
                                          
                                          
About commands.           
                                
  Pay attention when you are in
mode 'COMMAND', in the bottom line of the display
the game that will be played is being anticipated
all subsequent actions.                 
- 'Add new disk from driver' - add to
burning disk from floppy disk                     
- 'Add new game' - add a game to the entries,
All parameters are default.              
- 'Add new disk' - add a disk to the entries,
All parameters are default.              
- 'Edit game's parameters' - edit
the following game parameters:                 
- - 'Edit game's name'                    
 disk name and fullname,          
- - 'Edit game's attribute'               
 game attributes,                           
- - 'Edit game's genre'                   
 game genre.                               
- 'Delete disk'                           
Remove disc from recordings                   
- 'Delete game'                           
Remove a game from your records                   
- 'Option'                                
(not implemented yet)                     
- 'Mask'                                  
- - 'Set mask op game'                    
Edit the game mask (not yet possible)
called.                                   
- - 'Set mask op disk'                    
Edit the disk mask (not yet possible)
called).                                  
- - 'Any disk & game'                     
Set the disk and game mask to 'all the same'
but' for all parameters (not yet implemented)
vano).- Search'                                 
- - 'Search game'                         
Search for a game. For example, searching for "ER" allows
find all games containing "ER".          
- - 'Masked searching'                    
Search by a given mask (not yet implemented)
vano).                                    
- 'File'                                  
- - 'Save file'                           
Save to disk as a file: ...            
                                          
- - 'Load file'                           
Recover from disk: ...                 
- - 'View catalog'                        
View the disk directory.                
- - 'Save texted file'                    
Write to disk in text form (for now
not implemented).                          
- - 'Save masked file'                    
Save only those discs and games to disk
which satisfy the mask (not yet real-
lyzed).- - 'Merge file'                          
Attach data from disk (not yet possible)
lyzed).                                
- 'About'                                 
Here you can learn about management (and not
only).                                  
- 'Quit'                                  
I think comments are unnecessary.               
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
 Free advice.       
                                
  The disk on which
there is not a single game! If suddenly such an announcement
failed - immediately add the game or delete it
play this disc.                           
  Do not change the order of files recorded on
disk!  Owners of 128k cars can have
maximum 6 files, SCORPION owners -
13.                                       
  Those who will make the converter, or else
something similar, you should know that half-
The given length of the game or disc name cannot
be = 0!!                                
  Attention! The program does not trackmistaken
ki during disk operations, therefore not
I'll press 'BREAK' anywhere and leave it
the drive is empty.                          
  A data error message will pop up
when the memory runs out, or when
data format violation.                 
                                          
                                          
                                          
 If you run out of free memory
(?!), and an error appeared, sign up and
DOCTORom insert 4 zeros at the end as required
place.  The right place is the beginning of the description
last game. It would be nice for this
know the data format.                      
                                          
 Format for storing data on disk.     
                                          
  The first (and maybe the only) file in
the most significant byte of the size must contain
number of all files (their length is fixed and
= 64 in sectors). The following files are in young
The size byte must contain its own
descending number.                          
  Who didn’t understand that the recording goes page by page?
but he may not read further.           
                                          
Data format.         
                                
 Disk information block:0 - the first byte must be zero, -
    this is a sign of a disk.                    
S - this byte should contain the length of the full
    th disk name. Cannot be = 0.    
NN - these 2 bytes contain the number
    disk. Cannot be = 0.             
NN - these 2 bytes store the quantity
    free sectors. Not recommended
    value 0.                           
DISKNAME - disk label (of 8 bytes).       
XXXXXXXX - S bytes of the full name must go
           disk wear.                   
S - the trailing byte must also be 
    length of the full disc name <> 
    0.                                    
                                          
 Game information block:         
                                          
L - this byte must be = full length
    game titles. Cannot be = 0.     
FILENAME - name of the game on the disk of 8 characters
           fishing                           
XXXXXXXX - there are L bytes of the full name
           games.                          
RRRRRR  - these 5 bytes store the attribute
           boot and game genre.               
L - the final byte must also be =
    length of the full game name <> 0.     
                                          
  The end of the data is a disk with length
full name = 0 and with number 0, i.e. 4
zero in a row.                              
                                          
  The bit layout of attributes and genre follows
leading (bit numbering starts from least significant
th bit of the 1st byte to the most significant bit of the 5th
bytes)                                    
0.1 - Disked?                             
2,З,4 - Country                           
5,6,7,8,9 - Release date                  
10,11,12,1З,14 - Up date15 - AU?                                  
16 - SNEAT?                               
17,18 - FULL?                           
19,20,...,З4,З5 - Genre                    
З6,З7,З8,З9 - MEMORY                      
                                          
  3a the information block of the disk must
There must be at least one block about the game
re.                                       
Some hidden features.      
                                          
  Change 'YAVERTY' to something else
You can create your own key table.
Its size is 320 bytes, i.e. 40 V each
each mode: LAT, lat, SS+LAT, SS+lat,
RUS, rus, SS+RUS, SS+rus. Download address
44740.                                    
  You can also change the font, its size = 1024
byte, address = 45828.                      
  You can also change the genre. For this you need
load from address 43772 HEADTEXT (times
measures<=583), and from address 43082 a detailed descriptiongenre definition (size<=667).                
                                          
  I would like to know your opinion regarding
Specifically, this is a database, i.e. that you are not
satisfied with what needs to be changed, what is unnecessary
not, etc., etc. As far as possible everything
complaints and wishes will be taken into account fully
new version.                               
                                          
  Those wishing to make their proposals,
wishes and complaints can be written to:
 450105, Bashkortostan,      
Ufa, PO Box 350.         
                                
  After the release of the very first beta (buggy)
It's been a month now, no updates
no responses received. I think that my ve-
magnificent programming style and great
excellent interface in the program for all devices
is coming.                                    
  All those who are immensely admired by my ta-
talent and genius, or vice versa - ge-
ity and talent, as well as all those
who is even more brilliant, but less so
talented, or - who is more talented, but weak-
she is brilliant - they can send their memories
rejected reviews to the above address.
  Although I am a Genius, I am still ready to realize
to bother with every letter.  All those who
considers himself no less brilliant and
talented, (or maybe more?!),can
shake my self-esteem by providing
of undeniable evidence.            
                                          
                                          
 AN OBVIOUS SIGN OF GENIUS -  
 PRESENCE OF A SENSE OF HUMOR!!!    
                                
 ABOUT CHEMNESOFt PLUS.       
Composition:                                  
                                          
 Basil/Vasil - Gazizullin Vasil.          
  The Last of the Mohicans, was present at
origin. Until now I have shown
myself as a very talented programmer.
A characteristic feature of programming is convenience
interface quality, versatility. Born
and lives in Bashkiria, by nationality -
Tatar, native language - Russian. Characteristic
instability in the face of the temptation to taste
create the connection "CE TWO ASH FIVE O ASH".  
                                          
 Jedi - Davydov Evgeniy.                  
  Thanks to his persistence and closeness to
Mohicans... (????), from a geographical point-
ki view, was accepted into the tribe as an artist
Nick. Trying to program. Colossal-the fountain of ideas floods not only his own
possible, but overflowing drowns everyone
surroundings. The only one who is morally sub-
held and tossed various crazy
Basil's ideas when writing a Database.   
                                          
 VRT - Valiev Ruslan.                     
  The only member of ChemneSoft Plus is not
having no knowledge of Assembly language.
Was only used once.  Okay
knows Russian, despite his origins
walking  Stubbornly trying to fix things
his mistakes in other people's texts, for which he
disliked.                            
                                          
SHEIKH - Bulat Shayakhmetov.                  
  His acceptance into the ranks of ChemneSoft was
we just recently. Understands all commands
assembler separately, but does not understand
them together. Lack of knowledge in As-
sampler is more than compensated by knowledge -
mi in iron.                              
                                          
 That's all about the composition of ChemneSoft Plus!!! 
                                          
(C) CHEMNESOFT PLUS 06.26.96