System - Maxsoft Screen Packer v.1.1 user manual.

 Dedicated to absolute users...     
                                          
User Guide    
 to the program           
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║ "MAXSOFT SCREEN PACKER v1.1"  ║
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 Last revision date: 11/17/96     
                                          
 Table of contents.                
                                          
 1. Abbreviations used.              
 2. Hardware requirements.                
*3. Basic packer modes.           
*4. Literature used, software and
    hardware.                  
 5. Copyright.                      
 6. Errors found and corrected. 7. Differences in the new version.                 
 8. FAQ.                                  
 9. Additional information.            
* - corrections have been made.             
                                          
                                          
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 1. Abbreviations used.        
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DOS - TR-DOS operating environment;          
SPECCY - SPECTRUM-compatible computer;  
Pen - computer PENTAGON128 or (depending on
depending on the situation) PENTIUM133;          
                                          
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 2. Hardware requirements.         
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Minimum configuration - SPECCY48 + DOS.
Optimal configuration - Stump128(133).  
                                          
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 3. Basic packer modes.      
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Load - loading standard (length 6912)
or a packed screen file.        
                                          
                                          
Compress - packaging (compression) fa-
yla (if the file is uploaded).                 
                                          
Save - writes the current file to disk.     
                                          
View - view the current file.           
                                          
Decompress - uncompresses the current file.Its execution before the view is not necessary.
after decompress you can do save and
(or) compress. Packaging is not supported
boxes that unpack data into pa-
crumple (and not directly onto the screen).               
                                          
Extension - additional functions:       
                                          
 Information - information about the author;      
                                          
 Change drive - change the drive;          
                                          
 Exit then TR-DOS - restart DOS (launch from
addresses #0000);                            
                                          
                                          
Depacker:.... - type of decompressor that
The first one will be connected to the data when compressed.
tions.  FAST - fast, disables interrupts
during work; SLOW - slow, maybe
work with interrupts enabled, NONE
- without decompressor (data only), their
can be uncompressed with the includedde-
compressors (see Additional information)
tion).                                     
 When calling these decompressors, the register
Your HL pair must contain a starting ad-
data block res.                         
                                          
The packer is controlled by KEMPSTON, SINCLAIR,
CURSOR joysticks, keys ENTER,SPACE,
M,Q,A,O,P,EDIT. EDIT involved as you-
move (ESCAPE) from the LOAD, SAVE, EXTENSION options.
                                          
You can also use "hot"
keys - they are highlighted in color.            
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
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 4. Literature used, etc.      
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Literature: various newspapers (in the toilet);   
Software: dn, sp_emu, art studio,
tasm,orion,OS/2.                          
Hardware: Stump (for operation and from-
breathing), SPECCY (for beta testing).************************************************
 5. Copyright.            
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Copyright 1996 MAXSOFT/SPEED CO.          
                                          
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 6. Errors found and corrected.    
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V1.0                                      
                                          
 1. Incorrect drive change.         
 2. Catalogue display is not always correct
   log after changing the disk.                
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 7. Differences in version 1.1           
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 1. Addedselection of decompressor type     
   instead of RESET COMPUTER (see paragraph 3).        
 2. Improved polling of the KEMPSTON-joystick.   
 3. Improved processing (Y/N)?             
 4. Added screen saver (average time)
   batting for 2 minutes).                   
 5. Compatibility with emulators has been improved. 
                                          
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 8. (F)requently (A)sked (Q)uestions.   
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 1. What do the dashes mean during compression? 
   Each dash represents 256 bytes (1
sector) of the file.  Their number shows
volume unprocessed and already compressed -
no information.************************************************
 9. Additional information.       
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Special thanks to: M.M.A SOFT/SPEED SO., and
ALK/STARS OF KELADANfor help in testing
of the program.                          
                                          
Decompressor files (absolutely moving)
we) are recorded under the names:                
MSP11_F (fast) and MSP11_S (slow).