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!Bio/!Help
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| Filename: | !Bio/!Help |
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| File size: | 09BC bytes |
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File contents
Bio Plus: Enhanced Bio Application By Dave Lawrence and Dave Acton Note 1: Some of the Bio modules need to write to disc to work. As the compression method used on this disc is read-only, you should copy Bio to an unprotected disc (by simply dragging the !Bio icon) and run it there. Note 2: For Risc OS 2 users: if Draw has not been seen by the Filer, then an error will be shown when Bio is run. To avoid this, open a directory containing Draw. Run this application to open up a window containing the latest version of Bio, and two example text files for use with the Graph Generator module. Double-click on Bio to load it. Eight icons will appear on the iconbar. From right to left, these icons are: HexDump, 3DGraph, SpriteSort, DrawSprs, SumMean, ToneDial, VATCalc and WordCount. Run Acorn's Help application to show interactive help for Bio. Quick instructions for each of the modules are as follows. HexDump: Drop any file onto the HexDump icon to load a hexadecimal dump of the file into Edit. Click on the icon to bring up the preferences window. 3DGraph: Drop a text file describing a graph on the icon. The first line should be a function of the form y=f(x,z) for -10<=x<=+10, -10<=z<=+10. Two example text files are included, caled Graph1 and Graph2. Click Menu over the resulting window to save the graph as a sprite. DrawSprs: Drop a Draw file (which contains sprites) onto the icon, and a save box will pop up, allowing you to save the sprites as a sprite file. SumMean: Drag a text file containing a set of numbers (one per line) to the icon. The sum and the mean of the numbers will be shown in a window. ToneDial: Click on the icon to bring up a window. Type a number in the writable icon, and the number will be dialled using standard telephone tones. VATCalc: Drag a text file containing a set of numbers (one per line) to the icon. The sum of the numbers will be shown, along with the total including VAT at 17.5%. WordCount: Drag a text file to the icon, and the line and word count for that file will be shown in a window. The main Bio menu can be brought up by clicking Menu over either of the icons. The 'Process' submenu determines which of the Bio modules are displayed, and the 'Set default' entry saves the current configuration as the default. To remove just one icon, choose 'Quit', and to remove the whole Bio system, go into the 'Quit' submenu and choose 'All'. For more information, see the article on page 93. � Copyright BBC Acorn User 1993
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As the compre| 00000090 73 73 69 6f 6e 20 6d 65 74 68 6f 64 20 75 73 65 |ssion method use| 000000a0 64 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 69 73 20 64 69 73 63 20 69 |d on this disc i| 000000b0 73 20 72 65 61 64 2d 6f 6e 6c 79 2c 20 79 6f 75 |s read-only, you| 000000c0 20 73 68 6f 75 6c 64 20 63 6f 70 79 20 42 69 6f | should copy Bio| 000000d0 20 74 6f 20 61 6e 20 75 6e 70 72 6f 74 65 63 74 | to an unprotect| 000000e0 65 64 20 64 69 73 63 20 28 62 79 20 73 69 6d 70 |ed disc (by simp| 000000f0 6c 79 20 64 72 61 67 67 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 |ly dragging the | 00000100 21 42 69 6f 20 69 63 6f 6e 29 20 61 6e 64 20 72 |!Bio icon) and r| 00000110 75 6e 20 69 74 20 74 68 65 72 65 2e 0a 0a 4e 6f |un it there...No| 00000120 74 65 20 32 3a 20 46 6f 72 20 52 69 73 63 20 4f |te 2: For Risc O| 00000130 53 20 32 20 75 73 65 72 73 3a 20 69 66 20 44 72 |S 2 users: if Dr| 00000140 61 77 20 68 61 73 20 6e 6f 74 20 62 65 65 6e 20 |aw has not been | 00000150 73 65 65 6e 20 62 79 20 74 68 65 20 46 69 6c 65 |seen by the File| 00000160 72 2c 20 74 68 65 6e 20 61 6e 20 65 72 72 6f 72 |r, then an error| 00000170 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 73 68 6f 77 6e 20 77 | will be shown w| 00000180 68 65 6e 20 42 69 6f 20 69 73 20 72 75 6e 2e 20 |hen Bio is run. | 00000190 54 6f 20 61 76 6f 69 64 20 74 68 69 73 2c 20 6f |To avoid this, o| 000001a0 70 65 6e 20 61 20 64 69 72 65 63 74 6f 72 79 20 |pen a directory | 000001b0 63 6f 6e 74 61 69 6e 69 6e 67 20 44 72 61 77 2e |containing Draw.| 000001c0 0a 0a 52 75 6e 20 74 68 69 73 20 61 70 70 6c 69 |..Run this appli| 000001d0 63 61 74 69 6f 6e 20 74 6f 20 6f 70 65 6e 20 75 |cation to open u| 000001e0 70 20 61 20 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 20 63 6f 6e 74 61 |p a window conta| 000001f0 69 6e 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 6c 61 74 65 73 74 |ining the latest| 00000200 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 6f 66 20 42 69 6f 2c | version of Bio,| 00000210 20 61 6e 64 20 74 77 6f 20 65 78 61 6d 70 6c 65 | and two example| 00000220 20 74 65 78 74 20 66 69 6c 65 73 20 66 6f 72 20 | text files for | 00000230 75 73 65 20 77 69 74 68 20 74 68 65 20 47 72 61 |use with the Gra| 00000240 70 68 20 47 65 6e 65 72 61 74 6f 72 20 6d 6f 64 |ph Generator mod| 00000250 75 6c 65 2e 0a 0a 44 6f 75 62 6c 65 2d 63 6c 69 |ule...Double-cli| 00000260 63 6b 20 6f 6e 20 42 69 6f 20 74 6f 20 6c 6f 61 |ck on Bio to loa| 00000270 64 20 69 74 2e 20 45 69 67 68 74 20 69 63 6f 6e |d it. 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Two exam| 000004c0 70 6c 65 20 74 65 78 74 20 66 69 6c 65 73 20 61 |ple text files a| 000004d0 72 65 20 69 6e 63 6c 75 64 65 64 2c 20 63 61 6c |re included, cal| 000004e0 65 64 20 47 72 61 70 68 31 20 61 6e 64 20 47 72 |ed Graph1 and Gr| 000004f0 61 70 68 32 2e 20 43 6c 69 63 6b 20 4d 65 6e 75 |aph2. Click Menu| 00000500 20 6f 76 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 72 65 73 75 6c 74 | over the result| 00000510 69 6e 67 20 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 20 74 6f 20 73 61 |ing window to sa| 00000520 76 65 20 74 68 65 20 67 72 61 70 68 20 61 73 20 |ve the graph as | 00000530 61 20 73 70 72 69 74 65 2e 0a 0a 44 72 61 77 53 |a sprite...DrawS| 00000540 70 72 73 3a 20 44 72 6f 70 20 61 20 44 72 61 77 |prs: Drop a Draw| 00000550 20 66 69 6c 65 20 28 77 68 69 63 68 20 63 6f 6e | file (which con| 00000560 74 61 69 6e 73 20 73 70 72 69 74 65 73 29 20 6f |tains sprites) o| 00000570 6e 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 69 63 6f 6e 2c 20 61 6e |nto the icon, an| 00000580 64 20 61 20 73 61 76 65 20 62 6f 78 20 77 69 6c |d a save box wil| 00000590 6c 20 70 6f 70 20 75 70 2c 20 61 6c 6c 6f 77 69 |l pop up, allowi| 000005a0 6e 67 20 79 6f 75 20 74 6f 20 73 61 76 65 20 74 |ng you to save t| 000005b0 68 65 20 73 70 72 69 74 65 73 20 61 73 20 61 20 |he sprites as a | 000005c0 73 70 72 69 74 65 20 66 69 6c 65 2e 0a 0a 53 75 |sprite file...Su| 000005d0 6d 4d 65 61 6e 3a 20 44 72 61 67 20 61 20 74 65 |mMean: Drag a te| 000005e0 78 74 20 66 69 6c 65 20 63 6f 6e 74 61 69 6e 69 |xt file containi| 000005f0 6e 67 20 61 20 73 65 74 20 6f 66 20 6e 75 6d 62 |ng a set of numb| 00000600 65 72 73 20 28 6f 6e 65 20 70 65 72 20 6c 69 6e |ers (one per lin| 00000610 65 29 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 69 63 6f 6e 2e 20 |e) to the icon. | 00000620 54 68 65 20 73 75 6d 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 |The sum and the | 00000630 6d 65 61 6e 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 6e 75 6d 62 |mean of the numb| 00000640 65 72 73 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 73 68 6f 77 |ers will be show| 00000650 6e 20 69 6e 20 61 20 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 2e 0a 0a |n in a window...| 00000660 54 6f 6e 65 44 69 61 6c 3a 20 43 6c 69 63 6b 20 |ToneDial: Click | 00000670 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 69 63 6f 6e 20 74 6f 20 62 |on the icon to b| 00000680 72 69 6e 67 20 75 70 20 61 20 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 |ring up a window| 00000690 2e 20 54 79 70 65 20 61 20 6e 75 6d 62 65 72 20 |. Type a number | 000006a0 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 77 72 69 74 61 62 6c 65 20 |in the writable | 000006b0 69 63 6f 6e 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 6e 75 |icon, and the nu| 000006c0 6d 62 65 72 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 64 69 61 |mber will be dia| 000006d0 6c 6c 65 64 20 75 73 69 6e 67 20 73 74 61 6e 64 |lled using stand| 000006e0 61 72 64 20 74 65 6c 65 70 68 6f 6e 65 20 74 6f |ard telephone to| 000006f0 6e 65 73 2e 0a 0a 56 41 54 43 61 6c 63 3a 20 44 |nes...VATCalc: D| 00000700 72 61 67 20 61 20 74 65 78 74 20 66 69 6c 65 20 |rag a text file | 00000710 63 6f 6e 74 61 69 6e 69 6e 67 20 61 20 73 65 74 |containing a set| 00000720 20 6f 66 20 6e 75 6d 62 65 72 73 20 28 6f 6e 65 | of numbers (one| 00000730 20 70 65 72 20 6c 69 6e 65 29 20 74 6f 20 74 68 | per line) to th| 00000740 65 20 69 63 6f 6e 2e 20 54 68 65 20 73 75 6d 20 |e icon. The sum | 00000750 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 6e 75 6d 62 65 72 73 20 77 |of the numbers w| 00000760 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 73 68 6f 77 6e 2c 20 61 6c |ill be shown, al| 00000770 6f 6e 67 20 77 69 74 68 20 74 68 65 20 74 6f 74 |ong with the tot| 00000780 61 6c 20 69 6e 63 6c 75 64 69 6e 67 20 56 41 54 |al including VAT| 00000790 20 61 74 20 31 37 2e 35 25 2e 0a 0a 57 6f 72 64 | at 17.5%...Word| 000007a0 43 6f 75 6e 74 3a 20 44 72 61 67 20 61 20 74 65 |Count: Drag a te| 000007b0 78 74 20 66 69 6c 65 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 69 |xt file to the i| 000007c0 63 6f 6e 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 6c 69 6e |con, and the lin| 000007d0 65 20 61 6e 64 20 77 6f 72 64 20 63 6f 75 6e 74 |e and word count| 000007e0 20 66 6f 72 20 74 68 61 74 20 66 69 6c 65 20 77 | for that file w| 000007f0 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 73 68 6f 77 6e 20 69 6e 20 |ill be shown in | 00000800 61 20 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 2e 0a 0a 54 68 65 20 6d |a window...The m| 00000810 61 69 6e 20 42 69 6f 20 6d 65 6e 75 20 63 61 6e |ain Bio menu can| 00000820 20 62 65 20 62 72 6f 75 67 68 74 20 75 70 20 62 | be brought up b| 00000830 79 20 63 6c 69 63 6b 69 6e 67 20 4d 65 6e 75 20 |y clicking Menu | 00000840 6f 76 65 72 20 65 69 74 68 65 72 20 6f 66 20 74 |over either of t| 00000850 68 65 20 69 63 6f 6e 73 2e 20 54 68 65 20 27 50 |he icons. The 'P| 00000860 72 6f 63 65 73 73 27 20 73 75 62 6d 65 6e 75 20 |rocess' submenu | 00000870 64 65 74 65 72 6d 69 6e 65 73 20 77 68 69 63 68 |determines which| 00000880 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 42 69 6f 20 6d 6f 64 75 | of the Bio modu| 00000890 6c 65 73 20 61 72 65 20 64 69 73 70 6c 61 79 65 |les are displaye| 000008a0 64 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 27 53 65 74 20 |d, and the 'Set | 000008b0 64 65 66 61 75 6c 74 27 20 65 6e 74 72 79 20 73 |default' entry s| 000008c0 61 76 65 73 20 74 68 65 20 63 75 72 72 65 6e 74 |aves the current| 000008d0 20 63 6f 6e 66 69 67 75 72 61 74 69 6f 6e 20 61 | configuration a| 000008e0 73 20 74 68 65 20 64 65 66 61 75 6c 74 2e 20 54 |s the default. T| 000008f0 6f 20 72 65 6d 6f 76 65 20 6a 75 73 74 20 6f 6e |o remove just on| 00000900 65 20 69 63 6f 6e 2c 20 63 68 6f 6f 73 65 20 27 |e icon, choose '| 00000910 51 75 69 74 27 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 74 6f 20 72 65 |Quit', and to re| 00000920 6d 6f 76 65 20 74 68 65 20 77 68 6f 6c 65 20 42 |move the whole B| 00000930 69 6f 20 73 79 73 74 65 6d 2c 20 67 6f 20 69 6e |io system, go in| 00000940 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 27 51 75 69 74 27 20 73 75 |to the 'Quit' su| 00000950 62 6d 65 6e 75 20 61 6e 64 20 63 68 6f 6f 73 65 |bmenu and choose| 00000960 20 27 41 6c 6c 27 2e 0a 0a 46 6f 72 20 6d 6f 72 | 'All'...For mor| 00000970 65 20 69 6e 66 6f 72 6d 61 74 69 6f 6e 2c 20 73 |e information, s| 00000980 65 65 20 74 68 65 20 61 72 74 69 63 6c 65 20 6f |ee the article o| 00000990 6e 20 70 61 67 65 20 39 33 2e 0a 0a a9 20 43 6f |n page 93.... Co| 000009a0 70 79 72 69 67 68 74 20 42 42 43 20 41 63 6f 72 |pyright BBC Acor| 000009b0 6e 20 55 73 65 72 20 31 39 39 33 0a |n User 1993.| 000009bc
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