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AutoFire/!ReadMe
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| Filename: | AutoFire/!ReadMe |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 05C7 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
Autofire
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version 1.00 by Matthew Bloch
With many joysticks, you can have an autofire option. What this does when
switched on is to simulate the action of someone hammering the button very
quickly indeed (far quicker than a human can do it!). This has the effect of
making some games easier and saves your keyboard.
So this module does the same except it uses the keyboard. You can set up a
key to simulate a 'hammering' action when you hold it down like this:
*Autofire -key 73 -rate 2
-key sets the key number to be used (in this case return)
-rate sets the rate at which the key will move up and down (in 1/100s)
Actually, the -key and -rate bits are optional but keep everything neat.
And that's it. If it was really worth it I'd write a WIMP front end but it's
not is it? It takes only a couple of seconds to use the command line. If
anyone wants it I'll write in a feature to turn it on and off with a
keystroke, but then that's probably overkill on such a tiny program!
License
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This program is freeware. This means that you can distribute it in
an unchanged form to whoever you want as much as you want. In fact please
spread it as far and wide as you can! However, the copyright remains mine at
all times.
Me
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If you want to contact me, then you can write or email me:
Matthew Bloch,
5 Brookside, Internet: MBloch@arcade.demon.co.uk
Headington, Arcade BBS: user #1644, Matthew Bloch
Oxford, OX3 7PJ.
..Matthew.. 00000000 41 75 74 6f 66 69 72 65 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d |Autofire.-------| 00000010 2d 0a 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 31 2e 30 30 20 62 |-.version 1.00 b| 00000020 79 20 4d 61 74 74 68 65 77 20 42 6c 6f 63 68 0a |y Matthew Bloch.| 00000030 0a 57 69 74 68 20 6d 61 6e 79 20 6a 6f 79 73 74 |.With many joyst| 00000040 69 63 6b 73 2c 20 79 6f 75 20 63 61 6e 20 68 61 |icks, you can ha| 00000050 76 65 20 61 6e 20 61 75 74 6f 66 69 72 65 20 6f |ve an autofire o| 00000060 70 74 69 6f 6e 2e 20 57 68 61 74 20 74 68 69 73 |ption. What this| 00000070 20 64 6f 65 73 20 77 68 65 6e 0a 73 77 69 74 63 | does when.switc| 00000080 68 65 64 20 6f 6e 20 69 73 20 74 6f 20 73 69 6d |hed on is to sim| 00000090 75 6c 61 74 65 20 74 68 65 20 61 63 74 69 6f 6e |ulate the action| 000000a0 20 6f 66 20 73 6f 6d 65 6f 6e 65 20 68 61 6d 6d | of someone hamm| 000000b0 65 72 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 62 75 74 74 6f 6e |ering the button| 000000c0 20 76 65 72 79 0a 71 75 69 63 6b 6c 79 20 69 6e | very.quickly in| 000000d0 64 65 65 64 20 28 66 61 72 20 71 75 69 63 6b 65 |deed (far quicke| 000000e0 72 20 74 68 61 6e 20 61 20 68 75 6d 61 6e 20 63 |r than a human c| 000000f0 61 6e 20 64 6f 20 69 74 21 29 2e 20 54 68 69 73 |an do it!). This| 00000100 20 68 61 73 20 74 68 65 20 65 66 66 65 63 74 20 | has the effect | 00000110 6f 66 0a 6d 61 6b 69 6e 67 20 73 6f 6d 65 20 67 |of.making some g| 00000120 61 6d 65 73 20 65 61 73 69 65 72 20 61 6e 64 20 |ames easier and | 00000130 73 61 76 65 73 20 79 6f 75 72 20 6b 65 79 62 6f |saves your keybo| 00000140 61 72 64 2e 0a 0a 53 6f 20 74 68 69 73 20 6d 6f |ard...So this mo| 00000150 64 75 6c 65 20 64 6f 65 73 20 74 68 65 20 73 61 |dule does the sa| 00000160 6d 65 20 65 78 63 65 70 74 20 69 74 20 75 73 65 |me except it use| 00000170 73 20 74 68 65 20 6b 65 79 62 6f 61 72 64 2e 20 |s the keyboard. | 00000180 59 6f 75 20 63 61 6e 20 73 65 74 20 75 70 20 61 |You can set up a| 00000190 0a 6b 65 79 20 74 6f 20 73 69 6d 75 6c 61 74 65 |.key to simulate| 000001a0 20 61 20 27 68 61 6d 6d 65 72 69 6e 67 27 20 61 | a 'hammering' a| 000001b0 63 74 69 6f 6e 20 77 68 65 6e 20 79 6f 75 20 68 |ction when you h| 000001c0 6f 6c 64 20 69 74 20 64 6f 77 6e 20 6c 69 6b 65 |old it down like| 000001d0 20 74 68 69 73 3a 0a 0a 2a 41 75 74 6f 66 69 72 | this:..*Autofir| 000001e0 65 20 2d 6b 65 79 20 37 33 20 2d 72 61 74 65 20 |e -key 73 -rate | 000001f0 32 0a 0a 2d 6b 65 79 20 20 73 65 74 73 20 74 68 |2..-key sets th| 00000200 65 20 6b 65 79 20 6e 75 6d 62 65 72 20 74 6f 20 |e key number to | 00000210 62 65 20 75 73 65 64 20 28 69 6e 20 74 68 69 73 |be used (in this| 00000220 20 63 61 73 65 20 72 65 74 75 72 6e 29 0a 2d 72 | case return).-r| 00000230 61 74 65 20 73 65 74 73 20 74 68 65 20 72 61 74 |ate sets the rat| 00000240 65 20 61 74 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 74 68 65 20 6b |e at which the k| 00000250 65 79 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 6d 6f 76 65 20 75 70 20 |ey will move up | 00000260 61 6e 64 20 64 6f 77 6e 20 28 69 6e 20 31 2f 31 |and down (in 1/1| 00000270 30 30 73 29 0a 41 63 74 75 61 6c 6c 79 2c 20 74 |00s).Actually, t| 00000280 68 65 20 2d 6b 65 79 20 61 6e 64 20 2d 72 61 74 |he -key and -rat| 00000290 65 20 62 69 74 73 20 61 72 65 20 6f 70 74 69 6f |e bits are optio| 000002a0 6e 61 6c 20 62 75 74 20 6b 65 65 70 20 65 76 65 |nal but keep eve| 000002b0 72 79 74 68 69 6e 67 20 6e 65 61 74 2e 0a 0a 41 |rything neat...A| 000002c0 6e 64 20 74 68 61 74 27 73 20 69 74 2e 20 49 66 |nd that's it. If| 000002d0 20 69 74 20 77 61 73 20 72 65 61 6c 6c 79 20 77 | it was really w| 000002e0 6f 72 74 68 20 69 74 20 49 27 64 20 77 72 69 74 |orth it I'd writ| 000002f0 65 20 61 20 57 49 4d 50 20 66 72 6f 6e 74 20 65 |e a WIMP front e| 00000300 6e 64 20 62 75 74 20 69 74 27 73 0a 6e 6f 74 20 |nd but it's.not | 00000310 69 73 20 69 74 3f 20 49 74 20 74 61 6b 65 73 20 |is it? It takes | 00000320 6f 6e 6c 79 20 61 20 63 6f 75 70 6c 65 20 6f 66 |only a couple of| 00000330 20 73 65 63 6f 6e 64 73 20 74 6f 20 75 73 65 20 | seconds to use | 00000340 74 68 65 20 63 6f 6d 6d 61 6e 64 20 6c 69 6e 65 |the command line| 00000350 2e 20 49 66 0a 61 6e 79 6f 6e 65 20 77 61 6e 74 |. If.anyone want| 00000360 73 20 69 74 20 49 27 6c 6c 20 77 72 69 74 65 20 |s it I'll write | 00000370 69 6e 20 61 20 66 65 61 74 75 72 65 20 74 6f 20 |in a feature to | 00000380 74 75 72 6e 20 69 74 20 6f 6e 20 61 6e 64 20 6f |turn it on and o| 00000390 66 66 20 77 69 74 68 20 61 0a 6b 65 79 73 74 72 |ff with a.keystr| 000003a0 6f 6b 65 2c 20 62 75 74 20 74 68 65 6e 20 74 68 |oke, but then th| 000003b0 61 74 27 73 20 70 72 6f 62 61 62 6c 79 20 6f 76 |at's probably ov| 000003c0 65 72 6b 69 6c 6c 20 6f 6e 20 73 75 63 68 20 61 |erkill on such a| 000003d0 20 74 69 6e 79 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 21 0a 0a | tiny program!..| 000003e0 4c 69 63 65 6e 73 65 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a |License.-------.| 000003f0 54 68 69 73 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 69 73 20 |This program is | 00000400 66 72 65 65 77 61 72 65 2e 20 54 68 69 73 20 6d |freeware. This m| 00000410 65 61 6e 73 20 74 68 61 74 20 79 6f 75 20 63 61 |eans that you ca| 00000420 6e 20 64 69 73 74 72 69 62 75 74 65 20 69 74 20 |n distribute it | 00000430 69 6e 0a 61 6e 20 75 6e 63 68 61 6e 67 65 64 20 |in.an unchanged | 00000440 66 6f 72 6d 20 74 6f 20 77 68 6f 65 76 65 72 20 |form to whoever | 00000450 79 6f 75 20 77 61 6e 74 20 61 73 20 6d 75 63 68 |you want as much| 00000460 20 61 73 20 79 6f 75 20 77 61 6e 74 2e 20 49 6e | as you want. In| 00000470 20 66 61 63 74 20 70 6c 65 61 73 65 0a 73 70 72 | fact please.spr| 00000480 65 61 64 20 69 74 20 61 73 20 66 61 72 20 61 6e |ead it as far an| 00000490 64 20 77 69 64 65 20 61 73 20 79 6f 75 20 63 61 |d wide as you ca| 000004a0 6e 21 20 48 6f 77 65 76 65 72 2c 20 74 68 65 20 |n! However, the | 000004b0 63 6f 70 79 72 69 67 68 74 20 72 65 6d 61 69 6e |copyright remain| 000004c0 73 20 6d 69 6e 65 20 61 74 0a 61 6c 6c 20 74 69 |s mine at.all ti| 000004d0 6d 65 73 2e 0a 0a 4d 65 0a 2d 2d 0a 49 66 20 79 |mes...Me.--.If y| 000004e0 6f 75 20 77 61 6e 74 20 74 6f 20 63 6f 6e 74 61 |ou want to conta| 000004f0 63 74 20 6d 65 2c 20 74 68 65 6e 20 79 6f 75 20 |ct me, then you | 00000500 63 61 6e 20 77 72 69 74 65 20 6f 72 20 65 6d 61 |can write or ema| 00000510 69 6c 20 6d 65 3a 0a 0a 4d 61 74 74 68 65 77 20 |il me:..Matthew | 00000520 42 6c 6f 63 68 2c 0a 20 20 20 35 20 42 72 6f 6f |Bloch,. 5 Broo| 00000530 6b 73 69 64 65 2c 09 09 09 49 6e 74 65 72 6e 65 |kside,...Interne| 00000540 74 3a 20 20 20 4d 42 6c 6f 63 68 40 61 72 63 61 |t: MBloch@arca| 00000550 64 65 2e 64 65 6d 6f 6e 2e 63 6f 2e 75 6b 0a 20 |de.demon.co.uk. | 00000560 20 20 20 20 20 48 65 61 64 69 6e 67 74 6f 6e 2c | Headington,| 00000570 09 09 41 72 63 61 64 65 20 42 42 53 3a 20 75 73 |..Arcade BBS: us| 00000580 65 72 20 23 31 36 34 34 2c 20 4d 61 74 74 68 65 |er #1644, Matthe| 00000590 77 20 42 6c 6f 63 68 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |w Bloch. | 000005a0 20 4f 78 66 6f 72 64 2c 20 4f 58 33 20 37 50 4a | Oxford, OX3 7PJ| 000005b0 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0a 2e 2e 4d 61 |.. ...Ma| 000005c0 74 74 68 65 77 2e 2e |tthew..| 000005c7
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