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PDScheme/!BackDrops/!Help

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Filename: PDScheme/!BackDrops/!Help
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File size: 01A8 bytes
Load address: 0000
Exec address: 0000
File contents
!BackDrops � Andrew J Booker
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!BackDrops can be used to load a random or fixed backdrop out
of a previously defined list. !BackDrops should be run from
within your !Boot file with, for example, the line:

*Run <Boot$Dir>.!BackDrops

The list of backdrops from which the choice is made can be
configured by running the !BackSetUp program. Instructions
for this program are given in its help file.
00000000  21 42 61 63 6b 44 72 6f  70 73 20 a9 20 41 6e 64  |!BackDrops . And|
00000010  72 65 77 20 4a 20 42 6f  6f 6b 65 72 0a 2d 2d 2d  |rew J Booker.---|
00000020  2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d  2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d  |----------------|
00000030  2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d  2d 0a 0a 21 42 61 63 6b  |---------..!Back|
00000040  44 72 6f 70 73 20 63 61  6e 20 62 65 20 75 73 65  |Drops can be use|
00000050  64 20 74 6f 20 6c 6f 61  64 20 61 20 72 61 6e 64  |d to load a rand|
00000060  6f 6d 20 6f 72 20 66 69  78 65 64 20 62 61 63 6b  |om or fixed back|
00000070  64 72 6f 70 20 6f 75 74  0a 6f 66 20 61 20 70 72  |drop out.of a pr|
00000080  65 76 69 6f 75 73 6c 79  20 64 65 66 69 6e 65 64  |eviously defined|
00000090  20 6c 69 73 74 2e 20 21  42 61 63 6b 44 72 6f 70  | list. !BackDrop|
000000a0  73 20 73 68 6f 75 6c 64  20 62 65 20 72 75 6e 20  |s should be run |
000000b0  66 72 6f 6d 0a 77 69 74  68 69 6e 20 79 6f 75 72  |from.within your|
000000c0  20 21 42 6f 6f 74 20 66  69 6c 65 20 77 69 74 68  | !Boot file with|
000000d0  2c 20 66 6f 72 20 65 78  61 6d 70 6c 65 2c 20 74  |, for example, t|
000000e0  68 65 20 6c 69 6e 65 3a  0a 0a 2a 52 75 6e 20 3c  |he line:..*Run <|
000000f0  42 6f 6f 74 24 44 69 72  3e 2e 21 42 61 63 6b 44  |Boot$Dir>.!BackD|
00000100  72 6f 70 73 0a 0a 54 68  65 20 6c 69 73 74 20 6f  |rops..The list o|
00000110  66 20 62 61 63 6b 64 72  6f 70 73 20 66 72 6f 6d  |f backdrops from|
00000120  20 77 68 69 63 68 20 74  68 65 20 63 68 6f 69 63  | which the choic|
00000130  65 20 69 73 20 6d 61 64  65 20 63 61 6e 20 62 65  |e is made can be|
00000140  0a 63 6f 6e 66 69 67 75  72 65 64 20 62 79 20 72  |.configured by r|
00000150  75 6e 6e 69 6e 67 20 74  68 65 20 21 42 61 63 6b  |unning the !Back|
00000160  53 65 74 55 70 20 70 72  6f 67 72 61 6d 2e 20 49  |SetUp program. I|
00000170  6e 73 74 72 75 63 74 69  6f 6e 73 0a 66 6f 72 20  |nstructions.for |
00000180  74 68 69 73 20 70 72 6f  67 72 61 6d 20 61 72 65  |this program are|
00000190  20 67 69 76 65 6e 20 69  6e 20 69 74 73 20 68 65  | given in its he|
000001a0  6c 70 20 66 69 6c 65 2e                           |lp file.|
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