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TechForum/!OS3_Fix/!Help
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| Tape/disk: | Home » Archimedes archive » Acorn Computing » 1994 05.adf » 9405 |
| Filename: | TechForum/!OS3_Fix/!Help |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 0572 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
'OldMod' (if present in !OS3�Fix) is the original GT1212B graphic tablet control module supplied by Watford Electronics to run under RISC OS 2. It does not function under OS 3.10. This application will attempt to patch a copy of the Watford module, so that it will run under RISC OS 3.10. To use it, you will first have to copy !OS3_Fix to another disc, from the archive on the cover disc. Then place a copy of your own copy of Watford's old module inside !OS3_Fix, with the filename 'OldMod'. NB The module must be placed INSIDE !OS3_Fix - do this by shift-double clicking on !OS3_Fix, to open it, then dragging your module into !OS3_Fix. NB2 The module file copied into !OS3_Fix must be RENAMED 'OldMod' (without the quotes). Double click on the !OS3_Fix icon, & it will load & modify the file 'OldMod'. This will be resaved as a module inside !OS3_Fix, with the filename 'NewMod'. Copy this out of !OS3_Fix, & rename, as appropriate. Prompted by a request from B.C.Southwell, this version of !OS3_Fix has been enhanced so that it should work with several, if not all, versions of Watford's original module. If you have more than one module to modify (say, called 'Tablet' & 'Stylus') then repeat the above process for each in turn. NB Correct operation of the patched modules cannot be guaranteed. Michael Rozdoba, 03/12/93 10 Octavia Close, Bedlington, Northumberland, NE22 6LG.
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6d 70 74 20 74 6f 20 70 61 74 63 68 20 61 20 |empt to patch a | 000000e0 63 6f 70 79 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 57 61 74 66 |copy of the Watf| 000000f0 6f 72 64 20 6d 6f 64 75 6c 65 2c 20 73 6f 20 74 |ord module, so t| 00000100 68 61 74 0a 69 74 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 72 75 6e 20 |hat.it will run | 00000110 75 6e 64 65 72 20 52 49 53 43 20 4f 53 20 33 2e |under RISC OS 3.| 00000120 31 30 2e 0a 0a 54 6f 20 75 73 65 20 69 74 2c 20 |10...To use it, | 00000130 79 6f 75 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 66 69 72 73 74 20 68 |you will first h| 00000140 61 76 65 20 74 6f 20 63 6f 70 79 20 21 4f 53 33 |ave to copy !OS3| 00000150 5f 46 69 78 20 74 6f 20 61 6e 6f 74 68 65 72 20 |_Fix to another | 00000160 64 69 73 63 2c 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 74 68 65 0a 61 |disc, from the.a| 00000170 72 63 68 69 76 65 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 63 6f |rchive on the co| 00000180 76 65 72 20 64 69 73 63 2e 0a 0a 54 68 65 6e 20 |ver disc...Then | 00000190 70 6c 61 63 65 20 61 20 63 6f 70 79 20 6f 66 20 |place a copy of | 000001a0 79 6f 75 72 20 6f 77 6e 20 63 6f 70 79 20 6f 66 |your own copy of| 000001b0 20 57 61 74 66 6f 72 64 27 73 20 6f 6c 64 20 6d | Watford's old m| 000001c0 6f 64 75 6c 65 20 69 6e 73 69 64 65 20 21 4f 53 |odule inside !OS| 000001d0 33 5f 46 69 78 2c 0a 77 69 74 68 20 74 68 65 20 |3_Fix,.with the | 000001e0 66 69 6c 65 6e 61 6d 65 20 27 4f 6c 64 4d 6f 64 |filename 'OldMod| 000001f0 27 2e 0a 4e 42 20 54 68 65 20 6d 6f 64 75 6c 65 |'..NB The module| 00000200 20 6d 75 73 74 20 62 65 20 70 6c 61 63 65 64 20 | must be placed | 00000210 49 4e 53 49 44 45 20 21 4f 53 33 5f 46 69 78 20 |INSIDE !OS3_Fix | 00000220 2d 20 64 6f 20 74 68 69 73 20 62 79 20 73 68 69 |- do this by shi| 00000230 66 74 2d 64 6f 75 62 6c 65 0a 63 6c 69 63 6b 69 |ft-double.clicki| 00000240 6e 67 20 6f 6e 20 21 4f 53 33 5f 46 69 78 2c 20 |ng on !OS3_Fix, | 00000250 74 6f 20 6f 70 65 6e 20 69 74 2c 20 74 68 65 6e |to open it, then| 00000260 20 64 72 61 67 67 69 6e 67 20 79 6f 75 72 20 6d | dragging your m| 00000270 6f 64 75 6c 65 20 69 6e 74 6f 20 21 4f 53 33 5f |odule into !OS3_| 00000280 46 69 78 2e 0a 4e 42 32 20 54 68 65 20 6d 6f 64 |Fix..NB2 The mod| 00000290 75 6c 65 20 66 69 6c 65 20 63 6f 70 69 65 64 20 |ule file copied | 000002a0 69 6e 74 6f 20 21 4f 53 33 5f 46 69 78 20 6d 75 |into !OS3_Fix mu| 000002b0 73 74 20 62 65 20 52 45 4e 41 4d 45 44 20 27 4f |st be RENAMED 'O| 000002c0 6c 64 4d 6f 64 27 20 28 77 69 74 68 6f 75 74 0a |ldMod' (without.| 000002d0 74 68 65 20 71 75 6f 74 65 73 29 2e 0a 0a 44 6f |the quotes)...Do| 000002e0 75 62 6c 65 20 63 6c 69 63 6b 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 |uble click on th| 000002f0 65 20 21 4f 53 33 5f 46 69 78 20 69 63 6f 6e 2c |e !OS3_Fix icon,| 00000300 20 26 20 69 74 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 6c 6f 61 64 20 | & it will load | 00000310 26 20 6d 6f 64 69 66 79 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 6c |& modify the fil| 00000320 65 20 27 4f 6c 64 4d 6f 64 27 2e 0a 54 68 69 73 |e 'OldMod'..This| 00000330 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 72 65 73 61 76 65 64 | will be resaved| 00000340 20 61 73 20 61 20 6d 6f 64 75 6c 65 20 69 6e 73 | as a module ins| 00000350 69 64 65 20 21 4f 53 33 5f 46 69 78 2c 20 77 69 |ide !OS3_Fix, wi| 00000360 74 68 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 6c 65 6e 61 6d 65 20 |th the filename | 00000370 27 4e 65 77 4d 6f 64 27 2e 0a 0a 43 6f 70 79 20 |'NewMod'...Copy | 00000380 74 68 69 73 20 6f 75 74 20 6f 66 20 21 4f 53 33 |this out of !OS3| 00000390 5f 46 69 78 2c 20 26 20 72 65 6e 61 6d 65 2c 20 |_Fix, & rename, | 000003a0 61 73 20 61 70 70 72 6f 70 72 69 61 74 65 2e 0a |as appropriate..| 000003b0 0a 50 72 6f 6d 70 74 65 64 20 62 79 20 61 20 72 |.Prompted by a r| 000003c0 65 71 75 65 73 74 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 42 2e 43 2e |equest from B.C.| 000003d0 53 6f 75 74 68 77 65 6c 6c 2c 20 74 68 69 73 20 |Southwell, this | 000003e0 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 6f 66 20 21 4f 53 33 5f |version of !OS3_| 000003f0 46 69 78 20 68 61 73 20 62 65 65 6e 0a 65 6e 68 |Fix has been.enh| 00000400 61 6e 63 65 64 20 73 6f 20 74 68 61 74 20 69 74 |anced so that it| 00000410 20 73 68 6f 75 6c 64 20 77 6f 72 6b 20 77 69 74 | should work wit| 00000420 68 20 73 65 76 65 72 61 6c 2c 20 69 66 20 6e 6f |h several, if no| 00000430 74 20 61 6c 6c 2c 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 73 20 |t all, versions | 00000440 6f 66 0a 57 61 74 66 6f 72 64 27 73 20 6f 72 69 |of.Watford's ori| 00000450 67 69 6e 61 6c 20 6d 6f 64 75 6c 65 2e 0a 0a 49 |ginal module...I| 00000460 66 20 79 6f 75 20 68 61 76 65 20 6d 6f 72 65 20 |f you have more | 00000470 74 68 61 6e 20 6f 6e 65 20 6d 6f 64 75 6c 65 20 |than one module | 00000480 74 6f 20 6d 6f 64 69 66 79 20 28 73 61 79 2c 20 |to modify (say, | 00000490 63 61 6c 6c 65 64 20 27 54 61 62 6c 65 74 27 20 |called 'Tablet' | 000004a0 26 20 27 53 74 79 6c 75 73 27 29 0a 74 68 65 6e |& 'Stylus').then| 000004b0 20 72 65 70 65 61 74 20 74 68 65 20 61 62 6f 76 | repeat the abov| 000004c0 65 20 70 72 6f 63 65 73 73 20 66 6f 72 20 65 61 |e process for ea| 000004d0 63 68 20 69 6e 20 74 75 72 6e 2e 0a 0a 4e 42 20 |ch in turn...NB | 000004e0 43 6f 72 72 65 63 74 20 6f 70 65 72 61 74 69 6f |Correct operatio| 000004f0 6e 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 70 61 74 63 68 65 64 |n of the patched| 00000500 20 6d 6f 64 75 6c 65 73 20 63 61 6e 6e 6f 74 20 | modules cannot | 00000510 62 65 20 67 75 61 72 61 6e 74 65 65 64 2e 0a 0a |be guaranteed...| 00000520 4d 69 63 68 61 65 6c 20 52 6f 7a 64 6f 62 61 2c |Michael Rozdoba,| 00000530 20 30 33 2f 31 32 2f 39 33 0a 31 30 20 4f 63 74 | 03/12/93.10 Oct| 00000540 61 76 69 61 20 43 6c 6f 73 65 2c 20 42 65 64 6c |avia Close, Bedl| 00000550 69 6e 67 74 6f 6e 2c 0a 4e 6f 72 74 68 75 6d 62 |ington,.Northumb| 00000560 65 72 6c 61 6e 64 2c 20 4e 45 32 32 20 36 4c 47 |erland, NE22 6LG| 00000570 2e 0a |..| 00000572
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