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Utils/!Easilarm/!Readme
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| Tape/disk: | Home » Archimedes archive » Micro User » MU 1991-12.adf » PD-Stuff |
| Filename: | Utils/!Easilarm/!Readme |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 0A3F bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
Notes on Easilarm:
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This application was mainly written for my own personal pleasure, and also to see if I could do it (which I have).
It was also written because I find Acorns alarm, good though it is, very irritating to use. As I do not have a hard disk
I therefore have to go rummaging for my Applications disk everytime I want to set an alarm, even if the alarm is only for
ten minutes away, this is very annoying.
So I wrote this, which is less sophisticated but I hope, easier to use (hence Easilarm).
Use of this is supposed to be fairly natural, so if you are reading this in hope of help then I suppose I have
failed...
When setting a string (either for alarm or time) it MUST be in the form xx:yy where
xx<=24 and yy<60 because this is all my string handler will allow.
BUT on the string input line for the alarm you CAN enter minutes (up to 1000000, but as the system does not take account of date
this is pointless) and also hours (a single figure followed by an h or H)
Before the alarm rings press CANCEL to cancel the alarm (easy, huh.)
When the alarm is ringing press CANCEL to stop it, but it will only carry on for a minute anyway, then it will cancel itself.
The options are - Beep - bleep when alarmtime comes.
Window - Makes a window appear when the alarm rings.
Icon - Makes the icon flash when the alarm rings
Any or all of these can be turned off/changed at any time (including when the alarm is ringing).
I still hold the rights to this although I have released it into the public domain.
This program is taken as is and no responsibility can be taken for any damage caused by it (it shouldn't).
I do not give any guarantee that it is free from bugs and/or viral infections.
(Although it wasn't virused when I released it.)
This program may be copied freely as long as it is supplied with all files including this one and also
there is no charge for it (except media and postage costs).
If you wish to use any part of this program in a release which will be charged for; or copyrighted, my express permission in
writing MUST be obtained (Preferably for a suitable fee!!!)
I maintain all rights to this material and reserve the right to change any of these conditions when I feel like it.
I fully recognise the work that made this possible done by Jason O'Broin and published in Mar 90 issue or Acorn User.
Anybody who wants to criticise/talk about/improve this program can contact me at :
Archive bb (0603745932) as Boondock on Acc 497
Arcade bb (0816542212) as Boondock on Acc 437
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As I do no| 00000100 74 20 68 61 76 65 20 61 20 68 61 72 64 20 64 69 |t have a hard di| 00000110 73 6b 20 0a 49 20 74 68 65 72 65 66 6f 72 65 20 |sk .I therefore | 00000120 68 61 76 65 20 74 6f 20 67 6f 20 72 75 6d 6d 61 |have to go rumma| 00000130 67 69 6e 67 20 66 6f 72 20 6d 79 20 41 70 70 6c |ging for my Appl| 00000140 69 63 61 74 69 6f 6e 73 20 64 69 73 6b 20 65 76 |ications disk ev| 00000150 65 72 79 74 69 6d 65 20 49 20 77 61 6e 74 20 74 |erytime I want t| 00000160 6f 20 73 65 74 20 61 6e 20 61 6c 61 72 6d 2c 20 |o set an alarm, | 00000170 65 76 65 6e 20 69 66 20 74 68 65 20 61 6c 61 72 |even if the alar| 00000180 6d 20 69 73 20 6f 6e 6c 79 20 66 6f 72 0a 74 65 |m is only for.te| 00000190 6e 20 6d 69 6e 75 74 65 73 20 61 77 61 79 2c 20 |n minutes away, | 000001a0 74 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 76 65 72 79 20 61 6e 6e |this is very ann| 000001b0 6f 79 69 6e 67 2e 0a 53 6f 20 49 20 77 72 6f 74 |oying..So I wrot| 000001c0 65 20 74 68 69 73 2c 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 69 73 |e this, which is| 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