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!ArcWorld/Goodies/Sleep/!ReadMe
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| Filename: | !ArcWorld/Goodies/Sleep/!ReadMe |
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| File size: | 063D bytes |
| Load address: | FFFFFF42 |
| Exec address: | C513544D |
File contents
SNOOZE
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By Ben Moseley
(c) A&B Computing 1990
Snooze is a handy little program which permits your Archimedes to 'go to
sleep' if it has been left unattended - untouched for a period of time.
It is a RISC OS application which installs itself on the icon bar. Once
loaded, clicking on the icon, moving the mouse pointer to the bottom left
corner of the screen, or leaving the micro for a specified period of time
will all cause the desktop screen to clear and letter Z's to drift around.
This prevents unnecessary strain on the monitor phosphor dots which
otherwise might be damaged - burnt out.
To wake the machine up again, it is only necessary to move the mouse, press
a key or a mouse button. The desktop screen then appears exactly as it was
left. The whole program is very simple to use. The time delay before going
to sleep is set by a standard pop-up menu. Click the menu button over the
!Sleep icon to set the time delay in seconds. Since no sprite memory is used
to store the screen and because the WIMP is used for the redrawing,
valuable memory space is saved.
So, now you can leave your Archimedes to its own devices while you go and
make that much needed cup of coffee or feed the dog, without cause for
concern!
A final note is that while the machine is sleeping, the Z's may be exchanged
for 3D swinging pendulums. This is done by pressing one of the <ALT> keys.
Happy dreaming! 00000000 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | * 00000020 20 20 20 53 4e 4f 4f 5a 45 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 | SNOOZE. | 00000030 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 00000040 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 2d 2d 2d | ---| 00000050 2d 2d 2d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |--- | 00000060 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 00000070 20 20 20 20 20 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | . | 00000080 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 00000090 20 20 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | . | 000000a0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 000000b0 20 20 42 79 20 42 65 6e 20 4d 6f 73 65 6c 65 79 | By Ben Moseley| 000000c0 0a 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |.. | 000000d0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 28 63 29 | (c)| 000000e0 20 41 26 42 20 43 6f 6d 70 75 74 69 6e 67 20 31 | A&B Computing 1| 000000f0 39 39 30 0a 0a 53 6e 6f 6f 7a 65 20 69 73 20 61 |990..Snooze is a| 00000100 20 68 61 6e 64 79 20 6c 69 74 74 6c 65 20 70 72 | handy little pr| 00000110 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 70 65 72 6d |ogram which perm| 00000120 69 74 73 20 79 6f 75 72 20 41 72 63 68 69 6d 65 |its your Archime| 00000130 64 65 73 20 74 6f 20 27 67 6f 20 74 6f 0a 73 6c |des to 'go to.sl| 00000140 65 65 70 27 20 69 66 20 69 74 20 68 61 73 20 62 |eep' if it has b| 00000150 65 65 6e 20 6c 65 66 74 20 75 6e 61 74 74 65 6e |een left unatten| 00000160 64 65 64 20 2d 20 75 6e 74 6f 75 63 68 65 64 20 |ded - untouched | 00000170 66 6f 72 20 61 20 70 65 72 69 6f 64 20 6f 66 20 |for a period of | 00000180 74 69 6d 65 2e 0a 0a 49 74 20 69 73 20 61 20 52 |time...It is a R| 00000190 49 53 43 20 4f 53 20 61 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 69 |ISC OS applicati| 000001a0 6f 6e 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 69 6e 73 74 61 6c 6c |on which install| 000001b0 73 20 69 74 73 65 6c 66 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 |s itself on the | 000001c0 69 63 6f 6e 20 62 61 72 2e 20 4f 6e 63 65 0a 6c |icon bar. 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The whol| 000003c0 65 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 69 73 20 76 65 72 |e program is ver| 000003d0 79 20 73 69 6d 70 6c 65 20 74 6f 20 75 73 65 2e |y simple to use.| 000003e0 20 54 68 65 20 74 69 6d 65 20 64 65 6c 61 79 20 | The time delay | 000003f0 62 65 66 6f 72 65 20 67 6f 69 6e 67 0a 74 6f 20 |before going.to | 00000400 73 6c 65 65 70 20 69 73 20 73 65 74 20 62 79 20 |sleep is set by | 00000410 61 20 73 74 61 6e 64 61 72 64 20 70 6f 70 2d 75 |a standard pop-u| 00000420 70 20 6d 65 6e 75 2e 20 43 6c 69 63 6b 20 74 68 |p menu. Click th| 00000430 65 20 6d 65 6e 75 20 62 75 74 74 6f 6e 20 6f 76 |e menu button ov| 00000440 65 72 20 74 68 65 0a 21 53 6c 65 65 70 20 69 63 |er the.!Sleep ic| 00000450 6f 6e 20 74 6f 20 73 65 74 20 74 68 65 20 74 69 |on to set the ti| 00000460 6d 65 20 64 65 6c 61 79 20 69 6e 20 73 65 63 6f |me delay in seco| 00000470 6e 64 73 2e 20 53 69 6e 63 65 20 6e 6f 20 73 70 |nds. Since no sp| 00000480 72 69 74 65 20 6d 65 6d 6f 72 79 20 69 73 20 75 |rite memory is u| 00000490 73 65 64 0a 74 6f 20 73 74 6f 72 65 20 74 68 65 |sed.to store the| 000004a0 20 73 63 72 65 65 6e 20 61 6e 64 20 62 65 63 61 | screen and beca| 000004b0 75 73 65 20 74 68 65 20 20 57 49 4d 50 20 69 73 |use the WIMP is| 000004c0 20 75 73 65 64 20 66 6f 72 20 74 68 65 20 72 65 | used for the re| 000004d0 64 72 61 77 69 6e 67 2c 0a 76 61 6c 75 61 62 6c |drawing,.valuabl| 000004e0 65 20 6d 65 6d 6f 72 79 20 73 70 61 63 65 20 69 |e memory space i| 000004f0 73 20 73 61 76 65 64 2e 0a 0a 53 6f 2c 20 6e 6f |s saved...So, no| 00000500 77 20 79 6f 75 20 63 61 6e 20 6c 65 61 76 65 20 |w you can leave | 00000510 79 6f 75 72 20 41 72 63 68 69 6d 65 64 65 73 20 |your Archimedes | 00000520 74 6f 20 69 74 73 20 6f 77 6e 20 64 65 76 69 63 |to its own devic| 00000530 65 73 20 77 68 69 6c 65 20 79 6f 75 20 67 6f 20 |es while you go | 00000540 61 6e 64 0a 6d 61 6b 65 20 74 68 61 74 20 6d 75 |and.make that mu| 00000550 63 68 20 6e 65 65 64 65 64 20 63 75 70 20 6f 66 |ch needed cup of| 00000560 20 63 6f 66 66 65 65 20 6f 72 20 66 65 65 64 20 | coffee or feed | 00000570 74 68 65 20 64 6f 67 2c 20 77 69 74 68 6f 75 74 |the dog, without| 00000580 20 63 61 75 73 65 20 66 6f 72 0a 63 6f 6e 63 65 | cause for.conce| 00000590 72 6e 21 0a 0a 41 20 66 69 6e 61 6c 20 6e 6f 74 |rn!..A final not| 000005a0 65 20 69 73 20 74 68 61 74 20 77 68 69 6c 65 20 |e is that while | 000005b0 74 68 65 20 6d 61 63 68 69 6e 65 20 69 73 20 73 |the machine is s| 000005c0 6c 65 65 70 69 6e 67 2c 20 74 68 65 20 5a 27 73 |leeping, the Z's| 000005d0 20 6d 61 79 20 62 65 20 65 78 63 68 61 6e 67 65 | may be exchange| 000005e0 64 0a 66 6f 72 20 33 44 20 73 77 69 6e 67 69 6e |d.for 3D swingin| 000005f0 67 20 70 65 6e 64 75 6c 75 6d 73 2e 20 54 68 69 |g pendulums. Thi| 00000600 73 20 69 73 20 64 6f 6e 65 20 62 79 20 70 72 65 |s is done by pre| 00000610 73 73 69 6e 67 20 6f 6e 65 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 |ssing one of the| 00000620 20 3c 41 4c 54 3e 20 6b 65 79 73 2e 0a 0a 48 61 | <ALT> keys...Ha| 00000630 70 70 79 20 64 72 65 61 6d 69 6e 67 21 |ppy dreaming!| 0000063d
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