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StarInfo/Ayre/!Blink/!Help
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| Tape/disk: | Home » Recent acquisitions » Acorn ADFS disks » adfs_AcornUser_199609.adf » Regulars |
| Filename: | StarInfo/Ayre/!Blink/!Help |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 06C9 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
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!Blink
Version 2.12 (07-May-96)
� Andrew Ayre 1995-96
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LOADING...
Double-click on the icon to load.
USING...
Wait for a bit, watching the Task Manager...
Also, try moving your pointer over it...
NOTES...
The system variable Blink$SleepDelay is set in the !Run file to the number
of seconds wait before the Task Manager falls asleep. You can change this to
make yours very sleepy or more alert.
If you want to include Blink in your boot sequence but the banner annoys
you then set Blink$ShowBanner to "Off" in the !Run file.
Blink wont work with the AddSprites module which is included in NewerLook.
The module stops sprites being replaced which is just what Blink does,
however Blink should now be able to cope in most cases.
CREDITS...
Thanks go to Jon Noble for some brilliant suggestions, sprites, and for
beta testing. Thanks also to The Necromancer (Russ) for additional beta
testing.
Thanks to Peter Bond for prompting me to rewrite the redraw code to do the
job properly, beta testing with NewerLook, and providing the AddSprites
lines for !Run. :)
Many thanks to Chris Hawkins for testing it on a RPC700, A3120 and A4000,
and iconbars packed with icons. :)
COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS, ETC. GRATEFULLY RECEIVED AT...
Snail mail: Andrew Ayre,
24 Skirbeck Road,
Gillshill Road,
Hull.
East Yorkshire.
HU8 0HR
E-mail : A.J.Ayre@e-eng.hull.ac.uk
WWW : http://whirligig.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~aij295/groover
Telnet : sun1.newport.ac.uk 7777
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