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INTSUM.EXE - Interrupt Summary and Viewer
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For Ralf Brown's Interrupt List
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Copyright (c) 1995 Daniel D. Miller
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Written by Daniel D. Miller (derelict@netcom.com)
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Version 1.6, released 09-18-95
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===============================================================================
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IntSum is a character-mode MSDOS program for viewing the Interrupt List.
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It supports Release 45 and later, and will also work with earlier releases
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which follow the same file format. It has the following features:
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-> Automatically supports current screen size in rows (it will work
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properly with screens wider than 80 columns, but doesn't use the
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extra width for anything).
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-> IntSum automatically generates its own indexed reference file,
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the first time that it is run. The INTPRINT summary is not used.
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-> There are NO size limits on reference or listing files.
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-> Display colors may be set via entries in INTSUM.INI.
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This file will automatically be created in the same directory
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as INTSUM.EXE, the first time INTSUM is run.
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-> Save Current Topic to File (from reference list only).
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-> Combined-file support is now working!!
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-> Added LIST_DIR item to the INI file, which permits user to
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specify a separate directory for the Interrupt List files.
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Thus, INTSUM.* may be kept anywhere in your path; it no longer
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needs to be in the same directory as the Interrupt List files.
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===============================================================================
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INTSUM.EXE is hereby released as freeware, though I retain the copyright on
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it. This means you may distribute it anywhere you wish, to anyone you wish,
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and use it for any private or commercial purpose, but you may not charge
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money for it (except for reasonable media distribution fees), nor may you
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modify the program in any way.
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Combined-file support
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When IntSum prepares to create a new index file (because INTERRUP.IDX is
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missing), it first searches for INTERRUP.LST in the directory where
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IntSum was found. If such file is located, the index is built from that;
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otherwise, the index is built from INTERRUP.A and its brethren.
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===============================================================================
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DOS PATH utilization
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IntSum now searches for the interrupt_list files, index, INI file, and any
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other files in the directory where INTSUM.EXE was executed. This means you
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can now path to IntSum and execute it without having to actually change
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to that directory. For this to work, of course, IntSum must be in the
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same directory as the interrupt-list files.
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Note: effective with version 1.3, the INTSUM.INI file allows the user to
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specify the path to the interrupt-list files. IntSum does not have to be
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in the same directory with them; it can be somewhere convenient in your
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path.
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Configuration file
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The first time that IntSum is executed, it will create a configuration file
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called INTSUM.INI in the directory where INTSUM.EXE is located. This file
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contains all the colors used by the program. Once the file is created, you
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can edit it with any text editor, and set them to whatever colors you like.
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The file uses standard 8-bit DOS color scheme, where bit 7 is BLINK,
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bits 6-4 are background and bits 3-0 are foreground. Values can be entered
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in hex as 0xHH, octal as 0DDD, or decimal as DDD. If still confused, look
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up strtol() in a C-library reference manual. I presume that anyone who
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is looking at an interrupt list is familiar with the DOS text color scheme.
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The INI file also contains a line LIST_DIR, which allows the user to
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specify a separate path for the Interrupt List files, so INTSUM does not
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need to be in the same directory as Interrupt List distribution.
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===============================================================================
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*BUGS* ?!?!? _WHAT_ Bugs???
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Some of the known bugs, omissions and absent features are:
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-> Following cross-references to other topics in the IntList and
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FarCalls lists is a dream that is still in the pondering stage.
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-> List: can't scroll or search into next/previous files.
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This probably won't be done for awhile unless I get a lot of
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requests, because it's pretty difficult, and I'd rather ponder
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cross-referencing.
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I welcome any mail with comments, bug reports (especially!!), requests,
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Karma Cookies, Brickbats, or whatever else you have offer. As improved/fixed
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versions become available, I will send copies via email to anyone who has such
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an account and requests it. Just send an email request to derelict@netcom.com.
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Snail-mail support will not be offered at this point unless I get severe
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pressure, as I don't have easy access to daytime post offices.
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Please address all mail to:
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derelict@netcom.com
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OR: Daniel D. Miller
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36355 BridgePointe Drive
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Newark, CA 94560
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