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113 lines
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THE PAINTER V3.1
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(W) Written in 1984 by THE FAMOUS GUMBY
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THE PAINTER is a powerfull utility that allows you to write your name on hi-res pages that don't show up in the catalog of a disk.
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Here are some examples:
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Donkey kong, Aztec, Dark crystal, etc..
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COMMANDS
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The (ESC) key toggles between the text page and the hires screen.
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The Main Menu
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Once THE PAINTER program is booted, you will be presented with the main menu.
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Here are some fonctions:
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C: Clears the current hi-res screen.
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L: Loads a hi-res page from disk.
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S: Saves a hi-res screen to disk.
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R: Reads data from the disk in drive 1.
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W: Writes data to the disk in drive 1.
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P: Parameters ( more on that later ).
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;: Reads tracks by steps of 2.
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-: Reads sectors by steps of 2.
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When loading or saving a hi-res page, you can see a catalog of the drive by pressing the letter C (as a file name) and pressing the (RETURN) key.
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The Parameters Menu
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Once you press P from the main menu,you will be brought to the parameters menu.
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To return to the main menu,simply press the (space) bar.
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As in the main menu, (ESC), ;, -, R, W, will retain their functions.
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You can move the cursor by using either arrow keys ( <- -> ). The (return) key is used to select the options.
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Start trk: Starting track to read data.
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Start sec: Startinc sect. to read data.
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Trk stat.: Increment or decrement by 1.
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Sec stat.: Increment or decrement by 1.
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Save prms: Saves the parms to the disk.
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Load prms: Loads the parms to the disk.
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Slot : Always slot 6.
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Drive : Toggles between 1 or 2.
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Note: Raw data will always be read from drive 1 and dos 3.3 parameter and hi-res files from either drive.
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As always, inputing the letter C, will show you a catalog of the current drive
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And now... how to work the thing.
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Once the disk has been cracked , put it in drive 1, then press the (ESC) key to see the hi-res page.
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Press R ( to read raw data from disk ). If you see no part of the hi-res page , press the ';' key to read the next two tracks.
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Repeat this until you see part of the hi-res picture. Then press P and note what track it's on.
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You can fine tune the picture by changing the sector number.
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Once you have the full hi-res page on the screen, save the parameters to disk and save the screen also by choosing S from the main menu.
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( you can now alter / modify the saved screen with your favorite graphic program. )
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Once that's done, reload the parameters and the saved file and press W to write it back to the disk as raw data.
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note: if the loaded picture is reversed on the screen , change the status of the track and sectors.
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Some examples
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ZAXXON: TRACK : 16
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SECTOR : 06
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TRK STATUS : Decrement
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SECT STATUS : Decrement
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DONKEY: TRACK : 13
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KONG SECTOR : 07
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TRK STATUS : Decrement
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SECT STATUS : Decrement
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HAVE FUN!
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----------------------------------------I'M GUMBY. DAMMIT!
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