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  Add The Power of Graphics To Your Programs With Genus Microprogramming

Genus Microprogramming, Inc. has been delivering quality graphics programming
tools and libraries to programmers in the PC environment since 1987. Our
distribution includes users in both the United States and Canada and in over
50 different countries world-wide. We'd like to add you to our growing family
of users as well!

As a leading graphics developer we take our products and customers very
seriously. That is why the Genus development staff includes the most
knowledgeable and creative programmers in the business. Genus President
Chris Howard is a recognized authority on graphics programming, and has
written a book and several feature magazine articles as well as appearing on
computer television programs.

With our knowledge and dedication, we've simplified the task of adding
graphics to your applications! Our solution is the GX Development Series. This
powerful set of tools allows you to incorporate graphics into your programs
quickly and easily. The GX Series includes GX Graphics, GX Printer, GX Images,
GX Effects, GX Text, the PCX Toolkit, and the GIF Toolkit. Windows versions
are available for GX Images, GX Effects, and the PCX Toolkit.

Each toolkit in the GX Series is written entirely in Assembly Language, for
the fastest, tightest code. The toolkits are designed to support dozens of
compilers and languages, from Basic to C++.  All standard graphics modes are
supported, along with Super VGA resolutions up through 1280x1024 in over
sixteen million colors!

The GX Series incorporates a modular design approach. The toolkits in the
series are standalone products and can be used individually. However, when 2
or more toolkits are used together in one program, the GX Kernel library is
shared. The GX Kernel library comes free with every toolkit, and provides the
core, or kernel, functions for graphics support and memory manipulation. The
GX Kernel functions are shared by the toolkits in the GX Series, thereby
reducing code and data overhead considerably.

Here are some of the features that make the GX Series toolkits so powerful and
easy to use:

* Written in Assembly Language, yet they support a wide variety of languages
and compilers--all in one package. This gives you the freedom to switch
compilers, or even programming languages, without having to switch libraries
or buy new versions.

* Comprehensive video mode and Super VGA chipset support gives you the
flexibility to choose almost any video mode or graphics adapter available,
from Hercules to Super VGA, from 320x200 to 1280x1024, from 1 color to over
sixteen million!

* Define graphics bitmaps of any size in conventional, expanded, extended, or
disk memory. Resize graphics memory and use it for one large page, or many
pages. Scroll bitmaps using either software or hardware scrolling.

* Fast scaling, color conversion, and dithering FROM any size and color
resolution TO any size and color resolution.

* Real mode, 16-bit Protected Mode, and Source Code versions available.

* Comprehensive softbound manuals

* Plenty of full featured examples in each supported language

* Great technical support, either over the phone, by fax, through the Genus
BBS, or our CompuServe forum

* 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

* Royalty Free!

Of course, each product in the GX Series has its own strengths and features
besides some of the common ones listed here. To find out more, simply continue
reading the rest of this brochure. We are sure you will agree that Genus
offers a one-stop solution to your programming needs with our complete line of
programming toolkits.

WHAT WE SUPPORT:

Adapters:

Hercules modes: 720x348x2
     CGA modes: 320x200x4, 640x200x2
     EGA modes: 320x200x16, 640x200x16, 640x350x2, 640x350x16
     VGA modes: 640x480x2, 640x480x16, 320x200x256
     VGA ModeX: 320x200, 320x240, 320x400, 320x480,
                360x200, 360x240, 360x400, 360x480 in 256 colors
    SVGA modes: 640x350, 640x400, 640x480, 800x600, 800x600,
                1024x768, and 1280x1024, in 32K, 64K, and 16.7M colors

Printers:

(GX Printer supports hundreds of printers! See the GX Printer
 description for a partial listing)

Sound and Music:

(GX Sounds supports most of the popular sound cards available!
 See the GX Sounds description for a partial listing)

Protected Mode:

Phar Lap 286/DOS Extender v2.5 or above
Rational Systems DOS/16M v4.3 or above
Blinker 3.0 or above
Clipper 5.x with Exospace 1.0 or above
Borland Pascal v7.0 or above

Memory:

Expanded Memory compatible with LIM EMS 4.0
Extended Memory compatible with XMS 2.0
Disk-Based Memory with DOS 3.0 or above

Compilers:

Microsoft Assembler 5.x, 6.x
Turbo Assembler 1.0, 2.0, 3.0
Microsoft C 5.x, 6.0, 7.0
Visual C++ 1.x
Quick C 1.x, 2.x
Turbo C/C++ 1.x, 2.0
Lattice C 6.0
JPI TopSpeed C 3.0
Borland C/C++ 2.0, 3.x, 4.0
JPI TopSpeed C++ 3.0
Watcom C 9.0, 10.0
Symantec C++ 6.x, 7.0
Turbo Pascal 4.0, 5.x, 6.0, 7.0
Borland Pascal 7.0
JPI TopSpeed Pascal 3.0
Microsoft Basic 6.0, 7.x
QuickBasic 4.x, 7.x
Visual Basic for DOS 1.0
Power Basic 3.0c
Microsoft FORTRAN 5.0
Clipper Summer '87, 5.x
JPI TopSpeed Modula-2 3.0

Windows Compilers (Windows Versions Only):

Microsoft C 5.1, 6.0, 7.0
Visual C++ 1.x
Symantec C++ 6.x, 7.0
Borland C++ 3.x, 4.0
Visual Basic 1.0, 2.0, 3.0
Turbo Pascal for Windows 1.x
Any Language supporting a DLL

Each toolkit  supports all  languages and compilers -- you do not need
to specify the compiler when ordering.

No memory resident or runtime programs required.

Small, Medium, or Large model libraries are provided, and Quick
Libraries and Units when appropriate.

WHAT IS REQUIRED

An IBM PC/XT/AT, PS/2 or 100% compatible
1 disk drive
A CGA/EGA/VGA/SVGA/Hercules adapter and display, or 100% compatible
DOS 2.1 or above (3.0 or above for disk-based memory support)
Microsoft MASM 6.x, if ordering source code

MISCELLANEOUS

No Royalties!
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee!



GX KERNEL

The GX Kernel is the library that forms the basis for all of the
toolkits in the GX Development Series. It is a common library of functions
that is shared among the toolkits. It is the center, or kernel, of the
development environment. Because the kernel is provided FREE with every GX
Series Toolkit, each library can be used by itself, or in combination with
other GX Series Toolkits. When more than one toolkit is used in a given
application, the kernel is shared -- thereby reducing program size,
programming overhead, and your learning curve.

The powerful features included with the GX Kernel are available to all of the
toolkits in the GX Series. Features like video board detection; comprehensive
graphics mode support, from black and white all the way to true color;
virtual bitmaps of any size, located in expanded, extended, or virtual disk
memory; hardware or software panning and scrolling; palette manipulation;
fast color conversion and dithering; and millisecond timing.  The gxLib
utility allows you to group images, fonts, printer definitions, and any data
you desire into a resource library, or even in the program's EXE itself.  This
keeps all of your program files together, and hidden from your end-users.

The GX Kernel alone would be an impressive addition to your programming tools,
and it comes with every GX Series DOS toolkit. Written entirely in assembly
language, it is optimized for speed.

GX KERNEL FUNCTIONS

System

gxGetDisplay            Get the current display type
gxGetDisplayConfig      Get display configuration (chipset, etc)
gxGetDisplayInfo        Get information on a display type
gxGetDitherMatrix       Get the matrix used for dithering
gxGetRandom             Get a random number
gxGetVersion            Get the current GX Kernel version
gxInit                  Initialize the GX Kernel system
gxMatchDisplayType      Match color info to a display type
gxSetDisplay            Set the display type for all functions
gxSetDisplayConfig      Set display configuration (chipset, etc)
gxSetDitherMatrix       Set the matrix used for dithering
gxSetPageSize           Set the logical page size
gxSetRandom             Set the random number generator
gxSetScreenPos          Set the screen position
gxVerifyDisplayType     Verify that a display type is valid

Display

gxClearDisplay          Clear the display to a color
gxDisplayDisplay        Copy one display region to another
gxDisplayVirtual        Copy the display into a virtual buffer
gxGetImage              Get a small image into a virtual buffer
gxPutImage              Put an image to the display
gxVirtualDisplay        Load a virtual buffer to the display
gxVirtualScroll         Display a virtual buffer and scroll

Virtual Buffers

gxClearVirtual          Clear a virtual buffer to a color
gxCreateVirtual         Create a virtual buffer
gxDestroyVirtual        Destroy a created virtual buffer
gxDOSVirtualFree        Get the free DOS virtual memory
gxGetVirtualScanline    Get a scanline from a virtual buffer
gxSetVirtualHeader      Set a virtual header structure
gxSetVirtualScanline    Set a scanline into a virtual buffer
gxVirtualConvert        Convert a virtual buffer to another type
gxVirtualFree           Get amount of free memory
gxVirtualScale          Scale a virtual buffer
gxVirtualSize           Calculate memory required
gxVirtualVirtual        Copy a virtual region to a virtual buffer

Text Screens

gxBufferText            Load a text screen back to the display
gxTextBuffer            Save a text screen into a buffer
gxTextBufferSize        Determine the text buffer size needed

Palettes

gxBeginPaletteGrab      Begin grabbing the EGA palette
gxEndPaletteGrab        End grabbing the EGA palette
gxFindClosestRGB        Find closest palette color index
gxGetColorType          Get the color type for bits per pixel
gxGetConvertPalette     Get the palette used for converting
gxGetDisplayPalette     Get the current display palette
gxGetPaletteRGB         Get a palette value (Red, Green, Blue)
gxGetPaletteType        Get the palette type for a display type
gxPackedRGB             Unpack an RGB color type into RGB values
gxRGBPacked             Pack RGB values into a color
gxSetConvertPalette     Set the palette used for conversion
gxSetDisplayPalette     Set a new palette for the display
gxSetPaletteRGB         Set a palette value (Red, Green, Blue)
gxUseBIOSPalette        Use the BIOS palette functions

Video

gxGetMode               Get the current mode
gxGetPage               Get the current display page
gxRestoreVideoState     Restore the video state previously saved
gxRetraceCheck          Enable or disable retrace checking
gxSaveVideoState        Save the video state
gxSetHerc               Configure a Hercules adapter
gxSetMode               Set the display mode
gxSetPage               Set the current display page
gxVESAInstalled         Check whether VESA is installed
gxVideoInfo             Get information on current video hardware
gxVideoStateSize        Determine the video state buffer size

Libraries

gxCloseLib              Close a library previously opened
gxFindFile              Search for files in dirs or libs
gxLibBuffer             Read directly from a library file
gxOpenLib               Open a library

Timing

gxBeginTimer            Initialize high resolution timer
gxDelay                 Delay number of milliseconds
gxElapsedTime           Get the elapsed time in milliseconds
gxGetTime               Get the time in milliseconds
gxKeyCheck              Enable or disable ESC key checking

Memory

gxDMMInstalled          Check for Disk Memory Manager
gxEMSInstalled          Check whether there is EMS memory
gxInstallDMM            Install the Disk Memory Manager
gxInstallXMM            Install the Extended Memory Manager
gxRemoveDMM             Remove the Disk Memory Manager
gxRemoveXMM             Remove the Extended Memory Manager
gxSetBuffer             Set the internal toolkit buffer
gxSetUserMalloc         Set user memory functions
gxXMMInstalled          Check for Extended Memory Manager
gxXMSInstalled          Check whether there is XMS memory

Utilities

gxLib                   Group files into a library or EXE
gxInfo                  Display system information
gxPath                  Search system path for files


GX IMAGES

GX Images is a multiple image format toolkit. If you need to be able to import
or export a wide variety of image files, GX Images is the right toolkit for
the job.

Trying to support a myriad of image formats yourself can be quite a job.
Those of you who have glanced at the hefty TIFF specification know what we
mean. The JPEG compression algorithm is no easy task, either. But don't
worry--we've done the job for you. Just drop in the GX Images toolkit into
your program, and you're ready to rock and roll! Well, ready to read and
write, anyway.

But GX Images offers more than just reading and writing. You can display,
scale, and color convert the images as well. And since it includes the GX
Kernel, you have powerful imaging functions available for scrolling, scaling,
color conversion, and dithering. Several utilities and full featured example
programs are provided for getting you up to speed in a hurry.

If you need just PCX or GIF support, be sure to check out our comprehensive
PCX and GIF Toolkits. For multiple image format support, though, you'll
definitely want GX Images.

NOTE: GX Images is for the C language only!


GX IMAGES FUNCTIONS

Includes all of the functions of the GX Kernel, plus:

System

imgGetVersion          Get the current GX Images version
imgTranslateBufferSize Determine size of translate buffer

File Information

imgGetFileFormat       Get image format (PCX, GIF, TIFF, etc)
imgGetFileHeader       Get image dimensions and attributes

File Reading

imgFileScale           Scale a file into a virtual bitmap
imgFileConvert         Convert/Dither file to a virtual bitmap
imgFileDisplay         Load a file directly to the display
imgFileVirtual         Load a file into a virtual bitmap

File Writing

imgDisplayFile         Save a region of the display to a file
imgVirtualFile         Save a region of a virtual bitmap

Library Information

imgGetLibFormat        Get image format (PCX, GIF, TIFF, etc)
imgGetLibHeader        Get image dimensions and attributes

Library Reading

imgLibScale            Scale a library file into a virtual bitmap
imgLibConvert          Convert/Dither file to a virtual bitmap
imgLibDisplay          Load a library file directly to the display
imgLibVirtual          Load a library file into a virtual bitmap

Low-Level Input

imgBeginInput          Open a file for input
imgDecodeScanlines     Decode scanlines from the file
imgEndInput            End decoding and close the file

Low-Level Output

imgBeginOutput         Open a file for output
imgEncodeScanlines     Encode scanlines into the file
imgEndOutput           End encoding and close the file

Utilities

imgShow                Display images
imgConvert             Convert images between formats


Formats Supported

      .BMP             Windows Bitmap
      .CUT,.PAL        Media Cybernetics (Dr. Halo)
      .EPS             Adobe Postscript (write only)
      .GIF             CompuServe Graphics Interchange Format
      .IMG             GEM VDI files
      .JPG             JPEG/JFIF
      .PIC,.CLP        PC Paint, Grasp, Pictor
      .PCL             Hewlett-Packard raster
      .PCX,.PCC        ZSoft PC Paintbrush
      .SCX,.RIX        RIX (ColorRIX)
      .TGA             Targa
      .TIF             Tagged Image File Format
      .WPG             WordPerfect raster file


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We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Company Check, C.O.D.
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Arrange for a wire transfer as follows:

     Genus Microprogramming, Inc.
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All funds must be payable in US Dollars. International checks must be
drawn on a US Bank.

Texas customers must add 8.25% state sales tax or provide proof of
tax-exempt status.

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Please note that we do not ship orders via the United States Postal
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International shipping and handling charges are not listed on the
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PRICING

Prices listed on the order form are subject to change with out notice.

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GENUS PRODUCT ORDER FORM

DOS Toolkits:

GX Graphics 3.0                                               $249 ___
GX Text 3.0                                                    149 ___
GX Images 1.0                                                  499 ___
GX Effects 3.0                                                 199 ___
GX Sounds 1.0                                                  249 ___
GX Printer 1.5                                                 349 ___
PCX Toolkit 6.0                                                249 ___
GIF Toolkit 1.5                                                249 ___

DOS Toolkits with Source:

GX Graphics w/Source 3.0                                       699 ___
GX Text w/Source 3.0                                           349 ___
GX Effects w/Source 3.0                                        399 ___
GX Printer w/Source 1.5                                        699 ___
PCX Toolkit w/Source 6.0                                       599 ___
GIF Toolkit w/Source 1.5                                       599 ___
GX Games w/Source 1.0 (Requires some GX Series Toolkits         59 ___
               if recompiling)

DOS 16-Bit Protected Mode Toolkits: (Includes Real Mode)

GX Graphics/16 3.0                                            $299 ___
GX Text/16 3.0                                                 199 ___
GX Images/16 1.0                                               549 ___
GX Effects/16 3.0                                              249 ___
GX Sounds/16 1.0                                               299 ___
GX Printer/16 1.5                                              399 ___
PCX Toolkit/16 6.0                                             299 ___
GIF Toolkit/16 1.5                                             299 ___

DOS 16-Bit Protected Mode Toolkits with Source: (Includes Real Mode)

GX Graphics/16 w/Source 3.0                                    749 ___
GX Text/16 w/Source 3.0                                        399 ___
GX Effects/16 w/Source 3.0                                     449 ___
GX Printer/16 w/Source 1.5                                     749 ___
PCX Toolkit/16 w/Source 6.0                                    649 ___
GIF Toolkit/16 w/Source 1.5                                    649 ___

Windows Toolkits:

GX Effects for Windows 1.0                                     199 ___
PCX Toolkit for Windows 1.0                                    249 ___

Windows Toolkits with Source:

GX Effects for Windows w/Source 1.0                            399 ___
PCX Toolkit for Windows w/Source 1.0                           599 ___

Retail Products:

Proteus 7.0                                                    349 ___

Upgrades:

Call or Fax for upgrade pricing

Specials:

Graphics Developer's Pak                               647     495 ___
GX Graphics, GX Text, PCX Toolkit

Game Developer's Pak                                  1005     695 ___
GX Games, PCX Toolkit, GX Graphics, GX Effects, GX Sounds

Multimedia Developer's Pak                            1345     895 ___
GX Effects, GX Sounds, GX Images, GX Graphics, GX Text

Image Developer's Pak                                 1445     995 ___
GX Images, GX Graphics, GX Text, GX Effects, GX Printer

Custom Developer's Pak
(3 or more toolkits of your choice - GX Games does not        Save 20%
qualify as one of the first 3 toolkits. Not available from
dealers.)


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naming conventions. Each file starts with a prefix (PCX, FX, TX, GR).
After the prefix comes a file identifier (C for C source code
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For example a C programmer interested in the PCX Toolkit and GX
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