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M A K E D E M O
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Version 3
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R E A D M E
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Last updated: June, 1991
MakeDemo is contained in three archives giving interested users
the opportunity to unpack more of the MakeDemo pieces after
progressively getting a better inkling of what MakeDemo can do
for them. Each contains files integral to creating and showing a
presentation with MakeDemo. Examine the PACKING.LST file to see
what should be there.
MDEM3A.ZIP Overview of MakeDemo3
.EXE
Creates WWP.EXE, a single file presentation of an
overview of MakeDemo3 capabilites. Created with
MakeDemo3, this presentation utilizes interactive
menus, full mouse capability, integral "Help," and
various visual and sound effects. What you see and
hear here is just an example of what you can create
yourself with MakeDemo3.
MDEM3B.ZIP Multi-file MakeDemo3 Presentation
.EXE
A multi-file presentation of the MakeDemo3 "Help"
system created completely with MakeDemo3. It is an
example of a sophisticated presentation such as a
catelog-on-disk or a book-on-disk.
MDEM3C.ZIP The MakeDemo3 Files of Creation
.EXE
Contains MDEMO.EXE and all the ancillary files,
like a screen capture utility to name one, for
creating presentations found in the other two
archives together with the .DOC files. Plus there a
few other features not seen before: the tools to
brand, secure, and serialize your presentations.
June, 1991
We thank you for the opportunity to show off MakeDemo, version 3.
Now you can create presentations with interactive menus. Both
MakeDemo as well as the runtime ShowDemo, have full mouse
support. Make professional and small single .EXE file
presentations: great for downloading from BBSes. Even serialize
your presentations. And your disks can hold more screens: great
for putting catalogs or books on disk. We're confident that,
after viewing the enclosed MakeDemo files and creating a file or
two, you will choose MakeDemo for your presentation needs.
Think of MakeDemo as an editor for files that contain screens as
opposed to paragraphs. As you create a file, or presentation,
you add screens to the file in which you are working. Insert
blank screens. Import text in 25 line chunks from ASCII files,
screens captured from other software, or other MakeDemo files, in
part or in whole. Then edit a screen at a time, move segments
around or copy segments to "place" on other screens. Make copies
of screens; delete screens. MakeDemo has most of the features you
expect in a good word processor except that you scroll through a
file screen by screen rather than line by line.
If MakeDemo is for you, and we think it will be, please register.
Try MakeDemo and assemble a presentation or two into .EXE files.
However, when you distribute your first presentation to whomever,
created in part or in whole with MakeDemo, YOU MUST REGISTER.
That means paying a registration fee. No IFs, ANDs, or BUTs.
Site licenses and quantity discounts are available upon request.
The documentation consists of some ten files for viewing or
sending to a printer, in part or in whole, from within MakeDemo
or ShowDemo. These files help get you up and running quickly.
Take a few minutes and "Fetch" one or more of these files from
within MakeDemo. See exactly what we did and how we did it. If
you look at them as just the pretty presentations, you'll miss
the most important part: the subtilties that give MakeDemo its
power. When you register, in addition to receiving the latest
version on disk, there's the instruction manual, and the key to
free 1-800 telephone support: your validation number. To order,
first print an order form directly from within MakeDemo or
ShowDemo by pressing the function key, F2, and following
directions. By the way, you can "brand" your presentations and
include your own order form, just like ours.
Thank you
Warren Munroe, President
WindhamWoods Publishing
Post Office Box 314, Windham, New Hampshire 03087 USA
New England Telephone 603.893.2667
US Sprint 1.800.487.2667
CompuServe 72260,1700
WindhamWoods Publishing believes in the Shareware approach to
marketing software. We encourage you to give copies to friends
and business associates and to support the many bulletin board
services (BBS) and shareware vendors around the country. However,
when you register, the serial number and its validation code is
assigned to you and should never be passed on to others.
WindhamWoods Publishing aims to produce easy to learn and use
software products for the business and personal user. We are
ever vigilant to make our products better and we look to our
supporters to help us in this effort. We welcome your comments
and questions. If there is a feature that would increase your
effectiveness with our products please let us know.
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| ____|__ | Association of
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|__| o | Professionals
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|___|___| MEMBER
WindhamWoods Publishing is a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the
shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but
does not provide technical support for members' products. Please
write to the ASP Ombudsman at P.O. Box 5786, Bellevue, WA 98006
or send a Compuserve message via easyplex to ASP Ombudsman
70007,3536
Let's Get Going ---------------
What better introduction can we make to MakeDemo than to help you
start viewing some presentations created with MakeDemo using its
companion program ShowDemo. Everything you are about to see was
created with MakeDemo, and relatively quickly, I might add. If
you see an effect that you like, it's available to you to
incorporate in your own presentations.
To see what's possible, merely type "MAKEDEMO" at the DOS prompt
and follow directions as they appear on the screen.
After viewing this file you might want to take a look at a
multi-file presentation. ShowDemo presentations with 500+
individual screens, segregated into as many as 100+ files, are
designed to run directly from floppy disk: no need to install
anything to the hard disk. To continue along this vein, unpack
MDEM3B.EXE which contains more of the pieces. Then simply type
"SHOWME," and press <Enter>.
Please note the extra files in the directory. First you will see
an introductory set of screens, in reality a MakeDemo created
file, "TITLE.WWP," followed by a list of presentations from which
to choose. You can design your own, but with the same name.
If you need help, press F1 anytime to learn how to get more out
of running a presentation. F1 calls up "Help," another MakeDemo
created file, "HELP.WWP," and temporarily substitutes it for the
presentation in process. Again, you can substitute your own
creation for "Help." Pressing "Escape" or clicking the mouse
left button once reinstates the presentation file, at its last
viewed screen.
Use the arrow keys to scroll through all the choices. Or, if
using a mouse, move the mouse to highlight the desired selection
and then click the left button. Incidently, pressing "ESCAPE" or
clicking outside the list area on the screen returns operation to
DOS. That's all it takes to get going.
To simultaneously print what you see, press the function key, F6.
Then, as you manually sequence through the screens, the printer
will print what you see. Or, press <Enter> to start the "auto"
presentation mode and leave the printer to do its thing. "Auto"
mode causes the screens to appear at programmed timed intervals.
Pressing any other key returns the presentation to the "manual"
mode, enabling the arrow keys, or the mouse, if you have one.
Note: Pressing any key will stop the "auto" mode. Pressing F6
again will toggle the printing off. Only print what you need.
The four arrow keys function as intended.
Mouse users can sequence through the screens by moving the mouse
to the right side of the screen, thereby poping up another menu
of mouse options for manually moving through the presentation.
Clicking the mouse any other place on the screen simulates that
of pressing "Escape."
When viewing a presentation, pressing "Escape" or clicking once
outside a menu returns the viewer to the previous menu, list of
presentation files, or out to DOS.
F5 is a toggle between a color display and a monochrome display.
In most cases, ShowDemo gets it right, but it can be fooled by a
color card in the computer feeding what in reality is a
monochrome display, regardless of what the manufacturer claims.
Some Things Technical
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ShowDemo runs on an IBM or compatible PC, XT, AT, or 386
machine with 75 K RAM with either a monochrome or color display.
For best operation the "CONFIG.SYS" file should contain the
following two lines: FILES=10 (minimum) and BUFFERS=10.
Some compatible computers might pose a problem or two. If you're
using a monochrome monitor and the display goes blank, but
bright, the chances are that your computer is equipped with a
color card. You can correct this confusion on the part of WWP
programs by typing, at the DOS prompt, MODE MONO or MODE BW80 and
then proceed as you normally would.
Both MakeDemo and ShowDemo make extensive use of the arrow keys
that on some keyboards are part of the numeric keypad. If you
experience problems, be sure that "NumLock" is off and/or that
you use the correct keypad keys.