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Master Doodle Shareware Information
------ ------ --------- -----------
***************************************
* If you are using a 520 ST/STE then *
* make sure that you run MASTER *
* DOODLE from within an AUTO Folder, *
* otherwise you will get an Out Of *
* Memory Error *
***************************************
Following the success of the Shareware
Super Card, we are going ahead with
two more Shareware titles - Master
Doodle and Penguin.
Master Doodle takes the Doodle part of
the highly acclaimed Master Time, and
expands it into a program with a
unique method of control, ideally
suited to children. Whilst Penguin is
a highly addictive and original game.
"The Best Time Tutor I've Seen on the
ST" - ST USER Sept 91
"I Really Liked Master Time, the Care
put into it's design shows everywhere
... ... which puts it in a class of
it's own" - New Atari User.
ST FORMAT 87% - "A Super Package"
Master Time is just one of the many
B.Ware programs that you will be able
to purchase at a greatly reduced rate
as a Master Doodle Shareware
registered user.
To All Super Card Registered users.
-- --- ----- ---- ---------- ------
Thank you to everyone who sent their
fivers in for Super Card, the quality
of the people that did register made
up for those that didn't.
We greatly enjoyed reading all of your
letters, and only regret that any
reply had to be hastily scribbled on
the back of the documents that we sent
back to you. A lot of overseas users
with many Doctors and Vicars making up
the numbers, with some generous souls
insisting that we accepted more than
the five pounds that we asked for.
Such nice comments, and a lot of
really interesting ideas for the next
version of Super Card.
Well you can pat yourselves on the
back, knowing that you are responsible
for Two more B.Ware titles being made
Shareware.
"I can afford a lot of fivers but not
many fifties" said one user, which
sums up nicely what it's all about.
It doesn't matter to us if we sell a
little for a lot, or a lot for a
little, but it allows you to be able
to amass a lot of top quality titles
with a clear conscience, knowing that
you can be a genuine user for only
five pounds.
What is Shareware ?
---- -- --------- -
For those unaware of the concept of
Shareware here is what it is all
about.
We put out a program of the quality
that you would normally pay twenty to
thirty pounds for, via magazines and
Public Domain libraries.
Then we ask everyone that likes the
program for a donation, for which we
will send you some goodies, and
special offer forms that will allow
you to recoup your five pounds many
times over.
And then as you have made us happy by
sending your money, we do the same
thing again.
You are free to copy the program as
many times as you wish, and pass on
copies to anyone, anywhere in the
world.
Shareware relies on trust and honesty
- if no one sends in any
contributions, then we decide that
we're wasting our time and pack it in,
and you will have to find "lot's of
fifties", or delve into the seedy
world of piracy for your programs (and
we hope you get nicked and all your
discs eaten by a Virus!).
So please don't leave it to everyone
else - send a fiver in - Thanks.
How to register your copy
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Send in five pounds sterling, as a
postal order or cheque made payable to
: -
B.Bytes Computer Systems
and send it to : -
B.Ware Software
B.Bytes Computer Systems
19 Southfield Road
Hinckley
Leics
LE10 1UA
Or Telephone UK (0455) 613377 9-5:30
Mon-Sat UK Time with a credit card -
Access / Visa or American Express.
We will return a Professional Fully
Illustrated Manual, a Double-Sided
B.Ware Demo Disc, and a Special Order
Form that will let you purchase other
B.Ware programs at prices so low that
we dare not print them for fear of
upsetting other dealers !
The offer to upgrade to Super Card 2
was so good that very few people have
yet to take it up, - and they may
simply be waiting a bit longer ! - so
you know that we mean a GOOD offer !
If you can only boot from a Single-
Sided disc drive then please enclose a
blank disc, we will be happy to split
the Demo's over two Single-Sided
discs for you.
Master Doodle Instructions
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The program file MASTERDO.PRG can be
placed within an AUTO folder to make
it Auto run and to save 32k of memory,
or it can be started from the Desktop.
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* 520 ST/STE owners MUST Run MASTER *
* DOODLE using an AUTO Folder ! *
***************************************
It is beyond the scope of this READ_ME
file to cover the operation of Master
Doodle in any detail, but here are a
few tips to get you going.
What disc to use
---- ---- -- ---
MASTER DOODLE can be run from two
Single-Sided discs, one Double-Sided
disc, or a Hard Drive.
The second disc or extra capacity of a
Double-Sided disc or Hard Drive is
needed to store your pictures for
loading back in later.
If you are using two Single-Sided
discs then make sure that the second
disc is formatted ready for use.
To run MASTER DOODLE select it from
the Desktop or place it in an Auto
folder to save 32k of memory.
***************************************
* 520 ST/STE owners MUST Run MASTER *
* DOODLE using an AUTO Folder ! *
***************************************
* *
* 520 ST/STE Owners will not be able *
* to run MASTER DOODLE from a Hard *
* Drive unless they have more than *
* 512k memory. *
***************************************
When you have read the opening screen,
click a Mouse button to proceed.
If you are running the program for the
first time or/and are using Single-
Sided discs you will get this warning
: -
CAN'T FIND PICTURE FILES
PLEASE SEE READ_ME.DOC
press a mouse button
This warning will stop you from
spending hours on a picture only to
find that you can't Save it
afterwards !
Having noted this, press a mouse
button to proceed.
When all of the program has loaded,
you will be taken to the Main Menu.
All functions of MASTER DOODLE can be
selected by clicking on the boxes that
make up the Main Menu, but there are
also keyboard short cuts available for
more experienced users (fuller details
in manual)
If you are using this program for the
first time and/or are a Single-Sided
user, you should now replace the
program disc with your picture disc.
Before you can use the Second disc or
room on your Double-Sided or Hard
drives, you must install them as
Picture discs.
Select 'Make Picture Disc' by clicking
on the bottom bar of the Main Menu
with BOTH mouse buttons, or use the
keyboard short cut F9.
After you have followed the prompts
you will have a working Picture disc.
This only has to be done only the once
unless you want to create other
pictures discs to store more pictures
on.
Each picture disc can store up to
twelve pictures in MASTER DOODLE
format, and you can also save pictures
in Neochrome or Degas format as well.
Now we will go on a quick tour of all
the MASTER DOODLE features
SQUARE - 'S'
------
Click on the SQUARE picture on the
Main Menu or press the 'S' key.
Move the 's' and 'e' (Start and End
points) using the arrow buttons and
selecting the 's' and 'e' boxes to
move them, or Move the mouse pointer
onto the drawing area and place the
's' point with the left mouse button
and the 'f' point with the right mouse
button.
Finally click on the Empty or Filled
square icon to produce an outline or
filled object.
Any one of the 16 colours can be
selected by clicking amongst the
colours shown at the bottom of the
screen.
Click on the symbol found top right to
return to the Main Menu
Click on undo to bring up the option
to undo your last work or clear the
screen completely.
CIRCLE - 'C' key
------
Just like SQUARE but produces a CIRCLE
instead.
ELLIPSE - 'E' key
-------
As CIRCLE and SQUARE but extra arrow
boxes allow you to expand the ellipse
either sideways or vertically.
LINES - 'L' key
-----
As SQUARE and CIRCLE but just produces
a single line between points.
LETS WRITE - 'W' key
---- -----
Position cursor with arrow boxes or
directly with the mouse, and then type
in letters using the letter buttons or
directly from the keyboard.
Use the 'a' and 'A' boxes to switch
between Upper and Lower case.
DOODLE - 'D' key
------
Free-hand version of CIRCLE, LINE,
SQUARE that traces a point directly on
the screen. Or you can switch the box
containing a picture of a pen between
Move and Draw, and use the Arrow
buttons instead.
You can also select different line
styles and thicknesses
PENS & PAINTS - 'F2' key
---- - ------
Select Fill patterns and Line
thicknesses that will be used on
CIRCLE, SQUARE, ELLIPSE and LINE.
EDIT PICTURES - 'F1' key
---- --------
Edit one of the Sprite pictures
Click on the picture top right to
bring up a one screen picture
selector, or use the scroll arrow keys
to select one.
Then use the pen to make changes.
STOS owners can use the STOS sprite
editor instead if they want.
PICTURES - 'F3' key
--------
Move a picture around the screen using
the Arrow buttons or mouse pointer,
and click on the Camera to paste it to
the screen.
A child can make up a picture very
easily with these building blocks.
ERASER - 'R' key (Rub out)
------
Basically a very wide brush that works
similar to DOODLE - colours apart from
background can also be selected !
PAINT - 'P' key
-----
Fill enclosed areas of screen with a
colour or pattern.
MAGNIFY - 'M' key
-------
First position the Magnify square over
a part of the screen, and then click
on the Magnifying glass icon to edit
it in finer detail
COLOURS - 'F4' key
-------
The last four colours in the palette
can be customised using this screen,
just select the 'bucket' and move the
sliders.
SAVE - 'F6' key
----
Save MASTER DOODLE pictures by typing
in a name on any one of the twelve
possible positions, and click on the
bottom bar.
LOAD - 'F5' key
----
Select one of the twelve pictures to
be loaded back into MASTER DOODLE.
QUIT - 'Esc'
----
Create a New Picture Disc - 'F9'
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SAVE AS NEO/ PI1 -'F7','F8'
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All selectable by clicking on the
bottom menu bar with BOTH mouse
buttons.
BOTH buttons are used to stop 'junior'
from doing too much damage !
Don't forget that registered users get
a Fully Illustrated Manual !
Have fun - and please don't forget the
fiver - Bye Bye for now.