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<<< AnsiView >>>
AnsiView is the result of my teaching myself how to program in Amiga
C. I have been running a BBS for a few months now on an IBM and wished
there was an easier way to view the ansi pics. So I wrote my first
program in C. It is compatible with the IBM ANSI standard.
This is an excellent program for use when one uses his modem to
communicate with BBS's frequently. Now you can actually view those IBM
Ansi pics on your AMIGA!!
What it does...
AnsiView will read any IBM Ansi or Ascii text file. Including those
16 color Ansi pictures that are very popular on the BBS's. AnsiView open a
16 color HighRes Interlace screen and prints the IBM Ansi file to screen in
full color.
What it doesn't do...
There are quite a few things it doesn't do, but what I mean by this is
that it will not show the blinking characters that IBM users can get. The
Amiga does not have internal routines to do this for you, like an IBM does.
Usage...
AnsiView is to be run from the CLI or through a directory utility (like
Opus). The command format is:
AnsiView <Filename> [Delay]
<Filename> is mandatory. It is the name of the file which you wish to
view. It can be a full path and filename.
[Delay] is an option that will slow down the screen writes. This is very
useful if you are viewing one of those Ansi Animations that are becoming
very popular. (I happen to write them as well, a few are included with this
version of AnsiView.)
NOTE: I recommend that you do not put a Delay value of more than 20 as the
drawing will become agonizingly slow (is that a word?)..
While the program is writing the picture you may push and hold the right
mouse button to pause the drawing.
When the drawing is finished press the left mouse button to end the
program.
The ansiview font MUST be copied to your fonts: directory for the program
to work.
The future...
What is planned for the future of AnsiView:
1) I hope to write an IBM ANSI paint program.
2) I plan to write one of those QWK mail readers with AnsiView as the
basis for the program.
3) Anything else that jumps into my mind while I'm trying to keep
this darn BBS up and running.
Support...
If there is anything you would like to see in AnsiView, or you would
like it to become, then drop my a note. My address is:
Marcus Trisdale
802 Thrasher Ct.
Hinesville, GA 31313
Or give my ALL AMIGA BBS a call at:
Sysop: #1 TaskMaster
The WOLVES' DEN BBS
(912)369-7180 Running 14.4 Kbps...