CANIPROMPTS is (C) 1995 Andrew Malek of Excel Progs. I. Introduction for Caniprompts II. Quickstart for Installing/Using Caniprompts. III. Index of current Caniprompts (as of 3/29/95) IV. Technical Information FAQ V. Registration VI. Contacting Excel Progs VII. Warranty/Disclaimer/License. Please Read! I. Introduction for CaniPrompts A while back Excel Progs released a program called Animated Prompts. The program did what it said, giving DOS users a moving animation while they typed in the commands. While it developed a small cult following, the program was limited to monochrome animations, and only allowed one animation to be used per session... Until now. CANIPROMPTS takes the original Animated Prompts several steps further. The prompts are now in full color, using all of the ANSI graphics and features. Gone are the days of one animation per session; you can set up an entire directory of animations and CANIPROMPTS will go through the entire directory randomly, giving you a different prompt every time you enter a new command. Gone also are the days of a complex command line; simply run the SETUP program once and all you need to type to run CANIPROMPTS is the letter 'A' and the enter key. That's it. (BTW: Caniprompts stand for Colorized ANImated PROMPTS.) II. Quickstart for Installing/Using Caniprompts. Unpack, copy,..etc the programs from your distribution archive/diskette to a sub-directory on your hard drive. Run the file SETUP.EXE, which will tell Caniprompts what directory to find the animated prompts. Once that is done, place the A.EXE file wherever you wish - even place a pointer to it at the end of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file for loading every time you start the computer (and it even supports LOADHIGH start-up...see your DOS manual for more information on the LOADHIGH command). While running CANIPROMPTS these options are available: F1 - Print a character from the previous DOS command F2 - DIR macro F3 - Prints the entire previous DOS commands F4 - CLS macro F10 - HISTORY mode...one keypress from here will recall one of the previous twenty DOS commands while you are in CANIPROMPTS. Enjoy the included prompts, and be sure to check other animated prompts being produced by Excel Progs and other groups. The Other World BBS will have all prompts first, so you may wish to check Excel Prog's home board monthly for new animated prompts and other Excel Progs releases. Or, ask your sysop to become an Excel Progs distribution site (information should be in this package as DISTRIB.ZIP or DISTRIB.ARJ). III. Index of current Caniprompts (as of 3/29/95) 0001.ans - Trumpet Player 0002.ans - The Other World BBS Logo 0003.ans - Sunrise 0004.ans - Colorful Pattern 20 more are waiting soon to be released. IV. Technical Information FAQ PURPOSE : This FAQ is meant to answer technical and problem- oriented questions regarding the usage of Excel Prog's CANIPROMPTS program for DOS. DATE : 3/29/95 CONTENTS: 1) Q: How come CANIPROMPTS takes up so much memory, and is there something I can do about it? 2) Q: How come DOSKEY/DOS extender does not work? 3) Q: SET does not work/program that used to find data does not work? 1) Q: How come CANIPROMPTS takes up so much memory, and is there something I can do about it? A: CANIPROMPTS requires its huge chunk of room because it is not a TSR (terminate and stay-resident) but simply a SR (stay-resident) program. Among requiring room for the program, a buffer is created to store all of the graphic codes required to display the various stages of the animations. If you plan to use CANIPROMPTS often, you might wish to load it high by using the LH command in your autoexec.bat file. Refer to your DOS manual regarding the LH command. 2) Q: How come DOSKEY/DOS extender does not work? A: CANIPROMPTS shells over DOS extenders, so such programs will not work. We are working to remedy the problem by adding more features to CANIPROMPTS' dos interface yet keeping the memory down. 3) Q: SET does not work/program that used to find data does not work? A: CANIPROMPTS shells over DOS, so no environment changes will work correctly when CANIPROMPTS is active. Thus, in an autoexec.bat file, CANIPROMPTS should be the last line or after any commands which alter the DOS environment (commands such as SET PATH= or SET TEMP=). V. Registration o US Mail Registration Registration is $15.00, which will give you the current release of Caniprompts (up to version 1.5 - further versions MAY cost more). If you are a private individual (not registering as a business or government institution), you will also receive a personalized animated prompt with your name (nothing profane, please!) Non- private registrations need contact Excel Progs if you wish an animated prompt made for your business/institution. Mail the check or money order (NO CASH), your preferred disk format (3.5 or 5.25 double density), and your name or company name TO Andrew Malek. The full address is: Excel Progs re: Caniprompts Registration c/o Andrew Malek 434 Gallaher View Rd Apt. 60 Knoxville, TN 37919 (Note: Make sure the check/money order is made to Andrew Malek and NOT Excel Progs). o CompuServe SWREG Registration Caniprompts is available for registration via the CompuServe SWREG (Shareware Registration Database) for $15. (International registrants may have to pay slightly more for shipping & handling...all information is provided in this service before you make your order). Simply type GO SWREG or choose "Shareware Registration" if you are using a graphical interface to the service. CANIPROMPT V1's SWREG ID #: 5246. o International Registration Standard registration for Caniprompts is $15.00. In the spirit of NAFTA, the extra S&H for Mexico and Canada has been waived. However, overseas registration will cost a slight $0.75 extra, for a total of $15.75. Transfer the money to US funds, made out to Andrew Malek. Send the registration fee and your name/company name to: Excel Progs re: Caniprompts Registration c/o Andrew Malek 434 Gallaher View Rd Apt. 60 Knoxville, TN 37919 (Note: Make sure the money is made to Andrew Malek and NOT Excel Progs). If you are a private individual (not registering as a business or government institution), you will also receive a personalized animated prompt with your name (nothing profane, please!) Non- private registrations need contact Excel Progs if you wish an animated prompt made for your business/institution. VI. Contacting Excel Progs Andrew Malek of Excel Progs can be contacted by the following ways: 1) SASE at the Excel Progs address: Excel Progs c/o Andrew Malek 434 Gallaher View Rd. Apt. 60 Knoxville, TN 37919 2) E-Mail on The Other World BBS (Support BBS) as Andrew Malek. The Other World BBS: (615)/577-9342. 14.4k, multi-lines, multi-gigs, more. 3) Internet E-Mail: admalek@sacam.oren.ortn.edu 4) CompuServe E-Mail: 76023,1175 If you are on Internet, send e-mail via Internet. Likewise, if you are only on CompuServe, send mail that way. Mail crossed between these two systems may not be read. Thank you. VII. Warranty/Disclaimer/License. Please Read! EVERY EFFORT WAS MADE BY EXCEL PROGS/TOW DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT AND EVERY ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO MAKE THE PROGRAM AS ERROR-FREE AS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, NEITHER EXCEL PROGS, TOW DEVELOPMENT, ITS EMPLOYEES, SUPERVISORS,..ETC, TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OUTPUT OF THIS PROGRAM. YOU, THE USER, TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE USAGE OF THIS SOFTWARE. Microsoft, Windows, are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. All trademarks are the property of their respective companies. Caniprompts (c) 1995 Excel Progs, All Right Reserved CANIPROMPTS henceforth refer to this software, CANIPROMPTS, and its documentation. You have the license to place CANIPROMPTS on bulletin board systems, information systems, shareware compilations, or on cd-rom compilations, provided that you distribute the ENTIRE version with file descriptions (FILE_ID.DIZ and DESC.SDI). Although it is not required, it is appreciated if you let me know that you are distributing CANIPROMPTS.