1. Topaz enhancements
Hi all!
I just got a new floppy drive, and I've been working on Rod Jackson's
Topaz library. I've added the following enhancements:
* Two libraries for creating binary topaz files(the second one is better,
but the files are bigger). File format 0 is the basic format. Format 1
is enhanced:
+ Ability to store more than 1 thread in a single file
+ Strings longer than 255 chars
+ More codes allowed. Up to 4 billion instructions
* A program to load those files
* An EAD -- Error Auto-Detector. Still in beta.
* A special menu that's activated by pushing the Menu key(only on Windows
keyboards)
* VMS files -- Virtual Machine Status. All parts of the current Topaz
session are saved. You can load a VMS file while in a Topaz program or
from LOADVMS.EX
* 60+ Topaz functions
If you're interested in this, send me your snail-mail address to
Uglyfish87 at hotmail.com(I still can't upload to the internet).
You'll receive a .zip file containing TOPAZ.E(a modified version of Topaz),
TOPAZ2.E, and lots of examples and some utility programs including:
* Programs to load TIL(Topaz Instruction List) files and VMS files
* An example of delaying threads without tying up others
* TKEY.EX, which uses the improved multitasking version of waiting for
keys
* CLOCK.EX, which generates CLOCK.TPZ: A simple script that prints the
time in the upper-right corner of the screen
* And maybe some other stuff I forgot about
P.S. By the way, I named it ETSE(Enhanced Topaz Scripting Engine) a while
ago, but I seem to have stopped using that name
2. Re: Topaz enhancements
On Sun, 16 Jul 2000 16:58:39 -0400, Darth Maul, aka Matt
<Uglyfish87 at HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>Uglyfish87 at hotmail.com(I still can't upload to the internet).
Darth:
You can attach a zip file using hotmail. If your Web browser
supports the attachment of files (such as Netscape Navigator 3.x and
later, or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x or later, etc.), you can
send attachments using Hotmail.
3. Re: Topaz enhancements
Bernie,
under normal circumstances, yes. But in *my* case, no. You see, I'm at my
library. That's the only way I can access the internet. If you were paying
attention some months back, you'd know that I can't use the unexposed floppy
drive anymore. To top it all off, these computers have some dumb IKIOSK
program that doesn't event let you right-click(though I may be able to de-
lete it. he he he)!
- Matt 'maybe that will clear things up for you' Arriola
