Path: news1.icaen!news.uiowa.edu!NewsNG.Chicago.Qual.Net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.erols.net!newshub.northeast.verio.net!newsfeed.xcom.net!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-feed1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!news.delphi.com!news From: Shawn Beattie Newsgroups: comp.binaries.apple2 Subject: DLRCLOCK.BXY (0/1) Date: Wed, 14 Oct 98 22:17:17 -0500 Organization: Delphi (info@delphi.com email, 800-695-4005 voice) Lines: 45 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 199.93.4.2 Xref: news1.icaen comp.binaries.apple2:10502 README - Double Lo-Res Clock by Shawn Beattie (stbeattie@delphi.com) 10/98 This Applesoft BASIC program reads your computer's built-in clock and displays the current time in large numbers using the rarely-used (but cool) double lo-res mode. It offers your choice of 16 colors for the background and numerals, as well as a choice between digital-type or "normal", which is a conversion of Arial Bold. This may be the only chance you get to witness a TrueType font converted for display on the double lo-res screen! - Requirements - IIGS. Should also work on a 128K //e or //c with clock capability, I'd be interested in finding out. Does not work with a Laser 128 EX/2 (tried it!) because it does not support access to double lo-res from its built-in BASIC. Does not work too well with Bernie 1.3 since he does not support double lo-res. It runs, but the colors are wacky. Maybe a future version. - How - This program uses a VAR file using the ProDOS STORE/RESTORE function...so the PREFIX needs to be set to the directory that contains the program. Once it is running -- these keys work: A - About this program S - Clock Settings Q - Quit to ProDOS (Bye!) ESC - Quit to BASIC - Why - Because it was fun. Plug your GS into your TV and run this program on New Year's Eve. Have a spare GS and greenscreen? Now you have a cool jumbo clock. I've been using it as a screen saver so much it's burnt-in to my screen ;)