Atari Explorer Online: 4-Jul-92 #9206
From: Bruce D. Nelson (aj434@cleveland.Freenet.Edu)
Date: 07/13/92-02:29:36 PM Z
From: aj434@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bruce D. Nelson)
Subject: Atari Explorer Online: 4-Jul-92 #9206
Date: Mon Jul 13 14:29:36 1992
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ATARI EXPLORER ONLINE MAGAZINE
July 4, 1992 Volume 1, Number 6 Issue #92-06
Published and Copyright (c)1992, Atari Computer Corporation
1972-1992 (20 Years Of Service)
Editor - Ron Kovacs
Contributing Editor - Ed Krimen
Assistant Editor - Bob Smith
PD Reviews - Ron Berinstein
Atari Corp - Bob Brodie
(Director of Communications)
| | | TABLE OF CONTENTS | | |
||| THE EDITORS DESK..............................Ron Kovacs
What's New!
||| THE Z*NET NEWSWIRE......................................
Latest Atari and Industry News Update
||| ATARI ADVANTAGE EXCLUSIVE...............................
Info on the next HOT issue of Atari Advantage!
||| MISSIONWARE CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS.............CompuServe
Conference on Flash II
||| LYNX OWNERS UPDATE...........................Robert Jung
Reviews from AtariUser Magazine
||| TELECOMMUNICATIONS UPDATE...............................
Special rates and information from GEnie!
||| OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING................Zack Urlocker
Portfolio Owners Column
||| THE SOFTWARE SHELF........................Ron Berinstein
Latest PD software available!
| | | THE EDITORS DESK
| | | By Ron Kovacs
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We are now releasing weekly issues! This is Issue #6 and contains a
Portfolio folder that accompanies the Portfolio Owners Column in this
edition.
This week marks the 8th anniversary of the Tramiel family ownership of
Atari Corporation and the 20th anniversary of the original Corporation
started by Nolan Bushnell. Sam Tramiel addressed company employees
this week at the annual company held picinic outside Atari headquarters.
Atari Advantage Magazine will have an exclusive article and interview
with Bill Rehbock about the new Atari Falcon computer. Atari reviewed
the article this week and we are told that it is something EVERYONE
should read as it goes into great detail. Subscription information
along with more on the Falcom story appears in this weeks edition.
Lastly, I would like to welcome Bob Smith of Orlando Florida to the
staff of Atari Explorer Online. Bob has over 10 years expirence with
Atari computers and will be writing articles for Z*Magazine and Atari
Explorer Online. Look for his first article next week.
Have a safe and happy holiday weekend.
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ATARI DEVELOPER CONFERENCE HELD
Last weekend Atari held a developer conference in London with over 120
developers in attendance on June 27th. Attendance at the confernce was
by invitation only which included staff from Atari Sunnyvale including
Sam Tramiel, Bill Rehbock and John Skruch. In addition to the Atari
personal, a few experts where brought along to discuss features of the
Falcon and specific information on programming the DSP. Reactions from
the intense one day affair were positive and widly enthusiastic. While
some at this event were not Atari developers, the features of the new
machine captured the imaginations of all.
NAGY MIFFED ATARI MUM
Last week Issue #826 of ST-Report contained defamitory information about
AtariUser Editor in Chief John Nagy and Atari Corp.. Nagy called the
editor of the publication to complain and request removal of the issue
from all the distribution services, later a new issue was released minus
the offending comments. The file however generated over 355 downloads
on GEnie alone before the replacement was uploaded. Nagy was pleased
with the action taken, however, officials at Atari Corp had no comment
on the matter.
NACO TO ANNOUNCE JOINT PROJECT
At a news conference next week, the National Association of Counties
(NACo) and IBM will announce an agreement promoting a new methodology
for use by county governments. The methodology was originally developed
by IBM Corporation to enhance decision-making and organizational
planning at IBM and other companies within the private sector. Adapted
to the public domain, the process, called Strategic Choices for Local
Government Leaders, will assist counties in establishing shared visions
and priorities through consensus and in making critically important
choices and tradeoffs as they implement them successfully.
SPA SETTLES ACTION
The Software Publishers Association and Consolidated Micro Services
announced the settlement of a copyright infringement suit brought
against Los Angeles area computer dealer Consolidated Micro Services and
its owner, Gary Johnson, by SPA members Fifth Generation Systems, Lotus,
Microsoft, Novell, and WordPerfect. As part of the settlement of the
suit, CMS agreed to make a contribution to SPA's Copyright Protection
Fund and to distribute a policy against unauthorized copying or
distribution of software to all CMS employees. Since 1988, the Software
Publishers Association has filed over 150 lawsuits on behalf of its
members and obtained numerous search and seizure orders against
businesses, computer dealers, bulletin board services, and educational
institutions that have violated its members' copyrights. The SPA's
anti-piracy hotline, 1-800-388-7478, accepts calls reporting software
violations.
PC/TELEVISION SHIPS
50/50 Micro Electronics announced this week Wednesday that its PC/
TELEVISION" product is now shipping. PCT is a new add-on board for
IBM-compatible computers that incorporates a 119 channel tuner capable
of handling VHF, UHF and cable TV frequencies. Standard cable TV
coaxial cable can be connected directly to the card as well as an
external TV antenna. Other input devices can include a VCR, laser disc
player, a video camera or an internal private broadcast TV cable. The
product is compatible with all IBM XT/AT (286/386/486) style computers
and runs under MS-DOS 3.1 or higher.
MULTIMEDIA NOW AVAILABLE
IBM has announced the availability of Multimedia Presentation Manager/2
(MMPM/2), a set of extensions to the 32-bit OS/2 2.0 environment,
providing an architected platform for applications to incorporate sound,
graphics, video and images through the use of an easy-to-program, high-
level interface.
ADOBE ACQUIRES OCR
Adobe announced the acquisition of OCR Systems, developer and marketer
of optical character recognition systems for DOS and Windows-based, and
Macintosh computers, and provides leading edge technology for
recognizing hand print for pen-based computers and forms processing.
Adobe will continue to support current OCR Systems products and existing
customer obligations. OCR Systems and NTI operations and continuing
employees will be moved to Adobe's Mountain View headquarters
facilities.
MAXTOR INTRODUCES NEW PRODUCT
Maxtor has introduced the MXT-340, an inch-high drive with 340-megabytes
of formatted storage capacity. The MXT-340 uses the same components and
features the same fast seek times and data transfer rates as its parent
drives, the inch-high MXT-540 and the full-height MXT-1240, which
provide 540MB and 1.2 gigabytes of formatted storage capacity,
respectively.
MICROSOFT ENDS LICENSE Z-NIX
Microsoft terminated its licensing agreement with Z-Nix Computer and
brought suit against Z-Nix and three of its distributors. The lawsuit
follows a two-month Microsoft investigation revealing distribution of
tens, and possibly hundreds of thousands, of copies of Microsoft Windows
3.1 software manufactured by Z-Nix and sold stand-alone (without Z-Nix
hardware). Microsoft sued the company for copyright and trademark
infringement, as well as breach of License Agreement.
ATARI WITHDRAWALS APPEAL
Nintendo and Atari Corp. announced that Atari has withdrawn its appeal
of a jury verdict and judgment in favor of Nintendo in Atari's antitrust
case against Nintendo, which was recently tried in Federal Court in San
Francisco. Nintendo will not proceed with its request to recover
certain court costs from Atari.
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| | | MISSIONWARE CONFERENCE HIGLIGHTS
| | | From CompuServe
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Pattie) Tonight, we have as guest speaker John Trautschold of
MissionWare Software. John's company brings us FLASH II, the long-
awaited sequel to Antic's popular telecommunications package. First
off, John, would you like to share any opening comments?
Pattie) What made you decide to market Flash II?
John Trautschold) The opportunity came up to pick up the program from
Antic. They were originally going to market Flash II from SunSoft
Systems. When Antic went under, we moved in and bought the rights to
the program. Missionware Software needed something big and this was it!
Terrence M. Miller) There has been talk about Flash II supporting
Shadow transfer protocol. Comments?
John Trautschold) Flash II doesn't support Shadow, however, it includes
its own background transfer program called Silent Line.
Terrence M. Miller) What form of protocols does Silent Line support and
does it use the "ramdisk" method that Shadow utilizes?
John Trautschold) Yes, Silent Line is a type of RAMdisk...it's reset
proof so it should maintain any files in the system if the system
crashes or is reset. Right now, SL supports Xmodem, Ymodem, Modem7,
WXmodem and SEAlink. It'll eventually support Zmodem and (hopefully)
CIS B as well.
Bill @ AIM) If I'm a fence sitter currently using some other package
(Flash, Interlink, STalker, etc.), what specific features does Flash II
have that could lure me into getting off the fence?
John Trautschold) ooohhhh...big question. Let me try to answer in
general terms and then let you all ask any specifics. First of all,
Flash II fully supports Vidtex here on CIS as well as the B transfer
protocol. Additionally, we support VT100, 101, 102, 2 and 300
emulations. Online GIF and RLE viewing is also possible (87a GIF only
for now). All popular protocols are built in, as just mentioned earlier
for the Silent Line question. Unlike Flash I, you can now "point and
click" all of your setup paramemters for each board you call. You don't
need to create a DO script for that purpose anymore (although you still
can if you want). We now support a total of 30 online function key
macros...20 are individually set for *each* board, the other 10 are
global. I've probably forgot a bunch, but let's leave it at that for
now...
Bill @ AIM) The DO file capabilities of Flash II are compatible with the
old Flash...are all the old commands still implemented? They do the
exact same things?
John Trautschold) Yes, all old commands are still implemented. We have
found, unfortunately after the first release, of some incompatibilities.
We've now got Al Fasoldt on board as a beta tester. Al's rather famous
for his extensive notes on DO scripts, and he's helping us find
problems. We've also added some new script commands for the added
features in Flash II.
john barnes) Is Flash II MultiTOS aware?
John Trautschold) Well, let's say we're working on becoming MultiTOS
compatible. Currently we are not, but we should be by the time Atari
releases MT.
john barnes) What about Kermit support for mainframe users?
John Trautschold) oops...yea, I forgot (see, I told you) to mention that
Kermit is also supported.
RobH) Back to protocols, I'm afraid. Will or does Flash II support the
CIS B+ protocol. I want those resumable d/l's on my Atari.
John Trautschold) Yes, Flash II fully supports CIS B+ and B.
Pattie) When will Flash II be available? I understand it's being
upgraded?
John Trautschold) Flash II is available right now. We're working on a
maintenance upgrade which will be made available to all current owners.
It's not quite ready yet...I'm hoping it'll be done in a month or so.
It'll be shipped to all registered owners for free.
Terrence M. Miller) What is the suggested retail on Flash II? And why
should the added protocols entice me from some excellent(cheaper!)
shareware?
John Trautschold) The suggested retail is $49.95. We're also upgrading
from older versions of Flash for $29.95 (plus $4 shipping and handling).
As far as why to upgrade to Flash? Well, it depends on your needs.
There are some good shareware programs out there. In addition to the
added protocols, we've also got much more support for terminal
emulations, and will be adding more later. We've also got support for
ANSI emulation and support the IBM graphics character set. Again, it
all depends on what you are happy with and what your needs are.
Terrence M. Miller) FULL ANSI emulation?
John Trautschold) As far as well can tell, yes! I regularly dial in to
one ANSI board that uses a lot of graphics, and it works great (with a
caveat I'll explain later) and we also have a beta tester who's been
testing ANSI games and is quite happy with the results. Now, the
caveat. We've got a bug we're working on the TT *only* that munges up
the lower half of the IBM graphics set. Paul is working on that and
should have it fixed shortly. There are no problems on an ST though in
either color or mono.
john barnes) Are there any enhancements in the typeahead and editing
areas? Does it support the Clipboard using, for example, STeno?
John Trautschold) Typeahead first...We now support a separate pseudo
typeahead 3-line window. We currently do *not* have a TA history
buffer, but we'll get that in eventually. The TA also has limited
(replace only) editing capabilities (I'm using it now). We don't
currently support the Clipboard protocol, but it's on our to-do list and
will be included in a future upgrade. The editor has a lot of
enhancements, such as better cursor control, the ability to separately
edit line feed and carriage return characters, and the ability to either
display or turn off the control characters separately from the CRs.
Added cursor controls include control cursor functions for moving a word
at a time or to move the cursor to the top of the window or the bottom;
shift cursor functions for page scrolling, home to move the cursor home,
or shift home to move the cursor to the end of the buffer. We also
support more block functions such as cut and paste and copy and move
functions.
john barnes) How well does three-line TA work for conferencing?
John Trautschold) Well, I'm using it now and it works great! I can pre-
edit my message and send the whole buffer at once!
john barnes) Finally, will you support an X-Windows server soon :-)?
John Trautschold) Uh....
Ron Hunt) John, what do I need to do to upgrade my old (1.52) version
of Flash?
John Trautschold) All you need to do, Ron, is send in your old Flash
1.52 master disk, along with a check for $34.00 (or $33.95 if you
prefer). You'll get your old disk back, along with an entirely new
Flash II package, including a 226 page manual, etc.
BTW, for those of you interested, the address for upgrades and orders is
Missionware Software, 354 N. Winston Drive, Palatine, IL 60067-4132...or
call 708-359-9565. We take checks, Visa & MC.
Brian Amundsen) John your new program sounds really nice. Will my 1.6
script files import and be used by the new version?
John Trautschold) Well Brian, they should, however, as I mentioned
earlier, we've found some incompatibilities, especially in the area of
the use of double and single quotes for strings, '|' conversions to CRs,
etc. We're working on fixing those problems. You may have to make some
modifications to get your current scripts to work. If in doubt, you
could email me a script and I could check it out ahead of time for you.
Brian Amundsen) If my master disk was Version 1.12 but updated from CIS
downloads what will be my upgrade costs?
John Trautschold) No problem...as long as you've got a master disk. The
upgrade is still $30 plus the $4 s&h.
Bill @ AIM) John...what shows will Missionware be attending in the "near
term" and do you do upgrades at the shows for people who bring in their
old Flash master disks?
John Trautschold) Right now we'll be at Milwaukee this Sunday and in
Indianapolis in July. We're also making plans for Glendale, although
that's not firmed up yet. Yes, we do upgrades at the shows as well, but
of course you don't have to pay s&h there! :-) Upgrades at shows are
the same as by the mail...you get an entirely new package...I just need
to see and mark your old disk.
Bob Cummins) OK, will there be any converter for dial directories?
John Trautschold) No, at the present time there is no plan to convert
the old dial.dir file into a flash2.lst file. The differences between
the two are so many, it would be quite difficult to do.
Pattie) Before we close up, John, can you tell us about the other
products MissionWare has?
John Trautschold) Yes, Missionware Software has two other products. One
is called lottODDS and is a lottery game playing program. The other is
a printer text driver utility program called Printer Initializer.
Ron Hunt) John> a quick question about GIF...how do you implement it in
medium resolution? 4 colors? Also, does the GIF option work in
monochrome and if so do you use dithering?
John Trautschold) Ron...yes, 4 colors on the ST but a full 16 on the TT.
No dithering Ron...at least not yet. GIF does work in monochrome but it
takes the lighter colors and makes them white and the darker colors and
makes them black! :-)
Pattie) John, how are the sales of Flash II doing? I understand that
Antic was proud of the number of Flash packages out in the market over
time.
John Trautschold) Pattie...sales have been pretty good! I think they'll
pick up even more when we start heavy advertising later, in conjunction
with the upgrade.
| | | LYNX OWNERS UPDATE
| | | AtariUser Reviews
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without specific permission of AtariUser. AtariUser is a monthly Atari
magazine, available by subscription by calling (818) 332-0372.
Awesome Golf (Lynx)
Forget those 5:00 AM tee-offs. With AWESOME GOLF, you can now play the
links on the Lynx. This is a full featured golf game, allowing you to
play on one of three courses. Each hole features an overhead map where
you survey the course and aim your shot. You pick your club from a bag
of 14, then take your best stroke, done with a power bar using three
button presses: one to start the swing, a second to set the strength,
and a third to determine hooks, slices, and fades. To round things out,
hints are available to beginners, and a driving range reports useful
statistics.
AWESOME GOLF plays golf with detailed realism. Each club's range,
usage, and effect on the ball are accurately duplicated, and the texture
and properties of the terrain and green are crucial factors. Games can
be for either 9 or 18 holes, feature three levels of wind, and
handicapping of individual players. You can even select the clothing,
race and sex of your player, and women golfers are allowed to tee off
closer to the hole. The only flaw is the multiplayer option (up to
four); the ComLynx option is almost pointless, as it would have been
easier to allow multiple golfers to play on one Lynx.
Graphics on AWESOME GOLF are highly detailed and smoothly animated.
Swings are seen from behind your player, while the ball's flight is
viewed from overhead. Still images highlight events such as bogeys,
penalties, and birdies. The voice of your caddie is occasionally heard,
making remarks, congratulating strokes, and laughing at blunders.
This is a very good golf game, capturing the details of the sport with
enough features to enhance its appeal. AWESOME GOLF should not be
missed. Atari Corp., $29.95. - Robert Jung
Tournament Cyberball (Lynx)
Welcome to the 21st century, where robots play in sports too deadly for
humans. This is TOURNAMENT CYBERBALL, the futuristic game based on
American football--to a point. The ball heats up during play, so the
offense must carry the ball far enough to cool it down, else face an
explosion. Smart coaches save game funds to replace the basic robot
players with enhanced models at any time during play.
Up to four can play TOURNAMENT CYBERBALL, against each other or one of
four computer coaches. On field, each player controls a robot, making
the passes and blitzes needed to win. But once play begins, weaknesses
appear in this arcade conversion. There is no difference in ability or
in plays among the six available teams. Handoffs are unpredictable,
reducing the value of running plays, and opposing passes are difficult
to intercept. Robots never suffer any damage, and the "turbo defense"
option has been removed. The game pace is too fast in some spots and
very sluggish in others.
Additional flaws are largely shortcomings of the Lynx conversion, a loss
only by comparison to the arcade version. While a player unfamiliar
with the original may be interested, the legion of arcade TOURNAMENT
CYBERBALL fans should avoid this title. Atari Corp., $39.95. - Robert
Jung
XYBOTS (Lynx)
The robots are at it again. EarthBase 26-B has been overrun by alien
Xybots, and now you must infiltrate the station, battle the enemy, and
stop the takeover. XYBOTS is an adaptation of the Atari Games arcade
title, where one or two players explore a space station from a first-
person perspective.
This is a respectable conversion that retains all the features of the
original. You wander through each level's maze, grabbing coins and
keys, while fighting Xybots with unlimited shots or an energy-draining
zap. Reach the exit, and you can buy more equipment before going to
deeper levels with more surprises and dangers.
The game is easier than the coin-op--the robots aren't too bright and
you start off well-armed. Experienced players can use Warp Exits to
travel to higher stages quicker. About every tenth level is a fight
with a Master Xybot, but the main game is maze-running and robot-
blasting.
The Lynx graphics are almost identical to the arcade. The stations are
sparse, but your fighter, Xybots, and other items are animated and
detailed. A minor gripe is that rotating the view is done in harsh 90-
degree increments, which can be disorienting. Sounds effects are copied
closely, and although the mechanical voices have been removed, in their
place are several techno-rock background tunes.
While the difficulty has been scaled back from the arcade version,
XYBOTS on the Lynx offers enough of a challenge to keep the typical
player back for more. Atari Corp., $39.95. - Robert Jung
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public opinion surveys conducted in the United States. POLL covers the
spectrum of public interest: politics, government, public institutions,
international affairs, business, social issues and attitudes, and
consumer issues and preferences.
The Trade Names Database (keyword TRADENAMES) is a worldwide directory
listing more than 280,000 consumer brand names and their owners or
distributors. It is the electronic equivalent of the Gale Research Inc.
print publications "Brands and Their Companies" and "International
Brands and Their Companies."
The Business Resource Directory(TM) (keyword BRD), a searchable database
that functions like an electronic "Yellow Pages," an electronic
Personnel Service/Resume database, and an electronic reference library
-- all rolled into one. The BRD is a marketing tool for businesses and
for individuals looking for work, and a way for individuals or
businesses to locate services, supplies, associations, agencies,
wholesalers, distributors, software for business, and other business
resources.
The Official Airline Guides Electronic Edition (R) Travel Service
(keyword OAG) not only offers access to airline schedules, fares and
availability, but also arrival and departure information from selected
major airports, access to more than 42,000 first-class and deluxe
hotels, essential destination details like climate and visa
requirements, and over 90,000 listings of vacation adventures, tours and
cruises.
But all good things come to an end, and so will this sale. These rates
are in effect until September 7, 1992. Some services mentioned above
are subject to additional charges. Check the online rate pages for
additional details.
So enjoy a Summer of Savings on GEnie, the home of Hot Summer Nights III
and Hot Summer Days, too!
------------
Here are some questions about Hot Summer Days which may come up, along
with the appropriate answers.
1. Are GEnie*Basic Services included in the Hot Summer Days Sale?
No. This is a sale on GEnie's prime time hourly connect rate.
GEnie*Basic Services remain applicable only during non-prime time hours.
2. Is 9600 baud service included?
No. The sale is applicable on speeds up to and including 2400 baud.
3. Are remote access surcharges applicable?
Yes. The sale does not affect our cost for those lines, so the $2 per
hour charge will still apply.
4. Are all countries included?
No. This sale includes the U.S. and Canada only.
5. What are the rates?
The U.S. hourly rate will be $12.50 per our instead of the normal $18
per hour rate. The Canadian hourly rate will be $16.00 per hour instead
of the normal $25.00 per hour. These rates are in effect Monday through
Friday from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM local time.
6. Are Chat Club rates in effect?
No. Chat Club rates are in effect only during non-prime time hours.
7. Are databases and services subject to surcharges?
Yes. The same surcharge rate structure which applies now will apply
during the sale. This sale is only on GEnie's connect charge.
8. Can I use my Gift of Time during the sale hours?
Of course! Gifts of Time apply to connect rates at any time of the day
or night.
9. How long will the sale last?
Hot Summer Days will be in effect from Monday, June 15 until Monday,
September 7.
10. Why is GEnie offering this promotion?
GEnie wants to make this summer an exciting time for its customers.
GEnie hopes to attract daytime usage currently spent on other services.
| | | OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING ON THE PORTFOLIO
| | | by Zack Urlocker
| | | ----------------------------------------------------------------
Although many of the concepts of object-oriented programming originated
on powerful workstations developed at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
(PARC), there's no reason they can't be used on even the tiniest of
today's computers, including my favorite palmtop, the Portfolio. In
this article, I'll explain the fundamental concepts of object-oriented
programming and show how they're applied in writing a simple video poker
game called Tahoe 5. The Tahoe 5 program and Turbo Pascal source code
are attached to this edition of Atari Explorer Online.
Why Objects?
Although structured programming goes a long way towards encouraging
programmers to build efficient, reliable systems, these techniques
ignore one important fact: it's generally easier to reuse something than
to create something new from scratch. Object-oriented programming
extends structured programming to allow you to create software
components, known as objects, which can be reused across a variety of
applications. The more reusable objects you have at your disposal, the
less time you need to spend writing, testing and debugging new code.
There are three cornerstone concepts that describe object-oriented
programming. These concepts are encapsulation, polymorphism, and
inheritance. Encapsulation means that an object consists of both data
and related functionality. We can think of an object as "smart data"
since it has embedded functionality. For example, in the Tahoe 5
program, I defined a deck of cards as an object that contains data,
including an array to keep track of the cards that have been dealt, and
functionality in the form of procedures for initializing the deck and
dealing the next card. In Turbo Pascal, an object definition is like a
record definition, but it contains procedure headers for the object's
functionality. For example, here's the definition of the deck as an
object:
TDeck = Object
dealt : array [0..52] of boolean;
procedure init;
function nextCard : integer;
end;
We can declare variables of type TDeck just like any other user-defined
type. When we want to call one of the object's procedures, known as
methods, we use the familiar dot notation. For example, I can declare
a deck, initialize it and deal five cards as shown below.
Var
MyDeck : TDeck;
Begin
MyDeck.Init;
for I := 1 to 5 do
writeLn(MyDeck.NextCard);
...
Anything in a program that consists of data and related functionality
can be defined as an object. In the Tahoe 5 program I created objects
for the deck (TDeck), the cards (TCard), the poker game itself
(TPokerHand), and for controlling the user interface (TDisplay). The
most interesting of these is the TPokerHand object which contains the
data for the game (such as the amount bet and cards dealt), plus the
rules for dealing and evaluating the hand. The TDisplay object contains
all of the code for managing the user interface, including handling
keyboard input, displaying help messages, drawing the cards, etc. Since
all of the user interface code is encapsulated into a single object,
this is the only code that needs to be rewritten to port Tahoe 5 to
another machine. The Cards and Poker units are shown in Listings 1 and
2 respectively.
Poly-what?
Polymorphism, the second cornerstone concept, comes from Greek and means
literally "many shapes." We use the term to describe the fact that
different objects can respond to the same generic method call in
different ways. For example, I could have a different type of card
deck, perhaps a pinochle deck, which would define its own init and
nextCard procedures. Even though a pinochle deck might be stored
differently in memory (using a larger array), it can use the same names
for its methods.
In one sense, you can think of polymorphism as allowing us to define
objects that share a common protocol of methods, much like you might
have different hardware components that all connect to a standard serial
interface. The benefit of polymorphism is that you can create objects
that are "plug compatible," since they respond to the same method calls.
That allows you to write more maintainable code, since you tell the
objects what to do using a generic method call, and the objects
themselves handle the details of how to do it. Polymorphism is
implemented in Pascal by declaring methods to be "virtual," so that a
generic method call can be used.
Inheriting Code
The third cornerstone concept is inheritance. Inheritance allows us to
create new objects from existing ones. This makes it easy to create
objects that are just like existing ones, but a little different. For
example, if I wanted to create a poker game that plays "deuces wild"
instead of 5 card poker, I could just create a new object that inherits
from the standard TPokerHand object and defines different methods for
evaluating the hand. The rest of the code, for dealing, holding,
initialization would be inherited automatically. Here's how we declare
an object type that inherits from an existing one:
{ An object which inherits much of its behavior }
TDeucesWildHand = Object(TPokerHand)
procedure eval; { evaluate the hand differently}
end;
Note that we don't have to copy any of the code from the ancestor object
type TPokerHand. The compiler takes care of these details for us.
Inheritance makes it possible to easily customize applications for
different needs without rewriting code. The more you use object-
oriented programming, the more adept you become at creating reusable
objects that can be extended via inheritance.
Learning more
The concepts of object-oriented programming are straightforward and, in
some ways, deceptively simple. The real challenge comes in applying the
concepts to a programming problem and creating your own reusable
objects. I invite you to explore the code for Tahoe 5 and come up with
your own variations by using the three cornerstone concepts of
encapsulation, polymorphism, and inheritance. If you've been waiting to
break into object-oriented programming, or programming your Portfolio,
now you've got a perfect reason to do both.
About the author
Zack Urlocker is product manager for Turbo Pascal at Borland
International and has taught object-oriented programming to thousands
worldwide. The author appreciates the kind support of BJ Gleason for
his Turbo Pascal Portfolio unit. The Tahoe 5 program and source code
may be obtained by sending $10 US to the author at P.O. Box 67301,
Scotts Valley CA, 95067 USA. Add $5 for shipping outside North America.
The Portfolio Turbo Pascal Unit
Tahoe 5 was written using B.J. Gleason's Portfolio unit for Turbo
Pascal. The Portfolio unit emulates many of the standard functions and
procedures from the standard Crt unit and also provides many procedures
to take advantage of the Port's unique capabilities. For example, there
are functions and procedures for displaying menus, messages, changing
the status line, and using the speaker. Some of the procedures are
shown below.
PortBox(X1,Y1,X2,Y2,Border : Integer);
PortMessageWindow(X,Y : Integer; Title, Message : String);
PortSetCursorMode (Mode : Integer);
PortStatusLine(X,Y,OnOff : Integer);
PortKeyClick;
PortDial(Number : String);
PortSound(Tone, Length : Integer);
In Tahoe 5, all of the user interface code is contained in the TDisplay
object. This object uses mostly standard Crt procedures such as gotoXY,
writeLn, readKey, etc. However, I also used a few of the Portfolio-
specific procedures to provide more control over the cursor and to add
some music. For example, if you win big, you'll hear a lively tune
played as follows:
procedure soundWin2;
begin
portSound(50, 15);
portSound(48, 15);
portSound(48, 15);
portSound(50, 15);
portSound(52, 30);
portSound(52, 30);
end;
| | | THE SOFTWARE SHELF
| | | By Ron Berinstein
| | | ----------------------------------------------------------------
"Ladies and gentleman, you are all invited to the great Atari software
sale! Yes sir, quaranteed specials. Specials so good that you'll leap
for joy, run to computer, feed it your disk, and sit joyously for hour
after hour!"
"Folks the proof is simple," said the above quoted Atari software
dealer. "Just come to my Yucca Valley store on Sunday early in the
morning and I'll show you some Atari Computers with so many software
bargains that the ground will rumble under your feet, that the earth
will move, that you will postively feel the power, and you will be
saved, yes sir, saved from the possibility of weekend boredom forever!"
Well, being that I am your consumer representative I went to the store
and feel compelled to tell you he certainly did whip up some earth
shaking specials! Right after the demonstration news crews came from
everywhere to cover the event. Hustle and bustle filled the town.
People went in all directions, at once! The only folks that seemed
unmoved had their offices in the Maytag appliance building. Reports did
mention that certain real estate salesman however, were not too terribly
moved by the demo and were seen packing up their IBM's, and moving to
other terrains.
Unfortunately soon after the Avant Vector program ran, his hard drive
crashed, half the store in fact crashed, so did a nearby mountain, and
most of the buildings that were once located next door. People sure do
respond to good price on a program I concluded.
The following programs aren't on sale, though they are guaranteed to be
rewarding, and worthy of your attention.
ANIMAP.LZH
ANIMAP program to animate the color satellite weather maps available on
Compuserve. Displays first as downloaded, second with enhanced
geographic boundaries, and last with computer enhanced graphics to
highlight active weather areas. Color only.
CALAMUS CONTEST WINNERS (graphics file)
These are the winners of the Calamus Creativity and Design contest. In
most cases, you will need Calamus 1.09, Calamus SL, or a Calamus demo
program to view these files. First place through fifth place honarable
mention are included.
FONT KILLER FONTKILL.LZH
Here is a little helper for Pagestream PostScript linotronic service
bureau users. It will strip out unwanted and unneeded Type 1 fonts from
your PS files, making them _considerably_ smaller. If you don't know
why you would want to do this in the first place, enclosed with this
program is David Troy's article all about PostScript, Lino service
bureaus, and all sorts of related material. Practically free shareware
by D.Small.
MAC READ MACREAD.ARC
This is the file MACREAD.TOS. It transfers Mac files to the St line of
computers.
ISOSTASIS 1.2 DEMO
This is the DEMO version 1.2 of Isostasis. It is a DEMO to the extent
that vowel conversion is not complete. (AEIOU) This program will convert
WordUp 3.0 files to Word Perfect (Atari) format and vice versa. Version
1.2 includes Word Perfect 4.2 (IBM) capabilities. It will also permit
you to import ASCII files into those formats. Eventually, it will be
expanded to include a variety of different formats. WordFlair is to be
one of those formats.
ZOO 2.10 RELEASE 4
New release of the ZOO archiver. This version contains a couple of
minor bug fixes. ZOO now comes very close to LH5 (Quester LZH) in terms
of compression.
HPCHROME DESKJET PRINTER UTILITY
HPChrome prints DEGAS and NEOCHROME pictures in color on DeskJet
printers.
CPX CALCULATOR
This is a German calculator CPX. It's very easy to figure out, even
though the docs and CPX title are in German.
ERG SPACEWAR VERSION 1.27
ERG Spacewar version 1.27 (newest version to date)....a strategy board-
type game for the ST in medium resolution. 1-4 players, each takes
turns. When "Play-by-mail" option is enabled, the game is saved after
each turn, and can then be file transfered to the other (next) player.
VERY ADDICTING. Shareware fee is $5 (game is completely UNcrippled and
playable though.)
GEM-VIEW 1.1M GVIEW11M.LZH
New Features:
- [1.1m]: IFF-Color-Images now will load right (wrong only in 1.1l)
- [1.1l]:
o Greyscale-Dithering Algorithmus for 4, 8, 16, 64 and 256.
o GEM-View now run under MultiGEM without any problems.
o 'CNTRL-SPACE' iconifies the application (needs IconManager)!
o A GEM metafile can translate into rasterfile in each resolution.
Posible prombles in HC- or TC-modes.
- [1.1i]:
o Supports MacPaint- and PBM-Pictures.
o Supports ImageLab- and JPEG-Images.
o Color scale adjust (GLOBAL-Dialog).
o Color-Dithering Algorithmus for 4, 8, 16, 64 and 256 colors.
o [HELP]- and [UNDO]-Keys. Reset the colors for the picture, &
restores the old color.
o Supports TRUE-COLOR BMP images.
o Processes TRUE-COLOR images.
o GEM-View run on HC- and TC-graphic cards.
(Tested on Wilhelm Spectrum1TC)
Note: You may have to be careful when using this program in Medium
resolution.
MENMAK.LZH
A program to ease the construction of Menus in GFA basic.
MEMSET.LZH
A utility that allows you to set the amount of memory on your ST in 512K
blocks from 512k to 4 meg, useful if you want to check if a program will
run with all memory configurations.
FINANC.LZH
Shareware accounting package, for home accounts. Simple to use with
quite powerful features.
CYPHER.LZH
Utility to scramble files and make them only accessible with a password.
WINCVT.ARC
This program is for Atari developers that want to port a GEM based
program to Windows. It converts a resource file (designed for the ones
created by Laser C resource editor) to a Windows .RC file. You'll need
the .DEF file (on the Atari side) that contains the symbol names and
wincvt will make you a new one with definitions appropriate for Windows.
It does NOT convert icons or boxchar's but does get all your text,
boxes, and edit entries in the right places. Source file is INCLUDED.
As is. Runs only on Atari.
TYMINP.LZH
A GDOS font non slanted italic Times. Includes files for 3 screen
resolution plus printer files for 360DPI printer (NEC 24 pin PANA 1124
and bubblejets). Screen fonts are not great. Printer fonts quite good.
Font sizes 6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,24,30 and 36 point. TYMILS.LZH,
TYMILQ.LZH, TYMIEP.LZH as well.
FSZCMP.LZH
This file will compare the length of a file with its expected length, if
it is too long (or too short) you will be notified. It knows about the
internal structure of 20 different file types. It is handy for cleaning
up downloaded files that contain extra bytes at the end. It can operate
in batch mode.
RUFRSC.LZH
If you downloaded RUF110.LZH and have a color monitor, you need this
file! The package as originally uploaded has a RSC file tuned to mono
monitors which caused problems reading some dialogs. This file is a
color tuned resource file for you to use to replace the mono one. (If
you downloaded RUF110.LZH and it has two folders labeled Color and Mono,
you DON'T need this, you already have it!)
RUF110.LZH
Newest version of RUFUS, the German telecom program. This is version
1.10 Latest update to RUFUS, the great German Telecom program. This is
version 1.10 and is in English. Many improvements over the previous
version including a completely reworked capture buffer with full text
editing features, a new phone directory unlimited in size, and more!
Tested on TOS 2.05 and 3.05 (according to author). If you tried RUFUS
before and like it get this update! (This file replaces previous upload
and contains RSC files for mono and color.
WHATIS.ARC WHATIS61.LZH
New version! WHATIS 6.1 identifies over 125 file types - ARCs, LHarcs,
PRGs, pics, ACCs, animations, etc...
GSFNT4.LZH GSFNT3.LZH GSFNT2.LZH GSFNT1.LZH
4 files of GhostScript fonts. All 4 files un-LZH to a total of 2.3Mb of
fonts (about 80 or so). Use the latest Questor LHARC utility to
decompress.
GS241C.LZH
GhostScript is a freeware PostScript interperter for the Atari ST/TT
computers. It allows PostScript file output on HP DeskJet, HP LaserJet,
Epson compatibles, Bubblejets and others. This LZH includes two
versions of the TTP file, one is the original version of GS and the
other includes 2 drivers for the HP DeskJet 500C.
GLPDEMO.LZH
GEMvelope 2.84, an easy envelope printer for the ST/TT. Fully usable
demo with a couple of convienece features removed. It can extract
addresses from any word processing document and merge a series of
addresses from a database file. Support for Tracker/ST, Cardfile and
other database users. Can print POSTNET bar codes. Ideal for laser
printers (inc SLM804/605).
PAINTPOT.LZH
Paint Pot - an DEGAS-like art program designed just for kids, and
adults who like to play with kid's software. Color only. Use latest
version of QUESTER's LZH program to extract (-lh5 archive) TT Compatible
in ST Low Resolution using 24BIT.PRG only. No docs in archive.
TOS_CEH.LZH
This replaces the TOS Critical Error Handler...the alert box that says
"Disk Not Responding...RETRY|CANCEL" when you don't have a disk in your
drive. This new version includes a 'FAIL' options which lets you escape
the unending RETRY|CANCEL dance. However, it doesn't use an Alert box
so your screen gets messed up. Use UNLZH.PRG Docs are in German.
TMSHET18.LZH
V1.8 is designed to quickly handle the daily point of sale transactions
for a recording studio or other business that charges an hourly rate,
time for a technician and vends a limited amount of items. Calculates
transactions, keeps track of balances and inventory, prints receipts and
custom forms & does a variety of reports. Calendar, address book, &
More!
WINEMAKE.LZH
This is a wine making data base, containing several recipies and other
info needed for the production of wine. From the United Kingdom. TT
Compatible using 24BIT.PRG only. ST High Resolution ONLY (monochrome)
C_BUF3.LZH
The Cowboy Serial Port Expander will expand your serial port buffer to
up to 31K. It expands the input buffer, not the output buffer like some
programs (i.e.AUXINIT). This way, if you happen to run a BBS for
example, you can still get maximum use from STalker on that machine
while also having your board running, avoiding batch download problems.
SOUNDLAB.LZH
This is SoundLab, Damien M. Jones' long awaited sample editor. This
program is fully operational, and is not crippleware. It IS shareware
for $20. Registration includes some next extras, outlined in the
documentation.
SLAD_UPD.LZH
If you've already downloaded Sound Lab, you don't need the entire
archive again, just this file. This is the Soundlab.TOS file with the
bug fix in it.
CHERRYHI.LZH
Improve the readability of text on your high resolution screen with this
font. Requires Warp-9 to load. Refer to its manual for auto-loading
instructions.
JEKYL120.LZH
Jeckyll 1.20 is a new full streaming full duplex file transfer protocol.
This archive comes with Hyde 1.1 which is the easy-to-use shell program
for Jeckyll. Author claims that this is the best file transfer
protocol around! Comes with full documentation. Shareware from
Holland
FRMT11V3.LZH
Format 11 v3.0 by Matt Orsie. With this diskette formatter you can
format Single-sided or Double-sided, choose 9, 10, or 11 sectors per
track, and choose 80, 81, 82, or 83 tracks; with or without verify.
MS-Dos boot sector option too. You must use a utility that can insert
a Random Boot Serial #(ala Knife ST) since all disks have same boot
serial #
RECIPE31.LZH
A database dedicated to the storage, retrieval & printing of recipes.
Allows organization of recipes into 22 catagories. Can print in ASCII,
NX-1000 or GDOS formats. Allows batch printing of up to ten recipes at
once. Will compute which recipes will fit together on a page. Search
feature allows easy locating of your favorite recipe.
CALAST.LZH
This file contains Astrological data for Bill Aycock's excellent
Calendar program.
UNPACK.LZH UPUNPK.LZH
Universal Program UNPACKer v1.08 (92/06/08) Currently, the recognized
formats are: Pack-Ice, Pack-Fire, LArc's PFXPAK, 4PAK/PACK ENGLISH,
DCSquish, BRAsoft, "POPI" (POmpey PIrates?), JAM Packer, Paradox Packer,
and more!
P.S. I checked with the author of WHATIS to try and find out the true
meaning of the filetypes demo'd in Yucca Valley, and I am sure he'll
update you in his next version. Also, I passed along a good copy of a
PD terminal program to several of the local airports, you know, to help
them reconstruct. Plus... well enough for now!
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