@database OraE.hyper

@node Main "****----Ora v1.6----****"

Last version date: 09-02-93

Author: DOSIO Claudio

	@{" Copyright " link Copyright}
	@{" Description " link Description}
	@{" Syntax " link Syntax}
	@{" Installation " link Installation}
	@{" Bugs " link Bugs}
	@{" History " link History}
	@{" Address " link Address}
	@{" Acknoledgments " link Acknoledgments}
@endnode
	
@node Copyright
 COPYRIGHT
 ~~~~~~~~~	

 This program is shareware, and I still have the copyright on it.

 The author of this program is in no way liable for its malfunctionning or
damage caused by it. Use it at your own risk. 
 
 The donation fee is $5.00 that you are asked to send to my @{"address" link Address} (at the
end of this file) if you find this program useful and use it.

 You cannot use Ora in your own programs without my written permission.

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@node Description
 DESCRIPTION
 ~~~~~~~~~~~

 Ora is a simple program that tells you the system time, saves it in the S
directory of your boot disk (or hard disk) in a file called 'data'; so 
don't be surprised to find this file.
 
 The program works on any Amiga with clock and ROM 1.2 or above.
 
 To best use the program, insert it in your startup process (see 
@{"installation" link Installation}).
 
 Your boot disk must also be unprotected to let the program write onto it.
 
 The program also tells you the last time you used the disk containing it.
Starting with version 1.6, Ora lets you know how much time ago was the 
last boot (see @{"syntax" link Syntax}).
	 
 The program works in three different laguages: Italian, French and 
English (see @{"syntax" link Syntax}).

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@node Syntax
 SYNTAX
 ~~~~~~

 The correct syntax for Ora is:

Ora <Language (I|F|E)> <Text>

 Remember: you must indicate the language (I=Italian, F=French, E=English)
and a text, if you forget one of these, the program will display a screen 
reminding you of the correct syntax.

 If the text contains spaces you must "quote" it.
 
 The 'T' option indicates that you want to know how much time passed since
the last boot.

 Note that the option can be in either upper case or lower case.
 
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@node Installation
 INSTALLATION
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 To install Ora you must copy it into the 'c:' directory of the boot disk.
Then edit your Startup-Sequence (or User-Startup for 2.x/3.x users) and add
a line to run Ora following the @{"syntax" link Syntax}.
 Here is an example that will display the time in English, print the 
message "This is my Workbench" and tell you how much time passed since the
last boot:

 Ora E "This is my Workbench" t
 
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@node Bugs
 BUGS
 ~~~~
 
 Old:
 
 The version 1.04 and preceeding have a problem with the first day of the 
year. It has been fixed in version 1.5 and following by re-writing the 
program.

 New:
 
 None.
 
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@node History
 HISTORY
 ~~~~~~~
 
 V1.6	- 09/02/93 - Added the 'T' option that tells how much time passed
 		     since the last boot.
		     The doc(s) are in AmigaGuide format.
 V1.5	- 06/27/93 - Program re-written to take full advantage the 
 		     functions of the programming language. This fixed the 
		     bug for the first day of the year (see @{"bugs" link Bugs}).
		     I also started to use the new system to number the
		     versions introduced by Commodore. This version comes
		     after the 1.04.
 V1.04	- 12/18/92 - Corrected the syntax for the first day of the month 
 		     and for English. There is no need to create a 's:data'
		     file as the program does it by itself.
 V1.03	- 10/17/92 - I cleaned up the program and made it "multilingual".
 		     This is the first public version of Ora.
 V1.02	- 10/13/92 - I finally managed to read/write to a disk without
 		     crushing the computer.
 V1.01	- 10/01/92 - Program size reduced from 8.3K to 8.1K.
 V1.00	- 09/30/92 - It works and prints the time on screen.
 
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@node Address
 ADDRESS
 ~~~~~~~

 If you have any questions about the program, or find bugs, or want to pay 
the shareware, write to me in English, Italian or French at the following
address:

	DOSIO Claudio
	3 Craig Lane
	Haverford, PA 19041
		USA

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@node Acknoledgments
 ACKNOLEDGMENTS
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 I want to thank Joe DiValerio for asking me to add the 'T' option to know
how much time passed since the last boot.

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