
Executive Decision Maker - 1.0 - 7/11/91
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Two versions were distributed: One includes Visual Basic source code, the
other does not.  The same text file is included with both.

By Mike Mezaros
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Released into the Public Domain.
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Remember those things that looked like pool balls, but would answer any
yes or no question with a witty response when you shook them?  Or those
electronic versions that they still sell at Radio Shack ("makes a perfect
gift")?  Well, this is a Windows program that does the same thing.

What prompted me to write this stupid little program?  Well, I'm a firm
believer in shareware.  I believe that shareware shouldn't be nagware
(according to the ASP guidelines).  But I also believe that shareware
SHOULDN'T be some stupid, little program that took you less than an hour
to write -- unless it truly fills a void.  The only void that this program
fills is some space on your hard disk.  Releasing a program like this as
shareware, and asking for a registration fee, no matter how small, would
be an insult to the user.  And since the code itself isn't exactly
revolutionary either, I've released both the source code and the .EXE file
into the public domain.

But not everyone has the same beliefs as I do, which brings us back to
why I wrote this program.  I recently found a program that was very similar
to this one (even written in the same language).  The author asked for a
small registration fee -- despite the fact that the requested fee was tiny,
I find any request to be absolutely outrageous for a program of this scope.
So I decided to spend half my lunch hour writing an equivalent program for
all to use without charge.

To the author of the other program, if you're out there:  I don't mean
this as a personal attack.  But, hey, let's be realistic here.  You don't
have to throw a beg into every little hack you write, just in case one
or two losers will actually throw you a bone.  It makes you, and the many
other authors who do it, look bad.
  
For Those With Source Code
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The source code features an example of how to make a flashing title bar.

It also features GoTo and GoSub statements and routines.  I know, I know,
most people don't reccomend using these in most situations (this program
included).  There are often better ways to handle the situation.  But there
are some cases where they do come in handy, so I used this program to
figure out exactly how they work in Visual Basic.

If You Don't Own Visual Basic
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This program doesn't require that you own Visual Basic, just Windows. But 
in order to run it, you need the Visual Basic run-time file VBRUN100.DLL.
This is free, and widely available.  If you have access to CompuServe, it
is available in the Microsoft Languages Forum (GO MSLANG) in Library #6 as
VBRUN.ZIP. On GEnie, it is in the IBM PC RoundTable (IBMPC) as VBRUN.ZIP.

Contacting The Author
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FidoNet FidoMail, Mike Mezaros: Node 1:107/331 
FoReM-Net E-Mail, Mike Mezaros: Node 593 
GEnie via Z*Net Publishing: Z-NET 
CompuServe via Z*Net Publishing: 75300,1642 
InterNet via Z*Net Publishing: 75300,1642@compuserve.com 
Z*Net 24-Hour BBS: (908)-968-8148 

>>WARNING<<
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At some unknown point in time, the entire universe, including this program,
will collapse into itself.  A new universe will then develop, and it cannot
be guaranteed that this program will exist in that new universe.

