catalog.doc

supplementary source file 1 for The BESTLibrary

                          SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1994

The information in this catalog may be outdated by the time  you  are  reading
this -- feel free to contact me directly for the newest copy [see end of file]

All software written by me, George Vanous, is preceded with the "!" character

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THE VGA EDITOR 1.30 is available as !VGAE130.ZIP         (released July, 1994)

Multi-function graphics editor and animator with full mouse support.  THE  VGA
EDITOR creates graphics files that  are  fully  portable  into  C  and  Pascal
programs (with the use of THE BEST LIBRARY).  It is a vital  tool  to  graphic
software programmers and is ideal for  drawing  pictures  and  animations.  It
will also read in Windows .ICO files for editing.

THE VGA EDITOR 1.30 is available as !VGAE130.ZIP

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THE BEST LIBRARY 2.32 is available as !BEST232.ZIP  (released September, 1994)

This 360-function library, written  almost  entirely  in  pure  assembler,  is
available to C programmers.  It is blisteringly fast, especially the VGA image
routines and the TRUE sprite animation  routines,  and  is  easy  to  use.  An
exhaustive documentation file accompanies this library, as do example programs
(.EXE and source codes)  that demonstrate  the  THE  BEST  LIBRARY'S routines.

      FILE           8 functions             TEXT          33 functions
        INI FILE     9 functions               ANIMATION    0 functions
      KEYBOARD      42 functions               ATTRIBUTE    8 functions
      LINKED LIST    4 functions               CHARACTER   16 functions
      MATH          13 functions               CURSOR      23 functions
        MATRIX      18 functions               GET          5 functions
        2D VECTORS  17 functions               STRING       8 functions
        3D VECTORS  17 functions               WINDOW       4 functions
      MISCELLANEOUS  9 functions             VGA                3 functions
      MOUSE         13 functions             VGA16             17 functions
      STRING        73 functions               ANIMATION        4 functions
        CHARACTER   15 functions               IMAGE            1 function
        CONVERSION   4 functions               COMPRESS IMAGE  10 functions
                                               PIXEL IMAGE      7 functions
                                               PLANE IMAGE      8 functions
                                             VGA256             2 functions

                         TOTAL:  360 ROUTINES

NOTE  This library will no longer be updated, since C is being quickly
      replaced with C++.  The BESTLibrary++ 1.0 will soon be released, an
      object version of The BESTLibrary 2.32.  As of today, it contains full
      support for 2D AND 3D rotation/scaling, timing classes, and text mode
      windowing classes.  Let me know if you are interested in obtaining the
      demo .EXE of what it can currently do.

THE BEST LIBRARY 2.32 is available as !BEST232.ZIP  (released September, 1994)

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DOS UTILS 1.00 is available as !UTIL100.ZIP               (released May, 1993)

There are currently five DOS utilities in DOS UTILS 1.00:
        FLOOD    COM    Fill parts of the screen with color (for .BAT files)
        STRIKE   COM    Ask for a user response to a choice (for .BAT files)
        KEYBEEP  COM    Create a "key click" through the speaker
        NUMOFF   COM    Turn the NUM LOCK key off
        50LN     COM    Change display to 50 lines

DOS UTILS 1.00 is available as !UTIL100.ZIP

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THE GAMES I is available as !GAME100.ZIP                  (released May, 1993)

Collection of four game titles, of which only  STAR  SHARK  II  works  in  the
shareware version.  STAR  SHARK  II  can  be  played  by  one  person  or  two
simultaneous people in a competition mode.  It is  a  similiar  game  to  STAR
SHARK I, but with much-improved graphics, animation, and game play.

THE GAMES I is available as !GAME100.ZIP

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STAR SHARK I is available as !SHARK.ZIP                   (released May, 1993)

A simple single-player game of shoot-the-square blocks.  You  control  a  ship
with the keypad and fly anywhere around the screen, all the while shooting the
oncoming square blocks.

STAR SHARK I is available as !SHARK.ZIP

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OLD SOFTWARE is available as !OLDSOFT.ZIP                 (released May, 1993)

There are four programs that make up OLD SOFTWARE:
        GOODTUNE EXE    Collection of speaker-music called Music Mania I
        MATHPICS EXE    Mathematically generated pictures
        MAZETIME EXE    Fun action game of Mazetime III
        TRIVIA   EXE    General-knowledge trivia

OLD SOFTWARE is available as !OLDSOFT.ZIP

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If you have ANY questions or  comments  regarding  programs  authored  by  me,
George Vanous, call me at [phone] or write to me at

       George Vanous
       8930 Watson Court
       Delta, BC
       V4C 4T6