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	MswLogo Version 1.2 for Micro-Soft Windows 3.X is ready !!!
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LOCATION:

Thanks to Randy Sargent it can be ftp'd from 
cher.media.mit.edu (18.85.0.47)

If you go into pub/comp.lang.logo/programs/mswlogo

You'll find mswlogo12.zip

For folks who can't ftp send me mail and I'll mail it out.
Folks who requested 1.1 by mail please request again if you can't ftp it.

New features/bugs fixed:

   o Back to non-bitmapped screen refresh due to memory hogging.
     It now uses less memory than even version 1.0. So some small
     system owners that had problems with 1.0 or 1.1 you could try 1.2.

   o Save and restore now uses Windows MetaFiles which is compatible
     with some othe windows applications.

   o Supports Text on work area with selectable fonts, color, size
     and angle. See "textdraw" in help.

   o Scrollers where not set up correctly after the screen was resized by
     user. They are correct now.

   o Version 1.1 and lower had a limit of 64K bytes of vector data.
     The limit is now based on how much virtual memory you have.

   o Help is now windows 3.0 compatible.

To Install it:

1) UnZip MSWLOGO.ZIP into a directory (e.g. c:\logo)

2) UnZip LOGOLIB.ZIP (included in MSWLOGO.ZIP) into LIB (e.g. c:\logo\lib)

   Note:  If you do not use c:\logo as the root you must set the
          environment variable LOGOPATH to where you put it (e.g.
          set logopath=d:\games\logo in autoexec.bat)

3) Start Windows and add Icon as follows:

   a) Select the applications (or other) icon box.

   b) Go into Program manger FILE menu and click on New.

   c) Select Program Item and click OK.

   d) Enter the command for logo (e.g. c:\logo\logo).

   e) Include a working directory (e.g. c:\logo\work) or you'll have ".lg"
      files all over the place.

Start it from Windows by double clicking the Logo Icon

Start it from DOS by typing "win logo" at DOS prompt (assuming logo.exe
is in your PATH).

Try typing "DEMO" at the "*" prompt (out of bounds at end of demo is normal).

Standard features:

   o Supports Text

   o Floodfill (except printing, still working on this)

   o penwidth.

   o Save and restore images in metafile format.

   o screencolor (background).

   o 16.7 million pen and background colors (using windows dithering).

   o Standard Windows Hypertext Help.

   o Standard Windows Printing.

   o Supports separate library and work area.

Bugs / Basic Missing features:

   o Some printers (maybe all) will not handle floodfills.
     I beleive I will have it fixed soon.

   o DO NOT EXIT MswLogo by "Closing" the "Commander" window. It will not
     free resources. Use File-Exit on "Screen" window.

If someone with a standard 3.0 windows system could check functionality
it would be very helpful.

Wish list:

   o Needs halt button.

   o Status window (pen color, width, heading, pen status (up down erase))

   o Need sound blaster support.

   o needs debug support.

   o Undo/Redo

The Core of this Version of Logo comes from a project done by Boston Childrens
Museum and Lincoln Sudbury Regonal High School. The Port to Windows was done
by George Mills Digital Equipment Corporation. Digital Equipment Corporation
takes no responsibility for the software.

There is also a DOS version (with out the added functionality added to MswLOGO)
is available. If anyone is interested let me know. Does not work on Herc
monitors.