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        MswLogo Version 2.2 for Micro-Soft Windows 3.X is ready !!!
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LOCATION: itrc::/millspub/mswlogo22.zip (this is a DEC internal location)
            or
          cher.media.mit.edu on pub/comp.lang.logo/programs/mswlogo
            or
          Send the following message to: ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com 
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connect 18.85.0.47
binary
uuencode
chdir pub/comp.lang.logo/programs/mswlogo
get mswlogo22.zip
quit
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Note: There is no connection between the ftpmail server suggested here
and cher.media.mit.edu or MswLogo. It is a common service to internet
users from Digital Equipment Corporation. There are other ftpmailers
available but I don't know the addresses.

New features/bugs fixed:

   o Logo can now take advantage of larger machines with better video.
     Logo now supports 256 colors.

   o Logo can now run on some small machines that may of had difficulty
     with memory resources. Logo allows you to customize the image size
     at startup time.

   o Custom selectable "active" area to save time and memory for saving
     and printing of small or partial images. See File Menu and its help.

   o New LOGO commands
        - clearpalette (see online help)

   o I tested it on 3.0 Windows and it still works, amazing !!!

   o Sorry I did not get to as many bugs I would of liked this time around.
     A bug in adding the 256 color support set me back several weeks.
     But this release is important because people with $500 or more video
     systems could not take advantage and some small systems
     could not run at all. So hopefully all users should be pleased with
     the results of this release.

To Install it:

1) UnZip MSWLOGO22.ZIP into a directory (e.g. c:\logo)

2) UnZip LOGOLIB.ZIP (included in MSWLOGO22.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) Copy BWCC.DLL (included in the .ZIP) to anywhere in your PATH.
   This could be where you place LOGO (as long as it's in your PATH).
   When I say PATH here I don't mean LOGOPATH. The desired place is
   in your root windows dorectory (e.g. c:\windows).   

4) Start Windows and add an Icon as follows:

   a) Select the applications (or other) group 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).

      Thiscan also be where you select the size of the image (NOT the size
      window). The switches "-h number" (to select height) and "-w number" (to
      select width). The default has been and still is 1000x1000. For example
      to change to a 500x500 image (using 1/4 the amount of memory) enter:

      c:\logo\logo -h 500 -w 500

   e) Include a working directory (e.g. c:\logo\work) or you'll have ".lg"
      files all over the place (this applies to 3.1 only). I'll try to come
      up with a better solution soon.

Start it from Windows by double clicking the Logo Icon

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

Try typing "DEMO" in the "Input Box" (out of bounds at end of demo is normal).
Note: "DEMO" is a logo program in the library, it's not an internal command.

Standard features:

   o Supports Text.
   o Supports color palette (256 colors).
   o Cut and Paste.
   o Floodfill.
   o penwidth.
   o Save and restore images in .BMP 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 Real mode is not supported.
   o Pause and Trace buttons are there but not implemented yet.
   o pots, goodbye still not working.
   o printing on (very few) printers still doesn't work.
   o Need to make save/restore image smarter (less memory, disk and cpu).
   o Command Window does not resize its contents appropriatly.

   o If a bug is really bugging you or feature you really want to see done.
     Say so by sending me email. This will help me determine what's important.
     No promises, but it will help.

Trouble shooting:

   o Logo accesses the disk everytime it draws a square in the DEMO
     (part 3). This is related to your buffers command in config.sys
     buffers=20 or more is typical for a "windows environment". 

   o Logo seems to run extremly slow and the disk is always thrashing.
     Your probably paging. You may be running with 256 color driver
     with out the memory to support it. Try 16 color mode or reduce the
     image size (or both).

   o Loading in an .BMP does not seem to have the right colors.
     If you had been using logo for a while you probably have used up
     part of the color palette. It's not a bad idea to clear the palette
     before loading in a .BMP.

Wish list:

   o Need sound/multimedia 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. Same location as MswLOGO.