Sprite Wizard V1.0           Written and designed by David A. Visage
(C) 1988 Message Software
James Messa and David A. Visage

Before using Sprite Wizard, you must enter the following :

1> execute execute.me

This will rename all files to the correct names.

Sprite Wizard is directly executable from the CLI or WorkBench.
The example programs SW_CDemo and SW_AsmDemo are executable only from
the CLI.  The icon for SpriteWiz is adapted (or should I say plagarized)
from the "public domain" program HACK.  Although I have many good qualities,
artistic talent is not one of them.  Please try not to laugh when you
see the gadget imagry and example sprites used in SpriteWiz.

To compile and link "SpriteWiz", use the following commands :

1> execute SW_Compile
1> execute SW_Link

To compile and link "SW_CDemo.c" use the following commands :

1> cc +l SW_Demo.c
1> ln SW_Demo.o -lc32

To assemble and link "SW_AsmDemo.asm" enter the following :

1> as SW_AsmDemo.asm
1> ln SW_AsmDemo.o -lc32

The assembler source is nothing spectacular, but it is a good example
on how to use the Aztec assembler "as" to write stand alone assembly
language programs.  By the way, I have never seen any documentation
anywhere on how to do this.  The basic setup was deduced by compiling
a simple C program with the "-a" option and analyzing what code was
necessary to write a stand alone Aztec assembley program.

If you haven't already noticed, all documentation for compiling and
linking is for the Manx Aztec compiler/assembler package (Any Version).
If you are using Lattice or any other compiler, you will have to determine
the necessary compile and link commands.

For those hackers bold enough to enhance SpriteWiz, you may notice
several things that indicate that the source was not released with the
original version.  They are :

(1) A routine called Convert() to encrypt and decrypt SpriteWiz data
(2) Conditional compilation based on the definition "DEMO"
(3) A requester routine called Money() that asks for a donation

These can be removed with no changes to the operation of the program.

Please feel free to contact me if you notice any bugs in SpriteWiz.
Also, please feel free to make any changes or enhancements to the original
source.  All I ask in return is a note that mentions the author of the
original program.

David A. Visage
7371 Power Inn Road #106
Sacramento, CA. 95826

Home : (916) 383-0986
Work : (916) 446-8550

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