What's new?
    - Program asc2cas convert casio-program from human readable form into CAS-format
    - Program cas2asc "disassamble" casio-program from CAS-format into readable form
    - casio-font (various formats) for all calculator keys
    - some macros using the new casio-font for TeX
    - some buttons for use with (GoldED?)
    - all binaries now compiled for 68030 or better
    - some useful links to casio-related sites

First read this section and warnings!
    - connect your calculator to serial port of amiga (look at WWW for Hardware)
    - copy the files amicas, asc2cas, cas2asc and screenshot to directory

*********************** WARNING ********************************
    Be careful with the connector of amiga and calculator!
    The Software is alpha!! (not fully testet on other amigas!)
    ^C (User-break) not implemented in the programs!
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How write program on my maiga for casio-calculator?
    - choose your favourite text-editor
    - read the casio-manual about the command syntax or the added mapfile
    - save the text (for example: ram:test.txt)
    - type at shell:

             asc2cas <ram:test.txt

    - you get a program in ram:prog.cas

How to transfer a program to calculator?
    - select RECEIVE in the link-menu of calculator
    - type at shell:

            amicas -w work:amicas/tennis.cas

    - after transmission the calculator appears an error
    but the received program is complete (see warning :-( )

How to transfer a program to amiga?
    - select one program to TRANSMIT in the link-menu of calculator
    - type at shell:

            amicas -r work:amicas/

    - after prompting select on the calculator YES for Transmit OK?
    - you will find a file with ending .cas on your disk in desired path

How edit/print a casio-prog?
    - transfer the prog form casio to amiga
    - type at shell:

             cas2asc work:amicas/tennis.cas ram:tennis.txt


How to transfer a screenshot to amiga?
    - set on the calculator the Image Set to Monochrome (see the Manual of calculator)
    - type at shell:

             screenshot

    - press the Button labeled with:
                 -------
                | F<-->D |
                 -------
    - look at, grab, save or print the image and close the window.
    - you will find a dump-file of the image in ram:

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If you need information about the parsed commands from asc2cas
look at the file ctf.tok. There you can find all Tokens used by
various CASIO-models.
For further information send a mail
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Some casio-links:

    http://www-personal.umich.edu/~hjo/casio/
    http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/1949/casio.html
    http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~ucfcasio/casio.htm
    http://www.york.ac.uk/%7Eopk101/Calc/
    http://hera.algonet.se/~anthin/fractals.htm
    http://www.dataphone.se/~tristan/casio/index.html
    http://www.york.ac.uk/~tw104/casio/index.html
    http://www.casio-calculators.com.au/resource.htm
    http://www.ram.net.au/users/madmanu/casio/CASIO.HTM
    http://www.casio.co.jp/edu_e/
    http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/~cwatson/cfx/cat/progaid.htm

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send bugs,
    suggestions,
    hints,
    headers and linkprotokolls for other types of data (matrices, files, V-Window, etc.)
    IFF-code (language C) for storing a bitmap window to disk,
    gifts to my e-mail-address (Manolis.John@chemie.tu-dresden.de)

todo:
    - "clean" the binaries
    - read and write for multiple program-files/backup for calculator-mem
    - support more Datatypes
    - save bitmaps to disk
    - MUI-Interface or buttons, scripts and menu for GoldED
    - etc.