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*                   NoAGA  Version 1.0  ( 1994-03-20 )                 *
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*                        © 1994 by Uwe Schilling                       *
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DESCRIPTION:
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   NoAGA is designed to run old demos, intros, tools etc. on your
   AGA-machine without changing the screenmode or rebooting the system.
   It works fine with most of the programs which don't open a screen.



FEATURES:
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 - The screenmode will be changed to PAL or NTSC
 - For the time, the demo is running you have the choice to switch:
   - code- and data-cache off,
   - fastmemory off.
 - The VectorBasisRegister is always set to zero.
 - Sprites are always shown in LORES.
 - Check for cruncher that unpack to fixed addresses and destroy the
   system. The program knows 25 frequently used dangerous crunchers and
   will pop up a requester, if it detects one of them.
 - If the demo quits, the system will be restored to its original state.
   Please note that some demos dosn't quit! So it is better to save
   your work, before you start an unknown demo!
 - Additionally if you have got a clock in the computer, the time will
   reread from this clock after the demo ends.


USAGE:
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   from CLI:
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   Type "NoAGA ?" to get information about the program.

   NoAGA understands the following parameters. They must be located
   between "NoAGA" and the name of the executable:

   -c do not switch cache off ( for fast vector graphics )
   -d do not check for dangerous crunchers
   -f switch fastmemory off
   -r open a file requester
   -w open a settings-window

   By default no parameter are used. Please note the twofold "not"!
   Behind the name, options to the executable program may follow.


   from Workbench:
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   Double-Click on the icon and an appicon appears. To start your demos
   just select one or more ( with SHIFT pressed ) and drag and drop
   them over the appicon.
   To finish NoAGA click on the appicon twice. Select "Abort" in the
   appearing window. This Window also allows to change the preferences
   temporaryly.

   The following preferences are possible to enter in the NoAGA-icons
   tooltypes:

   POPUP=YES|NO           - opens the settings-window at the beginning

   CACHE_OFF=YES|NO       - switches cache off

   NO_FAST_MEM=YES|NO     - switches fastmemory off

   CRUNCHER_CHECK=YES|NO  - checks for dangerous crunchers

   APP_X_POS=<number>     - describes the location of the appicon
   APP_Y_POS=<number>       on workbench screen


COPYRIGHT:
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   NoAGA is copyrighted 1994 by Uwe Schilling. All rights reserved.
   This program is Freeware, so no financial donations are required.
   Redistribution will be allowed only if the package contains the 
   following unchanged files:

   - NoAGA
   - NoAGA.info
   - NoAGA.doc
   - NoAGA.doc.info
   - NoAGA.dok
   - NoAGA.dok.info

   For using them in commercial products, the written permission of the
   author is required. Usage in magazines and diskmags will be allowed,
   if you send me a copy of this publication.
   NoAGA has been written with Matt Dillons DICE. The source for the
   options-window comes from Jan van den Baards GadToolsBox.


DISCLAIMER:
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   The author does not accept any responsibility for this program as to
   reliability, correctness etc.  You use NoAGA completely at your own
   risk.


AUTHOR:
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   For questions, bug reports, ideas contact me at

   Uwe Schilling
   Laubestraße 20
   D-01309 Dresden
   Germany