O M N I V I D
HAVE YOU EVER YEARNED FOR A WAY TO INCLUDE THOSE FLASHY
WINDOWS IN PROGRAMS YOU WRITE FOR YOUR '83 CP/M KAYPRO II
OR 4, XEROX 820-1, OR BIG BOARD-1. NOW YOU CAN!! AND, MUCH
MORE!!
BLAZING FAST ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE DEVICE DRIVERS PROVIDE FULL
SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS AND SPRITES ! INTERFACES WITH ASSEMBLY
OR ANY HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGE. EVEN NOVICE PROGRAMMERS CAN
EASILY INCLUDE IMPRESSIVE SCREENS IN THEIR OWN PROGRAMS.
T H E O M N I V I D D E V I C E
To use the features of OMNIVID you need only send control codes
or escape sequences via any CONSOLE OUTPUT routine. It's that
easy. For example, to open a window, you simply send the ESCAPE
code (1BH) followed by a capital W and the upper left corner
row/column and lower right row/column coordinates. The string to
send would be as follows:
ESC,W,upleft row + 32, column + 32, loright row + 32, column + 32
Thus: 1BH,'W',32,32,43,53
opens a window of 12 rows and 22 columns with its upper
left corner at the screen's home position.
The OMNIVID device supports all the standard video functions
already supported by your computer plus many more, such as:
Blink on, Blink off, Cursor on, Cursor off, Save cursor location,
Restore cursor to saved location, Fetch character, Ignore next n
characters, Insert column, Delete column, Insert row, Delete row,
Scroll right, Scroll left, Scroll up, Scroll down, Get cursor
character, Set cursor character, Get fill character, Set fill
character, Make window, Copy window contents, Copy window and
contents, Move window contents, Move Window and contents, Swap
window contents, Swap window and contents, Open current window to
full size, Window bounds intercept on, Window bounds intercept
off, Lock scroll, Unlock scroll, Line lock on, Line lock off,
Null character rejection on, Null character rejection off, Get
screen relative cursor position, and others ! And, each affects
only the current window - regardless of window size !!
T H E W I N D O W S D E V I C E
The WINDOWS device adds extensions to the OMNIVID device,
enabling more advanced functions such as SPRITES !! MULTIPLE
SCREENS !! and ROW TABLE DRIVEN SCREENS !!!!!
Any one screen may contain up to eight sprites. They may move
independently over or under one another without altering their
contents or the base screen's contents. Each sprite may have its
own priority level to determine the order in which they stack.
In other words, if a screen contains eight sprites of identical
size, and all are at the same location, the one with the highest
priority level will be the only sprite visible. Changing the
priority levels instantly changes which sprite is visible.
Sprites and windows may be either engaged (made visible) or
disengaged (made invisible but still active). Pop-ups and pull-
downs are easy. Multiple screens may be held in memory for
instant use at any time. Each may have its own sprites attached,
and be selected at any time as your program demands.
ROW TABLE DRIVEN SCREENS allow you to create screens with each
row at non-consecutive memory addresses. You merely provide the
WINDOWS device with a table of addresses corresponding to each
row you wish displayed. The WINDOWS and OMNIVID devices will then
use the memory at these addresses for all subsequent operations.
You can even re-map the actual video memory if you wish.
SLOTS.COM (included) is a realistic slot machine game with three
wheels which actually spin! This program demonstrates the use of
ROW TABLE DRIVEN SCREENS. The rows containing the visible wheel
images are mapped into the actual video memory (center screen).
The next rows containing the upcoming wheel images are mapped
into program memory. By sending SCROLL UP escape sequences, the
invisible rows in program memory magically spin (scroll) onto the
center of the CRT.
T H E R E P O R T D E V I C E
The REPORT DEVICE returns requested information to an application
program through the standard CONSOLE INPUT routine. (Just as if
it had been typed on the keyboard.) This permits easy interface
to any High Level Language. Just send an escape sequence to
request the information you desire, then sample the CONSOLE INPUT
routine to retrieve the report. If the report device is not
used, the same information is always available to the experienced
programmer in the DE register pair. Escape sequences to which
the report device will respond include:
Fetch character, Get screen relative loright of current window,
Get screen relative upleft of current window, Report OMNIVID
version number, Get screen relative cursor position, Get window
relative cursor position, Get current base screen number, Get
current screen number, Get priority of screen #n, and more !
A L S O I N C L U D E D
T H E M O U S E D E V I C E
Another first for the Xerox 820-1 and the 83 CP/M Kaypro II and
4. A device driver which supports a MICROSOFT compatable serial
(RS-232) mouse. (Can be configured to support the popular
LOGITECH C7 serial mouse.) Think of it ! Now you can write
'mouse driven' programs with pop-ups and pull-downs for your
Xerox or Kaypro ! SETMOUSE.COM (included) allows you to configure
the MOUSE DEVICE to send your selection of key and motion codes.
You may also choose to send different motion codes depending on
whether either mouse key or keys are depressed. The ratio of
mouse movement to cursor movement may be set according to your
own tastes or needs. And, for the more serious programmer, the
MOUSE DEVICE contains its own callable function dispatcher
permitting all the above characteristics to be changed by your
own programs.
T H E S C R E E N D U M P D E V I C E
This device driver allows the contents of the current CRT screen
to be dumped to your printer.
W I N D O W . B O X
Have you ever watched the windows demo program (WINDEMO.PAS) from
the PC version of Turbo Pascal and longed to do the same on your
CP/M Xerox 820-1, Big Board-1, or 83 Kaypro II or 4. Now with
OMNIVID and this toolbox, you can. This toolbox adds
compatability with the IBM PC version of Turbo Pascal !
Procedures and functions included:
Draw(X1,Y1,X2,Y2,OnOff:integer;
Plot(X,Y,OnOff:integer);
GetPic(var:Buffer:AnyType;X1,Y1,X2,Y2:integer);
PutPic(var:Buffer:AnyType;X1,Y1,X2,Y2:integer);
Circle(X,Y,Radius,OnOff:integer);
GetChar:char;
Arc(X,Y,Angle,Radius,OnOff:integer);
Window(X1,Y1,X2,Y2:integer);
WhereX:integer;
WhereY:integer;
WhereXY(var X,Y:integer);
Window(Uc,Ur,Lc,Lr:integer);
Fullscreen;
CursorOn;
CursorOff;
CursorStat:boolean;
SetFillChar(NewFill:char);
GetFillChar:char;
MoveWindow(Op:MoveType;UC,UR:integer);
CopyWindow(Op:MoveType;UC,Ur,:integer);
SwapWindow(Op:MoveType;UC,UR:integer);
GetWindow(var Uc,Ur,Lc,Lr:integer);
WindowSize(var Cols, Rows:integer);
and MORE !!!
S W I N D O W . B O X
For those using SBASIC, this toolbox provides similar versatility
as the above toolbox for Turbo Pascal.
T U R T L E . B O X
Yes, a TURTLE GRAPHICS toolbox for use with Turbo Pascal.
(Graphics character ROM (below) is desirable.) The following
functions and procedures are supported:
HomeXY;
Back(Dist:real);
Forwd(Dist:real);
Heading:real;
HideTurtle;
ShowTurtle;
NoWrap;
Wrap;
PenDown;
PenUp;
SetPenColor(Color:integer); (even color is dark/odd is light)
SetPosition(X,Y:real);
SetHeading(Angle:real);
SetScale(X,Y:real);
TurnLeft(Angle:real);
TurnRight(Angle:real);
TurtleDelay(Ms:integer);
Sound(I:integer);
NoSound;
TurtleInit;
Home;
ClearScreen:
TurtleWind(X,Y,W,H:integer);
TurtleWindow(X,Y,W,H:real);
TurtleThere:boolean;
Xcor:real;
Ycor:real;
TurtleExit;
Note that two versions of the turtle are provided. TURTLE.BOX
will operate with a standard character rom, while the other,
FTURTLE.BOX is written to operate with the FLEXISOFT Graphics
Character Rom. This rom provides a 4 pixel per character
graphics character set located from CHR(16) thru CHR(31). This
increases the resolution of the resulting image from 80x24 to
160x48, which results in a much more detailed image.
Both versions of the turtle operate on a "shadow" screen of which
the physical CRT image is a reduced resolution image.
S C R E E N S . B O X
Yet another toolbox for use with Turbo Pascal enables easy
multiple screens and sprites from within your turbo programs.
F L E X U T I L . C O M
A device driver management utility. With FLEXUTIL.COM it's quick
and easy to create an executable .COM file which loads your
selection of the OMNIVID device drivers in protected upper TPA,
above the BIOS, or at any absolute address. Information on how
to write and include your own device drivers is also provided.
S L O T S . C O M
A realistic slot machine game with three spinning wheels
demonstrates ROW TABLE driven screens.
J A W S
A game to demonstrate the ability to animate using the OMNIVID
device drivers. Elude the monsters and score big points!
T H I S E N T I R E P A C K A G E O N L Y
$ 4 9 . 9 5 ( I N C L U D E S S H I P P I N G )
Available soon for 84 CP/M Kaypros and PC compatables.
VISA, MC, COD, OR CHECK
or
Order while online by selecting the lace order option from one
of the MESSAGE SYSTEM menus.
Full documentation available on disk for only $6.00.
Demo Disk only $6.00.
A L S O A V A I L A B L E :
A GRAPHICS CHARACTER ROM for the Xerox 820-1 or 83 Kaypro II or
4. This new character rom provides a pixel graphic (160 x 48) as
well as a thin-line character set. Great for those window
borders you will need when using the OMNIVID device drivers
above. You will also find that the standard alphanumeric
character set is improved over the original.
ROM price $19.95 (includes shipping).
VISA, MC, COD, OR CHECK
or
Order while online by selecting the
lace order option from one
of the MESSAGE SYSTEM menus.
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