                           
                                   DRSCROLL
                                  version 1.4
                                 by David Roper

                         Placed into the Public Domain
                                 July 20th, 1992

        Public Domain means that you don't have to pay me or anybody
        else for the use of this program.  It belongs to the Public.
        You may have to pay someone to make you a copy if you're 
        getting it by mail-order, but that's not the same thing.  

        Q- What does this program do?
        A- It allows a MESSAGE to scroll in a BATCH file

        Q- Why is it different?  Why should you care?
        A- Probably because this is Public Domain and anyone can 
           have a copy to use and NO-ONE has to pay anybody for its use.

        Q- Seriously...why is it different?
        A- Being FREE to use is important where you want a lot of 
           people to have the ability and yet the company budget 
           doesn't allow for 100 copies of a $5 or $10 program. 
           100 copies of a $10 program to use in Batch files is $1000, ouch! 
           ...but, One hundred free programs still costs the same....$0 

        Basically, using DRSCROLL.EXE is as easy as typing >DRSCROLL
        Try it!   Go ahead.... you'll get the picture.
        
        You can use your own message, such as EAT AT JOE'S
        Try it!  Place your message after the program name DRSCROLL so
        that your command line says this: >DRSCROLL EAT AT JOE'S....
        (I advise that you put some dots after the message so it looks better)
        
        Now that you know how to use your own message, try this:
        DRSCROLL /?
        That gets help
        So does DRSCROLL /H
        You will see some switches to use if you want to get fancy
        such as limiting the Window of the message to 10 chrs Wide.
        To make the message show up in a small window of 10 chrs width, 
        all you have to do is put /W10 after the message, like this:
        
        >DRSCROLL EAT AT JOE'S..../W10
        
        There are other switches that you can try....
        /R sets the row and /C sets the column in case you want to place
        the message wherever you want on the screen.  Centering's off.
        To set the message at Row 12, Column 55, this is what you type:

        >DRSCROLL EAT AT JOE'S..../W10 /R12 /C55


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        To make the display speedy, fast, varoom-like, change the Delay
        to a small number of seconds like 0.04  The switch is /D
        Such as
        
        >DRSCROLL EAT AT JOE'S..../W10 /R12 /C35 /D0.04
        
        Finally, if you want the message to wake-up the person looking at
        it, tell DRSCROLL the FREQUENCY that you want to hear.  A nice
        frequency is about 1000 Hz and this can be done with: /F1000
        So we have (using all five switches... you fancy person, you)
        
        >DRSCROLL EAT AT JOE'S..../W10 /R12 /C35 /D0.04 /F1000
        
        Oh, yeah, the switches don't have to be in any particular order.
        And they can touch each other, too.  Therefore:
        >DRSCROLL EAT AT JOE'S..../C35/F1000/R12/W10 /D0.04
        
        will work the same way.
        
        That's all that it does...  Ain't no more.  If you want some more 
        utilities done for free, write me with ideas.  If you want a reply
        then add a SASE.  If you send me "lunch money",  I'll write you back
        and thank you....using my own postage stamps.  No joke.
        
        Remember, PUBLIC DOMAIN means you don't have to pay me a dime.
        Ain't gonna put you on a "guilt trip" - no sirr-ree...Enjoy.

        David Roper, 201 Winding Brook Drive, Garner NC 27529

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