READ_ME.PRG (First Demo Screen)

by The Exceptions

HI THERE!!! WELCOME TO THE FIRST DEMO SCREEN PRODUCED BY THE EXCEPTIONS (TEX) ! MAYBE YOU REMEMBER ALL THOSE FUNNY LITTLE PROGRAMS CALLED „DEMOS” ON THE GOOD OLD ’64.HERE’S NOW THE FIRST ONE OF IT’S KIND ON JACK’S GOOD NEW ST.YES,WE ALL KNOW THAT THESE PRG’S AREN’T GOOD FOR NOTHING,EXCEPT FOR TWO LITTLE THINGS... YOU SIT AND WONDER WHATS GOING ON WITH YOUR COMPUTER,AND WE’RE GETTING A LOT OF KNOW-HOW. THE EXCEPTIONS ARE: -ME- AND ES ALL THE CODE IN OUR DEMO WAS WRITTEN BY -ME- (THE KING OF INTERRUPTS!). GRAPHICS,CHARACTERSET,COLORS (MANY,MANY COLORS EH ?) AND TEXT BY ES. THE MUSIC WAS „LENDED” FROM THE GAME „EXTENSOR”. TRY THE KEYS 1-5 (0 TO ESCAPE DEMO)! WE BET THAT YOU THOUGHT A SOFTSCROLLING LIKE THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE ON A BITMAP-MACHINE LIKE THE ST.BUT AS YOU SEE... AND IT’S EVEN RUNNING ON THE VBL-IRQ! YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT THE HELL THIS MEANS? OH,NO NOT AGAIN SUCH A C-PROGRAMMER! LONG LIVE 68000-ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE! AND NOW,WHAT NOBODY WANTS TO SEE: THE GREETINGS. OK,HI TO THE FEW PEOPLE WE KNOW:SSS,SOFTKNIGHT AND INDY,ALTHOUGH HE DOESN’T LIKE THE ST... OH,YES: A VERY SPECIAL HELLO TO ALL THE POOR AMIGA-OWNERS WHO CAN’T WRITE ASSEMBLY PROGRAMS ON THEIR PRETTY LADY (HAW,HAW,HAW...) ! TO FINANCE THIS PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT OF ADVERTISING WAS NECESSARY: „LISTEN ALL YOU PEOPLE TO THE GREATEST BLUES-BAND ON EARTH: THE DINGSBUMS!!!!! MOTTO: ES WERD GEGROOVT UN’WERD GEGRÖHLT UN’MIT EM BIER DE HALS GEÖLT! GIGS EVERYWHERE ROUND GERMERSHEIM!” LET’S COME TO AN END,FOLKS;EXCUSE ME IF THERE ARE ANY „BUGS” IN THE TEXT.I HAVEN’T SOLVED ENOUGH INFOCOM-ADVENTURES YET. BYE FOR NOW,WE’RE WORKING ON OUR SECOND DEMO,THE SHAPE-ROUT SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT. SEE YOU...

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