FMSLogo Files

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FMSLogo Version 6.27.0 for Microsoft Windows
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   I. Kit Description/Location
  II. New features/bugs fixed
 III. Standard features
  IV. Recommended usage
   V. Reporting bugs
  VI. Sources
 VII. Minimum System Requirements
VIII. Acknowledgements


I. Kit Description/Location (http://sourceforge.net/projects/fmslogo)

  fmslogo-6.27.0.exe       (binary kit: Windows self-extracting installer)
  fmslogo-6.27.0.zip       (binary kit: Windows ZIP archive)
  fmslogo-src-6.27.0.zip   (source kit)

II. New features/bugs fixed:

  * Added for 6.27.0
    o Fix bug #3418522; Size and color picker dialog boxes no longer crash
      on Lenovo laptops when they are scrolled using the touchpad.
    o Fix bug #3300983; FMSLogo now warns you when you save an empty workspace.
    o Fix bug #3150543; "SORT {}" once again outputs {}.
    o Fix bug #3146515; PO no longer crashes when printing a procedure
      that has a long line to the commander.
    o Fix bug #2992154; SORT can now sort lists of words.
    o Fix bug #1483185; File - New now erases property lists, variables,
      and buried procedures.
    o Implement request #3173392; File Open/Save dialog boxes are resizable.
    o Implement request #2914634; Provide an option to set a Logo program
      as a screen saver.
    o Update the size/color preview box while the scrollbars in the size/color
      pickers are scrolled, instead of waiting until the scrolling is complete.
    o Minor improvements to the manual.

  For a complete history of changes across all versions of FMSLogo, see
  http://fmslogo.cvs.sourceforge.net/*checkout*/fmslogo/logo/src/CHANGELOG.TXT

III. Standard features

  * Supports Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/WS03/Vista/Windows 7.
  * Supports TCP/IP WinSock Networking.
  * Supports Text in all available fonts and sizes.
  * Supports 1024 independent Turtles.
  * Supports Bitmapped Turtles.
  * Supports Cut, Paste and stretching bitmaps.
  * Supports Clipboard Text and Bitmaps.
  * Supports MIDI devices.
  * Supports Direct I/O for Controlling External hardware.
  * Supports Serial and Parallel Port communications.
  * Supports Zooming.
  * Supports Tail recursion (optimizes most recursive functions).
  * Supports User error handling.
  * Supports "Standard" Logo parsing.
  * Supports Floodfill.
  * Supports Save and restore images in .BMP format files.
  * Supports 1, 4, 8, 16, 24 bits per pixels colors.
  * Supports standard Windows Hypertext Help.
  * Supports standard Windows Printing.
  * Supports separate library and work area.
  * Supports construction of Windows Dialog Boxes.
  * Supports Event Driven programming (Mouse, Keyboard, Timer).
  * Supports MultiMedia Devices (.WAV sound files, CD-ROM control etc.)
  * Supports Event Timers allowing multiprocessing.
  * Supports 3D Perspective drawing (Wireframe and Solids).
  * Supports Animated GIF generation.

IV. Recommended usage

  * Ages 6 and up
     o Beginner     - Forward 100, Right 90
     o Intermediate - Explore mathematics, art, music, robotics, language, and more
     o Expert       - Create games

V. Reporting bugs

  Report bugs at http://sourceforge.net/projects/fmslogo/

VI. Sources
 
  Source code is available.  It's your legal right!  (See LICENSE.TXT).

  The FMSLogo sources were written/compiled with:

    Borland C++ 5.02 for windows (for .EXE)
    Borland Turbo 32bit Assembler (for .EXE)
    DocBook, xsltproc, and Microsoft Help Workshop (for online help)
    Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) (for the installer)

VII. Minimum System Requirements

   Pentium class processor with minimum of 16 MB RAM running Windows 95.

VIII. Acknowledgements

  I wish to extend my sincerest thanks to everyone who has used, supported,
  criticized, praised, filed a bug on, or otherwise contributed to either
  FMSLogo or MSWLogo.

  Thanks to:
    Michael Malin
    Kari Hoijarvi
    Clem Rutter
    Lionel Laske
    Relja Medic
    Daniel Ajoy
    Hensley Bass
    Narayanan Chitoor
    Jason Gervich
    Andy Owen
    Theodoros Chatzigiannakis
    Jim Foster
    Juan J. Paredes G.
    Andreas Micheler
    Mike Sandy
    Bertrand Carette
    Carl Bogardus
    Alexandre Soares
    Stephan Vogel
    Stefano Federici
    Lion Nik Kucev
    Pavel Boytchev
    Ralf Kurth
    Bob Gorman
    Igor Baglaev
    Tankhasaev Ayur
    Ayurzanaeva Aryuna
    Bruce Mardle

  Special thanks to:
    George Mills
    Brian Harvey
    Jim Muller
    Erich Neuwirth
    Yehuda Katz