FMSLogo Files

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FMSLogo Version 6.35.0 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)

  wxfmslogo-6.35.0.exe - Installer for the wxWidgets-based Logo environment
  fmslogo-6.35.0.exe   - Installer for the deprecated OWL Logo environment
  fmslogo-6.35.0.zip   - ZIP of the deprecated OWL Logo environment

II. New features/bugs fixed:

  Changed in 6.35.0
  o Implement feature #89; Make -F (with no -W or -H) start FMSLogo maximized
    with size of the drawable surface equal to the screen window's size.
    This was only implemented in the wxWidgets version of FMSLogo.
  o Implement feature #107; Implement ARITY procedure.
  o Implement feature #108; Add a way to remove selected lines from the
    commander history in the wxWidgets version of FMSLogo.
  o Implement feature #109; Add MINIMIZE, MAXIMIZE, and RESTORE as modern
    replacements for ICON and UNICON.
  o Fix bug #398; The OWL version of FMSLogo no longer reports that it
    cannot open file "F" when given some command lines.
  o Fix bug #466; The wxWidgets version of FMSLogo no longer clears the
    clipboard on exit.
  o Fix bug #468; Garbage collecting a deeply nested array no longer crashes.
  o Fix bug #469; LABELSIZE no longer changes its output depending on when
    LABEL was last called.
  o Minor improvements to the manual.

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

III. Standard features

  * 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)
    MinGW (for the screen saver)
    MinGW package of cygwin (for wxWidgets .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:
    Alexandre Soares
    Andreas Micheler
    Andy Owen
    Anthony Barnett
    Ayurzanaeva Aryuna
    Bertrand Carette
    Bob Gorman
    Bruce Mardle
    Carl Bogardus
    Clem Rutter
    Daniel Ajoy
    Domagoj Kuna
    Hensley Bass
    Igor Baglaev
    Jan Grabe
    Jason Gervich
    Jim Foster
    Juan J. Paredes G.
    Kari Hoijarvi
    Lion Nik Kucev
    Lionel Laske
    Michael Malin
    Mike Sandy
    Narayanan Chitoor
    Pavel Boytchev
    Ralf Kurth
    Relja Medic
    Stefano Federici
    Stephan Vogel
    Tankhasaev Ayur
    Theodoros Chatzigiannakis

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