Suncom Animation Station User Manual

Introduction

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to

the

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the

c

omplicated

keyboard

routines

that

have

kept

you

away

from

computer

graphli:s

mthe

past,

and

enjoy

creating

your

own

designs

merely

wlih

the

touch

01 a stylus

Deslgnlab's

MAIN

MENU

oilers

18

opllons,

each

represented

by

easily-recognizable

icons,

and

each

available

by

plaCing

the

cursor

on

the

Icon and

pressing

one

of

the

bUllons

on

the

pad.

You

can

generate

black, while,

or

colored.

dots,

lines,

ovals,

circles,

squares,

boxes,

or

pre-stored

shapes.

You

can

sketch

freehand.

or

you

can

automatli:ally

generate

a

variety

01

geometric

shapes

You

can

draw

wlih

Imes

that

are

wide,

narrow.

or

made

up

01

'

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stokes"

of

dlflerent

shapes

.

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you've

drawn

the

shapes

you

want,

you

can

iiI/them

wllh

plam

or

textured

color,

or

you

can

''spray''

color

into

them

eilher

lighrly

or

heavily

II

you

want

to

add

Ime

details, you

can

zoom m on

speclfli:

areas to

examme

what

you

are

domg,

pixel

by

pixel

To

add

tMto

your

illustratIOns,

you

can choo

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different

character

set

s,

and

type

text

on

the

screen

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your

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liS

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2

What

the

Animation

Station

is

and

how

it

works

The

Animation

Station

is a pressure-sensitive

pad

that

converts

the

touch

of

a

stylus

on

its

surface

into

electrical

impulses,

which

are

fed

directly

into

your

computer.

PAD

SURFACE

~Suncom

The

Animation

Station

has

four

bunons

which,

in

conjunction

with

the

stylus,

enable

you

to

make

menu

selections,

move

back

and

forth

from

the

menus

to

the

picture

you

are

creating,

and

place

lines,

dots,

circles,

etc.,

on

the

screen.

The

bunons

on

either

side

duplicate

each

other

for

ease

of

operation.

An

easel

nips

down

from

the

back

so:

you

may

lay

the

pad

nat

or

prop

it

at

an

angle.

A

small

switch

at

the

lower

right

front

of

the

pad

allows

it

to

emulate

video

game

functions.

With

the·

Commodore

64.

slide

the

switch

·down

and

both

bon

am

bunons

will

work

like

video

game

firing

bunons.lf

you

are

using

an

AppliJl1,

11+,

IIc

.or

lie,

the

same

switch

allows

the

pad

to

emulate

an

analog

joystick.

Lift

the

stylus

from

the

pad,

the

cursor

will

automatically

center.

Two

centering

adjustments

are

located

on

the

back

of

the

pad.

A

wide

variety

of

supplemental

software

is

either

currently

under

development

or

already

available,

including

Art.

Design,

General

Education,

Aduh

Education,

Business,

and

Entertainment.

For

information,

write

to:'

Sunf:tJm,

Inc.

260

Holbrook

Drive

Wheeling,

Illinois

60090

How

to/look

up

your

Animation

Station

For

the

Commodore

64.

plug

your

Animation

Station

line

into

Control

Port

# 1

on

the

right-hand

side.

For

the

Apple

lie

and

lie.

plug

the

lille

that

comes

out

of

your

Animation

Station

into

the

externaf9-pin

joystick

port.

If

you

are

using

an

Apple

II

or

Apple

11+.

use

the

enclosed

Suncom

SFAI

cable

adaptor.

Plug

the

pad

line

into

one

end

of

the·

adaptor

and

plug

the

other

end

of

the

adaptor

into

the

16-pin

I/O

port

on

the

circuit

board.

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STATION

WARNINGION

THE

APPLE

II

AND

11+,

MAKE

SURE

THAT

THE

COMPUTER

IS

I!FF

BEFORE

YOU

PLUG

IN

THE

SFAI.

A

note-

on

different

computers

Hookup

procedures.

as

well

as

loading

and

using

the

Oesignlab

program.

differ

slightly

from

one

computer

to

another.

Notes

relevant

to

your

particular

system

are

added

to

the

text

where

appropriate.

Hardware

Requirements

The

Animation

Station

runs

on

the

Commodore

64.

and

on

the

Apple

II,

11+.

lie.

and

lie

with a minimum

of

48k.

3

4

HDW

to.

Dperate

YDur

SunCDm

AnimatiDn

Station

Startup

PnJeedufBl

fDr

the

Apple

1.

With.

the

computer

turned

OFFand

the

Animation

Station

plugged

into

the

back-

panel

as

described

above,

insert

the

Oesignlah

program

disk

into

the

disk

drive

and

press

the

load

lever

down.

2.

Tum

on

the

computer's

power

switch

and

the

program

will/oad

itsellln a

few

seconds,

ihe

SuncomlOesignlab

logo

will

appear

on

the

sc;een.

Shortly

thereaher.

the

MAIN

MENU

will

appear

as a border

of

illustrated

squares

around

all

four

sides

of

the

logo.

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1.

With

the

computer

turned

ON

and

the

Animation

Statidn

jJlugged

into

the

side

as

described

above,

insert

the

Oesignlab

prog;am

disk

into

the

disk

drive

and

press

the

load

lever

down.

2.

Type:

LOAD"*';8

(and

press

the

RETURN

key)

3.

Then

type:

RUN

(and

press

the

RETURN

key)

4.

In a few

seconds,

the

SuncomlOesignlab

logo

will

appear

on

the

screen:

and

shortlyaherwards,

the

MAIN

MENU

will

appear

as a border

of

illustrated

squares

around

all

four

sides

of

the

logolsee

illustration

below).

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bDth

the

Appl.

and

the

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the

pad

with

the

stylus.

The

cursor

will

appear

on

the

screen.

Move

the

stylus

across

the

surface

of

the

pad

to

move

the

cursor

from

one

part

of

the

menu

to

another.

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The

DesignLab

MAIN

MENU

consists

of

18

squares

plus

"paint

brush"

options

(seven

brushes

for

the

Apple;

seven

pre-defined

brushes

and

one

user-defined

brush

for

the

eommodore).

Each

square

has a We

and a small

icon

that

symbolizes

the

menu

option.

2.

To

choose

the

menu

item

you

want.

move

the

stylus

across

the

pad

so

that

the

cursor

is

placed

within

the

borders

of

that

item.

Then

press

either

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

3.

Some

items

have

internal

menus,

which

appear

when

you

select

the

items.

Choices

in

these

menus

are

made

the

same

way

as

in

the

MAIN

MENU.

4.

When

you

have

made

your

choice,

lift

the

stylus

and

press

either

BOTTOM

BUTTON

again

to

return

to

the

MAIN

MENU.

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6

6.

Before

you

do

anything

else,

format a data

storage

disk

as

follows:

/a)

Using a felt-tipped

pen,

write

SUNCOM

OATA

STORAGE

on a disk

label

and

stick

it

on a blank

disk.

(b)

Place

the

cursor

on

the

DISK

icon

and

press

a

BOrrOM

BUrrON.

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When

the

DISK

menu

appears,

use

the

ARROW

keys

(Apple),

or

CURSOR

keys

to

highlight

FORMAT

DATA

DISK.

(d)

Remove

the

Oesignlab

program

disk

from

the

disfdrive

and

replace

it

With

the

blank

disk

you

just

labeled.

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ANY

DATA

THAT

IS

ALREADY

ON

A

DISK.

MAKE

SURE

THE

DISK

YOU

FORMAT

IS

EITHER

BLANK

OR

HAS

NOTHINfl

ON

IT

THAT

YOU

WANT

TO

SAVE.

(e)

Press

the

RETURN

key.

You

will

be

asked

by

the

screen

if

you

really

want

to

format.

Press

the Y key

for

"YES."

Formatting

will

proceed

automatically,

and

the

screen

will

tell

you

when

formatting

is

complete.

(t)

Remove

the

FORMArrED

DISKfrom

thli

drive

and

lay

it

aside

for

future

use.

(g)

Insert

the

Oesignlab

program

disk

into

the

disk

drive

and

push

the

load

lever

down.

How

to

create

pictures

with

your

Animation

Station

Creating

pictures

involves

four

steps:

1.

Choose a background

color

and

clear

the

screen

2.

Choose

the

color

with

which

you

want

to

draw

3.

Choose

the

brush

type

with

which

you

want

to

draw

4.

Choose

the

mode

i/7"Which

you

want

to

draw

(SKETCH,

LINE,

BOX,

DOT,

etc.).

On-screen

tutorial

by

MENU

item

let's

go

through

the

MAIN

MENU,

starting

with

the

CLEAR

option.

We'll

give

the

title

of

each

menu

option

and

an

illustration

of

its

icon.

A

note

fin

Instructions

All

menu

selections

are

made

by

moving

the

stylus

across

the

pad

until

the

cursor

is

on

the

icon

within

the

square

of

the

menu

Item,

then

pressing

and

releasing

either

of

the

pad's

BOTTOM

BUTTONS.

When

menu

selections

are

made,

unless

otherwise

noted,

I'll

just

say

"choose"

and

give

the

name

of

the

menu

item,

rather

than

repeating

instructions

on

how

selections

are

made.

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The

first

step

is

to

clear

the

screen.

IDe

sure

that

you

have

a

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DISK

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1.

Unless

you

press

your

Apple

computer's

ESC

key

or

SPACE

bar,

your

Commodore's

SPACE

bar,

or

lift

the

stylus

and

press

one

of

the

pad

bu"ons

with

Apple

or

Commodore,

once

you

choose

this

option,

you

°are

on

the

way

to a clean

slate.

Choose

CLEAR

.

2.

The

Apple

computer

version

of

the

Designlab

software

offers

choices

between 8 colors;

the

Commodore

64

offers

choices

between

16.

3.

When

you

choose

the

CLEAR

option

while

using

an

Apple

computer,

the

CLEAR

COLOR

MENU

will

appear

in

the

ceilfer

of

the

screen

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illustration

below).

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menu

offers

several

choices

of

background

colors:

two

BLACKs,

GREEN,

ORANGE,

PURPLE,

BLUE,

and

two

WHITEs.

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it's

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background

color

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menu'

will

disappear

alld

the

screen

will

clear

itself

until

it

is

completely

black.

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screen

will

then

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the

color

you've

chosen.

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background

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the

advanced

operator

can

use

to

enhance

certain

types

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graphics.

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color

section,

refer

to

"COLOR"

MENU

beginning

on

page

10,

paragraph.4

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6.

The

next

step

is

to

decide

which

color

you're

going

to

use

to

draw

on

the

IlLACK

background

Move

the

cursor

to

the

COLOR

option

at

the

bouom

right-

hand

comer

of

the

screen.

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1.

Choose

the

COLOR

option.

The

intemal

CtJLOR

MENU

will

appear,

offering

choices

between 8 colors

and 6 textured

hues

with

the

Apple,

·and

16

colors

with

the

Commodore

64.·

With

the

Apple,

each

color

selection

gives

textures

in

hues

corresponding

to

that

color.

The

color

selected

will

appear

in

the

COLOR

icon

box.

2.

Notice

the

MIX

option

at

the

bottom

right-hand

side

of

the

COLOR

MENU.

Any

two

colors

may

be

mixed

by

placing

the

cursor

in

the

MIX

square,

pressing

a

BorrOM

BUrrON,

then

placing

tkecursor

in

the

two

chosen

color

boxes

and

pressing

a BOrrO.

BUrroN

once

for

each

of

the

two

choices.

The

mixed

color

will

appear

in

the

color

icon

box.

Textured

hues

corresponding

to

the

mixed

color

will

also

appea.r.Colors

miied

with

white

yield

pastels.

Colors

mixed

with

black

yield

textured

designs.

9

3.

let's

keep

it

simple

tbe

first

time

and

cboose

WHITE.

Then

lift

tbe

stylus

and

press

eitber

a

TOP

or

a

BorrOM

BUrrON

to

go

back

to

tbe

MAIN

MENU.

.

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4.

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Commodore

version

of

Suilcom's

Oesignlab

software

offers

two

modes

of

color

selection:

BIT

OPTIMIZATION

and

REGISTER

SELECTION.

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selecting

tbe

COLOR

option,

you

will

be

given a cboice

of

1IJ0des.

(a)

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tbecursor

on

the

COLOR

icon

and

press

a

BOrrOM

BiJrrON.

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appear,

and

yoil

will

see

16

cboices

in

the

form

of

color

swatcbes,

plus

two

boxes

labeled

COLOR

1

and

COLOR

2,

a

MIX

option,

and

tbe

COLOR

ICON

box.

*

Cboose

WHITE

by

placing

tbe

cursor

on

tbe

WHITE

square

and

pressing

a

BOrrOM

BUrrON.

The

COLOR

ICON

box

will

become

wbite.

10

*

At

another

time,

if

you

decide

to

mix

the

colors,

first

place

the

cursor

on

the

COLOR

I

box

and

press

a

BOrrOM

BurrON.

Then

choose a color

for

that

box

by

placing

the

cursor

on

the

desired

color

square

and

pressing

a

BOrrOM

BurrON.

Follow

the

same

procedure

with

another

color

for

the

POLOR

2

box.

Then

place

the

cursor

on

the

MIX

square

and

press

a

BOrrOM

BurrON.

The

colors

in

COLOR

1

and

COt.{JR

2

will

be

mixed.

and

the

result

will

appear

.

in

the

COLOR

ICON

box.

For

the

purposes

of

this

tutorial,

however.

this

time

let's

stick

with

WHITE.

*

Press

a

BOTTOM

BUrrON'again

to

leave

the

BIT

OPTIMIZATION

COLOR

MENU.

(b)

If

you

choose

the

REGISTER

SELECTION

mode,

the

REGISTER

SELECTION

COLOR

MENU

will

appear.

and

in

addition

to

16

color

squares,

you

will

see

three

boxes

(labeled

COLOR

I,

COLOR

2,

and

COLOR

3),

a

MIX

option,

and

the

COLOR

FUNCTION

box.

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Notice

that

COLOR " COLOR

2,

and

COLOR 3 correspond

to

bit

pattern

01,

10,

and

11.

These

options

give

you

choices

of

both

color

and

bit-pattern

for

your

drawing

operations.

For

the

purposes

of

this

tutorial,

let's

choose

any

register

and

the

color

WHITE.

*

Choosing

colors

for

any

of

the

three

COLOR

boxes

is

simple:

place

the

cursor

in

one

of

the

boxes

and

press

a BO"OM

BUrrON.

Then

place

the

cursor

in

a

color

square

and

press a BOrrOM

BUrrON.

If

you

choose

colors

for

all

three

boxes,

the

last

one

chosen

willappeai

in

the

COLOR

ICON

box.

*

Mixing

colors

is

equ"lIy

simple:

choose

different

colors

for

COLOR " COLOR

2,

or

COLOR

3.

Then

place

the

cursor

on

the

MIX

square

and

press a BOrrOM

BUrrON.

The

colurs

in

the

last

two

color

boxes

selected

will

be

mixed

and

the

result

will

appear

in

the

COLOR

ICONbox.

*

The

MIX

option

offers

another

feature:

ERASE.

When

this

option

is

chosen,

the

COLOR

FUNCTION

box

will

display

the

background

color,·

and

drawing

will

be

done

with

the

00

bit-pattern.

This

will

enable

you

to

erase

pans

of

your

picture

as

if

you

were

actually

using a pencil

eraser.

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SET

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1.

The

currently-selected

brush

type

willne

bordered

by

heavy

purple

lines

on

the

Apple,

cyan

lines

on

the

Commodore'(also

note

thai

the

Apple

has

lbrush-width

options

and

the

Commodore

8).

Note

that

the

brush

types

are

made

up

of

dots.

The

system

defaults

to

the

two-dot

brush,

which

is

the

best

for

drawing.

Let's

stay

with

the

two-dot

brush

for

the

time

being.

If

you

want

later

to

choose a different

brush,

simply

place

the

cursor

on

the

desired

brush,

keep

it

there,

and

press a BOrrOM

BUrrON.

2.

Note

that

the

brush

chosen

will

also

affect

the

appearance

of

the

lines

and

borders

(in

the

case

of

boxes

and

ovals)

that

you

draw.

For

example, a slanted

brush

wiN

draw

lines

and

borders

with

a .

"ratchety"

appearance.

3.

Now

that

you've

chosen

background

color,

the

color

iNith

which

you'll

be

drawing,

and

the

brush

type

with

which

you'll

be

drawing,

you

are

ready

to

draw.

Move

the

12

stylus

across

the

pad

until

the

cursor

is

in

the

SKETCH

icon.

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SKETCH

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•••••

••••••••••••••••••••••••••

1

1.

Choose

the

SKETCH

option.

The

menu

will

disappeai;

to

be

replaced

by a completely

clear,

black'screen

.

2.

Hold

a BorrOM BurrON

dflwn

while

you

move

the

stylus

back

and

forth

across

the

pad. A line

will

appear

.

on

the

screen

as

you

move

the

Slylos

.

3.

When

you

want

to

stop

sketching,

release

the

buuon,

then

lift

the

stylus

from

the

pad.

/I

you

want

to

"undo"

what

you've

just

drawn,

press

either

TOP

BUrrDN.

4.

To

start

sketching

again,

touch

Ihe

stylus

to

the

pad.

hold a BOrrOM

BUrrDN

down,

and

move

the

stylus

in

any

direction.

When

you're

done

sketching,

lift

the

stylus,

and

press

a BorrOM BurrON

again

to

return

to

the

MAIN

MENU.

Title:

BOX

~·4ii~················1

••••••••••

1.

Choose

the

BOX

option:

.Thi!n

lift

the

stylus

and a pulsating

rectangle

will

radiate

from

the

place

where

you

initially

put

the

cursor.

The

box

WIll

elongate,

Hauen,

or

fauen,

depending

on

the

direction

in

which

you

move

the

sty/us

.

2.

When

the

box

is

the

size

and

shape

.

you

want,

press a BOrrOM

BurrON

again,

then

lift

the

sty/us.

The

box

will

be

"planted"

on

the

screen.

By

repeating

the

process,

you

caD

generate

additiooal40xes

of

all

shapes

and

sizes.

1

··········1

I

••••••••••••••••••••••••••

3.

You

can

"unhook"

the

initial

corner

of a box

/iy.lifting

ihestyluslJnrjpre.$sing

" :

a BorrOM

BUrrON.

You

can

undo

the

last

box

made

by

liftiflg

the·stYIus.

siid.

.

pressing a TOP

BUrrDN.

Make

four

or

five

boxes

for

later

use.

liftthti

stY/us

and

press

a BorrOM

BUrrD.N

to

return

to

the

MAIN

MENU.

13

14

4.

Now.

let's

fill

some

of

the

boxes

with

color.

Remember,

you're

still

in

the

.

.

WHffE

color

mode,

so

you71

have

to

change

color

before

going

to

FILL.

lift

the

stylus

and

press

a

BOrrOM

BUrrON

to

get

back

to

the

MAIN

MENU.

Then

cho.ose

COLOR.

Choose

from

the

internal

COLOR

MENU

a

color

to

fill

the

boxes.

TititJ:

FILL

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

FILL

~

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••

t.

Choose

the

FILL

option

.

2.

Place

the

cursor

in

one

of

the

boxes

you've

drawn.

Press

a

BOrrOM

BurrON

and

the

area

will

fill

with

the

coloryou've

chosen.

3.

A

Word

Df

CautiDn:

when

filling

an

enclosed

area

that

you

made

while

sketching,

be

sure

that

there

are

no

places

where

the

lines

don~

quite

meet.

Enclosed

areas

fill

from

the

bouom

upwards.

If

there

is a leak

in

the

border

of

the

area

that

is

filling,

the

"fill"

color

will

come

out

at

the

'7eak"

point

and

will

continue

to

filruntil

it

runs

into a boundary.

You

can

stop

leaks

with

either

dots

or

lines.

We

71

get

to

them

later.

4.

You

can

also

fill

the

boxes

with

texture.

Go

back

to

the

MAIN

MENU

and

select

COLOR

.again.

This

time,

when

the

COLOR

MENU

appears,

select

one

of

the

texture

options

to

the

left

instead

of a plain

color.

Then

select

FILL

again,

and

go

back

to

the

picture.

Fill

one

of

the

boxes

with

texture

the

same

way

you

filled

it

with

culor.

5.

Note

that

some

areas

that

are

already

colored

will

not

accept

the

filling

action.

With

the

Apple

version

of

OesignLab,

any

primary

color

can

be

refilled

with

another

color.

Textured

areas,

on

the

other

hand,

mayor

may

not

accept

colortill.

since

they

are

mixtures

of

textures

and

colors.

6.

If

you

want

to

stop

the

filling

process,

press

the

BorrOM BurrON.

You

can

undo

the

last

colorfillby

lifting

the

stylus

and

pressing

a

TOP

BUrrON

(try

i1."

it's

helpful

when

leaks

occur).

When

you

are

finished

with

colorfill.

lift

the

stylus

and

press

a

BOrrOM

BurrON

to

return

to

the

MAIN

MENU.

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BOX

2

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••••••••••••••••••••••••••

1.

To

make

boxes

that

are

already

filled

with

color,

choose

BOX

2.

The

procedure

is

exactly

the

same

as

it

is

with

the

BOX

option,

eXC8/ltlbauhe

boxes

are

made

of

colormstead

of

being

''hollow''

boxes'

made

with

lines

.

2.

You've

got

squiggly

lines,

boxes,

and

colored

squares

or'rectangles

on

the

screen.

How

about

circles

or

ovals?

We

will

be

drawing

lines

allain,

so

go

back

to

COLOR

and

choose

WHITE

before

proceeding

to

OVAL.

Pres$ a BOTTOM

BUrrON

to

return

to

the

MAIN

MENU.

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••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Choose

the

OVAL

option,

then

place

the

cursor

on

the

screen

anywhere.

you

wanlit,

then

press

and

release

a

BOrrOM

BUrrON.

Move

the

stylus

around

the

pad

and

an

oval

will

appear

the

same

way

the

box

appeared

above.

When

it's

the

size

you

want,

press a BorrOM

BUrrON

again

to

"plant"

the

oval

on

the

screen.

Make a few

ovals

of

.

different

sizes.

Note

that

you

can

''undo''

the

last

oval

you

made

by

pressing

a

TOP

BUrrON.

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16

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2

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OVAL

2

works

the

same

way

as

.

BOX

2:

ovals

appear

on

the

screen

as

colored

ovate

or

circular

shapes.

1.

Aher

you've

chosen a color

for

the

dots,

with

the

MAIN

MENU

on

the

screen,

choose

the

DOTS

option

.

2.

Place

the

cursor

anywhere

on

the

screen,

press

a

BOrrOM

BUrrON,

and a dot

will

appear.

Repeat

the

process

to

make

as

many

dots

as

you

want.

Note

that

if

you

have

chosen

a

slanted

brush,

the

dots

will

appear

as

small

slanted

lines.

Note

thatif

you

plant

black

dots

and

fill

with

another

colot,

pauerns

will

appear.

Title:

SPRAY

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••

This

option

simulates

an

airbrush:

you

can

"spray"

pilelsof

color

onto

the

screen.

The

"coat"

of

pilels

can

be

thick

or

thin.

If

you

want

to

spray

in a color

different

from

the

one

with

which

you

are

presently

drawing,

go

back

to

the

COLOR

option.

1.

Choose

the

SPRA

Y

option,

then

place

the

cursor

on

the

area

you

want

to

spray.

Press

and

hold

down

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

Move

the

stylus

without

lihing

it.

Color

will

appear

on

the

screen·

everywhere

you

move

the

cursor.

To

spray a '1hin"

coat,

move

the

cursor

once

over

the

area

you

wadf

to

color.

To.spraya

'1hick"

coat,

•

miJvethe

cursor

several

times

over

the

same

area.

2.

Now

let's

draw

some

straight

lines.

Press

a

BOTTOM

Bb

"ON

to

get

/Jack

to

tlie

MAIN

MENU,

then

go

back

to

COLOR

and

ch!"":e

WHITE

again.

Also,

don 1 forgel

that

brush-type

choice

will

affect

the

appearance

of

the

lines.

Title:

LINE

.,.

Choose

the

LINE

option.

2.

Place

the

cursor

anywhere

on

the

screen,

then

press

and

release

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

3.

Move

the

cursor

to

any

other

point

on

the

screen,

and a "rubber-banding"

line

will

appear

to

stretch

and

contract

between

the

initial

touch-point

and

.

the

point

where

the

cursor

is

now.

17

·18

,-

4.

Press

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON

again

to

"plant"

the

line

on

the

screen.

You

can

undo a line

by

pressing

a

TOP

BUTTON,

and

you

'can

unhook a line

by

lifting

the

stylus

and

pressing

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

5.

To

make

additionatlines,

repeat

the

process.

To

make

lines

in a differentway,

use

the

next

option.

Press

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON

to/eturn.to

the

MAIN

MENU.

Title:

LINES

I·.

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I

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t

c

••

e.

I

••.•

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••••••••

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The

LINES

option

enables

you

to

draw

lines

that

always

connect

to

the

last

line

drawn.

1.

Choose

the

LINES

option,

then

place

the

cursor

anywhere

on

the

screen

and

press

and

release

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON

.

2.

Now

move

the

stylus

to

another

point

on

the

screen:

and a "rubber-banding"

line

will/arm

between

the

initial

cursor

point

and

the

present

point

Press

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON

to

plant

the

line.

To

undo

the

line,

press

a

TOP

BUTTON.

Unhook

the

line

by

lifting

the

stylus

and

pressing

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

3.

Place

the

cursor

anywhere

on

the

screen

again. A line

will

now

form

between

the

end

of

the

first

line

and

the

present

cursor

position~

Press

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON

to

"piant"

the

line.

4.

Repeat

the

process

to

produce

more

lines.

Each

successive

line

will

be

connected

to

the

lasl

line

formed.

5.

Return

to

the

MAIN

MENU.

Title:

ZOOM

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••

ZOOH

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Q

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••

•••••••

0

•••••••••••••••••••

Every

mark

you've

made

on

the

screen

so

far

has

been

in

the

form

of

tiny

squares

or

"pixels."

The

pixel

is

the

smallest

unit

of

information

on

the

screen.

The

Z.OOM

option

allows

you

to

magnify

specific

areas

of

the

screen

so

that

you

can

see

the

color

and

relative

position

of

each

pixel

in

that

area.

The

magnified

area

will

appear

.

in a large

"window,"

and

the

area

being

magnified

will

be

enclosed

by a pulsating

rectangle.

For

the

sake

of

clarity

and

brevity,

let's

call

the

pulsating

rectangle

the

"ZOOM

box"

and

let's

call

the

large

window

the

"ZOOM

lens."

1.

Choos"'e

the

ZOOM

option.

The

ZOOM

lens

will

appear.

Then

place

the

stylus

anywhere

on

the

pad

and

the

ZOOM

lens

and

box

will

appear.

The

ZOOM

box

disappears

when

you

lift

the

stylus,

and

will

reappear

when

you

touch

the

pad

again.

2.

Onthe

Commodore,to

move

the

ZOOM

lens

to

other

areas,

move

the

stylus

to

one

of

the

edges

ofthe

pad

in

the

direction

you

wanNo

go

and

hold

it

there.

On

the

Apple,

do

the

same

thing

while

pressing

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

A

message

will

appear

along

the

edge

of

the

ZOOM

lens

and

the

box

will

move.

Wherever

the

box

moves,

the

lens

will

follow.

If

the

stylus

is

all

the

way

against

the

edge

of

the

pad,

the

movement

will

be

faster.

3.

A

dotted

circular

cursor

will

appear

within

the

ZOOM

lens

as

you

move

the

stylus

around

the

area

being

magnified.

To

make

changes

on

the

screen,

place

the

cursor

on

the

pixel

you

wiSh

to

change

and

hold

it

there.

You

can

delete

or

restore

a

pixel

by

pressing

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

4.

With

the

Apple

computer,

you

can

change a pixel's

color,

by

pressing a TOP

BUTTON.

Remember,

however,

the

way

that

Apple's

color

works:

individual

pixels

can

only

be

one

of

two

colors:

blue

and

purple

(for

even-numbered

dots)

or

orange

19

20

and

green

(for

odd-numbered

dots).

Thus,

when

the

color

ot

an

individual

pixel

is

changed,

it

changes

from

the

color

that

it

is

to

the

other

color

that

iraan

be.

It

does

IIlIt

change

to

the

color

you

have

chosen

with

the

COLOR

menu.

To

get

white,

place

any

two

colors

next

to

each

other.

Further,·

pixels

are

set

in

groups

of

seven.

If

you

change

the

color

of a single

pixel,

the

color

of

the

other

six

will

also

change.

Also,

if

you

light

two

pixels

in

{)

row,

the

area

affected

may

change

to

white

or

pastel

Consult

your

Apple

manual

for

further

details.

f.

When

you've

made

all

the

changes

you

want,

return

to

the

MAIN

MENU

by

lihing

the

stylus

and

pressing

either

BorrOM

BurrON.

Title:

SHAPES

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••

SHAp·ES

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Oesignlab

comes

with a library

of

"Shape

Tables,"

each

of

which

consists

of a setof

popular

pre-drawn

shapes

(animals,

trees,

cars;

people,

etc.)

which

can

be

used

in.various

illustrations.

t.

Choose

the

$HAPES

option

.

A

SHAPES

MENU

will

appear,

to

allow

you

to

choose

the

shape

you

want

from

the

shape

table.

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.

. .

XDRAH

PIC-':URE

ROTATE

FLIP

HEMU

2.

Note

that

the

upper

portion

of

the

screen

depicts

the

current

shape

in

the

table,

whilethe

bottom

portion

oNhe

sc.reen

provides a number

of

options:

(a)

SHAPE

001.

*

This

is

the

Shape

Table

listing,

which

gives

the

number

of

the

shape

currently

being

viewed.

You

can

scroll

through

the

shapes

by

placing

the

cursor

in

the

SHAPE

NUMBER

box

and

pressing

a

BorrOM

BurrON

to

go

forwardar

a

TOP

BUrrON

(to

go

backwards).

.

(b)

ROTATE

*

Place

the

cursor

in

the

ROTATE

box,

then

press

a

BorrOM

BurrON

to

rotate

the

shape

clockwise,

or

a

TOP

BUrrON

to

rotate

it

counterclockwise.

(c)

FLIP

*

Place

the

cursor

in

the

FLIP

box,

then

press

either

a

TOP

or

BOrrOM

BUrrON

fa

make

the

shape

reverse

itself.

21

(d)

COLORS

*

Colors

for

the

shapes

are

determined

by

selection

from

the

COLOR

MENU.

Place

the

cursor

in a color

box

and

press

either

a

TOP

or

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

The

current

color

is

indicated

by a number

in

its

color

box.

(e)

ORAW

snd

XDRAW

.

*

These

two

options

are

iii

the

same

box.

Place

the

cursor

in

the

DRAW

or

XDRAW

box

(whichever

one

is

showing)

and

press

either

a

TOP

or

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON

to

c~alJge

from,one

to

the

other.

*

The

ORAWoption

places a shape

on

the

scree(l

in

the

color

that

you

have

previously

selected.

With'the

Apple

computer.

note

that a shape

made

with

the

DRAWoption

may

leak

when

filled

with

color

if it

is

not

drawn

in

white.

. *

With

XORAW,

the

shape

will

go

on

the

screen

in

the

inverse

of

the

screen's

background

color.

regardless

of

the

color

and

shape

color

seleCted.

22

3.

Now

let's

add

one

of

the

shapes

to

your

picture.

Select

the

shape,

the

color.

and

the

way

you

want

it

to

appear

on

the

screen

[as

described

in

(a), (b),

Id},

and

(ef

above].

..

4.

Place

the

cursor

on

the

PICTURE

square

and

press

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

The

drawing

will

appear.

6.

Place

the

cursor

on

the

screen,

then

press

and

hold

down

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

The

shape

will

appear

and

will

follow

the

cursor

wherever

you

move

it.

Release

the

bunon

to

plant

the

shape.

.

6.

To

move

the

shape,

place

the

cursor

anywhere

on

the

screen

and

press

a

TOP

BUTTON.

1.

To

undo

the

last

shape

placed

on

your

picture,

lih

the

sty/us

from

the

pad

and

press

a

TOP

BUTTON.

·8.

To

return

to

the

SHAPES

MENU,

lih

the

sty/us

and

press

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

9.

if'You're

tired

of

playing

with

shapes,

place

the

cursor

on

the

MENU

option

in

fbi/SHAPES

MENU,

press

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON

and

you

will

return

to

the

MAIN

MENU.

Title:

TEXT

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••

TEXT

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1.

Choose

the

TEXT

option,

then

place

the

cursor

anywhere

on

the

screen

and

push

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

This

is

where

the

first

leuer

of

text

will

appear.

2.

With a Commodore

64,

use

the

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••

• • •

..

• • • • • • •

••

• • • • • •

shift

key

for

upper

case

leUers.

If

you

are

using

an

Apple

lie

or

lie,

release

the

CAPSLOCK

key

for

lowercase

leuers.

On

the

Apple

II

and

11+,

the

RIGHT

~RROW

key

[-+]

is

used

as a capslod.

On

these

computers,

press

the

RIGHT

ARROW

key

once

for

lowercase

(the

blinkigg

chevron

on

the

Apple

monitor

will

become

smaller.

indicating

lower

case),

and

.

press

it

again

to

return

to

upper

case

leUers.

3.

Type

the

text

you

want.

using

the

computer

keyboard

as

you

would a typewriter.

4.

With

the

Commodore,

use

the

DELETE

key

to

delete

characters.

With

the

Apple,

use

the

LEFT

ARROW

key

as a backspace

to

delete

characters.

5.

Press

the

RETURN

key

or

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON

as

each

line

is

completed.

6.

To

reposition a line

of

text.

move

the

cursor

to a new

location,

hold

the

stylus

on

the

pad,

and

press

a

TOP

BUTTON.

To

undo

the

last

line

of

text.

lift

the

stylus

and

press

a

TOP

BUTTON.

.

7.

Return

to

the

MAIN

MENU.

Lift

the

stylus

and

press

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

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order

to

focus

att~ntion

on

what

they

think

is

the

most

important

part

of

the

picture.

WINDOW

lets

you

put

a

frame

around

the

portion

of

the

picture

you

want,

just

like

the

"cropping"

process

in

photography.

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Once

the

'rame

is

'found

the

desired

area,

you

can

do a variety

of

things

with

the

contents

of

that

frame:

move

it

around

on

the

screen,

duplicate

it

anywhere

on

the

screen,

or

save

it

on a storage

disk

to

be

used

later

on.

1.

Choo.se

the

WINDOW

option.

The

CUT

and

PASTE

options

will

appear.

They're

called

"cut"

and

"paste

i

,

because

they

allow

you

electronically

to

"cut"

th"e

area

in

the

window

out

of

the

picture,

and

move

it

somewhere

else

to

be

"pasted"

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Place

the

cursor

on

the

CUT

box

and

press

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

The

CUT

option

allows

you

to

put a window-frame

around

that

portion

of

the

screen

you

want

to

use,

so

that

you

can

move

it

to

another

place

on

the

screen

or

save

it

on a disk.

(a)

Now

that

you're

in

the

CUT

mode,

place

the

cursor

in

one

corner

of

the

area

you

want

to

crop,

press

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON

and

then

release

it.

.

(b)

Move

the

cursor

and a rectangle

will

appe{Jr

as a frame

around

the

area

you

want.

Move

the

cursor

around

to

see

how

the

frame

works.

Note

that

windows

are

limited

to

about

%

of

the

screen

ill

size.

(c)

With

the

frame

around

the

area

you

want,

press

and

release

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

The

frame

will

stay

on

the

screen

to

show

that

the

area

within

it

has

been

stored

in

memorrj.

It

will

remain

stored

in

memory,

even

if

the

screen

is

cleared

with

the

CLEAR

option;

and

it

will

stay

in

memory

until a new

window

is

formed

orloiJded

from a disk.

3.

As

soon

as

you

press

and

release

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON

in

step

(2c)

above,

you

will

automatically

ga

into

the

PASTE

mode.

Now

you

can

copy

the

contents

of

the

frame

in

another

area

of

the

screen,

save

it

on a disk,

or

clear

the

screen

and

use

it

later

with

other

pictures

you

create.

Also,

the

cursor

will

become

a

pointing

finger.

(a)

Position

the

pointer

in

the

place

where

you

want

your

framed

area

to

be

copied.'

Press

and

hold

down

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON

and

the

framed

area

will

appear.

If

you

don

~

like

the

place

you've

chosen,

as

long

as

you

hold

the

buuon

down,

you

can

move

theIrame

around

the

screen

by

moving

the

stylus,

(b)

When

you've

found

the

place

you

'l!ant,

release

the

buUon

and

the

contents

of

the

frame

will

be

''pasted''

on

the

screen,

(c/If

you

still

don~

like

the

location,

touch

the

stylus

to

the

pad

again

find

press

a

TOP

BUTTON.

When

you've·

decided

on a new

location,

touch

the

sty/us

to

the

pad

again

and

press

and

release

a

TOP

BUTTON,

and

the

framed

area

will

be

re-pasted.

You

can

always

lise

this

method

to

re-position

the

last

frame

you

copied.

(d)

To

·undo

the

last

pasting,

lift

the

stylus

from

the

pad

and

press

a

TOP

BUTTON.

4.

Return

to

the

MAIN

MENU.

25

26

Ti(/e:DISK

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DISK

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••

t.

Note:

If

you

are

using a 48K

Apple

Computer.

the

Designlab

Program

Disk

must

be

in

Drive

#1

in

order

to

access

the

Disk

Utility

Menu.

2.

Choose

the

DISK

option.

The

DISK

UTILITY

MENU

will

appear.

It

consists

of

10

items

with

an

Apple,

and 9 with a Commodore

64.

3.

To

move

from

one

menu

item

tQ.

another.

use

the

LEn

and

RIGHT

ARROW

key

with

an

Apple,

or

the

UPand"DOWN

CURSOR

keys

with a Commodore

64.

4.

When

the

desired

menu

item

is

highlighted.

press

the

RETURN-key

to

select

that

item.

If

you

accidentally

select

an

unwanted

item

or

decide

nor

to

go

ahead

with

an

item

selected.

with

an

Apple,

press

the

ESC

button

10

leave

the

DISK

UTILITY

MENU

and

go

back

to

the

MAIN

MENU.

With a Commodore

64,

press1he

RUN/STOP

KEY.

5.

Now

let~

go

through

each

DISK

UTILITY

MENU

item,

one

by

one

(but

not

in

the

order

that

they

are

listed)

..

(a)

FORMAT

DATA

DISK

You've

already

done

this

one,

at

the

beginning

of

the

tutorial

Now

is

the

time

to

use

the

disk

you

formatted

then.

(h)

SAVE·"CTURE

Except

for

the

small

area

you

saved

under

tM

WINDOWS

option,

everything

else

on

the

screen

must

he

saved

on a disk.

Otherwise

it

will

he

lost

when

you

clear

the

screen.

Here~

how

to

save

your

picture:

*

If

you

are

using a single

disk

drive,

remove

the

DesignLab

program

disk

and

replace

If

with

your

Suncom

DATA

STORAGE

DISK.

*

If

you

are

using

an

Apple

with a double

disk

drive,

leave

the

DesignLab

Program

Disk

in

Drive

#1

and

put

the

Suncom

DATA

STORAGE

DISK

ilJ

Drive

#2.

(Apple

only)

Notice

that

the

7th

item

on

the

DISK

UTILITY

MENU

is

CHANGE

DISK

DRIVE

1.

If

your

disk

is

in

Orive

#2.

use

the

ARROW

keys

to

select

this

menu

item

and

press

the

RETURN

key.

*

Use

the

appropriate.

ARROW

keys

or

CURSOR

keys

to

move

back

up

the

menu

until

the

SAVE

PICTURE

Item

is

highlighted.

Press

the

RETURN

key.-

*

At

this

point.

you

will

be

given

the

opportunity

to

name

the

picture.

Type a title

(up

to

20

characters

with

an

Apple,

13

with a Commodore

64)

and

press

the

RETURN

key.

Your

picture

is

now

saved

for

later

use.

(c)

SAVE

WINDOW

The

"clips"

that

you

cut

out

with

the

WINDOW

option

can

also

be

saved

on

a

disk.

Use

the

appropriate

ARROW

or

CURSOR

keys

to

move

through

the

menu

until

the

SAVE

WINDOW

option

is

highlighted.

Press

the

RETURN

key

and

the

rest

of

the

procedure

is

the

same

as

the

one

you

followed

when

you

saved

your

picture.

(d)

RETURN

TO

PICTURE

Note:

If

you

are

using a 48K

Apple,

The

DesignLab

Program

Disk

must

be

in

Drive

#1.

*

Use

the

appropriate

ARROW

or

CURSOR

keys

to

move

down

the

menu

untif

the

RETURN

TO

PICTURE

item

is

highlighted.

Press

the

RETURN

key

and

you

will

return

to

your

picture.

Go

to

the

MAIN

MENU,

select

CLEAR,

then

select

WHITE

from

the

CLEAR

COLOR

MENU.

The

screen

will

clear.

The

picture

is

gone,

so

the

next

time

we

see

it.

we

71

know

that

it

was

loaded

from

the

DATA

STORAGE

DISK.

*

Choose.

the

DISK

option

and

the

DISK

UTILITY

MENU

will

appear.

27

28

(e)

LOAD

PICTURE

*

Use

the

appropriate

ARROW

or

CURSOR

keys

to

scroll

through

the

menu

until

the

LOAD

PICTURE

item

is

highlighted.

"

*

Press

the

RETURN

key

twice.

The

picture

on

the

DATA

STORAGE

DISK

will

load

automatically..

later,

when

you

have

more

than

one

picture

on

the

disk,

you

Will

be

given a choice

of

which

pieture

you

wanted

to

load-without

having"

to.

type

in

titles

(just

scroll

through

the

list

with

the

ARROW

keys

until

the

one

you

want

is

highlighted,

then

press

RETURN

to

load

the

selected

pictllre).

Note

that

you

can

load

your

own

pictures,

or

load

pictures

available

on

disks

from

the

Designlab

Shape

Ta~/e

library.

*

When

loading

has

finished,

you

will

go

automatically

back

to

the

RETURN

TO

PICTURE

option

if

you

are

using

an

Apple.

With a Commodore

64,

use

the

DOWN-CURSOR

key

to

move

to

the

RETURN

TO

PICTURE

item.

Select

this

item

and

you

will

return

to

the

screen,

and

the

picture

you

saved

will

have

been

loaded

and

will

be

on

the

screen.

.

(f)

LOAD

WINDOW

If

you've

saved a window,

you

can

load

it

the

same

way

that

you

loaded

the

picture

you

saved.'

*

Use

the

appropriate

ARROW

or

CURSOR

keys

to

scroll

through

the

menu

until

the

LOAD

WINDOW

option

is

highb"ghted.

Press

the

RETURN

key.

It

will

show

the

name

you

chosein

highlighted

type.

Press

RETURN

again.

*

later,

when

you've

saved

more

than

one

window,

you

will

be

given a choice

between

them:

scroll

through

the

list

until

the

one

you

want

is

highlighted,

then

press

RETURN

and

the

selected

window

will

automatically

load.

(g)

LOAD

SHAPE

TABLE

*

This

item

works

the

same

way

as

loading

a

picture

did

above.

Use

the

appropriate

ARROW

or

CURSOR

keys

to

move

up

or

dowf1

the

menu

until

the

LOAD

SHAPE

TABLE

item

is

highlighted.

Press

the

RETURN

key.

*

You

will

be

given a list

of

Shape

Tables

by

title.

Use

the

ARROW

or

CURSOR

keys

to

scroll

through

the

list

until

the

one

you

want

is

highlighted,

then

press

RETURN.

The

Shape

Table

,will

load

automatically.

(hJ

LOAD

CHARACTER

SET

.

Designlab

features a number

of

different

character

sets.

To

load a character

set,

do

the

following:

*

With

the

DISK

UTILITIES

MENU

on

the

screen,

use

the

ARROW

or

CURSOR

keys

to

scrollthrough

the

IT/IJnu

untilthe

LOAD

CHARACtER

SET

is

highlighted.

Press

the

RETURN

key.

The

Available

Character

list

will

now

appear.

*

Use

the

AR/lOWor

CURSOR

keys

to

scroll

through

the

character

list.

When

the

one

you

want

is

highlighted,

press

the

RETURN

key.

The

cha;ac.ter

set

will

automatically

load.

. .

'.'

*

When

loading

is

finished,.

select

RETURN

TO

PICTURE,

and

press

tlie

RETURN

key

to

go

back

to

the

MAIN

MENU.

Then

select

the

TEXT

option

to.see

the

new

character

set.

(i)

CATALOG

* .

Withthe

DISK

UTILITY

MENU

on

the.screen,

scroll

down1hrough

the

menu

until

the

CATALOG

DISK

option

is

highlighied.

Press

the

RETURN

key.

The

screen

will

then

display a catalog

listing

of

all

the

files.

stored

on

the

disk.

*

When

you've

finished

looking

at

the

catalog

of

files,

scroll

down

to

the

RETURN

TO

PICTURE

option

and

pres~;RETURN.

29

30

Title:

PRINTER

·p-ii"j:°"M-TER··

,....

_ .

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••

1.

Choose

the

PRINTER

option.

If

you

are

using

an

Apple

computer,

the

following

will

appear

on

the

screen:

The

PRINTER

option

allows

you

to

produce

printouts

of

your

pictures,

with

a

choice

of

black

dots

on a white

background,

or

white

dots

on a black

background.

OesigRlab

supports

most

popular

printers

(note

that

the

printer

inteiface

card

must

be

in

slot

#1

on

the

Apple).

2.

If

the

printer

and

interface

cited

match

your

system,

press

the Y key

for

'yes."

If

they

do

not.

press

the N key

for

''no,''

and

a

PRINTER

SELECTION

MENU

will

appear.

Scroll

through

the

options

listed

and

select

the

one

that

matches

your

system

by

pressing

the

RETURN

key.

This

selection

will

be

stored

until

you

leave

the

program.

You

will

not

have

to

select a matching

printer

again

unless

you

turn

off

the

computer.

3.

When

you

have

selected

the

appropriate

printer

and

interface,

choose

between

BLACK

DOTS

or

WHITE

DOTS

for

printing.

Turn

on

your

printer,

make

sure

that

there

is

paper

in

it.

then

make

the

selection

as

instructed.

If

you

make

the

selection

with

the

printer

still

off.

the

screen

will

show

this

message:

TURN

PRINTER

ON

4.

If,

for

some

reason,

your

printer

does

not

work,

press

the

CTRL

and

RESET

keys

at

the

same

time

to

return

to

the

PRINT

MENU

(Apple

,only).

For

Commodorp,

press

RUN/STOP

to

return

to

PRINT

MENU.

5.

If

you

are

using a Commodore

64,

the

fol/owing

wiN

appea~

on

your

screen:

Use

stylus

to

position

cursor

in

CONFIRM

PRINT

BOX

and

press

BOrrOM

BUrrON

to

stan

printing.

Note:

You

can

stop

printing

by

pressing

the

ESC

key

on

an

Apple,

or

the

RUN/STOP

key

on a Commodore

64.

When

printing

is

completed.

press

the

ESC

key

or

the

RUN/STOP

key

to

return

to

the

picture.

ENJOY

YOUR

ANIMATION

STATION!

This

manual

was

wriuen

by

Ralph

L.

Carnes

and

edited

by

Mark

Baich.

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Station™

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Animation

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defects

in

materials

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workmanship

for a period

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purchase

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If

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the

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It

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the

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is

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tampered

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used

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fails

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If

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dtlring

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If

the

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This

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other

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from

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state.

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Station

Duestionnaire

Congratulations

on

the

addition

of

Animation

Station

to

your

computer

workstation.

To

maximize

the

future

benefit

to

you,

for

hardware

and

software

development,

we

ask

that

you

complete

this

questionnaire

after

you

have

used

the

pad.

Your

assistance

will

help

us

appraise

our

product

and

guide

us

to

make

it

more

useful

to

you

in

the

future.

Thank

you.

I.

Which

model

Animation

Station

did

you

purchase?

Apple

Commodore

Other

2.

What

was

condition

of

product

when

received?

(rank

1-10

with

10

being

"very

good''l

Tablet

Sty/us

Instructions

Program

disk

Packaging

3.

Do

yau

plan

to

purchase

supplemental

Animation

Station

Software?

Yes

No

4.

If

yes

to

question

3,

what

type

of

Software

would

you

like

to

have?

Educational

Business

Entertainment

Personal

Productivity

Computer

Aided

Design

Other

5.

Have

you

purphased

any

supplemental

Animation

Station

software?

Yes

No,

If

yes,

title:

6.

What

is

your

present

main

use

for

Animation

Station?

Education

Entertainment

Computer

Art

Business

Presentations

School

Reports

Computer

Aided

Design

Other

7.

Where

did

you

first

hear

of

Animation

Station?

Magazine

review

TV

ad

Friend's

house

Newspaper

ad

Store

salesperson

Magazine

ad

Catalog

ad

No

advance

knowledge

Other

8.

Did

you

receive

Animation

Station

as a gift?

Yes

No

9.

If

received

as

gift,

what

is

approximate

age

and

sex

of

purchaser?

Male

Female

Age

10.

What

is

your

age

and

sex?

Male

Female

Age

11.

Would

you

recommend

Animation

Station

to

friends?

Yes

No

.12.

What

other

peripherals

do

you

own?

Joysticks

Mouse

Modem

Printer

Disk

drive

Other

13.

How

many

software

titles

have

you

purchased

in

last

12

months?

1-2

3-5

6-10

11-up

14.

00

you

own

any

other

graphics

tablets?

Yes

No

Brand

15.

Hours

per

week

computer

used?

0-1

2-3

4-8

8-12

Over

12

Games

Personal

productivity

Education

Business

16.

Brand

of

computer

owned?

Apple

Commodore

Atari

Radio

Shack

IBM

Other

17.

How

long

have

you

had

computer?

Under 3 mas

Under 6 mos'

Under 9 mas

Under

1

vr.

OYer

1

vr.

18.

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A SPECIAL

NOTE

FOil

COMMODOIlE

YEllS/ON USEIlS

This

latest version

of

OESIGNLAB

contams a number

of

differences which

enhance

115

utility

Its Increased pnnter capability will allow a much

greater range

of

user ponters to be used

All

copies of

the

program before

ver!lon

I 2

II

e those Without program V

on the disk!

save

the pictures al

HEX

AOOO

With

the

two

sets

of

color

bytes

.

Immediately (ollowlng The

hi

-res

screen

IS

81::

of

bytes. the

screen

color

bytes I K and the screen I K Rlbbles saved

as

bytes

The newer versions of the program will save the pictures

In

the

same

order

but

al

HEX

6000

ThiS

Will

allow users to more eaSily use

the

pictures

In

thelt

BASIC

programs

To

convert a picture created on a early version of

DESIGNLAB

simply

load them

mto

a new venieR

of

DESIGNLAB

and then

re-save

the

picture

U

io

oala

ad

Picture

File.

witb

Aoimatioo

Station

The

program

KOALA

CONVERT

IS used to

convert

pictures

created

With

KOALA

tablet

and

software to

the

format used

by

DESIGNLAB

To

u!e

the

convert program, gel a listing of

the

directory of

KOALA

pictures Note

that

the

pictures are labeled

PIC

A.

PIC

B.

etc. Decide the picture you

want

to

convert

and

then

load

run

KOALA

CONVERT.

it will

gIVe

you a menu to

choose from

and

then

convert

the

program to

DESIGNLAB

format

It

Will

be saved with a default

name. rename

the

program and use it as you Wish

If you

II.'lsh

to

convert

another program. you wdl

have

to

run

the

program

agam

DO. i Ani

atioo

Statioo

Picture.

io

BASIC

Pr

rams

The

program

DISPLAY

BAS

IS

Intended

to

be a subroutme

which you can

add

to your

BASIC

programs to display

pictures

created

With

DESIGNLAB

The program

IS

well documented

Bnd

you may remove

the

REM

s

if

space

IS

a problem The program loads

COLORW

ATCH"'

by

default

To

load a

different picture. Simply

change

the

name

10

hne

3000 to

the

program

of

your chOice The screen

and

border

colors are sel 10

the

program

and

may

have

been

changed 10

recreate

the

picture

as deSired

~

Alc::n

nn

Ihe

updated

venlOn

I~

a

routine

that

Will

allou

: d

8raphlc~

piclUre

to

be

pnnted

on a 1526 Commodore

Prmter

To

use the

rouhne

you must

save

your picture on a

storage

disk Then. with the

DESIGNLAB

software

In

the

disk

dnve

turn

off

and

on

the

computer

Load DliMPI S26BAS ' . 8

Do

nOI

change from program disk to storagt! disk until prompt

appears

on

fLle

name Enter picture

name

In

Ihls fashIOn

PI

XXXXX

and

hit

return