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MoC Master of Ceremonies by John Hind --------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY Master of Ceremonies (MoC) is an application for the PSION Series 3 Pocket Computer to assist people who have to control any structured event such as a conference, meeting, tutorial, television programme etc. It can also be used by individual presenters to keep their talk to time and act as an electronic cue card. MoC is Shareware. --------------------------------------------------------------------- FEATURE LIST * Full PSION Series3 application. Installs as icon on System Screen. * User definable schedules made up of headings and time slots. * Plan schedule based on relative time or fixed start or end times. * Show start and end times for whole schedule and for current time slot. Show text for current and next time slots or heading. * During event, show countdown timer for running time slot, estimated schedule finish time and over-run or under-run. * Show analogue or digital clock, according to system setting. * Slots and headings may be changed, moved, deleted, added and copied, singly or in marked blocks. * Future part of schedule may be changed while schedule is running. * Find text in headings or time slots and find time slot at a given time. * Use template schedules for standard events. * Copy headings and time slots between schedules. * Three types of optional audible alarms. * Log a schedule run to record actual durations of time slots. * Print schedule via the "Word" application. * Exchange data with other applications on PC, Mac or S3. * Work in 24Hr clock or am/pm time according to system setting. * Outline-based on-line user guide using the "Word" application. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CONDITIONS OF USE Although MoC has been extensively tested, the author shall not be responsible for any loss of any kind due to its use. It is the user's responsibility to establish the suitability of this software for any particular purpose. MoC may be freely copied and distributed provided the entire file "MOC10.ZIP" is distributed intact, complete and without any changes. Any individual or organisation may use MoC for a maximum of 21 days without charge. At the end of that time, they must either cease using MoC or register its use with the author. Registration costs £20UK or $30US. The preferred method of payment is via the CompuServe shareware registration service: GO SWREG Program Title: MASTER OF CEREMONIES V1.0 Registration ID: 590 Fee (USD): 30.00 Alternatively, payment in UK funds may be made to: John Hind 1a Brunswick Quay Redriff Road London SE16 1PU United Kingdom Registration entitles you to unlimited use on any one machine, to free application support and to free upgrades. At present, upgrades and application support can only be offered via CompuServe and CIX and not by mail or telephone. (See below) --------------------------------------------------------------------- FILELIST The distribution archive contains the following files: README.TXT This file (including installation instructions). MOC.WRD User Manual in Series3 Word format. MOC.OPA Main application control code file. MOCLIB.OPO Dynamic Link Library with most of the application code. FRAMELIB.OPO Dynamic Link Library with generic application code. EXAMPLE.MOC Example schedule. TECHREF.TXT Technical information and advanced configuration. MOC.OPL Source code for MOC.OPA - used for configuration. MOC1.PIC Gavel icon. MOC2.PIC Top hat icon. --------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTALLATION Minimum Installation (Requires 20k bytes): 1. Copy the file MOC.OPA to the \APP directory on the Internal, A or B disk on the Series3. 2. Copy the files MOCLIB.OPO and FRAMELIB.OPO to the \OPO directory on the Internal, A or B disk on the Series3. 3. At the System screen, press Psion-I (Install application) and select the file "Moc.opa" from the disk you copied it to. The MoC icon will appear. When you select this icon and press [Enter] the application will start up with an empty schedule. Example File (Requires additional 800 bytes): 1. Copy the file EXAMPLE.MOC to the \MOC directory on the Internal, A or B disk on the Series3. "Example" will appear below the MoC icon and this schedule may be used to try out MoC without first having to do any data entry. On-line User Manual (Requires additional 14k bytes): 1. Copy the file MOC.WRD to the \WRD directory on the Internal, A or B disk on the Series3. "Moc" will appear below the Word icon and you can use the on-line User Manual by highlighting it and pressing [Enter]. It is designed for full screen width, so first hide the clock panel by pressing [Control][Menu]. Use the "Word" key to toggle between headings outline and full detail views. Because the Series3 is a multi- tasking machine, you can quickly switch between the manual and the application in a way that makes this on-line manual concept practical. Configuration Options: See the file "TECHREF.TXT" for details of installing the configuration options. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPORT The author welcomes any queries, bug reports or suggestions for further development from registered users by EMAIL on CompuServe or CIX. When requesting support or reporting bugs, please quote the two numbers in the box to the lower right of the help screen. CompuServe: 70374,756 CIX: jhind@cix.compulink.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------