TITLE

    DaLastAlert 3d


AUTHOR

    Jorgen 'Da' Larsen
    Ryesgade 57, 3.TH
    9000 Aalborg
    Denmark

    dappcs.auc.dk


DESCRIPTION

    Are you tired of always having troubles with finding your pen and
    paper just to write down the last guru you got.  Now this problem is
    solved because I have written a 'small' and quick program that will
    show, not only the last guru, but a nice hint to what caused it.

    Like this...

     +------------------------------------------------------------+
     | | DaLastAlert 3                                          | |
     +------------------------------------------------------------+
     |                                                            |
     | Alert Number :  0x80000005                                 |
     | Alert Task   :  0x0800DDE8                                 |
     |  -------------------------------------------------------   |
     | Alert Name   :  ACPUG_DivZero                              |
     | Spec. Alert  :  Hardware/CPU                               |
     | Spec. Error  :  Divide by zero                             |
     |                                                            |
     |------------------------------------------------------------|
     |                 _________________________________________  |
     | Alert Number : |_________________________________________| | -+
     |                                                            |  |
     |------------------------------------------------------------|  |
     |                                                            |  |
     |      About              Last alert            Quit         |  |
     |                                                            |  |
     +------------------------------------------------------------+  |
              |                    |                  |              |
              |                    |                  |              |
      Show ---+       Shows the ---+          Quit!---+     Input ---+
      about           last alert                            string
      requester       again


NEW FEATURES

    o New fancy name
        - DaLastAlert 3 instead of LastAlert2 (What a nice feature)
    o Totally rewritten code (Now using Amiga E)
    o Totally cool GUI (EasyGUI - Wouter van Oortmerssen)
        - Totally Font-Sensitive, Resizable, etc.
    o NewIcons and MagicWorkbench icons (Soren Staun-Pedersen)
    o Now two programs
        - A small starter program
        - A 'big' main program
    o Better Error-handling
    o Possible to add own gurunumbers
    o And loads of other stuff....


WHAT AMIGA SHOPPER WROTE ABOUT THE ANCESTOR OF DaLastAlert 3

    Amiga Shopper wrote the following about LastAlert2 in issue 46
    (February 1995):

                              ----------

    From Subscripers coverdisk description:

    "LastAlert2 is very useful utility indeed.  It will tell you the
    Guru number of your machine after it has crashed.  Once the folder has
    been unarchived double-click on the install icon and the files will be
    copied to the appropriate directories. By default LastAlert2 will be
    copied to your WBStartup drawer. This means that if you machine crashes
    the program will be run as soon as the machine resets. It will produce
    a requester that informs of number the offending Guru."

                              ----------

    From inside the magazine on page 78:

    "If there is one thing that is guaranteed to turn even the most sane
    Amiga-user into to an irrational, salivating wild beast it's a system
    crash. When this happens it's a good idea to make a note of the guru
    number that is flashed on screen. Unfortunately the average human is
    unlikely to be in a state of mind that will facilitate the execution of
    such a complex action. During these moments of debilitating rage you
    will certainly benefit from a program like LastAlert2.

    LastAlert2 is a Wb2+ program that will record the last message
    displayed by you machine. This will give you the opportunity to take
    note of this number while you are in a more... chemically balanced
    state-of-mind."

 PERMSSN    UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO     CRC       STAMP          NAME
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
[generic]                12124   29952  40.5% -lh5- c3b9 Dec 29  1996 DaLastAlert3/68000/DaLastAlert3
[generic]                 1234    1976  62.4% -lh5- 97d9 Dec 29  1996 DaLastAlert3/68000/DaLastAlert3-Check
[generic]                 1127    1527  73.8% -lh5- 1b48 Feb  7  1995 DaLastAlert3/68000/DaLastAlert3-Check.info
[generic]                 1082    1474  73.4% -lh5- d5f0 Feb  7  1995 DaLastAlert3/68000/DaLastAlert3.info
[generic]                 5006   14030  35.7% -lh5- 4cb3 Dec 29  1996 DaLastAlert3/DLA3.pic
[generic]                 1145    4730  24.2% -lh5- 226a Dec 22  1996 DaLastAlert3/DLA3.pic.info
[generic]                  303    2100  14.4% -lh5- 41bb Dec 22  1996 DaLastAlert3/Doc.info
[generic]                 4710   13871  34.0% -lh5- f4a3 Dec 29  1996 DaLastAlert3/Doc/DaLastAlert3.doc
[generic]                  784    4536  17.3% -lh5- 5554 Dec 22  1996 DaLastAlert3/Doc/DaLastAlert3.doc.info
[generic]                 5077   15340  33.1% -lh5- bdf5 Dec 29  1996 DaLastAlert3/Doc/DaLastAlert3.guide
[generic]                 1087    4721  23.0% -lh5- 927a Dec 22  1996 DaLastAlert3/Doc/DaLastAlert3.guide.info
[generic]                 5145   18178  28.3% -lh5- 9680 Dec 29  1996 DaLastAlert3/Doc/DaLastAlert3.texinfo
[generic]                 1143    4730  24.2% -lh5- 826b Dec 22  1996 DaLastAlert3/Doc/DaLastAlert3.texinfo.info
[generic]                  790    3258  24.2% -lh5- 911f Dec 29  1996 DaLastAlert3/Install-script
[generic]                 1302    1845  70.6% -lh5- 1bd7 Dec 22  1996 DaLastAlert3/Install.info
[generic]                  950    4444  21.4% -lh5- 5774 Feb  4  1995 DaLastAlert3/MWBIcons/DaLastAlert3-Check.info
[generic]                  900    4391  20.5% -lh5- 7c61 Feb  4  1995 DaLastAlert3/MWBIcons/DaLastAlert3.info
[generic]                 2614    8126  32.2% -lh5- 2f7b Dec 29  1996 DaLastAlert3/s/DaLastAlert3.alerts
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