Short:        Modular screen blanking package
Architecture: m68k-amigaos

TITLE

   Blanker - A modular screen blanking package for Commodore
             Amiga computers.
			 
VERSION

   Version 37 Revision 10
   
AUTHOR

   Michael D. Bayne (baynemd@nextwork.rose-hulman.edu)
   
DESCRIPTION

   Blanker is a complete modular screen blanking package designed
   with AmigaDOS 2.04+ in mind. This software takes advantage of
   all the new features of ADOS 2.04+ in order to make it as upward
   compatible with new releases as possible. A few of the features
   are listed below:
   
   o Screen Mode Database use in each module
   o Full Commodities interface
   o Font sensitive window
   o Public screen support
   o GadTools interface
   o IFF Preferences files
   o Use of tool types to support global and local prefs
   o AppWindow support

   Additionally, to ease use and installation I have provided the
   following:

   o "Installer" installation script
   o "AmigaGuide" format documentation
   
   Currently, the following blanker modules are available for
   Blanker:
   
   o Simple black screen (resident)
   o Moire/Bouncing lines (uses all 256 colors in AGA)
   o Floating Clock (with font, and time format settings)
   o Floating Text (font settings)
   o Fade out
   o Sliding puzzle
   o Swarm (Bees and Wasps) (ported from ASwarm)
   o Plasma (ported from AfterDark)
   o Fractal (ported from FracBlanker)
   o Dragon (ported from AfterDark)
   o Interference (ported from AfterDark)
   o Flying Toasters (ported from Flying Toasters)

   A few additional features:
   
   o Random blanker selection mode
   o Robust, concurrent messaging system
   o Blanks the mouse (in an OS friendly manner)

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

   AmigaDOS 2.04 or greater is required (ADOS 3.0 is supported).

HOST NAME

   ftp.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4)
	
DIRECTORY

   /pub/aminet/util/blank
   
FILENAMES

   Blanker2.6.lha     --  All binaries and support files.
   BlankerSrc2.6.lha  --  Full source to main program and modules.

PRICE

   Free.

DISTRIBUTABILITY

   Blanker is distributed with full source under BSD-like
   constraints. Basically it is freely distributable with very few 
   restrictions on reuse of the source or the executables. Please 
   read the documentation accompanying the distribution for further 
   information.

OTHER

   For those of you who have been waiting for a modular screen
   blanker written in an entirely OS friendly manner. This blanker's
   for you.

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/o)\                   Michael D. Bayne                   /(o\
\(o/  Blah blah, baynemd@nextwork.rose-hulman.edu, blah.  \o)/