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55 lines
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$WW,1$$FG,5$$TX+CX,"Credits"$$FG$
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1) The font, $LK,"::/Kernel/Font8x8.CPP"$, is taken from $FG,4$$TX,"FreeDOS",HTML="http://www.freedos.org"$$FG$. It's public domain.
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2) $LK,"ATA Reg and Cmd Definitions",A="MN:ATA_NOP"$ are originally from Linux. Later, I got the spec.
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3) The heap algorithm, $LK,"::/Kernel/MemB.CPP"$, is adapted from one I saw at Ticketmaster when I worked on their VAX operating system.
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4) The LZW compression algorithm, $LK,"::/Kernel/Compress.CPP"$, came from a magazine and I implemented it when I worked for Ticketmaster.
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5) The adaptive-step-size-Runge-Kutta algorithm, $LK,"::/Adam/AMathODE.CPP"$, is adapted from the book, $UL,1$Numeric Recipies in C$UL,0$.
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6) The random number generator is from the book, $UL,1$Numeric Recipies in C$UL,0$.
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7) The mountain, palm trees, sheep and goats in AfterEgypt are from $FG,4$$TX,"http://www.public-domain-photos.com",HTML="http://www.public-domain-photos.com"$$FG$. The wolf in BlackDiamond is also from there. I took watermarked photos and converted to 16 color.
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8) The $FG,2$FAT32$FG$ file system is owned by MicroSoft.
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9) A few features were inspired by $FG,2$MATLAB$FG$, such as $FG,2$ans$FG$ in expressions at the command-line. There is a lot of $FG,2$MSDOS$FG$ , $FG,2$Windows$FG$, $FG,2$VAXTMOS$FG$ (VAX Ticketmaster O.S.) and $FG,2$Unix$FG$ inspiration, too, such as drive letters, command names, etc.
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10) I included $LK,"PCIDevice Lst File",A="FI:::/Misc/PCIDevices.TXT",HTML="http://www.pcidatabase.com/reports.php?type=tab-delimeted"$.
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11) Thanks to whoever wrote this $FG,4$$TX,"CppHtml.CPP.Z",HTML="http://web.archive.org/web/20100325153025/http://home.scarlet.be/zoetrope/cpphtml.htm"$$FG$. I'm a novice on web stuff and you helped me with html. See $LK,"ToHtml",A="FI:::/Adam/Opt/Utils/ToHtml.CPP"$.
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12) I used $FG,4$$TX,"MagicISO",HTML="http://www.magiciso.com"$$FG$ to burn test CD's to help me understand the ISO9660 file system format. I mostly used the $FG,4$$TX,"ISO9660",HTML="http://users.telenet.be/it3.consultants.bvba/handouts/ISO9960.html"$$FG$ spec.
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13) I looked at bootable CD boot sects, but didn't learn anything, finding it easier to make my own.
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14) I think I got my original PC speaker code from $FG,2$Borland C$FG$.
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15) I found PS/2 keyboard and mouse code on the net and documentation. My code is very different. I found VGA reg info on the net.
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16) Thanks to $FG,4$$TX,"http://www.osdev.org",HTML="http://www.osdev.org"$$FG$ for a couple tips.
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17) God told me to stick with 640x480 16 color, a single audio voice and kept me from zombie-walking into making child windows like $FG,2$Windows$FG$. Instead, I made one window per task with no child windows. He also guided my progress, very obviously.
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18) I got $FG,4$$TX,"Webster's Dictionary",HTML="http://www.templeos.org/files/DICTIONARY.TXT"$$FG$ and $FG,4$$TX,"The King James Bible",HTML="http://www.templeos.org/files/BIBLE.TXT"$$FG$ from $FG,4$$TX,"Project Gutenberg",HTML="http://web.archive.org/web/20110730111436/http://promo.net/pg/"$$FG$.
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19) John Carmack inspired me to use "$LK,"Clamp",A="MN:Clamp"$" as a name instead of "Limit". He inspired me to use "needle" and "haystack" as names. He inspired me to simplify my Frames-Per-Second code.
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20) Bill Gates inspired me to add comments to my $LK,"Help & Index",A="FI:::/Doc/HelpIndex.TXT"$.
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21) I hired and artist, Cody Rigby, for $$3,000 worth of pixel art.
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22) Erik van der Karbargenbok made $LK,"TempleBot",A="PI:::/Linux/TempleBot",HTML="http://www.templeos.org/Wb/Home/Wb2/Files/Bin/TempleBot.html"$.
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* "MSDOS", "Windows", "MovieMaker" "MS Paint" and "FAT32" are trademarks of MicroSoft Corp.
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* "SiteBuilder" is a trademark of Yahoo! Inc.
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* "MagicISO" is a trademark of MagicISO Corp.
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* "MATLAB" is a trademark of The Math Works, Inc.
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* "$TX,"FreeDOS",HTML="http://www.freedos.org"$" is a trademark of Jim Hall.
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* "VAX" is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corp.
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* "Linux" is probably a trademark owned by Linus Torvalds.
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* "VAXTMOS" is a trademark of Ticketmaster.
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