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From: harryb@slovax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: Re: FANSI
Message-ID: <193@slovax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 4-Nov-86 14:38:03 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov  4 14:38:03 1986
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> Someone e-mailed me this weekend (was it you?) that they had FANSI
> 1.17 and spoke of in similarly glowing terms. Further, version 2.0
> is scheduled for imminent release, I heard.

No, it wasn't me.  But the day I posted this I received a flyer announcing
the release of FANSI-CONSOLE 2.00 with shipments as of 10/22.  Price has
gone up to $75 list (still a bargain) and $25 for updates.  It is produced by

	Hersey Micro Consulting, Inc.
	POB 8276
	Ann Arbor, MI   48107
	(313) 994-3259 Voice
	(313) 994-3946 Bulletin Board (Mon-Sun 24 hrs, 300/1200)

They accept MC/VISA, prepaid orders no shipping charge (UPS ground or
USnail), give 'em a call for other shipping rates.

FANSI-CONSOLE is jam-packed with features too numerous to mention here,
but one I find particularly useful is the capability to rapidly
redefine the keyboard, inside or outside a program.  Another is the
complete implementation of the ANSI X3.64 standard "Additional Controls
for Use With ANS Code for Information Interchange" (ISO 6429).  This
driver is very flexible,  very compatible with practically every
PC/Clone, and extremely well documented.

Hersey is very clearly of the "Excellence can Stand Improvement" school
rather than the "Adequate is Good Enough" school.  It is superb
engineering resulting in a fine product.

I implement the ANSI 3.64 controls by defining them all in an
'#include fansi.h' and then calling the ones I want from the program, e.g.:
	...
	#include "fansi.h"
	...
	CUP(xcoord,ycoord);  /* CUrsor Position to x,y */
	...

'CUP' was defined in fansi.h as:
	#define CUP(x,y)	printf("^[[%d;%dH",x,y)

I find it very easy to implement screen control and display features this way.

Anybody got any tips on how to exploit all the features?
___________________________
Disclaimer:  I am not connected with Hersey Micro Consulting in any way
other than as a satisfied customer.  And I'll disregard any flames about
this posting anyway, so you needn't bother...
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Harry E. Barnett      {hplsla,uw-beaver}!tikal!slovax!harryb