PAvatar 1.10
                       Preliminary Release
             Turbo Pascal Avatar Level 1 Console Kit
                 Copyright 1991 Gregory P. Smith


Part I.  Introduction
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	This toolkit represents hundreds of hours of programming
    that resulted in this fast and accurate product.  PAvatar is a
    Turbo Pascal unit (version 5.5 or later) that can provide your
    programs with Avatar level 1 console, extended Avatar level 0+
    (optional ANSI fallback), ANSI-BBS, and ANSI terminal
    emulations.  This is done with a series of procedural hooks
    for screen I/O and cursor control.  This allows you to use the
    procedures of your choice, making the unit the most flexible
    of its type.
	An added bonus to using this unit is DESQview awareness.
    This unit contains facilities for detecting DESQview, giving
    up the time slice, and using DESQview's video buffer.  This is
    especially valuable for communications and bbs type programs
    that are often run under DESQview.


Requirements
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    	This unit requires that you are using an IBM compatible
    computer and have Turbo Pascal 5.5 or later.  As I have used
    OOP for fast and efficient data management within this unit; I
    regret that I cannot provide a Turbo Pascal 5.0 version of the
    PAvt1 unit.
    	Memory requirements within a program using PAvatar have
    been kept to a minimum.  Only 3-4k of heap space as well as
    less than 500 bytes stack space.  The actual code itself only
    requires 16k.


Shareware
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    	I am distributing this unit under a relaxed shareware
    concept so as to promote Avatar.  You are free to use the
    compiled unit however you want, as long as I'm given credit
    for the terminal emulations somewhere in the documentation or
    in the program itself.  Please let me know of any programs
    that you write using PAvatar so that I can recommend them to
    others.
    	If you want the source code to this unit it is available
    for $10 U.S., see the registration form for details.  The
    possible benefits of having source code are described later in
    this document.

Liability
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    	To use PAvatar you must first agree that I cannot be held
    responsible for any damages or problems that occur from its
    use or misuse.  If you do not agree to these terms don't use
    this unit.