
HuRrIcAnE IM2 BatteryCheck  v1.00
 


   Author:               Scott Raven (aka HuRrIcAnE)
   E-mail:               (hurricaneti83@hotmail.com)
   Homepage:             n.a.
   Version:              1.00
   First public release: 10/21/2000
   Last modified:        August 12, 2000
   Platform:             TI-OS
   Language:             TI-83 assembly
   Size:                 450 bytes (not squished)




I. DISCRIPTION
        BatteryCheck is a small program that checks the state of your 
        calculators battery and displays it on the screen, using a small
        sprite at the bottom left corner.
        BatteryCheck is an Interrupt Mode 2 program, just like NoProgs
        (by Ian Graff) and Trig (by Joe).
        If you don't know what an Interrupt Mode 2 program is, read the
        readme-file of one of their programs.  I'm to lazy to explain it
        all again.

II. INCLUDED FILES

        * battery.83g          the TI-83 group file
                - BATTERY
                - ZBATT
        
        * battery.asm          the source       
        
        * battery.txt          this file
        
III. INSTALATION
        To install BatteryCheck, just send battery.83g to your calculator
        using your link software. Then run BATTERY to enable the program.
        To disable BatteryCheck, simply run BATTERY again.

VI. USAGE
        Not much to explain, just run it.
        But I recommend you to use SOS for your other programs. Why?, because 
        my program is stored in the APD-buffer and most assembly programs 
        use the APD-buffer to store variables, so if you do not use SOS, your 
        calculator may lock up. SOS disables batterycheck It's perfectly fine 
	to shutdown your calculator or have it APD when BatteryCheck is enabled, 
	but don't try to reset it, doing so will also lock up your calculator.

V. DISCLAIMER
        I can *NOT* be held responsible for any kind of damage this program 
        does to your calculator, computer or anything else. After all, It's
        freeware!

VI. BUGS
        As far as I know there are no bugs! If your calculator locks up, it's
        probably because another program wrote to the APD-buffer.
        There only is one problem, the same problem that I experienced with
        Joe's Trig: When your screen scrolls down, it sometimes gets garbled. 
        This doesn't harm your calculator, it just doesn't look very nice. 
        If anyone knows how to fix this problem, mail me!

VII. VERSION HISTORY
        v0.90
                - First working version, not release on the internet.
        v1.00
                - First public release
                - Added this file

VIII. CREDITS
        - Ian Graff and Joe Wingbermuehle: for releasing there source.
