(If you're reading this with TexView, don't!  TexView was written to
view BINARY files, not ASCII text files.  If you want to view ASCII, use
Buerg's LIST program instead.)

Intro:

  I wrote TexView because I like to look inside binary files a lot (it's
a fast way to get a quick overview of a program, data file, etc.) and
because I got tired of how slow LIST was on my 8088.  Buerg will always
be a legend, but his program buffers 32K or more at a time, giving it a
slow startup time; doesn't handle segments well; etc. making it a
frustrating experience to look at binary stuff on a slow PC.

  TexView is not slow.  Quite the opposite; it's crazy fast.  It was
written to do one thing very well, and it does.  If you like to poke
around binary files for interesting strings, you'll like it.

Usage:

  Run the program with either no arguments or /? for a summary.

Source:

  Complete source is included, so you can recompile, change, enhance,
whatever.  All I ask is that you give me some credit in any derivative
works.

  The source also includes my ludicriously fast textwrite unit.  It is
the fastest textwrite procedure ever written for 8088 w/CGA.  I'm really
proud of it and I openly dare anyone to improve it.  The entire
textwrite package, including documentation and example testing program,
will be made available in another distribution in the future.

Hints for IBM PCjr owners:

- Use the /s- switch to turn off snow checking.  You don't need it, and
it will speed up the display significantly.

- While not stated in the program's help text, you can use spacebar as a
substitute for PageDown, and backspace for PageUp.  This will save your
FN key.  You're welcome :-)

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trixter@oldskool.org, 3/30/2007