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+==============+
| Command Line |
+==============+
              STREE <optional parameters>

+=====================+
| Optional Parameters |
+=====================+

NOTE: These can be in any order and are all optional.

1) Ask for program help (you can use any of the following three):
              ? or /H or \H
              -    --    --

2) Ask to create a new default file (overwrites the current one):
              /N or \N
              --    --

3) Ask to open a user file other than the default of PATTERN.DAT:
              /F or \F
              --    --

4) Ask to start in the Auto Mode:
              /A or \A
              --    --

5) Ask to start in the Manual Mode:
              /M or \M
              --    --

6) Preselect the comm port to use:
             /P1 or \P1     select comm port #1
             /P2 or \P2     select comm port #2
             /P3 or \P3     select comm port #3
             /P4 or \P4     select comm port #4
             ---    ---

7)  Specify the time for the program to start:
             /S<time> or \S<time>
             --------    --------

             where <time> is the start time expressed as HH:MM

             NOTES: you must have the colon and the should be
                    no space between the /S and the time

                    the time is military (24 hour)

+==========+
| Controls |
+==========+
1) Change the time per step:
   + increase by .1 seconds (you need not press the shift key)
   - decrease by .1 seconds

2) Change the time per pattern (only for AutoMode):
  > increase the time by one second (you need not press the shift key)
   < decrease the time by one second (you need not press the shift key)

3) Change modes:
   M toggles between AutoMode and Manual

4) Change inversion:
   I toggles between invert the output and don't invert the output

5) Change the port:
   P selects the next port (1 to 4)

6) Select pattern source:
   U toggles between Built In patterns and User Defined pattens

7) Select a pattern immediately:
   1 through 8 selects that pattern

8) Select patterns for AutoMode:

     To
   Toggle
   Pattern  Press (this is the Shift of the number)
   -------  -----
      1       !
      2       @
      3       #
      4       $
      5       %
      6       ^
      7       &
      8       *

    The selected pattern will be checked off the list. If the pattern is
    already checked off, the check mark will be removed. AutoMode will
    only choose from the selected patterns. If no patterns are selected,
    then AutoMode will choose any of the eight.

9) Quit the program:
   Q allows you to quit the program.


10) User patterns:
    The text file, PATTERN.DAT, has the following format:

    Pattern Name (12 characters max)
    Pattern data (16 characters, .=off, X=on, leftmost character is lite #1)
    LAST (the word "last" identifies the end of the pattern)
    Pattern Name (12 characters max)
    Pattern data (16 characters, .=off, X=on, leftmost character is lite #1)
    LAST (the word "last" identifies the end of the pattern)
    Pattern Name (12 characters max)
    Pattern data (16 characters, .=off, X=on, leftmost character is lite #1)
    LAST (the word "last" identifies the end of the pattern)

    (up to 8 patterns)

    END (the word "end" identifies the end of the patterns if you are
         entering less than eight. the undefined patterns will be the
         standard default patterns)

Example "PATTERN.DAT"

Steves1
x...............
.x..............
.x..............
..x.............
...x............
...x............
..x.............
......x.........
......x.........
......x.........
.......x........
........xx......
..........x.....
...........x....
............x...
.............x..
..............x.
...............x
................
LAST
Steves2
x...............
.x..............
.x..............
..x.............
...x............
...x............
..x.............
......x.........
......x.........
......x.........
.......x........
........xx......
..........x.....
...........x....
............x...
.............x..
..............x.
...............x
................
LAST
Silly One
x........X......
.x..............
.x........X.....
..x.............
...x.......X....
.........XXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX.......
LAST
END

