Welcome to the BASIC Stamp 2 Windows Interface.

This file contains last-minute information about the BASIC
Stamp 2 Windows Interface.

    Contents:

    WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION
    SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
    INSTALLATION
    KNOWN PROBLEMS
    WHAT'S NEW



WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION

Please read the KNOWN PROBLEMS section of this document.

Currently, the only documentation on this product is in the
BASIC Stamp 2 Windows Interface.pdf file

Please visit the Parallax web site for revised documentation
and software around January and February 1999.
http://www.parallaxinc.com



SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0 (S.P. 3 recommended)
80486 (or greater) processor
16 MB RAM (24 MB Recommended)
1 MB Free Hard Drive Space
256 Color VGA Video Card (24-bit SVGA recommended)
1 Available COM port



INSTALLATION

Currently, there is no need for an installation program.  Simply
copy the Stampw.exe program from the diskette to your hard drive.
The Stampw.exe program may also be run from the diskette if desired.



KNOWN PROBLEMS

All screens are fomatted for a system with the "small fonts" display
setting.  Some screens will not be usable under the "large fonts"
setting.  This problem will be fixed in a future version.

While the Debug Terminal is open, performing an Identify function will
cause Debug Terminal's port to close, however, no indication is given
that this has happened.  Simply select "NONE" then reselect the desired
COM port from the COM Port drop down box on the Debug Terminal to reopen
the proper port.  This problem will be fixed in a future version.



WHAT'S NEW
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Version 1.04
Allows user to edit the list of available COM ports.  Ports connected to
such devices as mice and modems can be excluded and those not appearing in
the default list may be added.

Tokenizer symbol table was too small and is now four times larger.

Tokenizer now processes indexed variable names properly when using the
verbose "?" option in DEBUG statements.

Version 1.03 - Unreleased
Looks through a wider section of the Windows registry for information about
installed COM ports.

Version 1.02
Fixes a low-memory situation in the Debug Terminal.

Version 1.01
Fixes a problem with recorded screen coordinates.  If a window was moved off
the left or top edge of the screen, and the editor was closed, it would not
start up properly next time.

Version 1.0
First release.