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Saint-Hyacinthe, le 27 mai 1993

Dear Jim,

Here is the review. If there are any thing you would like corrected, you MUST send the corrections directly to Bruce (Hangtime) the deadline for the next issue, I am reminding you is THIS saturday. I wrote the review in a little more than 3 and a half hour trying to give Bruce as much time as possible. I have covered the major topics in my usual manner.

If you don't believe I was fair, please drop me a note.

Please send list of any other programs you might have.

Sincerely,


Ronald A. Leroux

765, rue Brunette est
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
CANADA  J2T 2C6
(514) 773-2947

GEnie: R.Leroux1

text/Twilight.Review - GEnie Lamp/Hangtime.text

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Saint-Hyacinthe, le 27 mai 1993

Dear Bruce,

You will find enclosed the review of Twilight II. I am sending it in a Teach format in case you have to make last minute corrections. If you need to call me (voice) I will be home on Saturday. It is supposed to rain all day anyway.

I have been on a tighter deadline. Thank whomever for inventing e-mail (grin). I hope it will be to your and Jim's likening. If there is anything he should contact you directly.

As for what we discussed earlier, I will let it slide this time. No problem. Please, be specific next time.

Sincerely,


Ronald A. Leroux

765, rue Brunette est
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
CANADA  J2T 2C6
(514) 773-2947

GEnie: R.Leroux1

text/history.text

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notes:

- if more than one module is selected, blank now and about module and setup operate on the first selected module
- there might be a bug in universe causing it to trash memory. be on the lookout for it!

_________________
reminders for jim:

- fix random mode enabler
- when random mode cannot be used, only the first toggled module will be saved to disk
- swap modules after X minutes
- interrupts
- advanced options (on/off SHR corners, on/off Text corners, on/off mouse checking, T2 module directory path setting, and any others that you might recommend!!)
- partial pathnames
- scheduler hogging (in some rare cases)
- print shop/AOL blanking



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v1.2d2: 9 Jan 94

	* 2-3 Jan 94 - T2 now uses Greg's revised Tool.Patch code.  In addition, it will refuse to remove itself if something has nonstandardly patched the toolbox after T2.  To do this, the RemoveToolPatches call had to be moved out of the removeT2 request and into the CDev.
	* 3-4 Jan 94 - NEW Twilight.DATA file for caching the module information.  Twilight II loads many eons faster now!  (I'll time it later so I can put some impressive fact like "Loads up to 800% faster" in a future ad for T2 1.2)
	* 4 Jan 94 - new "list.asm" source segment.  also a bug or two left over from switching to "toggle"ing modules squelched.
	* 5 Jan 94 - fixed silly bug where if nothing was toggled, you couldn't blank now [Eric, Nathan]
	* 5 Jan 94 - adjusted T2 error string rects so that they will fit in the new T2 window [James]
	* 5 Jan 94 - upon opening up T2 for the first time (after deleting twilight.setup), no module will be toggled, and the first module in the list will be selected.  If no module is toggled before T2 is closed, foreground fader will automatically be toggled and saved.
	* 7 Jan 94 - fixed bug in GetNextChecked that caused the "Error $0000 has occurred while loading blah module.  T2 will not purge itself." message.  Also fixed the bug that caused the error to be reported as Zero.
	* 7 Jan 94 - new icon control
	* 7 Jan 94 - background fader now handled properly (WHEW!!!!).  It can only be toggled on when nothing else is toggled, and while it is toggled on, nothing else can be toggled.



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v1.2d1: 2 Jan 93

	* 30 Dec 93 - blinking box now defaults to OFF (more interrupt friendly, too)
	* 30 Dec 93 - blinking box should now no longer blink on printouts
	* 1 Jan 94 - list draw procedure now uses SetCharExtra on module names that won't fit in the module list ("America Held Hostage" fits better!)
	* 1 Jan 94 - setup module name popup now has a fixed size so "America Held Hostage" fits
	* 31 Dec 93 & 1 Jan 94 - new layout!
	* 1 Jan 94 - new toggle button will eventually serve to toggle modules for random mode
	* 2 Jan 94 - T2 now supports coolcursor, by installing a runQ to run every 4 seconds to ask cccp what the state of the cursor is (this runQ is ONLY installed on cccp systems!!) (Should it be more than 4 seconds or less?)

text/letters/Ap.ToEditor.v2

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+I am writing to you in regard to a few errors which recently have appeared in your magazine in regard to our screensaver for the Apple IIGS, Twilight II.  This letter would have been written much earlier, but we've been very busy completing version 1.1 of Twilight II.

First, on page 37 of the January 1993 issue, it is incorrectly stated that Twilight II is shareware.  Twilight II is a commercial program published by DigiSoft Innovations with a retail price of $39.95.  This fact was plainly stated out in the press release provided to Senior Editor Paul Statt for that article, but apparently it was overlooked.

Second, on page 14 of the April 1993 issue, Contributing Editor Joe Kohn provides the wrong name of our company.  For a very short time we originally were conceived as Digital Creations, but soon we found out we had picked an unoriginal name, so we became DigiSoft Innovations instead.  We tried our best to make this name switch known and also made this fact clear when we agreed to donate the two copies of Twilight II for use in the Bouncin' Ferno contest.  In communications with Mr. Kohn before publication, we first learned of this error, and we were assured that it would be fixed before the issue went to print.  We were thus surprised when we received the April issue with no correction made.

Lastly, and totally unrelated, I personally feel bewilderment at the 1040Works screenshot on page 12 of the April issue.  At first I could not figure out what a Mac screenshot was doing in the Apple II "What's new" section.  Upon studying the picture closely however, I can make out a window entitled "1040.screen.textfile" which appears to be loaded into the Macintosh version of America Online, on a large (21"?) monitor with resulting text so small you must strain to read it.  This seems an incredibly ludicrous roundabout way to print a screenshot of an Apple II program!  Is there a reason I'm missing?  Maybe it would have made sense to do a screenshot of a different program instead?

Sincerely,
Jim Maricondo
DigiSoft Innovations

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+I am writing to you in regard to a few errors which recently have appeared in your magazine in regard to our screensaver for the Apple IIGS, Twilight II.  This letter would have been written much earlier, but we've been very busy completing version 1.1 of Twilight II.

First, on page 37 of the January 1993 issue, it is incorrectly stated that Twilight II is shareware.  Twilight II is a commercial program published by DigiSoft Innovations with a retail price of $39.95.  This fact was plainly stated out in the press release provided to Senior Editor Mr. Statt, but apparently it was accidentally overlooked.

Second, on page 14 of the April 1993 issue, Joe Kohn provides the wrong name of our company.  For a very short time we originally were conceived as Digital Creations, but soon we found out we had picked an unoriginal name, so we soon became DigiSoft Innovations instead.  We announced this name switch everywhere and also made this fact very clear to Mr. Kohn when we agreed to donate the two copies of Twilight II for use in the Bouncin' Ferno contest.  Mr. Kohn assured us before publication that he would not refer to us incorrectly as Digital Creations, but this assurance was not carried out.

Lastly, and totally unrelated, I personally feel bewilderment at the 1040Works screenshot on page 12 of the April issue.  At first I could not figure out what a Mac screenshot was doing in the Apple II "What's new" section.  Upon studying the picture closely however, I can make out a window entitled "1040.screen.textfile" which appears to be loaded into the Macintosh version of America Online, on a large (21"?) monitor with resulting text so small you must strain to read it.  This seems an incredibly ludicrous roundabout way to print a screenshot of an Apple II program!  Is there a reason I'm missing?  Maybe it would have made sense to do a screenshot of a different program instead?

Sincerely,
Jim Maricondo
DigiSoft Innovations

text/press/t2.beetlejack

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+Subj:  Re: semi-T2 v1.0 press release
Date:  92-12-30 19:41:50 EST
From:  BeetleGuy
To:    AFC DYAJim
Posted on: America Online

Ok... I'll take a look at this release and if I have any other questions, I'll e-mail ya... You definately have a buyer here though!! :)  BTW, if you need any beta-testors for the next version... Please lemme know... I've done it before and love it... :)  I recently helped to test GSHK v1.1 for Andy.  In fact my name i on the list!!! (Oooh... :))  Thanx again for the info!!

                                       Jack Dempsey

                                       a.k.a BeetleGuy

P.S. Yes, Jack Dempsey is my REAL name and yes, I was named after the fighter... :)  (Everyone asks that...)

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+DYA is proud to announce Twilight II (tm), the revolutionary new screen saver control panel taking complete advantage of and designed exclusively for your Apple IIgs computer!

Prevent costly phosphor burn in from ruining your valuable monitor when the same image is left on screen for too long a time!  Twilight II presents an elegant solution to this problem (similar to After Dark (tm) on the Macintosh) where you can select from a variety of dazzling full color animation and special effect modules to be executed when no user interaction has taken place for a specified amount of time.  Twilight II is a control panel for use with Apple's Control Panel desk accessory on System Disk 6.0 or later.  Twilight II takes full advantage of the new great features in the new System 6.0 and the marvelous capabilities of the Apple IIgs computer.  Over two years in the making and written in 100% assembly language for optimal speed and performance, Twilight II clearly leaves the current competition stopped in their tracks!

Some of the effects included in the over thirty Twilight II effect modules include: 3-D fractal mountains, rotated and scaled 3-D wireframe animation, plasma cloud generation, dazzling color fireworks displays that rival all others, snow (which can fall on the desktop!), a "life" simulation, rain, a bouncing fading clock, scaled and rotated lined polygon shapes, a display of static, a trek through subterranean tunnels, a kaleidoscope, a display of moire effects, a module where YOU draw the animation with any GS paint program, all the old modules from Twilight I, and many more.  (Note: many but not all of these modules are present in v1.0; they all will be available in v1.0.1.)  Utilizing the "random mode" feature unique to Twilight II on the Apple IIgs, you can even select a different module to be run each time the screen is blanked!

The stunning special effect Twilight II modules work with all GS/OS desktop based applications that follow Apple's guidelines.  In addition, Twilight II will also turn the entire screen black for text screen based programs, such as the GS/OS version of America Online, and ProDOS 8 programs like AppleWorks 3.0 and ProTerm 3.  If you have an AppleShare network, Twilight II is also fully multi-user network aware.  Finally, if you are a programmer, full documentation will soon be made available on how to write your own screen saver modules!  Future additional module packages are also being considered.  The possibilities are endless!

Version 1.0 was originally released publicly about a month ago at the Apple Expo East.  We are currently working on v1.0.1, which is anticipated within another month.  The suggested retail price is $39.95.  Twilight II itself takes up about 125k of memory.  Users with 1.25mb might be able to just scrape by if they do not have many inits and DAs and system sounds, but we recommend 1.5mb of RAM or more for optimal performance.  On disk, Twilight II occupies anywhere from about 50k and upwards (depending on which modules you want to have installed.)  A minimum of two 3.5" floppy drives is required.  A hard drive is recommended.  System 6.0 or later is required.

Twilight II is a complete rewrite of Twilight I, the premiere modular Apple IIgs screen saver.  The numerous problems and bugs in Twilight I are gone, and the two products should not be confused.

For further information:

DYA
55 Skyview Drive
Trumbull, CT  06611-4033
Attn: Jim Maricondo

Phone: 203 377-1121 (evenings best)

America Online: "AFC DYAJim"
Delphi:         "DYAJIM"
GEnie:          "DYA"
Internet:       "afcdyajim@aol.com"

All trademarks belong to their respective holders.

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+Alright Paul.. Here's a basic overview.  I think this should cover most of your questions.  I whipped it up rather quick, so don't hold me accountable for my grammar :-)

Twilight II is a new Apple IIgs screen saver control panel.  I don't know if you're familiar with the original shareware version from a couple years ago, but this is a complete rewrite.  System 6.0 is required and fully taken advantage of.  Twilight II lists for $39.95 and is being published by Digital Creations, a part of DYA.  It should be available from most mail order houses soon after v1.0.1 is released, in about a month.  At the Apple Expo East v1.0 was released to attendees (with a free upgrade to v1.0.1,) but we have decided not to sell more copies until v1.0.1 is completed, in about a month.  v1.0.1 will have over 30 different screen saver effect modules, including 3-D fractal mountains, fireworks, snow, rain, wireframe 3-D animations, a kaleidoscope, a module ("YouDrawIt") that allows you to draw the animation with any GS paint program, a module to play PaintWorks type animation files, plasma clouds, subterranean tunnels, scaled and rotated polygon shapes, a module that slowly bounces a fading clock around on the screen, a module that draws random quotes from several hundred included (with the ability to add your own) around the screen, a module that does a classic "life" simulation, moire effects, a display of static, a trek through the universe, as well as all the old Twilight 1.0 shareware modules.  Twilight II will blank the screen using the effect(s) you have chosen in any GS/OS desktop based program.  In text based programs (such as America Online, ProDOS 8 applications like AppleWorks Classic, ProTerm 3, etc.), Twilight II will clear the screen to black when the time to blank has elapsed.  However, when the screen is just cleared to black, the program running can continue to run, so a print in AppleWorks wouldn't be interrupted, nor would a file transfer in ProTerm or America Online.  In addition, each corner of the screen can be set to control blanking.  Corners can be set to make the screen never blank, make the screen blank immediately using the effect(s) selected, or blank the screen to black, in the background.  Normally in desktop programs when the time to blank has elapsed, the program running is stopped so that the animation can occur.  When you move the mouse to a background blank now corner, the SHR screen is just made black, but the program running will continue to run.  This feature can be used in conjunction with another option that automatically does a background blank when there is a watchcursor onscreen, and all other times stops the desktop program running to execute the module you have chosen.  So if you are in a word processor and walk away, if it is time for the screen to blank, since the cursor isn't a watch, Twilight II will use the effect(s) you have chosen.  But then you could go to print, and then walk away, and since the cursor is now a watch, Twilight II will automatically only make the screen blank black, so that the print operation can continue.  The same thing applies for copying files with the Finder, shrinking and unshrinking things with GS-ShrinkIt, etc.  Also, you can select a range of different effect modules and turn "random mode" on, so that each time the screen blanks a different module will be used!  Either two 3.5" floppy drives or a hard drive is required, along with System 6.  1.125 megabytes of memory minimum are required, but if many DA's, inits, and system sounds are installed, 1.5 meg or more will provide better results.  Twilight II also fully support multi-user AppleShare networks.  The CDev itself has been written in 100% assembly language for optimal speed and small code size, and has been over 2 years in the making.

For futher information, contact:

Digital Creations: Twilight II
55 Skyview Drive
Trumbull, CT  06611-4033
Attn: Jim Maricondo

(203) 377-1121

America Online: "AFC DYAJim"
Delphi: "DYAJIM"
GEnie: "J.Maricondo1"
Internet: "afcdyajim@aol.com"

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+Due to unavoidable delays in the ongoing comletion of Twilight II v1.0.1, we have decided to sell v1.0 direct at $39.95 (shipping and handling included.)

This offer includes the v1.0 program disk and documentation, and a free upgrade to v1.0.1 mailed automatically when it is completed.  Plus, if you order before December 1, 1992, we will also throw in a free copy of your choice of either DYA's Exhibit A, the 3200 color slide show extravaganza, OR the DYA ASIF SoundSmith Instrument Disk #1, containing over 100 fantastic new hi-quality instruments for use with SoundSmith!

Twilight II v1.0.1, when completed, will also be available mail order.

If you have proof that you paid for Twilight I before March 1991, contact us for an upgrade offer.

Payment can be made via check or mastercard/visa.

Digital Creations
55 Skyview Drive
Trumbull, CT  06611-4033
Attn: Jim Maricondo

Phone: (203) 377 - 1121

Email: AO - "AFC DYAJim"
       GEnie - "DYA"
       Delphi - "DYAJIM"
       Internet - "afcdyajim@aol.com"

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+Digital Creations is proud to announce Twilight II (tm), the revolutionary new screen saver control panel taking complete advantage of and designed exclusively for your Apple IIgs computer!

Prevent costly phosphor burn in from ruining your valuable monitor when the same image is left on screen for too long a time!  Twilight II presents an elegant solution to this problem (similar to After Dark (tm) on the Macintosh) where you can select from a variety of dazzling full color animation and special effect modules to be executed when no user interaction has taken place for a specified amount of time.  Twilight II is a control panel for use with Apple's Control Panel NDA on System Disk 6.0 or later.  Twilight II takes full advantage of the new great features in the new System 6.0 and the marvelous capabilities of the Apple IIgs computer.  Over two years in the making and written in 100% assembly language for optimal speed and performance, Twilight II clearly leaves the current competition stopped in their tracks!

Some of the effects included in the over thirty Twilight II effect modules include: 3-D fractal mountains, rotated and scaled 3-D wireframe animation, plasma cloud generation, dazzling color fireworks displays that rival all others, snow (which can fall on the desktop!), a "life" simulation, rain, a bouncing fading clock, scaled and rotated lined polygon shapes, a display of static, a trek through subterranean tunnels, a kaleidoscope, a display of moire effects, a module where YOU draw the animation with any GS paint program, all the old modules from Twilight I, and many more.  (Note: many but not all of these modules are present in v1.0; they all will be available in v1.0.1.)  Utilizing the "random mode" feature unique to Twilight II on the Apple IIgs, you can even select a different module to be run each time the screen is blanked!

The stunning special effect Twilight II modules work with all GS/OS desktop based applications that follow Apple's guidelines.  In addition, Twilight II will also turn the entire screen black for text screen based programs, such as the GS/OS version of America Online, and ProDOS 8 programs like AppleWorks 3.0 and ProTerm 3.  If you have an AppleShare network, Twilight II is also fully multi-user network aware.  Finally, if you are a programmer, full documentation will soon be made available on how to write your own screen saver modules!  Future additional module packages are also being considered.  The possibilities are endless!

Version 1.0 was originally released publicly about a month ago at the Apple Expo East.  We are currently working on v1.0.1, which is anticipated within another month.  The suggested retail price is $39.95.  Twilight II itself takes up about 125k of memory.  Users with 1.25mb might be able to just scrape by if they do not have many inits and DAs and system sounds, but we recommend 1.5mb of RAM or more for optimal performance.  On disk, Twilight II occupies anywhere from about 50k and upwards (depending on which modules you want to have installed.)  A minimum of two 3.5" floppy drives is required.  A hard drive is recommended.  System 6.0 or later is required.

Twilight II is a complete rewrite of Twilight I, the premiere modular Apple IIgs screen saver.  The numerous problems and bugs in Twilight I are gone, and the two products should not be confused.

Digital Creations was formed in 1992 to handle marketing and distribution of DYA (Digital Youth Alliance) products, Twilight II the first of which.  The company is committed to supporting the Apple IIgs throughout the 90's.

For further information:

Digital Creations
55 Skyview Drive
Trumbull, CT  06611-4033
Attn: Jim Maricondo

Phone: (203) 377-1121 (evenings best)

America Online: "AFC DYAJim"
Delphi: "DYAJIM"
GEnie: "DYA"
Internet: "afcdyajim@aol.com"

All trademarks belong to their respective holders.

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+Digital Creations is proud to announce Twilight II (tm), the revolutionary new screen saver control panel taking complete advantage of and designed exclusively for your Apple IIgs computer!

Prevent costly phosphor burn in from ruining your valuable monitor when the same image is left on screen for too long a time!  Twilight II presents an elegant solution to this problem (similar to After Dark (tm) on the Macintosh) where you can select from a variety of dazzling full color animation and special effect modules to be executed when no user interaction has taken place for a specified amount of time.  Twilight II is a control panel for use with Apple's Control Panel NDA on System Disk 6.0 or later.  Twilight II takes full advantage of the new great features in the new System 6.0 and the marvelous capabilities of the Apple IIgs computer.  Over two years in the making and written in 100% assembly language for optimal speed and performance, Twilight II clearly leaves the current competition stopped in their tracks!

Some of the effects included in the over thirty Twilight II effect modules include: 3-D fractal mountains, rotated and scaled 3-D wireframe animation, plasma cloud generation, dazzling color fireworks displays that rival all others, snow (which can fall on the desktop!), a "life" simulation, rain, a bouncing fading clock, scaled and rotated lined polygon shapes, a display of static, a trek through subterranean tunnels, a kaleidoscope, a display of moire effects, a module where YOU draw the animation with any GS paint program, all the old modules from Twilight I, and many more.  (Note: many but not all of these modules are present in v1.0; they all will be available in v1.0.1.)  Utilizing the "random mode" feature unique to Twilight II on the Apple IIgs, you can even select a different module to be run each time the screen is blanked!

The stunning special effect Twilight II modules work with all GS/OS desktop based applications that follow Apple's guidelines.  In addition, Twilight II will also turn the entire screen black for text screen based programs, such as the GS/OS version of America Online, and ProDOS 8 programs like AppleWorks 3.0 and ProTerm 3.  If you have an AppleShare network, Twilight II is also fully multi-user network aware.  Finally, if you are a programmer, full documentation will soon be made available on how to write your own screen saver modules!  Future additional module packages are also being considered.  The possibilities are endless!

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+<continued>

Version 1.0 was originally released publicly about a month ago at the Apple Expo East.  We are currently working on v1.0.1, which is anticipated within another month.  The suggested retail price is $39.95.  Twilight II itself takes up about 125k of memory.  Users with 1.25mb might be able to just scrape by if they do not have many inits and DAs and system sounds, but we recommend 1.5mb of RAM or more for optimal performance.  On disk, Twilight II occupies anywhere from about 50k and upwards (depending on which modules you want to have installed.)  A minimum of two 3.5" floppy drives is required.  A hard drive is recommended.  System 6.0 or later is required.

Twilight II is a complete rewrite of Twilight I, the premiere modular Apple IIgs screen saver.  The numerous problems and bugs in Twilight I are gone, and the two products should not be confused.

Digital Creations was formed in 1992 to handle marketing and distribution of DYA (Digital Youth Alliance) products, Twilight II the first of which.  The company is committed to supporting the Apple IIgs throughout the 90's.

For further information:

Digital Creations
55 Skyview Drive
Trumbull, CT  06611-4033
Attn: Jim Maricondo

Phone: (203) 377-1121 (evenings best)

America Online: "AFC DYAJim"
Delphi: "DYAJIM"
GEnie: "DYA"
Internet: "afcdyajim@aol.com"

All trademarks belong to their respective holders.

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+DigiSoft Innovations is proud to announce Twilight II (tm), the revolutionary new screen saver control panel taking complete advantage of and designed exclusively for your Apple IIgs computer!

Prevent costly phosphor burn in from ruining your valuable monitor when the same image is left on screen for too long a time!  Twilight II presents an elegant solution to this problem (similar to After Dark (tm) on the Macintosh) where you can select from a variety of dazzling full color animation and special effect modules to be executed when no user interaction has taken place for a specified amount of time.  Twilight II is a control panel for use with Apple's Control Panel desk accessory on System Disk 6.0 or later.  Twilight II takes full advantage of the new great features in the new System 6.0 and the marvelous capabilities of the Apple IIgs computer.  Over two years in the making and written in 100% assembly language for optimal speed and performance, Twilight II clearly leaves the current competition stopped in their tracks!

Some of the effects included in the over thirty Twilight II effect modules include: 3-D fractal mountains, rotated and scaled 3-D wireframe animation, plasma cloud generation, dazzling color fireworks displays that rival all others, snow (which can fall on the desktop!), a "life" simulation, rain, a bouncing fading clock, scaled and rotated lined polygon shapes, a display of static, a trek through subterranean tunnels, a kaleidoscope, a display of moire effects, a module where YOU draw the animation with any GS paint program, all the old modules from Twilight I, and many more.  (Note: many but not all of these modules are present in v1.0; they all will be available in v1.0.1.)  Utilizing the "random mode" feature unique to Twilight II on the Apple IIgs, you can even select a different module to be run each time the screen is blanked!

The stunning special effect Twilight II modules work with all GS/OS desktop based applications that follow Apple's guidelines.  In addition, Twilight II will also turn the entire screen black for text screen based programs, such as the GS/OS version of America Online, and ProDOS 8 programs like AppleWorks 3.0 and ProTerm 3.  If you have an AppleShare network, Twilight II is also fully multi-user network aware.  Finally, if you are a programmer, full documentation will soon be made available on how to write your own screen saver modules!  Future additional module packages are also being considered.  The possibilities are endless!

Version 1.0 was originally released publicly about a month ago at the Apple Expo East.  We are currently working on v1.0.1, which is anticipated before the end of 1992.  (When completed, it will be announced fully.)  The suggested retail price is $39.95.  Twilight II itself takes up about 125k of memory.  Users with 1.25mb might be able to just scrape by if they do not have many inits and DAs and system sounds, but we recommend 1.5mb of RAM or more for optimal performance.  On disk, Twilight II occupies anywhere from about 50k and upwards (depending on which modules you want to have installed.)  A minimum of two 3.5" floppy drives is required.  A hard drive is recommended.  System 6.0 or later is required.

Twilight II is a complete rewrite of Twilight I, the premiere modular Apple IIgs screen saver.  The numerous problems and bugs in Twilight I are gone, and the two products should not be confused.

DigiSoft Innovations (formerly Digital Creations) was formed in 1992 to handle marketing and distribution of DYA (Digital Youth Alliance) products, Twilight II the first of which.  The company is committed to supporting the Apple IIgs throughout the 90's.

For further information: (a ship date is still several weeks off)

Jim Maricondo
DigiSoft Innovations
55 Skyview Drive
Trumbull, CT  06611-4033

Phone: (203) 377-1121 (evenings best)

America Online: "DigiSoft"
Delphi:         "DYAJIM"
GEnie:          "DYA"
Internet:       "digisoft@aol.com"

All trademarks belong to their respective holders.

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+DigiSoft Innovations is proud to announce Twilight II (tm), the revolutionary new screen saver control panel taking complete advantage of and designed exclusively for your Apple IIgs computer!

Prevent costly phosphor burn in from ruining your valuable monitor when the same image is left on screen for too long a time!  Twilight II presents an elegant solution to this problem (similar to After Dark (tm) on the Macintosh) where you can select from a variety of dazzling full color animation and special effect modules to be executed when no user interaction has taken place for a specified amount of time.  Twilight II is a control panel for use with Apple's Control Panel desk accessory on System Disk 6.0 or later.  Twilight II takes full advantage of the new great features in the new System 6.0 and the marvelous capabilities of the Apple IIgs computer.  Over two years in the making and written in 100% assembly language for optimal speed and performance, Twilight II clearly leaves the current competition stopped in their tracks!

Some of the effects included in the over thirty Twilight II effect modules include: 3-D fractal mountains, rotated and scaled 3-D wireframe animation, plasma cloud generation, dazzling color fireworks displays that rival all others, snow (which can fall on the desktop!), a "life" simulation, rain, a bouncing fading clock, scaled and rotated lined polygon shapes, a display of static, a trek through subterranean tunnels, a kaleidoscope, a display of moire effects, a module where YOU draw the animation with any GS paint program, all the old modules from Twilight I, and many more.  (Note: many but not all of these modules are present in v1.0; they all will be available in v1.0.1.)  Utilizing the "random mode" feature unique to Twilight II on the Apple IIgs, you can even select a different module to be run each time the screen is blanked!

The stunning special effect Twilight II modules work with all GS/OS desktop based applications that follow Apple's guidelines.  In addition, Twilight II will also turn the entire screen black for text screen based programs, such as the GS/OS version of America Online, and ProDOS 8 programs like AppleWorks 3.0 and ProTerm 3.  If you have an AppleShare network, Twilight II is also fully multi-user network aware.  Finally, if you are a programmer, full documentation will soon be made available on how to write your own screen saver modules!  Future additional module packages are also being considered.  The possibilities are endless!

Twilight II version 1.0 was originally released publicly about a month ago at the Apple Expo East.  We are currently working on v1.0.1, which is anticipated before the end of 1992.  (When completed, it will be announced fully.)  The suggested retail price is $39.95.  Twilight II itself takes up about 125k of memory.  Users with 1.25mb might be able to just scrape by if they do not have many inits and DAs and system sounds, but we recommend 1.5mb of RAM or more for optimal performance.  On disk, Twilight II occupies anywhere from about 50k and upwards (depending on which modules you want to have installed.)  A minimum of two 3.5" floppy drives is required.  A hard drive is recommended.  System 6.0 or later is required.

Twilight II is a complete rewrite of Twilight I, the premiere modular Apple IIgs screen saver.  The numerous problems and bugs in Twilight I are gone, and the two products should not be confused.

DigiSoft Innovations (formerly Digital Creations) was formed in 1992 to handle marketing and distribution of DYA (Digital Youth Alliance) products, Twilight II the first of which.  The company is committed to supporting the Apple IIgs throughout the 90's.

For further information: (a ship date is expected to be before the end of January)

Jim Maricondo
DigiSoft Innovations
P.O. Box 380
Trumbull, CT  06611-4033

Phone: (203) 375-0837 (evenings best)

America Online: "DigiSoft"
Delphi:         "DYAJIM"
GEnie:          "DYA"
Internet:       "digisoft@aol.com"

All trademarks belong to their respective holders.

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+DigiSoft Innovations is proud to announce Twilight II (tm), the revolutionary new screen saver control panel taking complete advantage of and designed exclusively for your Apple IIgs computer!

Prevent costly phosphor burn in from ruining your valuable monitor when the same image is left on screen for too long a time!  Twilight II presents an elegant solution to this problem (similar to After Dark (tm) on the Macintosh) where you can select from a variety of dazzling full color animation and special effect modules to be executed when no user interaction has taken place for a specified amount of time.  Twilight II is a control panel for use with Apple's Control Panel desk accessory on System Disk 6.0 or later.  Twilight II takes full advantage of the new great features in the new System 6 and the marvelous capabilities of the Apple IIgs computer.  Over two years in the making and written in 100% assembly language for optimal speed and performance, Twilight II clearly leaves the current competition stopped in their tracks!

Some of the effects included in the over thirty Twilight II effect modules include: 3-D fractal mountains, rotated and scaled 3-D wireframe animation, plasma cloud generation, dazzling color fireworks displays that rival all others, snow (which can fall on the desktop!), a "life" simulation, melting screens, rain, a bouncing fading clock, scaled and rotated lined polygon shapes, a display of static, a trek through subterranean tunnels, a kaleidoscope, a display of moire effects, a module where YOU draw the animation with any GS paint program, most of the old modules from Twilight I, and many more!  Utilizing the "random mode" feature unique to Twilight II on the Apple IIgs, you can even select a different module to be run each time the screen is blanked!

The stunning special effect Twilight II modules work with all GS/OS desktop based applications that follow Apple's guidelines.  In addition, Twilight II will also turn the entire screen black for text screen based programs, such as the GS/OS version of America Online, and ProDOS 8 programs like AppleWorks 3.0 and ProTerm 3.  Twilight II will not hinder important operations such as copying, printing, or telecommunication.  If you have an AppleShare network, Twilight II is also fully multi-user network aware.  Finally, if you are a programmer, full documentation will soon be made available on how to write your own screen saver modules!  Future additional module packages are also being considered.  The possibilities are endless!

Twilight II version 1.0 was originally released publicly about a month ago at the Apple Expo East.  Twilight II v1.0.1 is in the process of being completed an hopefully should ship by the end of January 1993.  Further announcements will be made at tha time.  The suggested retail price is $39.95.  Twilight II itself needs 100k of free memory.  Users with 1.25mb might be able to just scrape by if they do not have many inits and DAs and system sounds, but we recommend 1.5mb of RAM or more for optimal performance.  On disk, Twilight II occupies anywhere from about 50k and upwards (depending on which modules you want to have installed.)  A minimum of two 3.5" floppy drives or one or more floppy drives and a hard drive is required.  System 6 is also required.  If you don't yet have System 6, we can provide you with a copy.

Twilight II is a complete rewrite of Twilight I, the premiere modular Apple IIgs screen saver.  The numerous problems and bugs in Twilight I are gone, and the two products should not be confused.

DigiSoft Innovations (formerly Digital Creations) was formed in 1992 to handle marketing and distribution of DYA (Digital Youth Alliance) products, Twilight II the first of which.  The company is committed to supporting the Apple IIgs throughout the 90's.

For further information: (the ship date is expected to be before the end of January)

Jim Maricondo
DigiSoft Innovations
P.O. Box 380
Trumbull, CT  06611

Phone: (203) 375-0837 (evenings best)

America Online: "DigiSoft"
Delphi:         "DYAJIM"
GEnie:          "DYA"
Internet:       "digisoft@aol.com"

All trademarks belong to their respective holders.