README for SmallCore 1.0

By: Robert Bradley
    bradleyr1@iname.com
    http://www.geocities.com/inindo.geo

Requirements
============

All you need are working executables of genesis and coldcc.
Source code and win32 binaries for these files can be found
at the following URLs:

  - Source code:	ftp://ice.cold.org/cold/src/STABLE
  - Win32 binaries: 	ftp://ice.cold.org/cold/bin

Additionally, I will be making a package available soon that
will include some files to make compiling the source with
VC++ much easier.


Be sure to check my web site for any news, updates, and
additional releases.  

  - http://www.geocities.com/inindo.geo
  
Commands
========

SmallCore contains only 5 commands which should allow
the building of a complete core without ever touching
the textdump file.  The following is a list of the
commands:

  o say		Allows communication with other 
  		programmer accounts.
  		  		
  o ; (eval)	Lets you evaluate an expression. (ie:
  		;$programmer.commands())
  		
  o list	Displays a methods code in an easy
  		copy paste format.
  		(ie: list $programmer.list_cmd)
  		
  o program	Programs or re-programs coldc methods.
  		(ie: program $programmer.some_cmd)
  		
  o quit	Logoff the core.
  		
Object Reference
================

This section contains a brief explanation of some of the
objects to get you started.  For information on the coldc
language, you can refer to:

  - http://ice.cold.org:1180/bin/help?node=help_coldc
  

  o $root	System object - required.  Parent to all
  		other objects.
  
  o $sys	System object - required.  Contains some
  		system methods, and .startup(), the entry
  		point to the core.
  		
  o $libraries	Parent to objects which handle different
  		data types.  (ie: If you entered the code
  		"test".length(), the driver would look
  		for .length() on $string.)
  		
  o $network	Handles all network connections.  This
  		object is automatically initialized by
  		$sys.startup().  To add a new listening
  		port, simply create a child of 
  		$incoming_port and set its port via the 
  		.port() method.  Likewise create a child 
  		of $incoming_conn to handle the connection.
  		Refer to $prog_port and	$prog_conn for 
  		examples.
  		
  o $programmer	Children of this object are the individual
  		programmer login accounts.  To create a new
  		account, create a child of this object, it
  		must use this naming convention,
  		$programmer_<name> (ie: Robert would be
  		$programmer_robert).  Use the .password()
  		method to set the account password and the
  		account will be ready.  $programmer contains
  		all of the command methods for the users,
  		and templates for the commands are stored in 
  		$programmer.commands().
  		

For further information, please refer to http://ice.cold.org:1180/bin/help?node=help_coldc or if you
have a specific question or suggestions, you may e-mail me at:

bradleyr1@iname.com

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