About This Distribution

This distribution (distro) is designed to introduce interested parties in an opportunity to explore and evaluate the new technology exposed by TCB. Several distributions of the TCB run-time have been created since the first Java run-time was completed in 2010. Initial development system modules were written later in 2010 using MS VB.

The distro consists of the TCB run-time and folders containing TCB programs, graphics and supporting files. This distro is designed to convince the user that TCB does, in fact, produce usable computer solutions to common business problems. It is hoped that an evaluator will be able to access the kinds of markets that TCB can penetrate.

As new technology, TCB will provide for new pardigms in information technology. TCB is the first of a family of "generators" designed to produce solutions to various segments of the total information processing marketplace. Another distro is available that explores a Personal Information System and a Retail Store Management System.

Running TCB

To run TCB simple execute either one of the 2 primary run-times, tcb,exe or xmenu.exe. Executing either program without and parameters causes TCB to find and execute the program .prc\main.prc. Alternately any TCB program can be executed from the command line using the form:
    tcb.exe prc\myprogram.prc.

TCB programs can be executed from a database as detailed in the documentation. Full security is not implemented in this distro so no log-on process. However, one or two of the included TCB programs may require a password. In that case the password is password. There are as many ways of using and running TCB as someone may choose.

Touchy, Feely

The best way to get to know what the system can do is to just run TCB programs then play with the ones that interest you. Selections available from several places in the system, displays windows with of TCB programs to choose to run. Over 80 TCB programs are contained in the folder .\prcs.

For this distro a certain standard has emerged. Most TCB program windows may have the following attributes:

Extras

The file "extras.txt" located in the .\prcs folder contains a list of TCB programs that are included in this distribution but are not reference or used. They are included to demonstrate the immense flexibility of TCB. The program set includes, a WYSIWYG HTML editor, a video clock example, a floating carosel banner, a database viewer, an example flow chart, an email client, downloader and more.












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