Demo program Rubber Band Routing

1988 · Windows · MS-DOS · AKB, John Hoefnagels

Demo program Rubber Band Routing (C)opyright AKB, 1988, John Hoefnagels This program needs special hardware : - Processor : At least IBM AT (12 Mhz), Preferably 386 machine. - Video : VGA or EGA - Mouse : Fully Microsoft Mouse Compatible (Logitech, IBM) Starting the program : There is a file G.BAT available. Syntax : GDIJK file_links file_nodes file_speed/color file_roads timefactor scale_distance scale_coordinates file_initial_places General : Left mouse-button is used for actions, Right mouse-button is for returning to command_line. Commands : Clear : Redraw map as it originally was. Zoom : Zooming out with as result an area twice as large on the screen. Window : Redraw a part of the map. Route : With left mouse-button picking a starting point. The shortest route to every other point in the network will be calculated. The route to the point nearest to the mouse-cursor will be highlighted. On the command line you will see distance and driving time. When the left mouse-button is pressed again, calculation will start at that point, etc. Stopping with route by pressing right mouse-button. Block : Blocking or Deblocking links. Point with left mouse-button to a node. Until the left- or right mouse-button is pressed you will see the link closest to the cursor in a different color. Blocked links will get a bright (yellow) color. Place : Find a place and putting it on the screen with left mouse button. Coord : Shows coordinates of current cursor position. IsoDist: } Isographs on distance or time. IsoTime: } Point one node on the screen en press left mouse-button. If there is enough memory you can point as many nodes as you wish (multi-depot). With right mouse button the reult will be shown. If there is not enough memory the result of the single point will be shown at once. Clear the screen with right mouse-button The different colors have the following meaning : Distance 0 - 25 - 50 - 100 - 200 - 300 - >300 Kilometer Time 0 - 15 - 30 - 60 - 120 - 180 - >180 Minutes