READ.ME.FIRST file. Updated September 4, 1989 for version 3.03 Copyright 1989 Jim Ferr. All rights reserved, except as noted. CONTENTS License Agreement About Freeware What's new in this release Quick start instructions Additional Information License Agreement Warp Six BBS is protected by copyright and is distributed by the author at no cost. You have license to re-distribute the software only under the following circumstances: 1) Re-distribution must be done without a fee greater than that of disk media and handling, and shall not exceed $10. 2) RE-DISTRIBUTION BY COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS OF ANY KIND IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN. This does not include User Groups, provided they are non-profit and obey the restrictions in (1) and (3). 3) The software must be re-distributed complete and with all documentation, UNCHANGED. This includes the documentation and drivers, which are either on the back of the disk or in a supplementary file. 4) The software is distributed without warranty or guarantee of any kind. 5) Ownership of the software is maintained by the author. 6) By using this software you agree to the terms of this license agreement. This license is automatically revoked when any of its terms are broken. About Freeware Warp Six BBS version 3.03 is currently distributed free of charge, subject to the terms of the license agreement above, and it will remain so unless I withdraw the program from the market, which is my right as copyright holder. That's an unlikely scenario, but I'm currently working on Xmodem up/download routines for Warp Six, and when they are done, I'll have a decision to make: I have spent too much time and effort on Xmodem to include it in the freeware version, so I am considering these options: 1) Market version 4.0 as shareware 2) Sell it to a commercial distributor 3) Market it commercially myself From my experiences trying to market Warp Six as shareware (in earlier incarnations of the software), few people ever bother to send in the shareware fee, no matter how reasonable it may be. Unless enough of the 200 plus people who have downloaded Warp Six BBS from GEnie and other sources can convince me that a reasonable shareware fee, say $25, will be paid by a reasonable number of people, I'm going to make version 4.0 a commercial version. So, convince me! You can write to me at the following address: Jim Ferr 95 DeCarie Circle #20 Islington, ON M9B 3J5 CANADA You can also reach me on the following information services: CompuServe, ID 73057,2455 GEnie, ID J.FERR LOGIC: JIM, (416) 922-1626 300/1200/2400 (The original) Warp Six BBS: JIM FERR, (416) 665-1721 300/1200/2400 What's New in this Release Version 3.03 cures a minor bug in the SSC, GS and Datalink 1200 drivers that reported an error 3 at line 1050 whenever a caller was unsuccessful in making a connection, eg. a salesperson called your BBS line and hung up. Other changes are less visible; the drivers take up an extra page of memory; all machine language routines are defined as a base address plus an offset; the base address is defined in line 25 of LOGON. (EG. M1=BA, M2=BA+3) The drivers are more modular, and report errors better. These changes were made to make way for the upcoming Xmodem send and receive routines, which I'm now working on. Quick Start Instructions (I suggest you read these whether or not you want a quick start) 1) Make a copy of the unmodified system and keep it in a safe place. Do not skip this step if you value your time. 2) The entire BBS is contained in the subdirectory WARP6. Ensure it resides on a volume named /W6. If not, rename the volume or learn how to set up different pathnames by reading "Setting up Pathnames" in the Sysop.Doc file. If this will be your startup volume, copy PRODOS to /W6. 3) Ensure you have the ProDOS date set (or a ProDOS compatible clock installed). The startup program included will prompt you for the date if you don't have a clock, then it will start the BBS. You can use your own hard disk menu program if you prefer. The startup file for the BBS is /W6/WARP6/STARTUP. If your menu requires a "SYSTEM" file, add the file called BASIC.SYSTEM to the /W6/WARP6 directory and start from there. 4) When the BBS title page comes up you will see "Awaiting Call Number 1". Log in by hitting Control-L. Enter 1000 as your ID number and SYSOP as your password. 5) After some experimentation, read the documentation in full and customize your system so it has a unique name. (Change the appropriate line in the SYS.DATA file. See Sysop.Doc and Warp6.Doc for details.) 6) Read the modem.doc file and install a live modem driver, which consists of the live version of the Warp6.Loader and the appropriate Warp6.Driver and Modem.Init file. Check the modem init file to ensure all the commands are compatible with your modem. Note: with the GS driver, you must use the Local.Loader, renamed as "Warp6.Loader", ie. don't bother to erase the Warp6.Loader already in the /W6/WARP6 directory. 7) Have a friend call the system with a modem to make sure it is working. 8) Using a word processor such as Apple Writer // customize the text files in the system using Warp6.Doc as a reference. 9) Test any/all customizations you make extensively before "going public". Additional Information: With the modem disabled driver, the system will work just as it would if connected to a modem except that "calls" can only be made via your keyboard until you install a "live" modem driver for your particular hardware. Once you install the live drivers, if you (or anyone with Level 9 access) calls in remotely, you will need the remote password. It is REMOTE until you change it. (See Sys.Data and Warp6.Doc) Note: no serial interface or modem is needed to use the modem disabled driver. As well, none of the local control commands normally active when a remote user is online will work with the local driver, naturally. The GS serial port driver requires a custom cable and specific Control Panel settings. See the Modem.Doc file for complete details.