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- BBS Base Documentation
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- Version 1.00
- February 1988
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- | Many Thanks to : |
- | Philip Wasson, Dave Festa, Laura Whiting, |
- | David Kahan, Allan Joffe, and Allan Feuer|
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- | for beta testing and other aid. |
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- BBS BASE - Designed and Written by Steve Lutz
- DOCUMENTATION by Laura Whiting and Steve Lutz
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- ALL Rights Reserved
- Copyright (c) 1988
- by Steve Lutz
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- BBS BASE Documentation Page One
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- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
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- THIS SOFTWARE IS DISTRIBUTED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES
- AS TO THE PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES
- WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE
- HELD LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFIT OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING
- FROM THE USE OR MISUSE OF THIS PROGRAM, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- LIMITED TO SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES.
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- BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO
- WHICH THIS SOFTWARE MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A
- PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE
- RISK OF USING THIS PROGRAM.
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- Introduction - What is BBS Base?
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- BBS Base is a Data Base for Storing information about BBS's.
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- File package consists of:
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- BBSBASE COM - the Main BBSBASE program
- BBSBASE DOC - this file
- DELETE COM - Program that will delete P/W info from DATA BASE
- DELETE DOC - Documentation for DELETE.COM
- REG TXT - Registration Form
- BBS DTA - will be created
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- Only BBSBASE.COM is needed to run the program.
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- Outline of the Program
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- There are three sections to the program.
- They are the Main Screen, the Edit/View screen, and the Options Screen.
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- BBS BASE Documentation Page Two
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- The Main Screen Commands
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- BBS-BASE version 1.00
- A BBS Data-Base Manager
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- ├────────────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────┤
- │ Current Page : 1 Of: 1 │
- ├────────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────┤
- │Arrow Key : Move current Selection │ Esc : Exit Program │
- │PgUp/Down : View Previous/Next Page │ F1 : Options Menu │
- │Home/End : Goto First/Last Page │ G : Goto Page # │
- │Return : Edit/View Selection │ A/D : Add / Delete Record │
- └────────────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────┘
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- The Main screen: This screen will display up to 26 records
- at a time. It is the first screen after the title screen
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- Commands: Function:
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- Escape Quit the program
- F1 Goto Options Menu
- Return or Enter Edit/View the highlighted record.
- Arrow Keys (up-down) Moves the highlight in the
- direction of arrow.
- Home Go to first page.
- End Go to last page.
- PageUp View the previous page.
- Pagedown View the next page.
- G Goto a Page Number.
- A Add a record, displays a blank
- Edit/View screen.
- D Deletes the highlighted record.
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- Edit/View Screen Commands
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- The Edit/View screen is where editing old records, adding new records
- or just viewing the information stored about a BBS is done.
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- The active window is highlighted. When first entering the this screen, the
- System Information window is active.
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- Global Commands:
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- F1 : Abort changes and return to the Main Screen.
- Escape : Save changes and return to Main screen.
- Space : Change window.
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- Up/Down Arrows : move the field highlight in the
- system info window up or down.
- Return or Enter : Edit the currently selected field.
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- Edit Mode Commands:
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- *** While in Edit Mode Global Functions are not Active ***
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- Escape : exit edit mode, keep all changes.
- F1 : exit edit mode, abort all changes.
- Arrow keys : Moves cursor in direction of arrow.
- Wraparound works.
- Insert : Toggle insert and Delete mode.
- Backspace : moves cursor to the left one character
- and deletes character to left of cursor.
- Delete : deletes character under cursor.
- Return/Enter : Moves cursor and text after cursor
- to beginning of next line.
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- The text area is actually larger than the window itself, if text is
- "lost" off the end of visible area, press DELETE a few times and it will
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- The Options Screen
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- The Options Screen includes three features. They are; Alphabetizing,
- Printing, and Checking for duplicates.
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- Options Screen Commands:
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- Up/Down Arrows : Change the currently highlighted
- function.
- Return/Enter : Perform, highlighted function.
- Escape : Return to Main Screen from Options Screen (or)
- Options Screen from aborted function.
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- When Using the Arrow keys and selecting different functions, the
- help window changes. The help window will prompt for certain input.
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- Alphabetizing:
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- Sorts in assending or decending order.
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- Check for Dupication:
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- Checks all records for duplicates of Name or Phone number.
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- Printing Styles:
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- The Long method prints ALL information in the record. Approximately 2
- records will fit on an 8 X 11 sheet of paper.
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- The Short method prints the Name, Phone, baud rate, hour code and
- settings in a group by status codes.
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- (Print to screen to see what each of these printing styles looks like before
- printing out to the printer.)
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- NOTE -- If your printer has proportional spacing,
- make sure it is off, the printer output will not look correct if using
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- THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT
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- If you use BBSBASE and find it of value, your contribution ($5.00
- suggested) will be appreciated. This contrbution is voluntary and will
- entitle you to become a registered user.
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- If you want to register, print out the file called "REG.TXT" which is the
- registration form, complete it and send it with your check to:
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- Steve Lutz
- 320 Cynwyd Rd.
- Bala Cynwyd, Pa. 19004
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- If you have any comments or suggestions on how to make BBSBASE even
- better, I can be reached on many BBSs in the Philadelphia area; d-Place,
- Bob's Mac, Spectrum BBS or
- my own Virtual BBS (215)-667-7891. I can also be reached by voice at
- (215)-664-1292.
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- Regardless of whether a contribution is made, the user is encouaged to
- copy and share BBSBase with others. Payment for use is discretionary on
- the part of each subsequent user.
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- DISTRIBUTION POLICY
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- A limited license is granted to all users of BBSBase, to make copies of
- BBSBase and distribute them to other users, on the following conditions:
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- 1) The following files must be included as a program package:
- BBSBASE.COM
- BBSBASE.DOC
- DELETE.COM
- DELETE.DOC
- REG.TXT
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- 2) The Program package is not be distributed to others in
- modified or altered form.
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- 3) That the name, BBS BASE, must be retained.
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- 4) The copyright and authorship notices in the progam and
- documentation are not to be altered or removed.
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- 5) No fee is to be charged for copying or distributing the
- program package.
- System Operators of Bulletin Board Systems may have this file available
- for download with out registering.
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