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PHOMAST5.ARC -=- What's New
January 1, 1990
Release 8.2
It has been a year now since I released the original PHOMAST4.ARC, a
version I have left unmodified until now. Because of the interest
in this starter script I have gone through and updated it once again.
This new version called PHOMAST5.ARC includes some additional sections
and coding changes based on user input over the last year. These
starter scripts, written to assist new users starting out with
Professional-YAM or ZComm, have been met with surprising success.
I have received letters from users all over the country with some
from as far away as Europe and Japan. Because of its universal
acceptance combined with the fact it is now being shipped with both
YAM and ZCOMM you are now looking at the newest version. It has been
revised to work with YAM/ZComm Version 17.47 and above.
So what's new:
1) Increased documentation in the script to help explain items where
confusion existed in the past releases. Included sections describing
various YAM/ZComm functionality (i.e. help, command-line, etc.).
2) Minor code clean up including various special purpose examples (i.e.
how to force YAM/ZComm back to the command line after call completed).
3) Thanks to concepts from Michael Pearson and Ron Ottinger there is a
section demonstrating advanced cursor control and color configuration
to produce an ANSI line menu on the top of your screen with just the
touch of a function key if you wish.
4) Phone numbers were updated to reflect recent changes.
5) Scripts for YAM and ZComm were standardized. Past versions assumed
people would run YAM in a directory called C:\YAM and ZCOMM in a
directory called C:\ZCOMM. To make the script easier to read I
now have either package run in a subdirectory just called C:\COMM.
After talking to lots of users I found a standard directory for both
YAM and ZComm made things much easier.
6) The autolog example for a TCOMM BBS in San Antonio now calls the
Olde Guard, a BBS where local YAM and ZComm users share new ideas
and scripts.
7) Addition of a small public domain ASCII editor (for those not having
one) to aid in the modification of script files.
8) Included a lean mean script written by Bob Willoughby called
TUF_FONS.T as a demonstration of a bare-bones, no-frills, phones
script to use as a platform if you just want core functionality.
I hope you enjoy this upgrade! Whether you have used one of my older
versions or are a new user I'm sure you will find this helpful. If you
are a new user -- welcome to the powerful world of YAM/ZComm. I was
a die-hard ProComm user in the past and can say with certainty you will
enjoy the power and flexibility of this comm package from OMEN Technology.
Happy Computing... michael