Carsten's PPE Collection/Carstens_PPE_Collection_2007.zip/T/TABPPE50.ZIP/TABS-PPE.HIS

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10-26-93 Version 1.0
  First Release

10-29-93 Version 1.1
  Released as SHAREWARE
  Added:
    1.  Ability to configure program via.  TABS.CFG
    2.  Message to Sysop on ERRORS
    3.  Removed Source code from package
    4.  Added Donation options screens

11-09-93 Version 2.00
**********  CONFIG FILE CHANGES ***********
    1.  TMAN.EXE no longer required.
    2.  Added autoprompt of (C)ontinue for the Addition donations menu.  Should
        reduce confusion about what to do after options screens display.
    3.  Added ability to add new SID's to your list of available SID's
    4.  When you add new SID's the SID file is packed and all used Sid
        statements are removed.
    5.  You may now name your active SID file anything you wish....
    6.  Added ability to add the following to the caller notes of the
        contributing caller.

           TABS donation XXXXXXX
           On (DATE), X# Donation

        You must have the Caller Notes PSA installed for this to work.  This PPE
        will write to lines 1 and 2 of your caller notes....

11-9-93 Version 2.01
     1. Minor changes to the error message handling.  Hopefully will make
        any trouble shooting you have to do a little easier.

11-10-93 Version 2.02
     1. Added more testing to the inquire command so that invalid numbers are
        not included in the Total Number of SIDS available for usage total.
     2. Thanks to Marc Medow of Midas Touch for finding a bug that could allow
        a caller to enter a bogus number and be upgraded !!!

11-17-93 Version 3.00
     1. Fixed a minor logging problem that was causing the PPE to write
        incorrect info and then correct info to the TABS.LOG
     2. Added a spinning prompt when TABS-PPE is checking validation numbers.
     3. Compiled with version 2 of the PCBoard Programming Language compiler.
        Since this version is still in Beta test, I have also included a copy
        of this version compiled with version 1 of the compiler.  The copy
        compiled with Version 1 of PPLC is called TABSV1.PPE and the version
        compiled with Version 2 of PPLC is called TABSV2.PPE.  Please try
        TABSV2.PPE first (rename it TABS.PPE) and see if PCB 15.0 will run it
        It should (or so CDC says :)),  if it will not run rename TABSV1.PPE to
        TABS.PPE and it will run fine.
     4. Changed registration scheme a bit.  See TABS-PPE.DOC for more info.
     5. You may now specify the name of your config. file for TABS-PPE on
        the command line that runs TABS-PPE in your CMD.LST.  If you don't
        specify the configuration file name on the command line in your CMD.LST
        it will default to TABS.CFG.  NOTE *****  All of your configuration
        files MUST reside in the same directory as the PPE.

11-23-93 Version 3.01
     1. Fixed typo on the inquire screen.
     2. Added the subscription days to the entitlements screens. Thanks for the
        suggestion Bob.
     3. Removed the subsequent donations entitlements screen from the code.  You
        must now enter the name of this screen in the TABS-PPE configuration
        file and the file must reside in the same directory as TAB-PPE.

12-19-93 Version 4.1
     1. Almost a complete rewrite......  YOU MUST READ THE .DOC FILE !!!!
        Multiple changes have been made to the configuration file.
     2. Added the ability to use your own external screens and menus or you
        may use the internal screens (they are great :) )
     3. Added the ability for you to "turn off" the subsequent donations
        feature. In other words, if you only have 1 subscription level, and the
        caller enters the PPE and checks for the next level of upgrade, you can
        tell him that there are no other services available.  The PPE will STILL
        accept a donation from the caller if he chooses to donate anyway.
     4. Added the ability to use security level, and language specific menus if
        you choose to use external menus.
     5. Changed all internal references to donations, to contributions or fees.
     6. When you download the code from my system your name is stamped in the
        PPE and then it is recompiled.  Your name is then displayed, along with
        the version of TABS-PPE that you are running as the caller exits the
        PPE.
     7. Fixed a small bug that would always add "third donation" to the caller
        notes.  This would not effect the access level changes, but would put
        incorrect data in your caller notes.

12-22-93 Version 4.02
     1. Found some minor bugs that caused some of the internal prompts to read
        incorrectly under certain situations.
     2. Changed some prompts for configurability reasons.  (Too hard to explain
        further.)  Thanks to Michael Sussell of The Invention Factory BBS for
        many hours on the phone trying to get it through my thick head, exactly
        what the problem was :)  I'm a little slow some times.......
     3. Delay after exiting door cut by 3/4's
     4. Registered BBS Name now displayed to caller instead of Registered User's
        name.

04-21-93 Version 4.03
     1. Home at last,  thanks for your support over the last 4 months.  Going to
        sea in the US Navy is never really fun but..... (its a dirty job.... but
        somebody's got to do it....:) )
     2. Improved the documentation a little bit, and also show the method for
        running TABS PPE as a door.
     3. Added configurable amount of times you will allow a caller to "try" to
        guess at a SID.
     4. TABS PPE will now send you a message when it is below a configurable
        number of SIDS (set this to 0 if you wish to disable this feature)
     5. When a SID is used, the SIDS.LST will now look something like:
         **** SID XXXXXXX was used 04/01/94 by John Smith ****
     6. Merging a new list of SID's into the SIDS.LST will no longer purge the
        used SID messages.

04-23-93 Version 4.04
     1. Fixed some problems where TAB PPE was sending messages on systems
        configured not to send them.

05-10-94 Version 4.05
     1. This version supports the new $25 subscription rates.
     2. Worked on smoother multi-node support.
     3. TABS-PPE now writes node specific log files.  If you enter TABS-PPE
        on Node 1 the log name will be TABS1.LOG, Node 2... TABS2.LOG etc.

05-28-94 Version 5.0
     1. Changed the expiration date handling.  In the past we just added the
        number of days you wanted the subscription to last to the current date.
        We now check to see if the user is expired, if he still has days left
        on his current subscription we just add to them.  If he has expired we
        reset his expiration date to todays date plus the number of days you
        configured.  This keeps the caller that subscribes before his account
        expires from losing days on your system.
     2. Fixed logging typos (forgot space before looking in $XX file).
     3. Worked on prompts colors a bit
     4. Worked on standardizing colors in text screens.
     5. Worked on more multi-node compatability issues.
     6. TABS-PPE can now create a bulletin listing of your contributors.  You
        define the header and footer for the bulletin. (optional)
     7. Install PPE written and supplied with package.
     8. Caller may now download TABSINFO.TXT at either the OPTIONS menu or the
        PPE billing menu (optional) file must be called TABSINFO.TXT though and
        be located in the same directory as TABS-PPE.
     9. Contributor may now download a receipt of their contribution (you may
        define the header for the receipt. (optional)
    10. Updated/corrected TABS-PPE.DOC.
    11. Added registration keys to the program.  If you've already registered
        the PPE, call the Support Board @ 804-468-6454 or 804-468-6528 enter
        PPEDOOR at the main menu and create your registration key.  That will
        be the last time you HAVE to call the board for updates.  This
        registration key will be good for all future versions of TABS-PPE.
    12. Registration for TABS-PPE is now available using the TABS 900 system.
        Call the TABS Service enter one of my BBS numbers to get your 7 digit
        code,  call the support BBS and enter PPEDOOR at the main menu and
        choose option 2 (Register by redeeming Subscription ID) and the rest is
        pretty straight forward.  Yes, you are right.... TABS-PPE registration
        fee is now $10.
    13. Added the time the SID was used to the SID.LST to conform with True
        Media support software guidelines.
    14. Fixed error where 3rd time contributor was being reported incorrectly
        to the Sysop, in the message sent.
    15. TABS-PPE now sends the messages to the Sysop instead of the caller.
    16. Unfortunately I can not set the Sysop's message waiting pointer as I
        would have to "GET" the Sysop's account with a caller on the same node.
        I don't think that it would hurt anything but.... I just don't like the
        idea of the caller being logged on with all of your account info, so
        no message waiting pointers updated yet.
    17. If you answered 0 to disable the number of tries to give the caller to
        enter a valid SID as documented, it would still pass you messages.
        (corrected).
    18. Many other small enhancements too numberous to report.
    19. We are no longer able to compile this code with the old version
        (Version 1) of the PPCL.  Some of the new features require code that was
        not available in version 1 of the compiler.
    19. Guess you know now why this is a major version update :)

Future......
     1. Hopefully we will get around to having TABS PPE read its prompts out of
        a TABTEXT. file like PCBoard does.