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06-19-94 v3.3
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CONFIG CHANGES! Line 15 of the .CNF file is now for the name and path
to your TextView opening screen. Line 16 is for the name and path of
your closing screen. If you leave these blank, it will default to
TVHELLO and TVBYE in your display file path.
Textview has always inserted a "Press Enter to Continue" prompt before
displaying the TVMENU so it didn't run over display files. I've moved
the "Enter" prompt to after each display file shows, which keeps the
propt from showing when there is no TVHELLO file.
Fixed a bug that must have been in the code since it was changed to a
PPE. This caused certain menu items to not be displayed (file not
found) if you had over 10 items on the menu.
Fixed a bug that would cause the (G)oodbye command not to work if you
were in a TV.PPE that was run from another TV.PPE.
Due to numerous requests from people who have been nice enough to give
me money for this program, I have removed the so called "advertising"
(aka the lines that say the name of the program, my name and who
registered it) from the opening of the door. There is now a command
line option called (A)bout that will give this information if the user
enters that command. The main reason I've done this is to make
textview work better with layered menus. Before, every time the
caller entered a new menu, the id line would show again. This info
still shows in the unregistered version!
05-06-94 V3.2
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CONFIG CHANGE! Line 14 of the .CNF file is now for the path and name
of your TextView menu file. This allows you to have multiple menus in
the same directory since they don't all have to be named TVMENU
anymore. If you don't make this change and leave line 14 blank,
TextView will look for a file called TVMENU in the same directory as
your display files.
03-23-94 v3.1
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CONFIG CHANGE! Having to put the path information to the config file
was running some people out of room in the CMD.LST editor. To make
this a little more friendly, I have taken CDC's suggestion to pick up
the path to the ppe and assume that the config file will be in the
same directory. So, if your config file isn't in the same directory
as TV.PPE, then please move it there. Also, you need to shorten your
command line in CMD.LST and any door batch files you've setup:
Old: D:\TV\TV.PPE D:\TV\TV.CNF
New: D:\TV\TV.PPE TV.CNF
In other words, take out the drive and path info before the config
file and you will be okay.
02-26-94 V3.0
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A complete rewrite using the PCboard programming Language!
I'm mainly trying to duplicate the old Textview, so I will have a
place to start from. Some things can't help but to be enhanced
because the PPL has many advantages. The door now loads instantly,
and uses PCBoard's communications and downloading routines. The
search feature has been improved, and now looks more like the Text
Search feature used in PCBoard message bases.
11-22-92 V2.94
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The BIOS drivers have been replaced with a new FOSSIL driver.
Change line one of the config file from INTERRUPT or HANDSHAKE to
FOSSIL to enable this logic. This will enable support for
special multi-port hardware via Fossil interface.
Added ability to run HS/Link protocol for downloading only.
Sample H.BAT is included.
09-27-91 V2.93
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The Ledge PCBoard, support board for TextView has moved! The new
number is 818-896-4015. You can now register Textview by
MASTERCARD, VISA or AMERICAN EXPRESS! Just call The Ledge and
type REGISTER at the main menu command prompt.
Added the capibility to shell to another program batch file from
the Textview menu. You can run anything you want as long as you
have the memory available to support it. I am using this routine
to run a credit card registration door from inside my TextView
New User door and it works great!
You have to edit line 13 of your .CNF file to give the name of
the batch file or program you want your users to be able to run.
The batch file name becomes the command name. So, if you want to
run a batch file from TextView called REGISTER.BAT, you would add
the word REGISTER to line 13 of the .CNF file and the command
"REGISTER" to your textview menu. Your caller would then type
the word REGISTER to run the routine.
12-08-90 V2.92
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Found that my routines for updating the call waiting screen on
PCBoard 14.5/S and /D versions wasn't working correctly. Fixed.
Fixed a problem that ignored a "N" answer to the "More" prompt
during text searches.
12-01-90 V2.91
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TextView will now update the call waiting screen when a user
hangs up inside the door. PCBSTATS.EXE, which is distributed
with PCBoard, must be in the path.
Line 12 of the .CNF file now points to your PCBSTATS.DAT file,
you must include the path. It should look something like this:
D:\PCB\GEN\PCBSTATS.DAT
06-16-90 V2.9
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TextView is now compatible with PCBoard 14.5 variables including
@VARIABLES@ and color macros (@X00 and @XFF).
Added "Sub-Door" mode. Line 11 of the .CNF file is now a switch that
you can turn on or off (Y/N). If you put a Y on the line then follow it
with a semicolon and then the prompt you want displayed. Example:
Y;Do you want to View the Scorecards?
Textview will follow it with a (Y)es, (N)o, (G)oodbye:
The main reason for this addition is to consolidate TextView and
Scoredoor into one program for better support. Full details are in the
docs.
Fixed bug in colorizing routine where if a user had no protocol
selected, he saw the color variables $GREEN0$WHITE$ when prompted to
select a protocol.
Fixed logging to DOWNLOAD.TXT file broken and gone undetected since
version 2.5!
Changed download batch files (X.BAT, Y.BAT, etc.) so that the DSZ.LOG
file is created in the default \PCB directory. This eliminates log
problems with multi-node systems.
Added an environment variable for non-PCBoard systems that run
conversion programs that don't properly convert the users page length
setting. Sysops running TextView on systems such as Searchlight and
Wildcat complain that there is no "More?" prompting. To set automatic
"More" prompting at every 23 lines on systems with this problem, put
this string in your environment before running TextView:
SET TVPAGE=ON
Added a second environment variable to allow setting the default
compression extension to one other than that defined in PCBOARD.DAT.
If your compression extension is set to .ZIP in PCBOARD.DAT, but you'd
like TextView to use .LZH as the default then set the following
variable in your environment before running TextView:
SET TVCOMP=.LZH
Be sure to type the environment variables in all CAPITAL LETTERS.
12-26-89 V2.8
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Added a text-search routine for REGISTERED users. Users may now
select (S)earch from the command line and scan specific files, or the
entire list of displayable files for text strings. The door then shows
each line that the string is found in with a count of times found at the
end.
Added "Summary" option for file scanning. Users can get a summary of
how many times text appears in each of the chosen files, or use the
"verbose" mode to show the line that the text appears in.
Download section now assumes the default file extension found in
PCBOARD.DAT. In other words, if a user selects to download a file called
DLNAME, the door will add .ZIP to it if you have selected ".ZIP" as your
default file extension in PCBSETUP.
Added chained commands to the download section. Now a user can enter:
Command? D FILENAME.ZIP Z G
To download FILENAME.ZIP via Zmodem protocol and log-off without going
thru various menus.
I have included a Qmodem 4.1x script in this release. This allows your
callers to log onto PCBoard, open a TextView door, download a file and
log off automatically. You may post TVSCR10.ZIP for downloading on your
system if you like.
12-02-89 V2.7
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Changed local display during download to put the status line on top of
the screen similar to the PCBoard shelled protocol screen.
Added an information screen in the file transfer section telling the
caller the file name, protocol and estimated transfer time.
Changed protocol selection screen to show default protocol from the
PCBoard USERS file. If the default protocol is changed, then it will
also be changed in the USERS file.
ALL TRANSFER BATCH FILES CHANGED! Please update your transfer batch
files (X.bat, Y.BAT, Z.BAT, etc) with the ones accompanying this
version.
Made wildcards in download filenames illegal for security reasons.
10-1-89 V2.6
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Fixed a bug in the download routine that would cause some systems to
freeze if a user selected a protocol not on the menu.
Changed protocol menu display to not show MNP protocols if the caller
isn't using an MNP modem.
8-24-89 V2.5
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Changed commands to make them more like standard ones in PCBoard. The
Menu On/Off command has been removed.
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Changed line 8 in .CNF file to allow for logging to a different file
other than CALLERx. There are now four options for line 8. You may log
to CALLERx, FILE, BOTH or NONE by putting the first letter of your
choice on line 8 (C/F/B/N).
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Added compatiblity with PCBoard 14.2 @COMMANDS@. You can now use these
variables in all TextView files including TVHELLO, TVBYE, TVx, PROT,
TVDIR or any other file displayed by TextView.
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Added "Not Registered" messages for systems that have not registered
Textview. Sysops who register will receive a file called TV.SYS that
will automatically register this and all future versions of TextView.
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PROT menus (PROT1, PROT1G, PROT2, PROT2G) are no longer required.
Instead, TextView uses a file called PROT.DAT to get it's protocol
information and creates menus from that. The format of PROT.DAT is
similar to PCBPROT.DAT, with entries that look like this:
X,N,Xmodem
The entries are defined as follows:
X= Letter to appear on Menu to run Protocol
N= Error correcting Modem required? (Y/N)
Xmodem= Name of protocol as it will appear on Protocol Menu.
A sample PROT.DAT file is included in with TextView. This file is
exactly the same as the one used in the BBSList door, for sysops using
both doors.
line 9 of the .CNF file has been replaced by the feature introduced
below:
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Line 9 of the .CNF file now affects registered versions of
TextView only. A filename can be placed on this line that contains
filenames and paths of files to be displayed in the order they appear on
the menu. This feature will cut down maintenance considerably for
registered users who use TextView for online magazines that change daily
or weekly but maintain the same filenames issue to issue. If the word
DEFAULT appears on this line, then registered versions will utilize the
TVx format for display files.
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1-7-89 V 2.4
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Added a separate menu for error correcting protocols. PROT1 and PROT1G
now have your non-error correcting protocols, while PROT2 and PROT2G
will have both error correcting and non-error correcting protocols. The
callers with error correcting modems will be shown PROT2 while other
callers will see PROT1. If you don't have an error correcting modem,
then you don't need the PROT2 files at all, as they will never be shown.
12-26-88 V 2.4 ß2
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Fixed a bug that caused aborted uploads if a user has more than two
words in his name. So, now when DICK VAN DYKE calls your BBS, he'll be
able to get your files.
You MUST update your protocol batch files (X.BAT, Y.BAT, etc) with this
update!
12-23-88 v2.4 ß1
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TextView will now report cps and errors to the caller log and
download.txt. Be sure to update your protocol batch files (X.BAT,
Y.BAT, etc) to the ones in this ARC. They must include a line that says:
SET DSZLOG=TEMP.LOG
12-17-88 V2.3
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Official Release!
12-07-88 V2.3 ß17
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CHANGE IN .CNF FILE!
Line 10 is now the name of the door. This is what appears on the
Sysop Status line.
I am personally running four TextView doors. I can never tell if a
person is in my "NewUser" or "NewsBytes" or "Support" or what..so I've
added this option. The name will also appear at the top of the
downloading screen.
11-22-88 V2.3 ß16
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CHANGE IN .CNF FILE!
Compiled with new version of Prokit that supports animated ANSI files.
Delete Line 9 of the .CNF file. Sam Smith informed me that it is not
needed because Prokit will automatically put ANSI files in non-stop
mode. This makes the Y/N entry for more prompts kind of futile as it
is already handled inside the door when it detects the characters that
ANSI files use to clear the screen.
Line 9 is now the protocol letter that you use for your full-flow
protocol (Ymodem-G or whatever it's being called this week) See beta
15 notes for details on this entry.
11-15-88 V2.3 ß15
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CHANGES IN .CNF FILE! Line 9 now tells TextView weather or not you
want the files to be viewed to use "more" prompting. Put a Y on this
line for more prompting. Put a N on this line for no more prompting.
This was added so that Sysops using TextView for ANSI file viewing
won't have the ANSI screens interrupted by the more prompt. If you
are using TextView to display normal text files, put the letter Y on
this line.
Line 10 tells TextView which letter you are using for an error free
transfer protocol like Xmodem-1K-G (Ymodem-G). If you don't have an
error correcting modem, just put the word NONE on this line. If you
are running an error correcting modem, like the USRobotics HST, then
put the menu selection letter you've chosen in PROT(G) on this line.
For example, if you use the letter F for Xmodem-1K-G like PCBoard 14.0
does, then put a letter F on this line.
NOTICE:
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It appears that the beta process for PCBoard 14.0 will be comming to a
close in the near future. I plan on releasing TextView 2.3 officially
the same day PCBoard 14.0 is released. This means that I will be
freezing this version as far as new features. I will be working on
bug reports only from here until the release date. THANKS to all for
the great suggestions and assistance!
11-13-88 V2.3 ß14
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Major Update! More Features! Smaller Code Size!
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A major change in the way TextView handles protocols. There have been
requests to allow Sysops to define protocols and protocol letters. To
accomidate this, I've taken most of the code that handles protocols
out of TextView. Now TextView will look for a files called PROT and
PROTG in the same directory as your TV.EXE file. This is your
Protocol menu. There are sample PROT(G) files included in this ARC
file. IMPORTANT: for each protocol you put on the Protocol Menu you
must have a .BAT file named after the menu letter you have given the
protocol in the PROT(G) file.
So...if you aren't changing your protocols at all, then you need do
nothing but copy the PROT and PROTG files into the same directory as
TV.EXE because I've already set-up the old letters as the default.
If you now want to change:
[Y] Ymodem (Xmodem-1K)
to:
[O] Xmodem-1K (Old Ymodem)
Like PCBoard 14 has, you would have to change that in the PROT and
PROTG files, plus rename Y.BAT to O.BAT (That's the letter O not the
number 0).
If you want to add Jmodem to your list of protocols, you must put a
new line in PROT and PROTG and also create a batch file called J.BAT
that send the Jmodem commands. Use one of the existing .BAT files
(X.BAT, Y.BAT, Z.BAT) as a model.
If you don't handle this correctly, Textview will tell your caller
that the selected protocol is not available.
Sysops running my BBSList door may use the same PROT, PROTG and
download batch files (X.BAT, Y.BAT etc.) for both doors as long as
TV.EXE and BLIST.EXE are in the same directory.
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TV.EXE will now automatically colorize your TVDIR file using the same
procedure as Prodoor. if you have a TVDIRG delete it and TV will
colorize it for you without the need to have two DIR files on your
disk.
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Recompiled under Prokit dated 11-13-88 to eliminate problem Beta 13
had with displaying the SCRIPT0 file when a user returned to the BBS,
plus a lockup when users logged off inside the door.
11-07-88 V2.3 ß13
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Recompiled under Turbo Pascal 5.0.
10-29-88 V2.3 ß12
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Fixed bug that kept [D]ownload off the command line in beta 11.
10-28-88 V2.3 ß11
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CHANGE IN .CNF FILE. Line 6 now describes which download procedure to
use (Single, Multiple or None). If you don't allow downloading, then
put the letter N on this line. If you only allow one file to be
downloaed, then put the letter S on this line. If you have a list of
files available for download then put the letter M on this line.
Line 7 is also changed. If you have multiple files for download then
you need the path to the files (example: C:\TV\DL). If you only have
one file available for download then you MUST include the filename in
the path (example: C:\TV\DL\FILES.ARC.
This change was made because the old way was awkward when there was
only one file to download.
10-22-88 V2.3 ß10
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Added a check to be sure that the user has enough time to download the
file before the transfer starts.
10-20-88 V2.3 ß9
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CHANGE IN .CNF FILE. TextView will now allow you to provide a list of
files that can be downloaded inside the door. Line 7 of the .CNF file
must now show the path to these files. The directory of files is
called TVDIR and should be located in the same directory as the rest
of your Textview display files (TVMENU, TVHELLO, etc). WARNING: Be
sure that the path listed in line 7 has ONLY the files you want to be
downloaded, as ANY file in that path will be available for download! I
don't want to hear from people who put C:\PCB\MAIN as the path and are
now upset.
10-15-88 V2.3 ß8
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Added a switch in the .CNF file Line 8 to toggle Writing to the
Callers log and DOWNLOAD.TXT on or off. TV still won't write to the
caller log if the sysop is on locally regardless of this setting to
avoid messing up the caller log on single node systems.
9-21-88 V2.3 ß7
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Added a message telling user if time has been added for use inside of
the door. Deleted an extra space in the caller log entry that was
causing an allignment problem with CALLS.EXE reports. Added Routine
to check for presence of each download batch file (X.BAT, Y.BAT,
Z.BAT, G.BAT). If any are missing then that protocol isn't displayed
in the protocol menu. This is for Sysops who want to delete a
protocol.
9-12-88 V2.3 ß6
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Made Ymodem-G (Xmodem-1K-G) appear on the protocol menu on local
connections to end confusion about the dissapearing Ymodem-G. On a
remote connection, Ymodem-G only appears on the menu if there is an
error correcting modem at both ends.
9-8-88 V2.3 ß5
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Fixed problem where downloads were reported as FILENAME.ARC.ARC.
9-7-88 V2.3 ß4
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Included PROCHAT which is a text file displayed by Prokit when chat
mode is activated. Adjusted the more prompt so that my author credit
dosen't count in the TVHELLO(g) file causing the more prompt to appear
to happen prematurely.
9-6-88 V2.3 ß3
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Re-compiled with Prokit dated 9-5 to correct problems with displaying
the (More) prompt too soon.
9-3-88 V2.3 ß2
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Changed the download Batch file format so that TextView and BBSList
could share the same files rather than having a double set. Batch
file for Zmodem is now called Z.BAT instead of TVZ.BAT. X.BAT for
Xmodem, Y.BAT for Ymodem, etc. Sysops who are upgradign to this
version must put the new Batch files in the TextView Directory!
8-30-88 V2.3 ß1
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Eliminated line 7 of the .CNF file which was a switch to include
Ymodem-G to the list of protocols. TV now checks PCBOARD.SYS to see
if the error correcting modem flag is set and adds Ymodem-G if it is.
Added PCBoard 14.0 compatibility.
8-23-88 V2.1
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Fixed conflict when a BBS runs more than one TextView door with
different files to be downloaded in each door. Modified protocol
batch file parameters to send the full path instead of just file name.
This requires a change in TV.CNF line 7!
8-22-88 v2.0
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Official release of TextView 2.0
8-19-88 V2.0 ß8
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Changed the [X]pert Toggle to [M]enu-On/Off. Menus now default to
being on regardless of the users expert status on the main board. Too
many lost souls in the door couldn't figure out what [X]pert meant.
8-14-88 V2.0 ß7
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Stopped door from writing messages to caller log if sysop is on in
Local mode. Changed due to complaints from one node sysops that the
door was "messing up" the caller log. Added [X]pert mode for those
that don't like to sit thru menus over and over.
7-25-88 V2.0 ß5
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Changed Download batch handling so that one set of batch files can be
located in the same directory as TV.EXE instead of having several sets
of batch files in different directories for multiple TextView doors.
Now passing Username and filename as %1 %2 %3 to the download batch
files so the sysop will know who is on during a transfer. Changed
position of filename to be downloaded in .CNF file.
7-23-88 V2.0 ß4
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Added more color. Changed bad transfer reporting to internal rather
than Batch file method. Added a Ymodem-G option for boards running
error correcting modems.
7-20-88 V2.0 ß3
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Expanded the Transfer protocol routine. Improved error reporting to
caller log.
7-18-88 V2.0 ß2
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Added option to give an amount of time specified in the .CNF file to
users of a level also specified. The time added for use in the door
is deducted when the user leaves the door. The idea is to allow
boards with mandatory registration to let a first time caller go into
the door and read new user bulletins and/or download info on the BBS
(the files listing here at The Ledge).
7-17-88 V2.0 ß1
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Added a switch to the .CNF file to allow the sysop to permit the
downloading of one file in the door at "no charge" to the user's
upload/download ratio. The idea is to let the user save time by
downloading the text info in the door rather than reading it online.
Successful downloads are reported in CALLERx and DOWNLOAD.TXT, but
does not reflect in the USER file.
7-2-88 V1.2
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Changed [Q]uit to [E]xit. Added [H]angup which will execute a proper
logoff and write "User off Automatically" to the Caller log.
6-26-88 V1.1
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Naturally, after weeks of beta testing with no problems, a bug showed
up after the first day of official release. V1.1 corrects a problem
where an endless loop of "invalid command" messages might develop if
the caller hangs up during certain functions.
6-25-88 V1.0
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Initial release