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┌──────────────┐
│ Monarch 3.00 │
└──────────────┘
To many modifications to list. Besides, I can't remember half the
stuff I did to improve from 2.20 (the public release) to the version
not released to the public. But, v3.0 is released to the public.
Sorry for a long time for this Version but, as you can see, We did
a lot of work on it! NO BUGS IN THIS!
NOTES:
The doors area is broken for some reason!
┌──────────────┐
│ Monarch 3.00 │
└──────────────┘
Added a nice post bar thing to the message areas. When you newscan it
will not prompt you on what you'd like to do. I also cleaned the area
up a bit in a few cosmetic ways, but most were minor.
After many long hard hours of working and testing, Robotic Handyman
figured out a way in which to fix all the non-working protocols. The
following are now fully operational protocols:
WXmodem 2.0
Punter (block length 255)
Megalink
Sealink
Kermit
Lynx
The user can now enter 'R' from the main menu and it'll ask him/her if
they'd like to return to the Matrix. This is especially helpful for
SysOps that are running 2 or more systems. This option will also let
the user enter a message to the next user, however will not display
the goodbye message.
'X' from the transfer area lets the users give points to another user.
This is really nice when users want to trade files for other users
points and such. It's fairly self-explanitory.
The user can change their alias/handle from the config area of the
board by hitting 'H'.
There were a few small additions made to the system log. Such as
telling the SysOp when a user uploads a validation file.
All areas the have a SysOp menu will added to the SysOps prompt.
The status line is now 2 lines big instead of 1, and it holds the
following information:
User name
Real name
System level
Transfer level
G-file level
Time left
Phone number
Number of uploads
Number of downloads
and the normal stuff such as TextTrap.
Sample status line:
The Zany Renegade(John Doe), S-Level: 100, X-Level: 100, G-Level: 100
65 left, Ph: 5072826053, UL: 3, DL: 10
The doors area is now fixed and fully operational. I really have no
idea how I broke it in the first place but things are working now. It
will also prompt you for the batch name a bit different. Instead of
saying "Name/path", and having you type "BOB.BAT C:\BBS\" it'll say
"Path/name" and you type "C:\BBS\BOB.BAT". I think this makes a bit
more sense and is a bit easier for the begining SysOp to understand.
Users personal colors are now used for the logon information, instead
of the hard-set Brand-X ones.
A new color has been added to the users information. This color is
for the borders of all ANSI windows. Yes, you will have to convert
the user file, but don't worry, a conversion utility has been made too.
All the colors in the config area have been moved to a sub-menu from
there. You can access this menu by hitting 'C'. Password change is
now 'P' instead of '+'. Emulation and Graphics can be changed from the
new color menu too.
Added a new level for the G-file area. This must be set along with
validating the user.
Real name is now asked of a new user when he/she first logs on. Real
name is now shown status bar, as it should be.
Like you may have guessed, both real name, and gfile level are
changeable from the online edit and the sysop user editing.
The ANSI editor now uses the entire screen rather than just half of it
now. Hopefully sometime in the near future I'd like to re-write a lot
of the editors code, so look forward to a change.
Message and file areas will no longer let a user know that he/she does
not have access to a certain area. Instead of saying "You don't have
access to that sub!" It now just says "No such sub!" Just as if it
would if there wasn't one there in the first place.
NOTES:
There appears to be a small problem when first starting up the board.
It likes to say the SysOps name to you when running the board for the
first time. It really isn't to bad though since it disappears by the
2nd time starting up the board.
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│ Monarch 3.00 │
└──────────────┘
Damn, I really should keep better track of what I chance from now on.
There are many new mods in this version...
Macro keys for sysop! Yay! Problem is, they do not work in chat mode
or in the editor. Which makes them damn useless in most areas.
We hit the 64k barrier on the file section so batch will be put off
another version. Sorry.
Made it EXIT instead of RETURN.
Added off-hook string to the config data. Now, if you have a off-hook
string, the modem will go off hook when the SysOp logs on local, and
when the BBS is exited.
NOTES:
This version of Monarch is a bit shotty in a few areas. I think there
may be a bug dealing with the users time, it periodically sets it to
something negative. There will most likely be future releases of this
version so look out for 3.30 and above.
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│ Monarch 3.00 │
└──────────────┘
Changed EXIT back to RETURN, because EXIT didn't work, because The
Enforcer didn't test his stupid mod.
Takes the modem off-hook when entering the config section of the BBS.
I guess that this version just had 2 major bugs but won't harm it!
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│ Monarch 3.00 │
└──────────────┘
We changed the way that Arealist looks, and the list of files. As well
as the arealist for the message base.
I fixed the bug on the status line, when the SysOp turns on too many
special Function keys. (Like Inlock, and Outlock)
We fixed the bug, when the SysOp was in chat mode, with chat trap on,
and quit to DOS, it wouldn't freak out. We were leaving the CHATTRAP
open.
I added some things to SYSLOG.DAT. It now tells you when a user posted a
message.
I fixed many other anoying bugs, but I can't remember them either.
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Things for future versions!
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- Batch abilities from protocols that support it
- Leech day feature and the other file handling routines.
- Complete re-write of config.
- Show sysops who left last message.
- Colors in ansi editor
- Net mail
- Split screen chat
- Cute game travelling through a maze looking for users
to battle and if you lose, The opponit will gain a
file point or Level depending on what you are battling
for.
-The Enforcer
-The Zany Renegade
-Robotic Handyman