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Online INSTAbank version 5.0
(C) 1992/93 William J. Dykstra
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What's New?
Online INSTAbank version 5.0 was released for two reasons. First,
it was released to allow sysops upgrading to RemoteAccess 2.00.g1
to be able to use the timebank. Until now it only supported RA 1.11.
The second reason for releasing a new version was to add a few features
that were requested by users of the bank.
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IMPORTANT
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Version 5.0 requires that you convert the data files from
previous versions! SEE DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS!
The following features were added:
- Those annoying double characters that would appear on the local
screen when a user selected an option have been eliminated.
- A status bar was added, showing the user's name, time left, and
KBytes left. The sysop may break in to chat, hangup on the user,
adjust time, and adjust KBytes.
NOTICE: Chat mode will only work when the user is at the
main menu. Sorry, but there were too many problems
with allowing chat mode anywhere in the program...
- The up and down cursor keys will add and remove time respectively.
The PageUp and PageDown keys will add and remove KBytes, 10 KB at
a time.
- user defined entry and exit screens are now supported. These are
START.ANS/.ASC and END.ANS/.ASC. If they are found in the bank
directory, they will be displayed.
- the DEPMAINT program (local maintenance) was enhanced.
- the menu was redone to align all the options. This just makes it
look a little nicer.
- Added support for THEBANK.EXT, which is used by some games and other
external programs to update time banks. (use EXT_UTIL.EXE)
- when a user's account is created, he or she will be asked if he/she
wishes to participate in bank robberies. If the user says "yes" then
the user will be able to rob people, but the user will also be
a valid target for robbers. If the user says "no" then the user
will NOT be allowed to rob people or the bank, but they will not
be vulnerable to robberies.
Many thanks to all of you who made suggestions. I could not implement
all of them, due mainly to time constraints, but I will still be adding
new features in the future, so you never know.
I would have liked to add a few more options and rewrite some of the code
to improve performance, but I was pressed for time. Many sysops had
upgraded to RA 2.00.g1, and I was in a hurry to get a working bank out
for them! Sorry for the wait people!
Again, many thanks for supporting Online INSTAbank! It may not have
all the features of RATS, but I think it does everything (and more)
that a time and byte bank really needs... and the price is right!
Bill Dykstra
The BillBoard BBS
(416) 898-2443
Newmarket, Ontario. CANADA.
Fidonet 1:250/932
or by mail at:
Bill Dykstra
189 Bristol Road
Newmarket, Ontario. CANADA.
L3Y 7X9
BTW: European users: Did you know that I now have a European registration
site? Contact Pascal van Rossum at:
Pascal van Rossum
The White Room
Utrecht, The Netherlands
14.4k v.32bis/v.42bis
Phone +31-30-893342
Fidonet 2:281/714
or by mail at:
Pascal van Rossum
P.O. Box 3246
3502 GE Utrecht
The Netherlands