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PCBMM (C) Copyright 1992-1993 Yandell Computer Services
Please refer to PCBMM.DOC for a basic description of PCBMM.
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-- [ PCBMM 1.2 5-7-93 ] ----------------------------------------------
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* PCBMM can now be set to detect and use 43 the line screen mode with EGA
and VGA video. This mode displays 48 menu choices per screen, instead
of the 21 choices available in standard mode. In this mode, there are
96 total menu options available, instead of the 105 options available
in the standard video mode.
To use this option the appropriate setting must be turned ON using the
MMSETUP.EXE "Edit PCBMM MAIN set-up parameters".
* You may set each menu selection in PCBMM to switch to 43 line mode (or
leave it on if already set) before running the individual application.
This option (definable separately with each application) may be used
when the application automatically detects and uses 43 line displays.
Buerg's excellent LIST program operates this way, as does Norton's
DBVIEW. In 43 line mode the amount of information displayed on the
screen is almost doubled by these applications.
You are not required to set PCBMM to run in 43 line mode to use this
parameter. If PCBMM itself is in regular mode, it will switch before
running this menu option, then switch back to standard mode before
displaying the PCBMM menu again.
To use this option the appropriate setting must be turned ON using the
ALT-F1 set-up keys with any PCBMM selections where you want this mode.
* PCBMM can now be set to detect if a mouse driver is installed and use
it if found. PCBMM menu options may then be selected with the mouse or
the cursor keys. The mouse is especially useful if the PCBMM menu is
displayed in 43 line mode, and if there are many PCBMM selections. When
a mouse is used, three extra red boxes will appear on the PCBMM screen
that may be clicked on. These are "PgDn", "Exit", and "PgUp". PCBMM
requires Microsoft mouse compatibility. If the mouse capabilities are
enabled, PCBMM will check for the presence of the mouse driver, not the
mouse hardware.
To use this option the appropriate setting must be turned ON using the
MMSETUP.EXE "Edit PCBMM MAIN set-up parameters".
* Any password input in PCBMM (if defined by the Sysop) will now echo
asterisks (*) on the screen as the password is typed in.
* Update: PCBMM 1.2 and earlier versions work with both PCBoard v.15.0 (in
beta test as of this writing) and PCBoard 14.5/14.5a. You are NOT required
to upgrade to PCBMM 1.2 for use with PCboard 15.0.
* Update: PCBFV 1.2 and earlier versions work with MS-DOS v.6.0 (recently
released as of this writing). You are NOT required to upgrade to PCBFV 1.2
for use with MS-DOS 6.0.
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-- [ PCBMM 1.1 10-31-92 ] --------------------------------------------
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* A problem was corrected where PCBMM would not always find PCBMM.DAT in
certain PCBoard configurations. This was resulting in an error message
which said "Error 64".
This is the only change in version 1.1 from version 1.0.