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╘HE ╙PENCE ╙YSTEM ┬┬╙
(C) 1985 ╦EN ╙PENCE
╬╧╘┼: ╘HIS IS NOT THE ╞╔╬┴╠ OF EITHER
THE ─╧├╒═┼╬╘┴╘╔╧╬ OR THE ┬┬╙ ╨╥╧╟╥┴═
╘HE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS MAY BE
SLIGHTLY OUT OF DATE BUT THIS WILL NOT
CAUSE ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS.
├╧═╨╠┼╘┼ DOCUMENTATION IS NOW IN THE
WORKS AND WILL BE RELEASED SOON.
╔N GENERAL
----------
╘HE ╙PENCE SYSTEM ┬┬╙ IS INTENDED TO
BE ╞╥┼┼╫┴╥┼.... ╘HIS PROGRAM MAY NOT
BE SOLD IN WHOLE OR IN PART. ╘HIS
INCLUDES ALL ┬ASIC AND ═ACHINE
╠ANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONS.
╘HIS ┬┬╙ PROGRAM WAS INTENDED TO RUN
ON A COMMODORE 64, A 1541 DISK DRIVE
AND A 1650 OR ═ITEY ═O MODEM. ╘HE
PROGRAM CAN BE EASILY ALTERED TO RUN
ON OTHER MODEMS AS WELL AS MULTIPLE
DRIVES. ┘OU MAY MODIFY THE PROGRAM BUT
THE AUTHORS NAMES MUST REMAIN
DISPLAYED INTACT AS THEY ARE IN THE
ORIGINAL VERSION.
╘HE AUTHOR HAS CONSIDERED ADDING OTHER
OPTIONS TO THE SYSTEM. ╙UCH AS MESSAGE
FORWARDING AS WELL AS PERSON TO PERSON
PUBLIC MESSAGES AND MULTIPLE
DISK DIRECTORIES BUT THIS IS
IMPRACTICAL USING A SINGLE DISK DRIVE
DUE TO DISK SPACE RESTRICTIONS. ╘O
SEND A PERSON TO PERSON PUBLIC
MESSAGE ,ADDRESS THE MESSAGE TO :
"ALL + <PERSON'S NAME>"
╘HE GENERAL CONCEPT WAS TO MAKE
AVAILABE A FULL FEATURED ┬┬╙ PROGRAM
THAT IS EASY TO USE AND DOES NOT
REQUIRE EXTENSIVE AND EXPENSIVE
HARDWARE
╔NSTRUCTIONS
------------
1) ╙ETTING UP YOUR DISKS
------------------------
╞IRST YOU NEED 3 DISKS.
╘HE FIRST ONE, YOUR ┬┬╙ ╨╥╧╟╥┴═ ─╔╙╦.
SHOULD CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING FILES:
- ╙╨┼╬├┼ ╙┘╙╘┼═
- ╔╬╘┼╥.═
- ╔╬╘┼╥
- ═╔╘┼┘ ═┼╥╟┼
- ╘┼╥═.├1
╘HE SECOND ONE, YOUR ╒╘╔╠╔╘╔┼╙ ─╔╙╦.
╙HOULD CONTAIN THESE FILES :
- ┬┬╙ ╙╘┴╥╘ ╒╨
- ╙┘╙╧╨ ═┴╔╠
- ═┼╙╙┴╟┼ ┼─╔╘╧╥
- ╒╙┼╥ ┴──┼╥
- ├╧══┴╬─╙ - ╙┼╤ ├╥┼┴╘╧╥
- ╘┼═╨╠┴╘┼
- ╨╥╟ ╠╔╙╘ ┼─╔╘╧╥.
- ╠┴┬┼╠ ╨╥╟
- ╠┴┬┼╠ ╒╘╔╠
- ╠┴┬┼╠ ┼─╔╘
╘HE THIRD DISK IS YOUR ─┴╘┴ ─╔╙╦.
╔T SHOULD BE OF FAIRLY HIGH QUALITY
BECAUSE IT IS USED MOST OFTEN AND
CONTAINS ESSENTIAL DATA. ┴FTER SETTING
IT UP, IT WILL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING:
- ╒╙┼╥ ╠╔╙╘ [*] (*=┴-┌)
- ╒╙
- ╙┘╙╧╨
- ┴╠╠ ├╧╒╬╘
- ╨╥╟ ├╧╒╬╘
- ╒╙┼╥.┴──
- ╒╙┼╥ ╠╧╟
┴LL OF THESE FILES ARE CREATED BY THE
┬┬╙ PROGRAM AUTOMATICALLY. ╘HEY CONTAIN
VITAL SYSTEM DATA AND SHOULD NOT BE
FOOLED AROUND WITH.
╘O SET THIS UP, LOAD AND RUN THE ┬┬╙
╙╘┴╥╘ ╒╨ PROGRAM.
╬EXT YOU ARE READY FOR YOUR SYSTEM
DATA. ╘HESE ARE THE FOLLOWING :
├╧══┴╬─╙ ╘HIS FILE MUST BE COPIED
OVER FROM THE ╒╘╔╠╔╘╔┼╙
─╔╙╦.
╫┼╠├╧═┼ *╘HIS IS THE FILE WHICH
IS DISPLAYED TO ╬┼╫ ╒╙┼╥╙
AND ╬╧╬-═┼═┬┼╥╙.
╔╬╘╥╧ *╘HIS IS THE FILE WHICH IS
DISPLAYED TO ALL USERS
RIGHT AFTER THEY LOG-ON.
┬╒╠╠┼╘╔╬╙ *╘HIS IS YOUR BULLETIN MENU,
IT APPEARS WHEN YOU FIRST
ENTER THE BULLETIN SECTION.
┬╒╠╠┼╘╔╬-### (┘OU CHOOSE A NUMBER)
*╘HESE ARE THE INDIVUAL
BULLETINS THAT ARE ON YOUR
┬╒╠╠┼╘╔╬╙ FILE.
╘╚╔╙ 1 *╘HIS IS THE FILE WHICH IS
DISPLAYED WHEN A USER
CHOOSES THE [╔]NFO ON ╙YSTEM
COMMAND. ╔T MAY CONTAIN AN
ADDITIONAL HELP LIST OR
WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE.
* ─ENOTES A FILE WHICH YOU CREATE
USING THE PROPER EDITOR.
2) ╙ETTING UP YOUR ┬┬╙ ╨╥╧╟╥┴═
------------------------------
╔F YOU ARE USING A ═╔╘┼┘ ═╧ MODEM,
READ SECTION 4 FIRST.
├ERTAIN CHANGES MUST BE DONE TO THE
PROGRAM IN ORDER FOR IT TO RECGONIZE
SUCH THINGS AS USERS WITH SYSOP
CAPABILITIES ETC.
╞IRST YOU SHOULD LOOK THROUGH THE
PROGRAM AND SET UP THINGS SUCH AS THE
╙┘╙╧╨'╙ ╨┴╙╙╫╧╥─ ETC. ╘HESE ARE
LABELED IN THE PROGRAM BY ╥┼═S.
┘OU ═┴┘ ╬╧╘ CHANGE THE NAMES OF THE
AUTHORS WHO HAVE CREATED THIS SYSTEM.
╫E HAVE PROVIDED THE OPTION OF HAVING
A "╙┼├╥┼╘" ┬ULLETIN. ╘HIS BULLETIN MAY
BE ACCESSED ENTERING A SPECIAL
3-LETTER CODE ONCE INSIDE THE ┬ULLETIN
╙ECTION. ╘HE PROGRAM WILL THEN ASK FOR
A PASSWORD. ╘HE INFORMATION TO CHANGE
THIS IS FOUND IN LINES 937 AND 15810
┬E SURE TO SHIFT THE WORDS. ╘HEN YOU
RENAME A BULLETIN SO IT READS:
BULLETIN-┴┴┴ . ╫HERE "┴┴┴" IS YOUR
SECRET BULLETIN NAME.
╬OW YOU SHOULD CHANGE THE ╙┘╙╧╨'╙
PASSWORD. ╔T IS FOUND IN LINE 20000 &
MAY BE OF ANY LENGTH. ┬E SURE THAT IT
IS ╙╚╔╞╘┼─.
╬OW RESAVE YOUR ╙╨┼╬├┼ ╙┘╙╘┼═ USING THE
SAME FILENAME.
3) ┬OOTING THE SYSTEM
---------------------
╨LACE THE ┬┬╙ DISK INTO THE DISK DRIVE
AND LOAD"╙╨┼╬├┼ ╙┘╙╘┼═" THEN RUN IT. ┬E
SURE THAT ALL THE APPROPRIATE FILES
ARE ON THAT DISK OR THE SYSTEM WILL
FAIL TO POWER UP. ╘HE ╨╥╧╟╥┴═ WILL
PROMPT YOU FROM THERE.
4) ╘HE ═ITEY ═O
---------------
╘HE ╙╨┼╬├┼ ╙┘╙╘┼═ ┬┬╙ WILL ALSO
SUPPORT THE ═ITEY ═O MODEM. ╘HE ┬┬╙
╨╥╧╟╥┴═ MUST BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO
DO THIS THOUGH. ╞OLLOW THESE STEPS
IN ORDER TO MERGE THE "═╔╘┼┘ ═┼╥╟┼"
FILE.
1 - ╒SE A UTILITY PROGRAM (SUCH AS
╙┘╙╥┼╙) TO MERGE THE FILE. ╘HEN
RESAVE THE PROGRAM USING THE SAME
FILENAME.
2- ╔F YOU DO NOT HAVE AN APPROPRIATE
UTILITY, THEN DO THE FOLLOWING:
1) ╠OAD THE ═╔┘┼┘ ═┼╥╟┼ FILE.
2) ╠IST IS TO THE SCREEN.
3) ╫ITHOUT DESTROYING WHAT IS
ON THE SEREEN, LOAD THE
╙╨┼╬├┼ ╙┘╙╘┼═ FILE.
4) ╨RESS ╥┼╘╒╥╬ ON EACH LINE OF
THE ═╔╘┼┘ ═┼╥╟┼ WHICH SHOULD
STILL BE ON THE SCREEN.
5) ╥ESAVE THE ╙╨┼╬├┼ ╙┘╙╘┼═ FILE
3- ┘OU SHOULD THEN ╙├╥┴╘├╚ "╔╬╘┼╥"
AND RENAME "╔╬╘┼╥=╔╬╘┼╥.═" ╘HIS
IS THE PROPER FILE TO BE USED
WITH THE MITEY MO.
5) ┬┬╙ ═AINTAINENCE
-------------------
╙OME DISK DRIVES HAVE A TENDENCY TO
"LOSE" BLOCKS FROM YOUR DISK ┬┴═.
╘HIS OCCURS AT A HIGH RATE WHEN FILES
ARE CONSTANTLY DELETED. ╔T IS
RECOMMEDD THAT YOU "╓┴╠╔─┴╘┼" YOUR
DISK ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. ON ORDER
TO DO THIS, INSERT YOUR DATA DISK AND
TYPE THE FOLLOWING:
╘O BE USED IN-LINE BY A SYSOP:
┴T THE '├╧══┴╬─' ╨ROMPT, ╘YPE '┼─╔╘'
AND CHOOSE THE PROPER COMMAND FROM
THE MINI MENU.
┴NOTHER THING TO TAKE CARE OF IS YOUR
╨╒┬╠╔├ ═┼╙╙┴╟┼╙. ╘HEY CAN BE SEEN ON
THE ─┴╘┴ ─╔╙╦ DIRECTORY AS SOMETHING
SUCH AS "E2/ALL". ┴S YOU RUN OUT OF
DISK SPACE AND AS MESSAGES BECOME
OUTDATED, YOU WILL HAVE T O DELETE
SOME OF THESE MESSAGES. ╘O DO THIS,
LOAD AND RUN THE ═┼╙╙┴╟┼ ┼─╔╘╧╥
PROGRAM WHICH IS FOUND ON THE
╒╘╔╠╔╘╔┼╙ ─╔╙╦.
╬O ┬┬╙ IS COMPLETE WITHOUT A DOWLOAD
SECTION. ╘HE ┬┬╙ TAKES CARE OF
PROGRAMS WHICH ARE UPLOADED BY USERS.
╫HEN YOU WISH TO ADD A PROGRAM TO THE
LIST, YOU MUST SAVE THE E PROGRAM ON
THE DATA DISK ╔╬ ╙╚╔╞╘┼─ ╠┼╘╘┼╥╙.
╘HEN YOU MUST ADD THAT PROGRAM TO THE
╨╥╧╟╥┴═ ╠╔╙╘. ╥UN THE ╨╥╟ ╠╔╙╘ ┼─╔╘╧╥
PROGRAM THAT IS FOUND ON THE ╒╘╔╠╔╘╔┼╙
─╔╙╦.
6) ═ISC. STUFF.
---------------
┘OU MAY PREFER TO USE A WORD PROCESSOR
TO CREATE YOUR FILES. ┴NY WORD
PROCESSOR WILL DO AS LONG AS IT CAN
SAVE FILES IN STANDARD SEQENTIAL
FORMAT. ═AKE SURE THAT ALL LINES OF
TEXT ARE NOT GREATER THAN 38
CHARACTERS AND THAT EACH LINE IS
SURROUNDED BY QUOTES AND IS FOLLOWED
BY A CHR$(13) WHEN SAVED.
╘HE ╙╨┼╬├┼ ╙┘╙╘┼═ IS ├╥┴╙╚╨╥╧╧╞. ╔T IS
PROTECTED BE EXTENSIVE MACHINE
LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING. ╘HE ╙YSTEM CAN
RUN UNWATCHED FOREVER....┴S LONG AS
YOUR DISK SPACE HOLDS OUT.
╘HE ╙╨┼╬├┼ ╙┘╙╘┼═ ┬┬╙ WAS INTENDED TO
RUN IN ┬┴╙╔├. ┬UT IF YOU WISH TO
COMPILE IT, FEEL FREE TO DO SO. ╔
RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE THE ┬╠╔╘┌
COMPILER.
╘HERE ARE VARIOUS FILES ON THE MAIN
DISK TO HELP YOU ALSO.
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╙PENCE ╙YSTEM ╙YSOP ├OMMANDS
-------------------------------------
╙HIFT-╠....╠OCAL ╙TART.
─═.........─ELETE ═ESSAGE
╘HIS WILL ASK FOR A NUMBER
┘OU CAN RESPOND WITH A
MESSAGE NUMBER OR
"╙┘╙╧╨" TO ERASE THE
╙YSOP'S MAIL.
─╨.........─ELETE ╨ROGRAM
╘HE ╙YSOP MAY DELETE ┴╬┘
PROGRAM FROM THE LIST.
╘HE ╙YSOP MAY ALSO
DOWNLOAD ANY PROGRAM WHICH
HAS A PASSWORD PROTECTION
ON IT. ╫HEN A PROGRAM
IS "─┼╠┼╘┼─", IT IS ONLY
REMOVED FROM THE ╨╥╧╟╥┴═
LIST AND IS RENAMED AS
"D╨╥╧╟╥┴═ ╬┴═┼."
┼─╔╘.......─ISK ┼DITOR ╙UB-═ENU
╘HIS ALLOWS YOU TO
╓ALIDATE THE DISK OR
SCRATCH THE "D*" FILES
(SEE ─╨ COMMAND).
╠╟.........╘HIS ALLOWS YOU TO LOG ON
AGAIN AS ANOTHER PERSON
WITHOUT CALLING BACK. ╘HIS
IS HANDY WHEN YOU ARE AT
A FRIEND'S PLACE.
╞UNCTION ╦EYS
-------------
╘HE ╞UNCTON ╦EYS ARE DEFINED AS
FOLLOWS:
╞1......─ISPLAY CURRENT USER AND
PASSWORD.
╞2......╘ERMINAL ═ODE
╘HIS ALLOWS YOU TO CALL OTHER
┬┬╙ES WHITHOUT LOADING UP A
TERMINAL PROGRAM. ╘O ABORT
TERMINAL MODE, PRESS CURSOR
UP. (╚ALF ─UPLEX)
╞3......╒NUSED.
╞4......╫AITING FOR CALL.
╘HIS TURNS THE CARRIER AND
RING DETECT ON AND WAITS A
FEW SECONDS FOR A ╥╔╬╟.
╞5......╠OG ╒SER ╧FF
╘HIS WILL GIVE YOU THE OPTION
OF BOOTING THE CURRENT USER.
╞6......╥ENEW ╒SER'S ├ONNECT ╘IME
╘HIS WIL ALLOW YOU TO CHAT WITH A USER AND THEN RESTORE
HIS CONNECT TIME. ╔T WILL
LOOK AS IF THE PERSON CALLED
BACK. ╘╚IS WILL THEN DISENGAGE
├╚┴╘ ═╧─┼. ╧╬╠┘ ╒╙┼ ╘╚╔╙ ╫╚╔╠┼
╔╬ ├╚┴╘ ═╧─┼.
╞7......├HAT ═ODE ╘OGGLE
╙IMILAR TO TERMINAL MODE BUT
THIS LEAVES YOUR FUNCTION
KEYS ACTIVE. (╞ULL ─UPLEX)
╞8......┴NSWER/╧RIGINATE ╘OGGLE ╘HIS ALLOWS YOU TO CALL OTHER
SYSTEMS. ╘HIS IS TO BE USED
┬┼╞╧╥┼ GOING INTO TERMINAL
MODE.
╒SE THE '╘┼═╨╠┴╘┼' ╨ROGRAM TO MAKE A
HANDY REFERENCE CARD TO GO OVER YOUR
FUNCTION KEYS.