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                   ╬┼╘╫╧╥╦ 64 ─╧├╒═┼╬╘┴╘╔╧╬ ╞╧╥ ╓┼╥╙╔╧╬ 1.24┴
                                ├╧╨┘╥╔╟╚╘ ╬╧╘╔├┼
              ╬┼╘╫╧╥╦ 64 ├╧╨┘╥╔╟╚╘┼─ 1987, 1988, 1991 ┬┘ ╙┴═ ╠┼╫╔╘

                   ╬┼╘╫╧╥╦ 64 ─╧├╒═┼╬╘┴╘╔╧╬ ╞╧╥ ╓┼╥╙╔╧╬ 1.26
                             ═╧──┼─ ┬┘ ┴─┴═ ╞┴╬┼╠╠╧
                              ╫╔╘╚ ╘╚┼ ┴╙╙╔╙╘┴╬├┼
                                ╧╞ ╩┼┴╬╬┼ ═┴┬╥┘

╬ETWORK 64 IS COPYRIGHTED WITH PERMISSION FROM ╟REG ╨FOUNTZ, AUTHOR OF ├OLOR 64
┬┬╙.

╬ETWORK 64 PROGRAMS ARE COPYRIGHTED AND ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BY THE AUTHOR. ┴NY
COPYING, DUPLICATING, SELLING OR OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTING OF THESE PROGRAMS
WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE AUTHOR IS A VIOLATION OF LAW.

├╚┴╨╘┼╥                          ├╧╬╘┼╬╘╙                              ╨┴╟┼#

╔ ............................╟┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╙╘┴╥╘┼─............................. 1
╔╔ ........................╚┴╥─╫┴╥┼ ╥┼╤╒╔╥┼═┼╬╘╙.......................... 2
╔╔╔ ..........................╥┼╤╒╔╥┼─ ╞╔╠┼╙.............................. 2
╔╓ ............................╔╬╙╘┴╠╠┴╘╔╧╬............................... 3
╓ .............................╬┼╘╫╧╥╦ ╙┼╘╒╨.............................. 4
╓╔ .............................┬╧╧╘╔╬╟ ╒╨................................ 7
╓╔╔ ................╙┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╒╨ ┴╬ ╧╒╘╟╧╔╬╟ ╬╧─┼ ┴├├╧╒╬╘.................. 11
╓╔╔╔ .................═╔╙├┼╠╠┴╬┼╧╒╙ ╧╨╘╔╧╬╙/╞┼┴╘╒╥┼╙..................... 12
╔╪ .........................╘╔╨╙/╙╒╟╟┼╙╘╔╧╬╙............................. 13
╪ ...........................╘╥╧╒┬╠┼╙╚╧╧╘╔╬╟............................. 13
╪╔ ..............................╙╒╨╨╧╥╘................................. 14

├╚┴╨╘┼╥ ╔.  ╟┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╙╘┴╥╘┼─

┬EFORE YOU DIVE INTO THIS CONVERSION, YOU SHOULD READ THROUGH THIS ENTIRE
DOCUMENTATION ╞╔╥╙╘.  ╘HE INSTALLATION PROCESS WAS DESIGNED TO BE AS SIMPLE AS
POSSIBLE, HOWEVER, PROBLEMS CAN AND DO ARISE. ═OST OFTEN FROM NOT READING THE
DOCS FIRST.

╘HIS NETWORK WAS DESIGNED AROUND A 100% STOCK ├OLOR 64 ┬┬╙ VERSION 7.30 ┬┬╙.
╘HE CURRENT ┬┬╙ VERSION AS OF THIS WRITING IS 7.34. ╘HIS SOFTWARE IS FULLY
COMPATIBLE WITH VERSION 7.34 AND BELOW. ┴NY FUTURE ┬┬╙ VERSIONS WILL EITHER BE
COMPATIBLE, OR A PATCH FILE WILL BE RELEASED WHICH WILL ENABLE IT TO BE
COMPATIBLE. ╔F YOU ARE RUNNING ANY MODIFICATIONS, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT
CONFLICTS ARE SOMETIMES INEVITABLE. ┴LTHOUGH WE'VE BEEN PRETTY LUCKY IN THE
PAST, THERE'S ALWAYS THE CHANCE THAT A NEW MOD OR GAME WILL CONFLICT. ╬ETWORK
USES A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF VARIABLES THUS KEEPING ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS RARE.

╔N THIS DOCUMENTATION, THE FAMILIAR CHECKMARK PRECEDING MANY ┬┬╙ FILENAMES HAS
BEEN REPLACED WITH THE (^) CARAT SYMBOL. ╫HENEVER YOU SEE THIS SYMBOL, IT
STANDS FOR THE CHECKMARK SYMBOL (╨┼╘┴╙├╔╔-186).

╔═╨╧╥╘┴╬╘ ╬╧╘╔├┼ ╘╧ ╬┼╫ ├╧╠╧╥ 64 ┬┬╙ ╧╫╬┼╥╙! ╔F YOU JUST RECENTLY STARTED
RUNNING ├OLOR 64 ┬┬╙ (OR HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED YET), ─╧ ╬╧╘ INSTALL THIS
NETWORK! ┘OU SHOULD WAIT UNTIL YOU'VE BECOME THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITH ├OLOR 64
┬┬╙ BEFORE YOU ADD ON TO IT. ╔F YOU ARE NEW TO ├OLOR 64 ┬┬╙, AND INSTALL THIS
NETWORK, YOU'LL BE WELL OVER YOU HEAD IN HOT WATER REGARDLESS OF HOW WELL YOU
THINK YOU CAN HANDLE IT. ┴LMOST GUARANTEED!

╬OW, BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GET STARTED, TAKE MY ADVICE, AND REMOVE ALL THAT
CLUTTER AROUND YOUR DESK. ╨UT THOSE MOLDY COFFEE MUGS IN THE SINK, GET THOSE
PRINTOUTS OUT OF THE WAY. ├LEAN YOUR MONITOR, GET A PEN AND PAPER OUT. ╬╧╫
YOU'LL FEEL BETTER, AND THE INSTALLATION PROCESS WILL GO ═╒├╚ SMOOTHER, TRUST
ME.

╠OOK AT YOUR CLOCK. ╔S IT LATE AT NIGHT? ─O YOU HAVE THE TIME TO DO THIS? ╟IVE
YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO DEAL WITH ANY POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WHICH CAN ARISE.
╬OTHING IS WORSE THAN STARTING A PROJECT LATE AT NIGHT, AND RUNNING INTO A
PROBLEM WHICH KEEPS YOU UP ALL NIGHT FRANTICALLY TRYING TO GET YOUR ┬┬╙ BACK
ON-LINE.

╘HE FIRST THING YOU ═╒╙╘ DO, IS TO BACKUP SOME EXISTING FILES. ╞OLLOWING ARE
THE FILES WE WILL BE ALTERING:

^BBS.INIT, ^BBS.MSGS, ^BBS.XFER, ^BBS.OVL, ^BBS.OV2, ^BBS.OV3 ^BBS.SETUP,
^BBS.EDIT, ^BBS.PARMS

┬ACK-UP ALL ╘╚┼╙┼ FILES PLUS YOUR PASSWORD FILE. ╘╚╔╙ ╔╙ ╓┼╥┘ ╔═╨╧╥╘┴╬╘! ╔ KNOW
YOU'VE HEARD THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BUT TRUST ME, YOU WON'T REGRET IT.

╫E WILL BE ADDING TWO NEW MAIN PROGRAM MODULES TO YOUR ╥AMPAK OR ╠T ╦ERNEL.
╘HESE FILES ARE CALLED: ^BBS.NW1 1.26 & ^BBS.NW2 1.26.

├╚┴╨╘┼╥ ╔╔.  ╚┴╥─╫┴╥┼ ╥┼╤╒╔╥┼═┼╬╘╙

╔T IS ╥┼╤╒╔╥┼─ THAT YOU HAVE A FAST MEANS OF LOADING OVERLAYS WITHIN THE ┬┬╙
ENVIRONMENT. ╘HERE ARE ONLY THREE ╔ KNOW OF WHICH CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS SPEED.
╘HE ├OMMODORE RAMPAC SERIES, THE ╪ETEC ╠T. ╦ERNEL HARD DRIVE SYSTEM, AND THE
├═─ HARD DRIVE SYSTEM WITH ╥┴═╠INK. ╘HIS REQUIREMENT IS NOT ONLY FOR YOUR OWN
BENEFIT, BUT ALSO THOSE OF YOUR NODES. ╘HERE IS ALSO THE REAL POSSIBILITY THAT
IF YOU ARE ╬╧╘ USING ONE OF THESE METHODS, THE NETWORK WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY
SINCE THERE ARE PRECISE TIMING ROUTINES WITHIN THE SYSTEM THAT EXPECT CERTAIN
THINGS TO HAPPEN AT CERTAIN TIMES.

┴S FOR RAMPAKS, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE CURRENTLY THREE DIFFERENT MODELS OUT THERE
(1700, 1764 & 1750), YOU'LL FIND IT NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO FIT THE REQUIRED
FILES INTO THE 1700. ┘OU SHOULD HAVE AT THE VERY LEAST, 256╦. ╨REFERABLY 512╦.
┴LL THREE RAMPAKS ARE BASICALLY IDENTICAL EXCEPT FOR THE ─╥┴═ CHIPS WHICH ARE
SOLDERED INTO THEM. ╔F YOU HAVE A 1700, DON'T THROW IT OUT OR SELL IT! ╔F YOU
OR A FRIEND HAS THE SKILL, YOU COULD REPLACE THE CHIPS WITH THOSE CAPABLE OF
STORING MORE DATA.

┴SIDE FROM THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS, ╬ETWORK 64 IS FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH ALL
HARDWARE WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY ├OLOR 64 ┬┬╙.

├╚┴╨╘┼╥ ╔╔╔.  ┬╥╔┼╞ ╙╒══┴╥┘ ╧╞ ╥┼╤╒╔╥┼─ ╞╔╠┼╙

╞OLLOWING IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF ALL THE NETWORK RELATED FILES WHICH CAN BE
FOUND IN YOUR ╬ETWORK ARCIVE. ╥EFER TO THE DOCUMENTATION FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS
OF WHAT EACH DOES...

"^BBS.NW1 1.26" ╘HIS IS ONE OF THE TWO MAIN NETWORK PROGRAM MODULES.
"^BBS.NW2 1.26" ╘HIS IS THE SECOND MAIN NETWORK PROGRAM MODULE.
"NET.MERGE 64" ╘HIS IS THE FILE WHICH WILL ACTUALLY INSTALL ALL THE SUPPORT
CODE FOR THE NETWORK INTO YOUR ┬┬╙ MODULES.
"AVATEX.MERGE" ╘HIS FILE WILL ALTER THE NETWORK TO ALLOW USE OF THE ┴VATEX
1200╚├ MODEM.
"LTK.PATCH V1.26" ╘HIS MERGE FILE IS FOR ╪ETEC ╠T. ╦ERNAL OWNERS.
"NET SETUP 1.26" ╘HIS STAND-ALONE FILE IS SIMILAR TO THE ┬┬╙ SETUP PROGRAM. ╔T
ALLOWS YOU TO DEFINE DRIVES, AND SPECIFY INDIVIDUAL NODE DATA.
"PRSCRN52000" ╘HIS FILE MUST BE ON THE SAME DRIVE AS ╬ET ╙ETUP. ╔T ALLOWS YOU
TO DO SCREEN DUMPS TO YOUR PRINTER WHILE INSIDE THE PROGRAM. (***)
"^RLOG" & "^SLOG" ╘HESE ARE THE RECEIVE AND SEND LOGS FOR ╬ETWORK FILE
TRANSFERS. (*)
"BCK TO BILL 1.26" ╘HIS IS A STAND-ALONG PROGRAM WHICH WILL CREATE A NEW
BILLING FILE FROM A BACKUP.
"PARMS FIX 1.26" ╘HIS STAND-ALONE PROGRAM WILL UPDATE YOUR ^BBS.PARMS FILE TO
╬ETWORK.
"IND.OV.NW" ╘HIS IS A MERGE FILE WHICH MUST BE MANUALLY MERGED INTO ANY OVERLAY
YOU HAVE WHICH IS ╚╔╟╚┼╥ THAN ^BBS.OV3 (SUCH AS ^BBS.OV4, ETC.).
"START 1700/NW" & "LOAD 1700/NW" ╘HESE FILES DIRECTLY REPLACE YOUR "START 1700"
AND "LOAD 1700" BOOTERS RESPECTIVELY.
"RESTART 1700/NW" & "AUTO 1700/NW" ╘HESE FILES DIRECTLY REPLACE YOUR "RESTART
1700" AND "AUTO 1700" BOOTERS RESPECTIVELY.
"INIT" ╘HIS PROGRAM IS FOR USE WITH THOSE USING ╥┴═─╧╙. ╔T IS ABSOLUTELY
REQUIRED TO LOAD YOUR MAIN NETWORK MODULES INTO RAM USING THIS METHOD.
"!BILL/BCK/MRG" ╘HIS IS AN OPTIONAL MERGE FILE WHICH WILL INSTALL AN AUTOMATIC
BILLING BACKUP FEATURE INTO YOUR MIDNIGHT ROUTINE.
"!APPL/NORM/MRG" ╘HIS IS THE ╙╘╧├╦ ┬┬╙ APPLICATION FILE. ╔T CAN BE MERGED INTO
THE NETWORK IF YOU WOULD RATHER USE THE STOCK APPLICATION ROUTINE.
"^NODE APP" ╘HIS SEQUENTIAL FILE IS A FILE ┘╧╒ EDIT. ╔TS USED WHEN CALLING A
NEW NODE FOR THE FIRST TIME TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE NEW NODE.(*)
"^APPLICATION" ╘HIS IS ╬╧╘ THE STOCK ^APPLICATION FILE FOUND ON THE ┬┬╙. ╘HIS
FILE IS ADAPTED FOR USE WITH THE CUSTOM APPLICATION ROUTINE BUILT IN TO THE
NETWORK. (**)
"^CONDITIONS" ╘HIS IS A SEQUENTIAL FILE ┘╧╒ CREATE. ╔T IS USED WHEN A NODE
CALLS YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME. ╘HIS FILE DESCRIBES YOUR VALIDATION REQUIREMENTS
TO THE NEW NODE. (*)
"^TEMP XREF" ╘HIS ╧╨╘╔╧╬┴╠ FILES PURPOSE IS IT TO BE ABLE TO ASSIGN NODES NEW
╔─ NUMBERS WITHOUT THEM HAVING TO CHANGE THEIR ╔─'S. ╔T IS CREATED AND EDITED
MANUALLY. (*)
"NET.PARMS UPDATE" ╘HIS FILE IS ╧╬╠┘ USED WHEN UPDATING FROM ╬ET 1.24 TO 1.26.
"NET1.26-INIT.MRG" ╘HIS FILE IS ╧╬╠┘ USED WHEN UPDATING FROM ╬ET 1.24 TO 1.26.

(*) ═UST ┴╠╫┴┘╙ REMAIN ON YOUR ╬┼╘╫╧╥╦ DRIVE.
(**) ═UST ┴╠╫┴┘╙ REMAIN ON YOUR ┬┬╙ ╙┘╙╘┼═╙ DRIVE.
(***) ═UST ┴╠╫┴┘╙ REMAIN ON THE SAME DRIVE AS YOUR ╬┼╘ ╙┼╘╒╨ PROGRAM.

╘HE FOLLOWING FILES ARE MORE OR LESS SELF GENERATED AND WILL APPEAR ON YOUR
DRIVE AS THEY ARE NEEDED.

"^NODE X USERS" ╘HIS IS CREATED ┼╓┼╥┘ MIDNIGHT. ╔T IS A MEMBERSHIP LIST OF ┘╧╒╥
┬┬╙.
"^NODE ? USERS" ╘HE QUESTION MARK STANDS FOR THE NODE NUMBER. ╘HIS IS THE
CORRESPONDING MEMBERSHIP LIST FOR ANY ONE PARTICULAR NODE YOU MAY HAVE. ╘HIS
FILE IS RECEIVED AT THE TIME ┘╧╒ SEND DATA AND ARE READY FOR A NEW LISTING.
"^+NODE ?" ╘HIS IS THE ACTUAL MESSAGE WHICH YOU OR A USER HAS POSTED TO NODE
NUMBER ?.
"^+FILE ?" ╘HIS IS A FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON A FILE(S) TO BE SENT TO
NODE NUMBER ?.
"^NODE LEDGER" ╘HIS IS SORT OF A MINI-LOG. ╧NCE ITS CREATED, IT WILL ALWAYS
REMAIN ON YOUR DRIVE UNTIL YOU EITHER MOVE OR SCRATCH IT. ╘HIS SHOWS ACCOUNT
NODE TRANSACTIONS.
"^PUBLIC STORAGE" ╫HEN A NODE SENDS ┘╧╒ PUBLIC MESSAGES, AND YOU REQUESTED TO
RELEASE THEM MANUALLY, THIS IS THE FILE IN WHICH THEY ARE STORED.
"^NODE LIST" ╘HIS LISTING IS CREATED BY THE ╬ET ╙ETUP PROGRAM. ╔T IS THE
LISTING YOU OR YOUR USERS WOULD SEE WHEN SENDING TO A NODE.
"^NTWRK.PARMS" ╘HIS IS ALSO CREATED BY THE ╬ET ╙ETUP PRG. ╘HIS FILE CONTAINS
LOTS OF DATA OF HOW YOU REQUESTED YOUR NETWORK TO RUN. ╔T ALSO CONTAINS DATA
FOR EACH NODE.
"^NODE ACCOUNTS" ╘HIS IS A RELATIVE FILE WHICH WILL CONTAIN NAME, PASSWORD,
LEVEL, AND LAST DATE CALLED FOR EACH INCOMING NODE YOU HAVE.
"^NODE BILLING" ┴LSO A RELATIVE FILE. ╔T CONTAINS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR EACH
USER ON YOUR SYSTEM.

├╚┴╨╘┼╥ ╔╓.  ╘╚┼ ╔╬╙╘┴╠╠┴╘╔╧╬

╬OW THAT YOU HAVE MADE YOUR BACKUPS, YOU'RE READY TO BEGIN THE ACTUAL
INSTALLATION. ╠OCATE THE FILE FROM YOUR ╬ETWORK DISKETTE CALLED "PARMS FIXER
1.26". ╠OAD AND RUN THIS FILE ON YOUR CURRENT ^BBS.PARMS FILE.

----------------------> ╠╧┴─"╨┴╥═╙ ╞╔╪┼╥*",8

╬OW LOCATE THE FILE FROM YOUR ╬ETWORK DISKETTE CALLED "NET.MERGE 64". ╘HIS
FILE WILL ALTER ┴╠╠ THE MODULES LISTED IN THE ╟┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╙╘┴╥╘┼─ SECTION. ═AKE
SURE THESE FILES ARE ALL ON DRIVE 8,0. ╠OAD AND RUN THE NET.MERGE 64 FILE NOW.
┘OUR FILES WILL ALL BE UPDATED. ─EPENDING ON THE SPEED OF YOUR DRIVE, THIS CAN
TAKE BETWEEN 1 AND 15 MINUTES. ╫HEN THE MERGE IS COMPLETE, BACKUP THIS DISK.

----------------------> ╠╧┴─"╬┼╘.═┼╥╟┼ 64",8

╬OW ITS TIME TO RUN THE NORMAL ┬┬╙ ╙ETUP PROGRAM.

----------------------> ╠╧┴─"╙┼╘╒╨",8,1

┼VERYTHING WILL LOOK THE SAME UNTIL YOU GET TO THE ╨┴╟┼ 3 ┬┬╙ ├╧══┴╬─╙ SCREEN.
┘OU'LL SEE 4 NEW OPTIONS LISTED. ┘OU WILL NEED TO COME UP WITH 3 NEW COMMAND
KEYS (OR USE THE DEFAULT ONES YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN). ╚ERE IS THE DESCRIPTION
OF WHAT THE FOUR OPTIONS ARE USED FOR:

╨╧╙╘ ╬┼╘╫╧╥╦ ═╙╟: ╘HIS IS WHERE YOU OR YOUR USERS ACTUALLY CREATE THE NETWORK
MESSAGES. ╔ ALLOW ALL BUT NEW USERS INTO THIS SECTION.

═┴╔╬╘┼╬┴╬├┼ ═┼╬╒: ╘HIS IS A SUB-MENU WITHIN THE NETWORK THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO
DO CERTAIN MAINTENANCE EITHER ON-LINE OR OFF. ╘HIS SECTION HAS OPTIONS FOR
EDITING/VIEWING THE BILLING FILE, THE NODE ACCOUNT FILE, AND THE NODE STATUS
FILE. ╔T IS ALSO WHERE YOU SELECT FILES TO BE TRANSMITTED. ═UCH MORE ON THESE
OPTIONS LATER. ╔ ALLOW ONLY MYSELF IN THIS SECTION, ALTHOUGH A TRUSTY CO-SYSOP
WOULD PROBABLY BE OK HERE.

╥┼╠┼┴╙┼ ╨╒┬╠╔├╙: ╘HIS IS AN IDEAL AREA FOR A CO-SYSOP. ╘HIS IS THE FEATURE THAT
ALLOWS YOU TO RELEASE PUBLIC MESSAGES WHICH HAVE BEEN STORED FROM THE NETWORK.
╘HIS SUBJECT WILL BE COVERED IN DETAIL LATER ON IN THE DOCUMENTATION.

╥┼╙╘╥╔├╘ ╨╧╙╘╙: ╘HIS IS ╬╧╘ A COMMAND. ╘HIS FEATURE ALLOWS YOU TO DEFINE A
LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF NETWORK POSTS A USER CAN MAKE. ╔F YOU CHOOSE NOT TO
CHARGE FOR ANY OR ALL NODES, YOU MIGHT NOT WANT PEOPLE SENDING OUT TOO MUCH IN
ONE CALL. ╘HE FIRST NUMBER IS THE LEVEL EXEMPTION. ╔F A USERS LEVEL IS EQUAL OR
GREATER THAN THIS NUMBER, THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO POST NETWORK MESSAGES TO
THEIR HEARTS CONTENT. ╘HE SECOND NUMBER IS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF POSTS A USER
CAN MAKE PER CALL (UNLESS THAT USER HAS A LEVEL WHICH EXEMPTS HIM/HER).

┘OU'RE DONE WITH THE ┬┬╙ SETUP. ╞INISH UP WITH IT AS YOU WOULD NORMALLY.

├╚┴╨╘┼╥ ╓.  ╬┼╘╫╧╥╦ ╙┼╘╒╨

╬OW COMES THE ╥┼┴╠ THING. ╫E'RE GOING TO REALLY START SETTING UP THE NETWORK!
╠OCATE THE FILE CALLED "NET SETUP". ═AKE SURE THE FILE CALLED "PRSCRN52000" IS
LOCATED ON 8,0. ╠OAD AND RUN.

----------------------> ╠╧┴─"╬┼╘ ╙┼╘╒╨*",8

╘HE FIRST THING THAT WILL HAPPEN, IS YOU WILL BE ASKED TO INSERT YOUR
^BBS.PARMS DISK INTO DRIVE 8,0. ═AKE ╙╒╥┼ IT'S THE SAME PARMS FILE WE FIXED
EARLIER IN THIS SECTION!

╔═╨╧╥╘┴╬╘! ╥┼═┼═┬┼╥ ╘╚╔╙! ╬┼╓┼╥ ╒╬─┼╥ ┴╬┘ ├╔╥├╒═╙╘┴╬├┼╙ ╒╙┼ ┘╧╒╥ ─┼╠┼╘┼ ╧╥
╔╬╙┼╥╘ ╦┼┘╙ ╫╚╔╠┼ ╔╬ ╬┼╘╫╧╥╦ ╙┼╘╒╨ ╧╥ ╘╚┼ ┬┬╙ ╙┼╘╒╨ ╨╥╧╟╥┴═. ╔╘ ╫╔╠╠ ╥╒╔╬ ┘╧╒╥
─┴╘┴ ┴╠═╧╙╘ ┼╓┼╥┘ ╘╔═┼! ╔╞ ┘╧╒ ╬┼┼─ ╘╧ ┼─╔╘ ╙╧═┼╘╚╔╬╟, ┴╠╫┴┘╙ ╒╙┼ ┘╧╒╥ ├╒╥╙╧╥
╠┼╞╘ ╧╥ ├╒╥╙╧╥ ╥╔╟╚╘ ╦┼┘╙ ┴╬─ ╘┘╨┼ ╧╓┼╥ ╫╚┴╘ ┘╧╒ ┴╥┼ ┼─╔╘╔╬╟.

┴FTER A FEW SECONDS YOU'RE ASKED FOR THE NUMBER OF NODES YOU WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE. ╘HIS IS IMPORTANT! ├OUNT THE NUMBER OF NODES YOU HAVE IN MIND, AND ENTER
THIS NUMBER. ┘OU ARE BEING ASKED THIS QUESTION BECAUSE YOU WILL THEN BE ASKED
TO FILL IN DATA FOR EACH ONE OF THESE NODES, SO IF YOU HAVE NO INFO ON ANY
NODES, DON'T RUN THIS PROGRAM UNTIL YOU DO. ╔F YOU NEED SOME NODES, TAKE A LOOK
AT THE ENCLOSED NODE LISTING, AND CHOOSE FROM THIS LIST IF YOU LIKE. ┘OU MAY
HAVE FROM 1 TO 99 NODES. ╘HE HIGHER NUMBER YOU USE, THE MORE MEMORY IS
REQUIRED.

╬EXT QUESTION SERVES TWO PURPOSES. ╔F YOU AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH HOW THE NETWORK
WORKS, YOU CAN SEND PRIVATE ┼-═AIL ╧╥ PUBLIC MESSAGES. ╔F SOMEONE SENDS ┘╧╒ A
PUBLIC MESSAGE, THIS QUESTION WILL DETERMINE HOW THAT PUBLIC MESSAGE IS
HANDLED. ┘OU HAVE TWO CHOICES. ┘OU CAN HAVE THE MESSAGE STORED IN A SPECIAL
HOLDING FILE, AND THEN RELEASE IT MANUALLY, OR YOU CAN HAVE THE MESSAGE
AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO THE MESSAGE BASE. ╔F YOU WANT THE MESSAGE TO GO DIRECTLY
INTO THE MESSAGE BASE, ENTER THE CATEGORY ╠┼╘╘┼╥ YOU WISH THE MESSAGE TO GO
INTO. ┘OU CAN TYPE A QUESTION MARK TO GET A LIST OF YOUR CATEGORIES AT THIS
POINT. ╔F YOU WOULD PREFER TO HOLD THE MESSAGES, AND RELEASE THEM MANUALLY,
ENTER A 0 (ZERO) NOW.

╘HE NEXT TWO QUESTIONS REQUIRE A LITTLE EXPLAINING. ╫HEN A USER SENDS A NETWORK
MESSAGE ON YOUR ┬┬╙, THE FILE IS STORED ON YOUR DISK. ╘HE FILE DOESN'T GET SENT
OUT UNTIL YOU WANT IT TO. ╘HE NEXT TWO QUESTIONS TELL THE NETWORK WHAT TIME OF
DAY YOU WOULD LIKE MESSAGES TO BE SENT. ┘OU WILL BE ASKED TO ENTER THE TIME IN
═╔╠╔╘┴╥┘ TIME (I.E. 0=MIDNIGHT, 9=9AM, 22=10PM). ╘HIS TIME LIMIT IS CALLED A
WINDOW. ╔F THERE ARE MESSAGES DUE OUT, THEY WILL ╧╬╠┘ GO OUT INSIDE THIS WINDOW
TIME (THERE IS AN EXCEPTION TO THIS....READ ON). ╘HERE ARE TWO RESTRICTIONS YOU
NEED TO KEEP IN MIND. ╞IRST, YOU CAN NOT ╧╨┼╬ THE WINDOW AT A TIME LATER THAN
YOU ├╠╧╙┼ THE WINDOW (THIS SHOULD BE OBVIOUS). ╙ECOND, YOU CAN ╬╧╘ HAVE THE
WINDOW OPEN ╘╚╥╧╒╟╚ MIDNIGHT. ╔N OTHERWORDS, YOU CAN ╧╨┼╬ IT AT MIDNIGHT, BUT
YOU COULDN'T OPEN IT AT SAY 11PM, AND ├╠╧╙┼ IT AT SAY 3AM. ╫HEN YOU OPEN AND
CLOSE DEPENDS LARGELY ON WHAT TIME ZONE YOU ARE IN, AND WHEN YOUR PHONE RATES
ARE THE LOWEST (MOST ARE 11PM-8AM). ╔ RECOMMEND MIDNIGHT TO 6┴═, BUT ITS
ENTIRELY UP TO YOU. ╘HE NETWORK DIALS OUT ╧╬╠┘ AFTER 5 MINUTES OF INACTIVITY.
╔F A CALLER DOESN'T CALL WITHIN 5 MINUTES, AND WE ARE IN THE OPEN WINDOW ZONE,
AND THERE IS NETWORK MAIL DUE OUT, THE NETWORK WILL ATTEMPT TO DIAL OUT. ╔F A
CONNECTION IS ╬╧╘ MADE, THE CYCLE WILL CONTINUE AFTER ANOTHER 5 MINUTES OF
INACTIVITY. ┘OU CAN ALWAYS CHANGE THE WINDOW TIMES, SO A LITTLE EXPERIMENTATION
WILL DETERMINE WHAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU.

┼NTER YOUR ╧╨┼╬ AND ├╠╧╙┼ TIMES NOW.

╬EXT QUESTION DEALS WITH THE SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP LIST. ┴T MIDNIGHT EVERY NIGHT,
YOUR ┬┬╙ WILL CREATE A SPECIAL NETWORK MEMBERSHIP LIST (CALLED ^NODE X USERS ON
YOUR DISK). ╫HEN YOU SEND OUT NET MESSAGES TO YOUR NODES, THEY MAY REQUEST A
FRESH LISTING FROM YOU. ╘HIS IS THE FILE THEY WILL GET. ╘HIS VALUE DETERMINES
HOW LONG YOU WOULD LIKE TO WAIT BEFORE REQUESTING A NEW MEMBERSHIP LIST WHEN
┘╧╒ CALL A NODE. ═INE IS SET FOR 20 DAYS. ╘HE SMALLER THE NUMBER, THE MORE
REQUESTS YOUR NETWORK WILL MAKE, AND THE LONGER YOU WILL BE ON-LINE.

╬EXT QUESTION ASKS YOU FOR ┘╧╒╥ ┬┬╙ NAME. ╘HIS NAME WILL APPEAR ON ┴╠╠ HEADERS
OF ALL MESSAGES SENT OUT. ╘HE MAXIMUM LENGTH IS 25 CHARACTERS.

╘HE NEXT QUESTION IS A TAD COMPLICATED TO EXPLAIN. ╔F YOUR MODEM USES ┴╘ TYPE
COMMANDS, AND CAN RETURN THE ┬╒╙┘ OR ╬╧ ─╔┴╠╘╧╬┼ RESPONSE SET (ALMOST ALL 2400
MODEMS AND SOME 1200'S DO), YOU ├╧╒╠─ ANSWER YES TO THIS QUESTION. ├HECK YOUR
MODEM MANUAL UNDER THE COMMAND ┴╘╪. ╔T SHOULD TELL YOU THERE. ╘HE REASON ╔ SAID
YOU ├╧╒╠─ ANSWER YES, IS BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO EVEN IF YOUR MODEM DOES
SUPPORT THESE STATUS RESPONSES. ╠ET ME TRY AND EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE. ╫HEN YOU
DIAL OUT TO A NODE, AND SAY THE NODE RINGS AND RINGS, BUT DOESN'T EVER ANSWER,
YOU ═┴┘ PREFER THAT FROM NOW ON, THAT NODE BE LOCKED OUT IF THAT HAPPENS AGAIN.
╘HERE IS A BUILT-IN FEATURE IN THE NETWORK WHICH WILL ╠╧├╦ A NODE WHEN CERTAIN
CONDITIONS ARISE. ╧NE OF THE CONDITIONS IS CALLED A ├┴╥╥╔┼╥ ╠╧├╦. ╘HIS MEANS
THAT YOU ATTEMPTED TO DIAL OUT TO A NODE, BUT YOUR MODEM RETURNED A ╬╧ ├┴╥╥╔┼╥.
╫ITH A MODEM THAT SUPPORTS THE ┬╒╙┘ AND ╬╧ ─╔┴╠╘╧╬┼ RESPONSE, YOU SHOULD NOT BE
GETTING A ╬╧ ├┴╥╥╔┼╥ RESPONSE. ╒NLESS OF COURSE THE NODE'S MODEM ISN'T PICKING
UP, THE NODE HAS CRASHED, OR THE NODE IS DOWN. ╔ MYSELF ANSWER ╬╧ TO THIS
QUESTION EVEN THOUGH MY MODEM ─╧┼╙ SUPPORT THESE RESPONSE CODES. ╘HE REASON
BEING, IF YOU CALL OUT TO A NODE THAT IS RESETTING EITHER AFTER A CALLER, OR AT
MIDNIGHT, YOU WOULD GET THE ╬╧ ├┴╥╥╔┼╥, AND THE NODE WOULD BE LOCKED OUT. ╔
DIDN'T WANT THAT, BUT ITS ENTIRELY UP TO YOU HOW YOU SELECT THIS. ╥EMEMBER, IF
YOUR MODEM DOES ╬╧╘ SUPPORT THESE RESPONSE CODES, THEN IN A WAY YOU'RE LUCKY AS
YOU HAVE NO DIFFICULT CHOICES TO MAKE HERE. ┘OU MUST ANSWER ╬╧. [╘HIS WORKS A
LITTLE DIFFERENTLY ON V1.26. V1.26 WILL ALWAYS SET YOUR MODEM TO SUPPORT THE
┬╒╙┘ AND ╬╧ ─╔┴╠╘╧╬┼, BUT WILL NOT LOCK THE NODE IF ONE OF THESE MESSAGE
APPEAR, IF YOU HAVE THIS PARAMETER SET TO ╬╧.]

─RIVE ┴SSIGNMENTS SETUP. ┴LL NETWORK ACTIVITY LOOKS ON THIS DRIVE. ═AKE SURE
ITS A DRIVE WHICH USUALLY ALWAYS HAS SUFFICIENT SPACE. ╞OR HARD DRIVE USERS, ╔
SUGGEST DEVOTING AN ENTIRE PARTITION OR ╒╙┼╥ DIRECTORY FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.
┴VOID USING A DRIVE WHERE SPACE VARIES A LOT (SUCH AS AN UPLOAD DRIVE).

╘HE NEXT QUESTION ASKS YOU WHAT IT SHOULD DO WITH PROGRAMS RECEIVED THROUGH THE
╬ETWORK. ┘OU MAY CHOOSE TO HAVE FILES PLACED IN A ╒/─ DIRECTORY, OR HAVE THEM
PLACED ON YOUR ╬ETWORK DRIVE. ╔F YOU CHOOSE TO HAVE HE FILES IN A ╒/─
DIRECTORY, THAT DIRECTORY WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE UPDATED WHEN FILES ARE
RECEIVED. (╫ORKS JUST LIKE ═ULTI-╒PLOAD.)

╠ASTLY, YOU WILL BE ASKED IF YOU WANT FILES THAT ARE RECEIVED THROUGH THE
╬ETWORK TO BE HELD FOR YOUR RELEASE, OR IF YOU WANT THEM TO BE AVAILABLE RIGHT
AWAY. ╘HIS WORKS JUST LIKE NORMAL FILE TRANSFERS AND THE 'AUTO-RELEASE LEVEL'
IN BBS.SETUP. ╔F YOU HAVE FILES RECEIVED SET TO GO ON YOUR ╬ETWORK DRIVE, THIS
OPTION WILL HAVE NO EFFECT.

┴FTER YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS SCREEN, THE REAL FUN BEGINS! ╔F EVERYTHING HAS
GONE SMOOTHLY SO FAR, YOU SHOULD BE AT THE INDIVIDUAL NODE EDITOR PROMPT. ┴T
THIS PROMPT, YOU'RE GIVEN THE OPTION TO EDIT ANY OF THE INDIVIDUAL NODES. ┴LSO,
THE NUMBER YOU SEE WITHIN THE DOUBLE BRACKETS [], TELLS YOU THE LAST ╬╧─┼
╬╒═┬┼╥ YOU EDITED. ╔T MAY BE HARD TO UNDERSTAND NOW WHY YOU'D NEED THIS, BUT
BELIEVE ME, IT HELPS TO DETERMINE WHERE YOU ARE IN THE EDITING PROCESS. ┴LSO,
AT THIS PROMPT, IF YOU HIT A QUESTION MARK (?), YOU WILL GET A LISTING OF EACH
╬╧─┼ ╬┴═┼, AND ITS STATUS. ╘HIS IS ESPECIALLY HANDY FOR FINDING A BLANK SPOT,
OR WHEN TRYING TO LOCATE A CERTAIN NODE TO EDIT.

┬EFORE WE START EDITING INDIVIDUAL NODES, LETS CLARIFY ONE THING. ╫HEN ┘╧╒
ASSIGN A NODE A CERTAIN NUMBER, THIS WILL BE CALLED ┘╧╒╥ ╬╧─┼ ╬╒═┬┼╥. ╫HEN YOU
SET A NODES ╔─ NUMBER, THIS IS THE ╬╧─┼╙ ╔─ ╬╒═┬┼╥. ╘HIS HAS BEEN A LITTLE
CONFUSING IN THE PAST, SO ╔ THOUGHT ╔'D CLARIFY IT BEFORE WE WENT ON. ┴LSO
REMEMBER THAT ╔╬├╧═╔╬╟ AND ╧╒╘╟╧╔╬╟ ARE TWO SEPARATE THINGS. ╫HEN YOU USE ╬ET
╙ETUP, YOU'RE SETTING UP FOR ╧╒╘╟╧╔╬╟ CALLS. ╫HEN YOU USE THE ╬ODE ┼DITOR,
YOU'RE SETTING UP FOR ╔╬├╧═╔╬╟ CALLS.

╬OW ITS TIME TO EDIT OUR FIRST NODE. ┼NTER THE NUMBER 1 (╬╧─┼ ╬╒═┬┼╥ ╧╬┼), AND
HIT ╥┼╘╒╥╬. ╘HE FIRST PROMPT ASKS YOU FOR THE NAME OF THE NODE. ┘OU ARE LIMITED
TO 25 CHARACTERS. ╘HE NAME YOU ENTER HERE WILL APPEAR TO ALL USERS WHEN THEY GO
TO POST A NETWORK MESSAGE. ╔F YOU WANTED TO REPLACE THIS NODE WITH ANOTHER,
SIMPLY ENTER THE NEW NODE'S NAME.

╬OW YOU NEED TO ENTER THE MEMBERSHIP ╔─ NUMBER FOR THE NODE WHICH YOU ARE
WORKING ON. ╘HERE ARE TWO WAYS TO GET THIS ╔─ NUMBER. ╧NCE WAY IS BY REQUESTING
THAT THE ╙YSOP OF THIS NODE SET YOU UP ON HIS OR HER SYSTEM. ╚E OR SHE WILL
THEN GIVE YOU AN ╔─ NUMBER AND PASSWORD. ┴N EASIER WAY, IS TO LET THE NETWORK
DO AN EQUIVALENT OF A ╬┼╫ ╒╙┼╥ PROCESS. ╔F YOU KNOW YOUR ╔─ NUMBER, ENTER IT
NOW, OTHERWISE ENTER A 1 AT THIS POINT. ╘HE NUMBER 1 MEANS THAT YOU WILL BE
CALLING THIS NODE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. ┴FTER YOU CALL THE NODE, IT WILL
AUTOMATICALLY ISSUE YOU AN ╔─ NUMBER, AND THE NETWORK WILL ENTER IT INTO THIS
SLOT AUTOMATICALLY.

╬EXT IS THE CITY AND STATE OF THE NODE. ╬OTE THAT YOU ═╒╙╘ HAVE A SLASH
╙╧═┼╫╚┼╥┼ IN THIS LINE. ─ON'T USE A COMMA (I.E. ┬ERKELEY/├A). ╘HIS QUESTION IS
100% COSMETIC.

╬OW FOR THE PHONE NUMBER. ┼NTER ANY SPECIAL ACCESS CODES OR WHATEVER YOU'LL
NEED.

╨ASSWORD TIME. ╔F YOU WERE ASSIGNED A PASSWORD, ENTER IT NOW. ╔F YOU ANSWERED
THE ╔─ PROMPT WITH A 1, THEN MAKE UP THE PASSWORD YOU WOULD LIKE. ╥EMEMBER, 3-9
CHARACTERS ONLY. ─ON'T USE ANY EXOTIC CHARACTERS EITHER AS THEY WILL BE
STRIPPED OUT. ┘OU CAN ENTER IN LOWER OR UPPERCASE. ┴NY LOWERCASE CHARACTERS
WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE CHANGED TO UPPERCASE FOR YOU.

╬OW FOR THE BAUD RATE. ┘OU ARE ALLOWED 300, 1200 OR 2400 ONLY. ╔F YOU ARE
RUNNING A 2400 BAUD MODEM, AND ARE NOT SURE WHAT RATE THIS NODE IS USING, YOU
MAY ENTER 2400 ANYWAY. ┘OUR MODEM WILL RECOGNIZE THE BAUD RATE OF THE NODE, AND
THE NETWORK WILL AUTOMATICALLY STEP IT DOWN TO THE PROPER BAUD RATE.

╘HE FOLLOWING TWO QUESTIONS DETERMINE HOW MUCH (IF ANY) YOU PLAN ON CHARGING TO
ALLOW MESSAGES TO BE SENT. ┘OU CAN SET UP A DIFFERENT RATE FOR EACH NODE. ╘HEY
CAN ALL BE TOTALLY FREE IF YOU CHOOSE. ╔F YOU ARE NOT GOING TO CHARGE FOR THIS
NODE, ENTER 0.00 AT THE NEXT TWO PROMPTS.

╘HE FIRST CHARGE PROMPT DETERMINES HOW MUCH YOU WILL CHARGE FOR THE FIRST 1000
BYTES OR LESS. ╙AY YOU WANTED TO CHARGE 25 CENTS FOR THE FIRST 1000 BYTES (MOST
WILL BE WELL UNDER 1000 BYTES). ═AKE SURE THAT YOU ENTER IT AS 0.25 AND NOT 25.
OR 25.00.

╙ECOND CHARGE PROMPT IS FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 100 BYTES AFTER THE INITIAL 1000
BYTES. ┘OU CAN LEAVE EITHER OF THESE TWO PROMPTS ZERO IF YOU LIKE. ╙AY YOU
WANTED TO ALLOW THE FIRST 1000 BYTES FREE, THEN ONLY CHARGE FOR ANY MESSAGE
AFTER 1000 BYTES. ┘OU COULD DO THAT BY LEAVING THE 1000 BYTE QUESTION 0.00.
╫ITH A LITTLE TRIAL AND ERROR, YOU CAN SET THIS UP TO BREAK EVEN WHEN YOUR
PHONE BILL COMES IN.

╙PEAKING OF PHONE CHARGES, IN CASE YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH ┴╘&╘'S ╥EACH ╧UT
┴MERICA PLAN, YOU MIGHT WANT TO INQUIRE ABOUT IT. ┘OU SIGN UP ONCE, AND
THEREAFTER, AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY, YOU ARE ALLOWED TO CALL ANYWHERE IN
THE ╒╙┴ FOR SOMETHING LIKE $7.50 AN HOUR. ╘HIS IS SOMETHING LIKE 60 AVERAGE
NODE CALLS FOR THAT AMOUNT (MOST NODE CALLS ARE UNDER 60 SECONDS!). ╞OR MORE
INFO, CALL ┴╘&╘ AT 800-222-0300.

╬OW ANSWER "Y" IF THE SCREEN IS PROPERLY FILLED OUT. ┴T THIS POINT, ONE OF TWO
THINGS ├╧╒╠─ HAPPEN. ╔F YOU SET THIS NODE UP WITH AN ╔─ NUMBER OF 1, YOU WILL
HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DISK ACTIVITY. ╫HAT IS HAPPENING, EXACTLY, IS THAT THE
PROGRAM IS COPYING YOUR ^NODE APP FILE INTO THE ^+NODE X FILE (X BEING THE NODE
NUMBER).

╘HE OTHER THING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN, IS IF YOU ENTERED A ┬┬╙ NAME OTHER THAN THE
ONE WHICH WAS THERE BEFORE (REPLACING ONE WITH ANOTHER). ┘OU WILL BE ASKED IF
YOU ARE INDEED REPLACING ONE NODE WITH ANOTHER. ╔F YOU ANSWER YES TO THIS, THE
OLD NODE'S FILES WILL BE SCRATCHED.

┘OU HAVE SETUP YOUR FIRST NODE! ╔T'S TRICKY, YES, BUT YOU'LL GET THE HANG OF
IT. ╫HEN YOU'VE SET UP ALL YOUR NODES, SIMPLY HIT ╥┼╘╒╥╬ AT THE SELECT NODE
NUMBER PROMPT, AND ALL THE REQUIRED FILES WILL BE CREATED. ╩UST FOR REFERENCE,
THESE FILES ARE: ^NTWRK.PARMS, ^NODE LIST, ^NODE ACCOUNTS, ^NODE BILLING. ╬OTE
THAT THE LAST TWO FILES ARE ONLY CREATED IF THEY DO NOT EXIST ALREADY.

┘OU CAN ALWAYS ALTER ANY OF THE INFO IN THIS FILE, BUT OBVIOUSLY, YOU WANT TO
USE A LITTLE JUDGEMENT. ╔F YOU MAKE CHANGES IN THE DRIVE SETUP, DON'T FORGET TO
MOVE THE FILES WHICH MAY EXIST ON THE OLD DRIVE! ╘HINGS LIKE THAT.
╒NFORTUNATELY, YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE TO TAKE THE ┬┬╙ DOWN TO MAKE ANY CHANGES,
SO DO WHAT ╔ DO, AND WRITE DOWN ALL THE CHANGES YOU NEED TO MAKE OVER THE
COURSE OF A FEW DAYS SO THAT YOU CAN TACKLE A BUNCH OF STUFF AT ONCE INSTEAD OF
SHUTTING DOWN, AND BOOTING UP OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

╧NE ╓┼╥┘ IMPORTANT WORD OF CAUTION! ╬┼╓┼╥ ┼╓┼╥ EDIT EITHER THE ^NTWRK.PARMS OR
^NODE.LIST FILE. ┼╓┼╥! ╔F YOU DO, YOUR COMPUTER, YOUR DRIVES, AND YOUR MODEM
WILL EXPLODE! <GRIN> ─ON'T DO IT. ┘OUR ┬┬╙ WILL PROBABLY CRASH LEFT AND RIGHT,
YOU'LL BE SENDING NET MAIL TO THE PIZZA PARLOR DOWN THE BLOCK, AND GENERALLY
CREATING HAVOC FOR YOURSELF AND QUITE POSSIBLY YOUR NODES.

├╚┴╨╘┼╥ ╓╔.  ┬╧╧╘╔╬╟ ╒╨ ┴╬─ ╟┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╞┴═╔╠╔┴╥ ╫╔╘╚ ╘╚┼ ╞┼┴╘╒╥┼╙

╬OW THAT YOU HAVE FINISHED WITH THE SETUP (IT WASN'T THAT BAD WAS IT?), IT'S
TIME TO BOOT UP THE ┬┬╙. ┬EFORE THE NETWORK CAME ALONG, THERE WERE BASICALLY
THREE DIFFERENT WAYS OF BOOTING UP. ╘HEY DEPENDED ON WHAT TYPE OF HARDWARE YOU
WERE RUNNING. ╘HE NORMAL BASIC BOOTERS WOULD BE ┬┬╙, ╙╘┴╥╘ 1764, & ╙╘┴╥╘ 1700.
╘HESE WILL REMAIN THE SAME ACCEPT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO BOOT WITH THE ╙╘┴╥╘ 1700
BOOTER. ╔F YOU DO ╬╧╘ USE THIS BOOTER, SKIP TO THE NEXT PARAGRAPH. ╔F YOU USE
THE START 1700 BOOTER, YOU COULD REMOVE THE FOLLOWING FILES FROM YOUR BOOT
DISK: ╙╘┴╥╘ 1700, ╠╧┴─ 1700, ╥┼╙╘┴╥╘ 1700, & ┴╒╘╧ 1700. ╘HESE ARE DIRECTLY
REPLACED WITH THE FOUR BOOTERS LOCATED ON YOUR ╬ETWORK DISK....╙╘┴╥╘ 1700/╬╫,
╠╧┴─ 1700/╬╫, ╥┼╙╘┴╥╘ 1700/╬╫, & ┴╒╘╧ 1700/╬╫. ╘HESE WORK EXACTLY LIKE THE
FORMER FILES WITH THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BEING THAT THEY WILL ALSO LOAD IN THE TWO
MAIN NETWORK MODULES (^BBS.NW1 1.26 & ^BBS.NW2 1.26).

╧K, REGARDLESS OF WHICH WAY YOU BOOT UP, MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE TWO MAIN MODULES
(^BBS.NW1 1.26 & ^BBS.NW2 1.26) ARE ON YOUR BOOT DISK OR DRIVE. ╔F YOU USE
╥AMDOS (START 1764), MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT THESE FILES ARE GETTING STASHED
INTO RAM AT THE TIME RAM IS GETTING LOADED. ╘HIS IS ACCOMPLISHED USING THE FILE
CALLED ╔╬╔╘. ╔F YOU ALREADY USE INIT FOR YOUR OWN PURPOSES, MAKE SURE AND
EITHER MERGE IN THE SUPPLIED INIT FILE, OR JUST ADD THE NECESSARY CODE. ╠┼┴╓╔╬╟
╧╒╘ ╘╚┼╙┼ ╘╫╧ ═┴╔╬ ═╧─╒╠┼╙ ╔╬ ┴ ╥┴═─╧╙ ╙┘╙╘┼═ ╔╙ ┬┘ ╞┴╥ ╘╚┼ ╬╒═┬┼╥ ╧╬┼ ╘╚╔╬╟
╨┼╧╨╠┼ ┴╥┼ ╞╧╥╟┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╘╧ ─╧! ╘╚┼╙┼ ═╧─╒╠┼╙ ═╒╙╘ ╟┼╘ ╠╧┴─┼─ ╔╬ ┴╘ ╘╚┼ ╘╔═┼ ┴╠╠
╘╚┼ ╧╘╚┼╥ ╞╔╠┼╙ ┴╥┼ ╟┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╠╧┴─┼─ ╔╬. ┘╧╒ ├┴╬'╘ ╟┼╘ ╘╚┼ ┬┬╙ ┬╧╧╘┼─ ┴╠╠ ╘╚┼ ╫┴┘
╫╔╘╚╧╒╘ ╘╚┼╙┼ ╞╔╠┼╙ ┬┼╔╬╟ ╔╬ ╥┴═!

╥┴═ ╒╙┼╥╙ ╨╠┼┴╙┼ ═┴╦┼ ╙╒╥┼ ┘╧╒ ╚┴╓┼ ╙╒╞╞╔├╔┼╬╘ ╙╨┴├┼ ┴╓┴╔╠┴┬╠┼! ╘╚╔╙ ╔╙ ╘╚┼
╙┼├╧╬─ ═╧╙╘ ├╧══╧╬ ╨╥╧┬╠┼═.

╞OR ╠T. ╦ERNAL OWNERS, ALL YOU NEED TO WORRY ABOUT, IS THAT THESE MAIN MODULES
ARE ON YOUR ┬┬╙ ╨╥╧╟╥┴═╙ ─╥╔╓┼.

┬OOT UP YOUR ┬┬╙ NOW. ╫HEN YOU GET TO THE FAMILIAR CALL WAITING SCREEN, IT
MIGHT NOT SEEM SO FAMILIAR ANYMORE. ╘HERE ARE TWO NEW "STATUS LINE" VALUES
WHICH HAVE BEEN ADDED. ╘HEY ARE LABELED ╬-╨╒┬ & ╬-╧╒╘. ╬-╨╒┬ SHOWS YOU HOW MANY
(IF ANY) PUBLIC MESSAGES WHICH HAVE COME IN FROM THE NETWORK, ARE WAITING TO BE
RELEASED. ╔F YOU ARE NOT USING THIS HOLDING FEATURE AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 5,
THEN THIS NUMBER WILL ALWAYS BE 0. ╬-╧╒╘ SHOWS YOU HOW MANY CALLS ARE DUE TO BE
MADE. ╔T DOES ╬╧╘ SHOW YOU HOW MANY MESSAGES ARE DUE OUT, IT ONLY SHOWS YOU THE
NUMBER OF NODES WHICH ARE DUE TO BE CALLED. ╔F A NODE IS LOCKED FOR SOME REASON
(READ ON FOR INFO ON LOCKING NODES), IT ╫╔╠╠ SHOW THIS NODE AS DUE TO GO OUT
╒╬╘╔╠ IT TRIES TO GO OUT, IN WHICH CASE IT WILL ADJUST ITSELF. ═ORE ON THIS
LATER...

╧K, NOW HIT ANY ONE OF YOUR FUNCTION KEYS (╞1-╞8). ╘AKE A LOOK AT THIS MENU
AGAIN. ╘HE ├╚┴╬╟┼ ╘╔═┼/─┴╘┼ FUNCTION IS GONE! ─ON'T WORRY, ITS STILL AROUND.
╔NSTEAD, AT ╞4, YOU'LL SEE WHAT'S CALLED ╬┼╘╫╧╥╦ ═┼╬╒. ╚IT ╞4 NOW. ╬OW YOU ARE
AT THE ╬ETWORK MENU. ┼VERYTHING ON THIS MENU WILL BE EXPLAINED IN DETAIL.

╘HE FIRST THING YOU SEE IS A FREE MEMORY CHECK. ╘HIS DISPLAYS HOW MANY BYTES
YOU HAVE FREE IN MEMORY. ╔T'S IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHERE THIS SHOULD BE. ┬UT IF IT
GETS DOWN TOWARDS 3000 OR SO, ╔'D SAY YOU'RE RUNNING A LOADED ┬┬╙ (LOTS OF
GAMES, AND MODS), AND RUN THE RISK OF AN OUT OF MEMORY ERROR. ╔F YOU DON'T HAVE
IT INSTALLED NOW, ╔ SUGGEST YOU INSTALL THE MOD CALLED "╞╥┼┬╧╧╘". ╘HIS WILL
CHECK YOUR MEMORY FROM TIME TO TIME, AND RESTART THE ┬┬╙ IF IT FALLS AT A
DANGEROUS LEVEL.

╞1 - ├╚┴╬╟┼ ─┴╘┼/╘╔═┼ : ╘HERE IT IS! ╘HIS DOES THE SAME EXACT THING IT DID WHEN
IT WAS IN THE ╙YSOP ═ENU.

╞2 - ├╚┴╬╟┼ ╫╔╬─╧╫ ╘HIS IS AN OPTION TO CHANGE YOUR WINDOW TIMES (READ THE
╬┼╘╫╧╥╦ ╙┼╘╒╨ SECTION). ╘HIS OPTION WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT TILL EITHER YOU
CHANGE IT AGAIN HERE, YOUR ┬┬╙ CRASHES, OR YOU RE-START IT. ╔T IS A TEMPORARY
CHANGE ONLY. ╔T'S EASY TO USE, AND PRETTY MUCH SELF EXPLANATORY. ╞ROM THIS
OPTION, YOU MAY ALSO TURN THE VOLUME ON ON YOUR MODEM WHILE DIALING OUT. ╘HIS
CAN BE HELPFUL IF YOU ARE GETTING A LOT OF ╬╧ ├┴╥╥╔┼╥S.

╞3 - ═┴╔╬╘┼╬┴╬├┼ ╘HIS ACCESSES YET ┴╬╧╘╚┼╥ MENU. ╘HE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
MAINTENANCE MENU, AND THE ONE YOU ARE LOOKING AT NOW, IS THAT MAINTENANCE IS
ACCESSIBLE VIA THIS MENU, ┴╬─ ACCESSIBLE ON-LINE AS WELL. ╫E'LL GO INTO THIS A
BIT LATER.

╞4 - ═╒╠╘╔-╙┼╬─ ╘HIS IS A FEATURE WHICH ALLOWS YOU (ONLY YOURSELF SINCE IT IS
╬╧╘ AVAILABLE ON-LINE) TO SEND THE SAME MESSAGE OR FILE TO MORE THAN ONE NODE
AT A TIME WITHOUT HAVING TO VISIT THE MESSAGE MAKER EACH TIME. ╘HE FIRST THING
YOU NEED TO DO, IS TO CREATE A ╬┼╘ ─┼╞┴╒╠╘ ═┼╙╙┴╟┼ OR A ─┼╞┴╒╠╘ ╞╔╠┼. ╘HIS IS
─╔╞╞┼╥┼╬╘ THAN YOUR NORMAL ┬┬╙ DEFAULT MESSAGE. ╔T CAN ONLY BE CREATED IN THE
╨╧╙╘ ╬┼╘╫╧╥╦ ═╙╟ SECTION. ┴ ─┼╞┴╒╠╘ ╞╔╠┼ IS CREATED IN THE ┴╘╘┴├╚ ┴ ╞╔╠┼
SECTION. ┴FTER YOU HAVE CREATED THIS DEFAULT NET MSG OR FILE, YOU CAN THEN USE
THIS FEATURE. ╘O USE, SIMPLY ENTER THE ╬╧─┼ ╬╒═┬┼╥╙ YOU WISH TO SEND TO
SEPARATED BY COMMAS (JUST LIKE IN A MULTI-DOWNLOAD). ╔F YOU WANT TO SEND TO
EVERY NODE YOU HAVE, SIMPLY ENTER THE WORD "ALL".

┴FTER YOU MAKE YOUR SELECTION, THE INDIVIDUAL COPIES WILL BE MADE. ╫HEN YOU'RE
DONE, YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF SAVING THIS DEFAULT (INDEFINITELY OR UNTIL YOU
CREATE A NEW ONE). ╬OTE: ╘HE MAIL VERIFICATION OPTION IS ╬╧╘ AVAILABLE WHEN
SENDING OUT MULTI-MESSAGES.

╞5 - ╥┼╠┼┴╙┼ ╨╒┬╠╔├╙ ╘HIS IS WHERE YOU GO TO RELEASE ANY PUBLIC MESSAGES WHICH
MAY BE HOLDING. ╧NCE AGAIN, YOU MAY NOT BE NEEDING THIS FEATURE. ╘HIS IS
ANOTHER EASY TO USE, SELF EXPLANATORY OPTION. ┘OU CAN RE-READ A MESSAGE, HOLD
IT, DELETE IT, OR RELEASE IT INTO YOUR MESSAGE BASE (ALL POINTERS WILL BE SET
PROPERLY). ╘HIS OPTION IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM ON-LINE.

╞6 - ╥┼╟┼╬┼╥┴╘┼ ╬┼╘╫╧╥╦ ╔╬─┼╪ ╘HIS CAN BE USED ANYTIME YOU SUSPECT SOMETHING
WENT SCREWY. ╔F YOUR ╬-╧╒╘ OR ╬-╨╒┬ STATUS VALUES ARE INCORRECT, SELECT THIS
OPTION, AND THE INDEX WILL BE REGENERATED QUICKLY. ╘HIS IS ALSO USED IN CASE
YOU WANTED TO DELETE A NODE MESSAGE OR FILE DIRECTLY IN THE ┬┬╙ ─╧╙ (NODE
MESSAGES BEGIN WITH THE PREFIX ^+NODE, NODE FILES BEGIN WITH THE PREFIX
^+FILE). ╘HE NETWORK INDEX IS AUTOMATICALLY REGENERATED WHEN YOU BOOT UP THE
┬┬╙, ┴╬─ EVERY MIDNIGHT, SO THINGS SHOULD PRETTY MUCH STAY IN GOOD SHAPE.

╞7 - ╨╧╙╘ ╬┼╘╫╧╥╦ ═╙╟ ╘HIS IS WHERE YOU GO TO ACTUALLY ENTER THE MESSAGE TO ANY
PARTICULAR NODE. ┴N AWFUL LOT GOES ON HERE, SO THIS WILL BE A LENGTHY
DESCRIPTION. ╘HIS OPTION IS OF COURSE AVAILABLE ON-LINE AS WELL.

╫HEN YOU FIRST ACCESS THIS SECTION, YOUR ACCOUNT BALANCE WILL BE SHOWN. ╔F YOU
ARE AT LEVEL 9, THIS PROCESS IS BYPASSED. ┴LSO AT THIS TIME, FREE SPACE IS
CHECKED ON YOUR ╚╧╠─╔╬╟ DRIVE. ╘HE "RESERVE" FREE SPACE USED IS THE VALUE YOU
DEFINED IN THE ┬┬╙ ╙┼╘╒╨ UNDER THE FREE SPACE ALLOWANCE FOR UPLOADS.

╬EXT YOU ARE AT THE PROMPT WHICH ASKS YOU WHICH NODE YOU WANT TO SELECT. ╔F YOU
ARE AT A LEVEL 9, YOU WILL SEE AN ADDITIONAL MESSAGE REMINDING YOU HOW TO SEND
A DEFAULT NET MESSAGE. ╔F YOU ENTER ?, YOU WILL GET A LISTING OF ALL
PARTICIPATING NODES ALONG WITH THEIR RATES (IF ANY). ╫HEN YOU ENTER THE NUMBER
OF THE NODE, YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE NAME OF THE ┬┬╙. ┴NSWER ┘ IF IT IS CORRECT.

╬OW YOU ARE ASKED WHETHER THE MESSAGE IS PRIVATE OR PUBLIC. ╔F YOU CHOOSE
PUBLIC, THEN YOU WILL BE ASKED FOR THE SUBJECT, AND WILL BE DUMPED INTO THE
MESSAGE MAKER. ╔F YOU ANSWER PRIVATE, THEN YOU HAVE A FEW OPTIONS. ┘OU CAN AT
THIS POINT LOOK AT THIS NODES MEMBERSHIP LIST BY HITTING ?. ┘OU WILL OF COURSE
NOT HAVE A LIST UNTIL YOU SEND YOUR FIRST MESSAGE. ┘OU CAN ENTER THE USERS NAME
OR NUMBER. ─EPENDING UPON HOW FAR DOWN THE LIST THE USER IS, THIS CAN BE
EXTREMELY SLOW AS EACH LINE NEEDS TO BE SCANNED SEQUENTIALLY. ┼NTERING A NUMBER
IS SLIGHTLY FASTER THAN USING A NAME. ┼NTERING ╙┘╙╧╨ WILL BYPASS THE SEARCH,
AND THE MESSAGE WILL GO TO USER #2 (THE SYSOP).

┬Y NOW YOU SHOULD BE IN THE MESSAGE MAKER. ┼VERYTHING IS ┼╪┴├╘╠┘ AS IT IS WHEN
YOU ARE IN THE ┬┬╙ MESSAGE MAKER. ┘OU CAN USE THE ├= KEY TO MERGE FILES JUST AS
BEFORE. ╫HEN YOU GO TO SAVE THE MESSAGE, IT WILL NOT BE SAVED RIGHT AWAY. ┘OU
WILL FIRST BE SHOWN THE LENGTH OF THE MESSAGE (IN BYTES). ╔F THE MESSAGE COSTS
MORE THAN YOU HAVE IN YOUR ACCOUNT, YOU WILL BE TOLD SO, AND WILL NOT BE
ALLOWED TO SEND IT UNLESS EITHER YOU SHORTEN IT, OR ABORT.

┴FTER YOU ARE ABLE TO SEND THE MESSAGE, YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE ADJUSTED (UNLESS
THE NODE WAS FREE OR YOU ARE AT LEVEL 9), AND YOU WILL BE SHOWN YOUR NEW
BALANCE. ┴T THIS TIME, YOU ARE ASKED IF YOU WOULD LIKE ┼-═AIL VERIFICATION OF
WHEN THE MESSAGE IS SENT. ╔F YOU ANSWER ┘ TO THIS QUESTION, WHEN THE MESSAGE IS
SENT OUT TO THE NODE, A NOTE WILL BE PUT IN YOUR MAILBOX SHOWING YOU THE TIME
AND DATE THE MESSAGE WENT OUT.

┴T THIS TIME, A FILE CALLED ^NODE LEDGER IS APPENDED TO (OR CREATED). ╘HIS
"MINI-LOG" CONTAINS ALL TRANSACTIONS. ╘HIS FILE CAN BE USED TO RECONSTRUCT A
BILLING FILE IF NEEDED. ╔T WILL GET LARGER AND LARGER AS TIME GOES ON (UNLESS
ALL YOUR NODES ARE FREE). ╔F A NODE IS FREE, NOTHING GETS PUT INTO THIS FILE.

╞8 - ╥┼╘╒╥╬ ╘╧ ┬┬╙ ╘HIS BRINGS YOU BACK TO THE CALL WAITING SCREEN.

╫HENEVER YOU CHOOSE ANY OF THESE 8 OPTIONS, YOU SHOULD SEE A QUICK FLASH ON
YOUR SCREEN. ╘HIS IS JUST TO CONFIRM THAT YOUR KEYPRESS WAS ACKNOWLEDGED SINCE
SOME OPTIONS MAY TAKE A SECOND OR TWO TO ACCESS.

╬OW FOR THE ═┴╔╬╘┼╬┴╬├┼ SECTION. ╘HE FIRST FEW OPTIONS ARE PRETTY EASY TO
FIGURE OUT. ╘HEY ALL DEAL WITH THE BILLING FILE. ╧PTION 1, ┬ILLING ╠IST/╨RINT
DOES JUST THAT. ╔T ALLOWS YOU TO LIST OR PRINT OUT THE ANY PART OF THE BILLING
FILE. ╧PTION 2, ┬ILLING ┼DIT ALLOWS YOU TO ACTUALLY EDIT ANY ACCOUNT. ╧PTION 3,
╥EPORT ╟ENERATOR REQUIRES A LITTLE EXPLANATION. ╘HIS FEATURE LETS YOU LOOK AT
THE BILLING FILE IN A FEW FLEXIBLE WAYS. ╔F YOU WANT TO SEE ANY RECORDS WHICH
HAVE ╙╧═┼╘╚╔╬╟ IN THEM, YOU WOULD ENTER EITHER >0 OR <>0. ╔F YOU WANT TO SEE
RECORDS WHICH HAVE LESS THAN $1 IN THEM, YOU COULD ENTER <1.00 OR <1. ╧PTION 4,
╘OTAL ┴CCOUNTS DOES JUST THAT. ╔T WILL GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE BILLING FILE, AND
TALLY UP THE GRAND TOTAL AMOUNT.

╬EXT OPTION #5 YOU WILL USE OFTEN. ╘HIS FUNCTION ALLOWS YOU TO DO A FEW THINGS.
┘OU COULD MANUALLY ╠╧├╦ ANY NODE. ╫HAT THIS DOES, IS TO ACTUALLY PUT A LOCK ON
ANY ACTIVITY FOR ANY NODE. ╔F THERE ARE ANY MESSAGES, THEY WILL ╬╧╘ GO OUT
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. ╔F A NODE IS LOCKED, YOU WOULD ALSO NOT BE ALLOWED TO
POST A MESSAGE TO THAT NODE. ╠╧├╦ING A NODE IS DONE MANUALLY. ╘HERE ARE TWO
OTHER WAYS A FILE CAN BECOME LOCKED. ╘HEY ARE CALLED ┴├├┼╙╙ AND ├┴╥╥╔┼╥. ┴├├┼╙╙
AND ├┴╥╥╔┼╥ ARE DONE AUTOMATICALLY. ╠╧├╦ IS DONE MANUALLY. ┴├├┼╙╙ MEANS THAT
THE NODE WAS CALLED, AND YOU WERE DENIED ACCESS FOR SOME REASON. ├┴╥╥╔┼╥ IS
WHEN YOU HAVE SELECTED THE SPECIAL RESPONSE CODE SETTING IN ╬ET ╙ETUP. ╘HIS
MEANS THAT YOU CALLED A NODE, AND YOUR MODEM RETURNED A ╬╧ ├┴╥╥╔┼╥ (INDICATING
THAT THE NODE DID NOT PICK UP, OR NO ANSWER, OR VOICE). ╘O ╠╧├╦ OR ╒╬╠╧├╦ A
NODE, ACCESS THIS SECTION. ┘OU WILL FIRST BE SHOWN ALL THE NODES WITH THEIR
STATS. ┴FTER THE LISTING, IF YOU HIT ╥┼╘╒╥╬, YOU'LL GO BACK TO THE MENU. ╔F YOU
ENTER A NODE NUMBER, YOU'LL BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO ╠OCK OR ╒NLOCK ONE OR MORE
NODES. ╔T'S VERY SIMPLE.

╧PTION #6. ╘HIS IS WHERE YOU GO TO EDIT YOUR ╔╬├╧═╔╬╟ NODE ACCOUNTS. ┼VERYTHING
HERE IS VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD. ╙EE SECTION 7 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EXACTLY
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO DO AT THIS EDITOR.

╧PTION #7. ┴TTACH A FILE TO SEND. ╒SE THIS TO SEND A ╨╥╟ OR ╙┼╤ FILE TO ANOTHER
NODE. ╘HAT NODE ═╒╙╘ BE RUNNING ╬ETWORK 1.26 FOR THIS TO WORK! ╔F YOU TRY TO
SEND A FILE TO A ╬ETWORK 1.24 NODE, YOUR ┬┬╙ WILL DISCOVER THIS FACT AND HANG
UP. ╘HIS OPTION STARTS OUT ASKING FOR THE DEVICE NUMBER OF THE FILE YOU WANT TO
SEND. ╞ROM HERE, YOU MAY CHOOSE TO ENTER THE '>' CHARACTER INSTEAD, TAKING YOU
TO A ═INI-─╧╙. ╘HIS ═INI-─╧╙ ONLY LETS YOU SWITCH DRIVES, READ DIRECTORIES, AND
VIEW ╙┼╤ FILES. ┼NTER ╥┼╘╒╥╬ TO EXIT. ┴FTER YOU ENTER THE DEVICE NUMBER, YOU
ARE PROMPTED FOR THE DRIVE NUMBER, DRIVE COMMAND, AND FILE NAME ┴╙ ╔╘ ┴╨╨┼┴╥╙
╧╬ ┘╧╒╥ ─╔╙╦. ╬EXT YOU ARE ASKED TO ENTER THE NODE NUMBER YOU WISH TO SEND THE
FILE TO. ┼NTER THE NUMBER OR ENTER '?' FOR A LIST OF NODES. ┘OU MAY ALSO CHOOSE
TO ENTER 'X' FOR A DEFAULT FILE SEND. ┴FTER YOU HAVE CHOSEN A NODE, THE ┬┬╙
ASKS IF YOU WOULD LIKE THE FILE TO BE DELETED AFTER IT IS SENT. ┘OU ARE THEN
PROMPTED FOR THE FILE NAME ╞╧╥ ╘╚┼ ╥┼├┼╔╓╔╬╟ ╬╧─┼. ╨RESS ╥┼╘╒╥╬ TO KEEP THE
SAME NAME AS THE FILE IS ON YOUR DISK. ╔F A FILE DESCRIPTION IS FOUND FOR THE
FILE YOU ARE SENDING, YOU WILL BE ASKED IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT SENT ALSO.
┴ FILE NAMED "^+FILE X", WHERE 'X' IS THE NODE NUMBER, WILL APPEAR ON YOUR
╬ETWORK DRIVE. ╘HIS FILE CONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU JUST ENTERED.
╘HE ┬┬╙ DOES NOT LIMIT THE NUMBER OF FILES THAT YOU MAY SEND. ╚OWEVER, YOU
SHOULD NOT EXCEED 20 FILES AT A TIME. ╘HERE IS AN 18 MINUTE LIMIT ON TRANSFER
TIME. ┴T 2400 BAUD, ABOUT 450 BLOCKS CAN BE TRANSFERRED IN 18 MINUTES. ╘HE
COMPUTER WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO SEND FILES LARGER THAN 450 BLOCKS. ╔F YOU OR THE
OTHER NODE ONLY RUNS 1200 BAUD, LIMIT THE FILE SIZE TO ABOUT 250 BLOCKS. ╔T IS
NOT REQUIRED THAT YOU SEND A MESSAGE WITH THE FILE, BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU
═┴┘ SEND ONE. ═ESSAGES AND FILES WILL BE SENT DURING THE SAME CALL.

╧PTION #8: ╥EAD ╙END ╠OG
╧PTION #9: ╥EAD ╥ECEIVE ╠OG
╘HESE OPTIONS WILL DISPLAY THE "^SLOG" AND "^RLOG" FILES. ╘HESE FILES PROVIDE A
MORE DETAILED, AND MORE LONG-TERM DESCRIPTION OF FILE TRANSFERS. ┴FTER VIEWING
ONE OF THESE LOGS, YOU WILL BE ASKED IF YOU WANT TO CLEAR IT. ╔T'S BEST TO
CLEAR THESE FILES AFTER YOU READ THEM, OR THEY WILL JUST CONTINUE TO GROW.


├╚┴╨╘┼╥ ╓╔╔.  ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╒╨ ┴ ╬╧─┼ ┴├├╧╒╬╘

╫HEN A NODE CALLS IN TO YOU, IT WILL SEND AN ╔─ NUMBER, AND A PASSWORD.
┬ASICALLY, THIS WORKS JUST LIKE THE NORMAL ┬┬╙. ╔F THE PASSWORD DOESN'T MATCH
THE ASSIGNED PASSWORD, NO ACCESS. ┴DDITIONALLY, IF THE NODE CALLING IN IS NEW,
YOUR NETWORK WILL SEND AN ╔─ NUMBER TO THE NODE, AND THE NODE WILL SEND YOU ITS
DESIRED PASSWORD. ┴FTER THE CALL IS MADE, THE NODE WILL STORE THE ╔─ WHICH WAS
ISSUED TO IT BY YOUR NETWORK, AND ON YOUR END, YOU WILL STORE THE NODES
PASSWORD IN YOUR ACCOUNT FILE. ┴LL SUBSEQUENT CALLS FROM THIS NODE WILL GO
THROUGH NORMAL CHANNELS.

╠IKE THE ┬┬╙, THERE IS AN ACCESS LEVEL FOR NODES. ╫HEN A NEW NODE CALLS IN FOR
THE FIRST TIME, IT IS GIVEN AN ACCESS LEVEL OF 0. ╘HIS MEANS THAT ANY NODE WITH
AN ACCESS LEVEL OF 0 WILL NOT EVEN BE ALLOWED ACCESS. ╙O IF THIS NEW NODE
CALLED YOU AGAIN, AND YOU DID NOT YET VALIDATE IT, IT WOULD HAVE WASTED A CALL
BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED IN. ╘HE ACCESS NUMBER MUST BE ╟╥┼┴╘┼╥ THAN 0 TO
GAIN ACCESS. ╘HERE IS A LOT INVOLVED WITH NODE ACCESS LEVELS. ═ORE ON THIS VERY
SHORTLY.

├URRENTLY THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO EDIT AN ACCOUNT. ╘HIS IS IN THE ┬┬╙
MAINTENANCE SECTION (AS MENTIONED ABOVE). ╔ HOPE TO CREATE A STAND-ALONE NODE
EDITOR SHORTLY. ┴LL ACCOUNTS ARE STORED IN A RELATIVE FILE CALLED ^NODE
ACCOUNTS.

╔N THE ^NODE ACCOUNTS FILE, THERE IS ROOM FOR FOUR SEPARATE FIELDS. ╞IELD #1 IS
THE ╬╧─┼ ╬┴═┼. ╘HE NAME IS LIMITED TO 25 CHARACTERS. ─ON'T WORRY ABOUT COUNTING
THE LENGTH, AS THE EDITOR WILL ONLY TAKE THE FIRST 25 CHARACTERS. ╔NCIDENTALLY,
THIS NAME IS FOR YOUR OWN USE ONLY. ╬OBODY ELSE WILL EVER SEE IT BUT YOU (OR A
CO-SYSOP WHO HAS ACCESS TO THE MAINTENANCE SECTION). ╞IELD #2 IS THE PASSWORD.
╘HIS IS LIMITED TO 9 CHARACTERS. ╞IELD #3 IS THE LEVEL FIELD. ╘HE ONLY VALID
NUMBERS ALLOWED HERE, ARE 0-101. ═ORE ON THE LEVELS IN A SECOND. ╞IELD #4 IS
THE LAST DATE THE NODE CALLED IN. ╘HIS FIELD'S ONLY PURPOSE IS FOR YOU TO SEE
HOW OFTEN NODES ARE CALLING, SO YOU COULD PERHAPS DECIDE WHEN IT MIGHT BE TIME
TO DELETE THEM. ╔ GUESS YOU COULD CALL THIS A MANUAL PURGE.

┘OU COULD DELETE A NODE BY TYPING "DELETE" AT THE ╬┴═┼ INPUT.

╘HE REASON WE'RE SAVING THE ACCESS LEVEL FOR LAST, IS BECAUSE ADMITINGLY, ITS
VERY CONFUSING. ╔T'S ╬╧╘ COMPLICATED, JUST CONFUSING. ╘HERE ARE ╘╚╥┼┼ DIFFERENT
MODES OF ACCESS LEVELS. ═ODE ONE WOULD BE UNVALIDATED. ╘HIS IS INDICATED BY
HAVING A 0 (ZERO) IN THE LEVEL FIELD. ╫ITH A 0, AN INCOMING NODE WOULD BE
DENIED ACCESS. ╫HEN A NODE CALLS IN AS ╬┼╫, THEIR LEVEL WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE
SET TO ZERO. ═ODE TWO WOULD BE A SIMPLE UNREPLYABLE, VALIDATED NODE. ╚ERE IS
THE KEY. ┘OU MAY HAVE A NODE SET UP TO CALL YOU, BUT FOR SOME REASON, YOU MAY
NOT WANT TO BE CALLING THEM. ╧R, TO PUT IT ANOTHER WAY, IF YOU ─╧╬'╘ WANT ANY
INCOMING MESSAGES FROM THIS NODE TO BE REPLYABLE, GIVE THIS INCOMING NODE AN
ACCESS LEVEL OF 1. ╟OT THAT SO FAR? ╠EVEL 0 IS TOTALLY UNVALIDATED, LEVEL 1 IS
VALIDATED, BUT REPLIES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ANYTHING THEY SEND TO YOU OR YOUR
USERS.

╬OW, REMEMBER THAT DISCUSSION WE HAD ABOUT ╬╧─┼ ╬╒═┬┼╥╙? ╔F NOT, GO BACK TO
SECTION 5.10 AND RE-READ IT, BECAUSE ITS IMPORTANT. ╠ET'S SAY YOU HAVE 3 NODES,
OK? ╫HEN YOU GO TO POST A MESSAGE TO A NODE, AND YOU HIT ? FOR A LISTING OF THE
AVAILABLE NODES, LETS SAY YOU GET A LIST THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS:

1: ╘╚┼ ┴┬├ ┬┬╙ $0.00 $0.00
   ┬ROOKLYN/╬┘
2: ╘╚┼ ─┼╞ ┬┬╙ $0.00 $0.00
   ├HICAGO/╔╠
3: ╘╚┼ ╟╚╔ ┬┬╙ $0.00 $0.00
   ╠OS ┴NGELES/├┴

╬OW ACCORDING TO THIS LIST, "╘╚┼ ─┼╞ ┬┬╙" IS NODE NUMBER 2. ╟OT IT? ╔T DOESN'T
MATTER WHERE IN YOUR NODE ACCOUNTS FILE THIS ┬┬╙ IS LOCATED, AND WE'RE NOT
TALKING ABOUT ╬╧─┼ ╔─'S. ╫E'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ╬╧─┼ ╬╒═┬┼╥.

╧K, BACK TO LEVELS. ╠ET'S SAY YOU'RE IN THE NODE EDITOR, AND WANTED TO VALIDATE
NODE NUMBER 3 (╘╚┼ ╟╚╔ ┬┬╙). ┘OU WANT TO BE ABLE TO REPLY TO ANY MESSAGES THIS
┬┬╙ SENDS TO YOU. ╚ERE'S THE ╔═╨╧╥╘┴╬╘ PART. ┴T THE ACCESS LEVEL, YOU WANT TO
ENTER 3 ╨╠╒╙ 1 (4) AS THE ACCESS LEVEL.

╘╧ ═┴╦┼ ┴╬┘ ╬╧─┼ ╥┼╨╠┘┴┬╠┼, ╟╔╓┼ ╘╚┼═ ┴╬ ┴├├┼╙╙ ╠┼╓┼╠ ╧╞ 1 ╨╠╒╙ ╘╚┼ ╬╧─┼ ╬╒═┬┼╥
┴╙ ╔╘ ┴╨╨┼┴╥╙ ╧╬ ┘╧╒╥ ╬╧─┼ ╠╔╙╘╔╬╟. ╔╞ ┘╧╒ ╫┴╬╘ ╬╧─┼ ╬╒═┬┼╥ 24 ╘╧ ┬┼ ╥┼╨╠┘┴┬╠┼,
┘╧╒ ╫╧╒╠─ ┼╬╘┼╥ 25 ┴╙ ╘╚┼ ┴├├┼╙╙ ╠┼╓┼╠. ╔╞ ┘╧╒ ─╔─ ╬╧╘ ╫┴╬╘ ╘╧ ┬┼ ┴┬╠┼ ╘╧ ╥┼╨╠┘
╘╧ ╬╧─┼ 24, ┘╧╒ ╫╧╒╠─ ┼╬╘┼╥ ┴ 1.

╔ REALIZE THIS IS A LITTLE AWKWARD, BUT ╔ DIDN'T WANT TO ADD AN EXTRA FIELD
JUST FOR THIS PURPOSE. ╔F YOU INADVERTENTLY ENTERED AN INCORRECT ACCESS LEVEL,
THE REPLY WOULD PROBABLY GO TO THE WRONG NODE.

╬ETWORK 1.26 HAS ADDED SOME ABILITIES TO HELP YOU ALONG HERE. ┼NTERING '?' AT
THE ACCESS LEVEL PROMPT WILL SHOW YOU A LIST OF OUTGOING NODES. ╙IMPLY ENTER
THE NODE NUMBER FROM THE LIST, AND IT WILL LINK THE INCOMING NODE TO IT AND
MAKE IT REPLYABLE. ┴FTER ENTERING THE LEVEL, THE ┬┬╙ WILL TELL YOU WHAT
OUTGOING NODE IT IS LINKED TO.

├╚┴╨╘┼╥ ╓╔╔╔. ═╔╙├┼╠╠┴╬┼╧╒╙ ╧╨╘╔╧╬╙/╞┼┴╘╒╥┼╙

╞OR THOSE OF YOU STARTING ANEW, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THE NORMAL ┬┬╙ NEW USER
APPLICATION ROUTINE HAS BEEN MOVED FROM ^BBS.INIT. ╔T IS NOW LOCATED IN
^BBS.NW2 1.26. ┴DDITIONALLY, THE APPLICATION ROUTINE INSTALLED IN ^BBS.NW2 1.26
IS A MODIFIED VERSION. ╘HIS IS CALLED ┴╨╨╠╔├┴╘╔╧╬-╨╠╒╙ AND WAS WRITTEN BY
MYSELF. ╘AKE A LOOK AT THE FILE CALLED ^APPLICATION WHICH IS ON YOUR NETWORK
DISK. ╘HIS FILE CAN BE EDITED BY YOU TO REFLECT WHAT QUESTIONS YOU WOULD WANT
TO ASK. ╧N THE FLIP SIDE OF THE ╬ETWORK DISK, IS THE COMPLETE MOD WITH
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE FILE NEEDS TO BE MODIFIED. ╘HE REASON ╔ PUT THIS IN,
INSTEAD OF THE STOCK APPLICATION ROUTINE, IS BECAUSE ╔ FOUND IT TO BE SO
IMPORTANT TO HAVE ALL APPLICATIONS STORED ON DISK (WHICH THIS MOD DOES
AUTOMATICALLY). ╔F YOU ─╧╬'╘ WANT TO USE IT, SIMPLY MERGE IN THE ENCLOSED FILE
CALLED "!APPL/NORM/MRG". ╘HIS IS THE STOCK ┬┬╙ APPLICATION ALL READY TO BE
MERGED INTO ^BBS.NW2 1.26.

╔F YOU ARE NOT RUNNING ALL YOUR NODES AS FREE, YOU MAY WANT THE ADDED COMFORT
OF KNOWING THAT YOU WILL NOT LOSE TRACK OF ANYONES MONEY, BY INSTALLING AN
AUTOMATIC MIDNIGHT BACKUP FEATURE OF THE BILLING FILE. ╔T'S VERY SIMPLE. ╩UST
MERGE IN THE FILE CALLED "!BILL/BCK/MRG" INTO ^BBS.NW2 1.26.

╘HERE IS AN OPTION AT THE CALL WAITING SCREEN WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO MANUALLY
FORCE A CALL OUT TO A NODE. ╘HIS WILL ONLY WORK IF YOU HAVE MESSAGES TO BE SENT
OUT. ╔F A NODE IS LOCKED, OR THERE ARE NO MESSAGES DUE OUT, NOTHING WILL
HAPPEN. ┴LL YOU NEED TO DO, IS TO HOLD DOWN THE ├╘╥╠ KEY FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS.
╘HIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO SEND OUT MESSAGES ╧╒╘╙╔─┼ OF THE NORMAL WINDOW TIME.

╫HEN A NODE CALLS IN, AND SENDS ┼-═AIL, BEFORE THAT ┼-═AIL IS DELIVERED, THE
NAME ON THE HEADER OF THE ┼-═AIL WILL FIRST BE CHECKED AGAINST YOUR PASSWORD
FILE TO BE SURE THAT THE USER STILL EXISTS. ╔F NOT, OR IF FOR ANY REASON THE
MAIL IS UNDELIVERABLE AS WRITTEN, IT WILL END UP IN ┘╧╒╥ MAILBOX WITH A NOTE
ATTACHED TO IT SHOWING YOU WHERE IT WAS ╙╒╨╨╧╙┼─ TO GO. ┘OU CAN THEN DIRECT IT
PROPERLY.

═OST NETWORK ACTIVITY SHOWS UP IN THE CALLER LOG IN ┬╠╒┼.

╫HEN SETTING UP A NEW NODE, YOU WON'T HAVE ITS MEMBERSHIP LIST TILL AFTER YOU
SEND THE FIRST MESSAGE. ╒NTIL YOU GET THE MEMBERSHIP LIST, YOU WILL ONLY BE
ALLOWED TO SEND EITHER PUBLIC MESSAGES OR ┼-═AIL TO THE ╙YSOP ONLY.

╘HERE IS AN ╔╥╤ TIMER WEDGE INSTALLED INTO THE NETWORK WHICH IS ACTIVE WHENEVER
THE NETWORK IS ON-LINE. ╘HIS WEDGE KEEPS TRACK OF THE ON-LINE TIME. ╔F AFTER 3-
1/2 MINUTES IT STILL SEES A CARRIER, IT WILL FORCE THE MODEM TO DISCONNECT.
╘HIS WILL ENSURE THAT NODES WILL NOT AND CAN NOT EVER BECOME "LOCKED" TOGETHER
FOR ANY REASON.

╘HE ╧╞╞-╚╧╧╦ MOD HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO ╬ETWORK 1.26. ╘HIS WAY, USERS OR
OTHER NODES WON'T BE TRYING TO CALL IN WHEN THE ┬┬╙ IS DISTRIBUTING MESSAGES OR
UPDATING A ╒/─ DIRECTORY. ╘O USE ╧FF-╚OOK, YOU NEED TO HAVE ─╘╥ DISABLED. ╘O DO
THIS, ANSWER ╬╧ TO ─╘╥ IN ^BBS.SETUP, AND ADD AN 'H0' TO THE END OF YOUR MODEM
INIT COMMAND. ╬EXT, BOOT UP A TERM PROGRAM, SET IT TO YOUR MAXIMUM BAUD RATE,
AND SEND THE FOLLOWING COMMAND TO YOUR MODEM:

┴╘┌&─0&╫

╔F YOU LEAVE ─╘╥ ENABLED, THE ╧FF-╚OOK COMMANDS WILL HAVE NO EFFECT ON YOUR
MODEM.

├╚┴╨╘┼╥ ╔╪.  ╘╔╨╙/╙╒╟╟┼╙╘╔╧╬╙

├OLOR 64 ┬┬╙ HAS EVOLVED QUITE A BIT SINCE IT FIRST CAME OUT. ╘HERE ARE
LITERALLY A HUNDRED OR TWO SUPPORT FILES NEEDED FOR GAMES, MENUS, MESSAGES,
TEXT, ETC. (┼VER HAVE SOMEONE TELL YOU TO "CHANGE THE DISK, THERE'S NO ROOM
LEFT"? <HAHA>) ╔ KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO BACKUP EVERYTHING, BUT THE REASON ╔
STRESS IT SO STRONGLY, IS BECAUSE IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE SETTING THIS NETWORK
UP, OR YOU FIND A NASTY BUG IN IT, ╔ WILL FEEL EXTREMELY GUILTY IF YOU LOST
MONTHS (YEARS?) OF WORK. ╟IMME SOME PEACE OF MIND, AND TAKE THIS TIME TO MAKE
BACKUPS.

╘HERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF MODS OUT THERE, AND SOME OF THEM MIGHT CONFLICT WITH
THIS NETWORK. ┴S FAR AS ╔ KNOW, ╔'VE ONLY HEARD OF ONE PROBLEM, AND THAT IS
WITH THE GRAFFITI MOD. ┘OU CAN GET AROUND THIS (IF YOU'RE RUNNING THIS MOD AND
─╧ COME ACROSS A PROBLEM), BY RE-MERGING THE GRAFFITI MOD AFTER YOU HAVE THE
NETWORK INSTALLED. ╔F ╔ REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THE ╬ETWORK MERGE DELETED A LINE
WHICH WAS NEEDED IN THIS MOD (IN ^BBS.MSGS).

╫HEN YOU RUN ╬┼╘.═┼╥╟┼ 64, THE FOLLOWING LINES WILL BE DELETED.
^BBS.INIT:2,18700,18710,18720,18725,18730,18740,18745,18750,18755,18760,
18770,18780,18790,18800,18810,18820,18830
^BBS.MSGS:2,10,200,300,450,500,600,700,1200,1400,3000,7000,9000,9990,13000,
15000,19000 (THESE LINES ╫┼╥┼ ALL REMS).

├╚┴╨╘┼╥ ╪.  ╘╥╧╒┬╠┼╙╚╧╧╘╔╬╟

╘HIS TROUBLESHOOTING SECTION IS FAR FROM COMPLETE. ╔ WILL ATTEMPT TO LIST THE
MOST COMMON PROBLEMS WHICH ARE THROWN AT ME. ┬Y INCLUDING THIS SECTION, ╔ HOPE
TO HAVE SAVED YOU THE HASSLE OF HAVING TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY PROBLEMS YOU MAY
EXPERIENCE.

╤. ┴FTER ╔ BOOT UP, AND AFTER ╔ ANSWER THE "REGENERATE MESSAGE INDEX" QUESTION,
MY ┬┬╙ LOCKS UP, AND THE BORDER STARTS FLASHING WITH MULTIPLE COLORS.

┴. ╘HIS MEANS THAT A MAIN MODULE IS MISSING, OR CANNOT BE FOUND. ═AKE SURE THAT
THE TWO MAIN MODULES, ^BBS.NW1 AND ^BBS.NW2 ARE LOCATED ON YOUR ╨╥╧╟╥┴═╙ DRIVE.

╔F YOUR PROGRAMS DRIVE IS IN ╥┴═, THERE ARE TWO THINGS TO WATCH FOR. ╧NE, MAKE
SURE THAT THESE TWO MODULES DID IN FACT GET LOADED INTO RAM PROPERLY. ╞OR
╥AMDOS USERS, THE FILE CALLED "INIT" IS THE MEANS OF STORING THESE MODULES INTO
RAM. ╥E-READ SECTION 6.1 FOR MORE INFO. ╔F YOU ARE USING THE START 1700
ROUTINES, MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING THE BOOTER CALLED "START 1700/NW". ╘HE SECOND
PROBLEM MAY BE FREE MEMORY IN ╥┴═. ╠IKE ╔ SAID BEFORE, A 1700 MOST LIKELY WON'T
DO IT, AND A 1764 (WITH 256╦ RAM) WILL BE VERY TIGHT AS WELL. ╔ ONCE HAD A GUY
WHO HAD THIS PROBLEM, AND HE INSISTED THAT HE HAD THE MEMORY. ┴FTER ABOUT A
WEEK OF PAINSTAKING TROUBLESHOOTING, HE FINALLY REALIZED THAT HE WAS IN FACT
LOW ON RAM MEMORY, AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

╘HE TWO MODULES MAY BE NAMED IMPROPERLY. ╘HE FIRST ┼╔╟╚╘ CHARACTERS ═╒╙╘ BE
NAMED ^BBS.NW1, AND ^BBS.NW2 FOR THE ┬┬╙ TO FIND THESE MODULES.

╤. ┴FTER THE ┬┬╙ IS BOOTED UP, ╔ GET A MESSAGE ON MY CALL WAITING SCREEN SAYING
THAT THERE IS AN ═╠ CONFLICT, BUT EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE.

┴. ┼VERYTHING ╫╔╠╠ WORK FINE, EXCEPT THE ╔╥╤ WEDGE WON'T BE INSTALLED WHICH
COULD MEAN ┬╔╟ TROUBLE IF YOU EVER GET LOCKED WITH ANOTHER NODE. ╘HE CHANCES
NOW OF THIS HAPPENING ARE SLIGHT, BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

┴N ═╠ CONFLICT MEANS THAT THE ╔╥╤ WEDGE WAS NOT INSTALLED BECAUSE YOUR ┬┬╙ ═╠
IS OF A VERSION TYPE UNKNOWN TO THE NETWORK. ╘HE NETWORK WILL RECOGNIZE ┬┬╙ ═╠
VERSIONS 7.0, 7.3, 7.33, & 7.34. ╔F YOUR ═╠ VERSION IS NOT ONE OF THESE, YOU
WILL EITHER NEED TO UPDATE YOUR ┬┬╙, OR CONTACT MY ┬┬╙ FOR THE REQUIRED PATCH
FILE IF OR WHEN A NEWER ┬┬╙ ═╠ FILE IS RELEASED.

╤. ╫HEN SOMEONE SENDS A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE MESSAGE, AND ╔ REPLY IT TO IT,
INSTEAD OF REPLYING THROUGH THE NETWORK, IT TRIES TO REPLY LOCALLY ON THE ┬┬╙.

┴. ─ON'T FEEL BAD, THIS HAPPENS A LOT. ┘OU NEED TO BRUSH UP ON THE SECTION OF
SETTING ACCESS LEVELS FOR NODE ACCOUNTS. ╥EMEMBER THAT YOU CAN HAVE AN INCOMING
NODE BE REPLYABLE OR ╬╧╬-REPLYABLE.

╤. ╫HEN BOOTING UP MY ┬┬╙, HALF WAY INTO THE START OF IT, ╔ GET A CRASH WITH
"?FILE DATA ERROR".

┴. ╫HAT THIS MOST LIKELY MEANS, IS THAT EITHER YOUR ^NTWRK.PARMS FILE OR YOUR
^NODE LIST FILE GOT TRASHED. ╘HE NUMBER ONE REASON FOR THIS HAPPENING, IS
BECAUSE YOU USED YOUR DELETE KEY WHILE EDITING IN THE ╬ET ╙ETUP PROGRAM. ╥E-
READ THE SECTION ON USING THE ╬ET ╙ETUP PROGRAM.

╔F YOU DETERMINE THAT YOUR FILE IS INDEED TRASHED, AND YOU NEVER MADE A BACKUP,
YOU PROBABLY WON'T BE ABLE TO SALVAGE THE FILE, BUT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GET SOME
VALUABLE INFORMATION FROM IT, BY READING THE FILE WITH THE ┬┬╙ ─╧╙ F: FEATURE,
AND JOTTING DOWN ANY RECOGNIZABLE DATA, THEN SCRATCHING THE FILE, AND STARTING
ANEW.

├╚┴╨╘┼╥ ╪╔.  ╙╒╨╨╧╥╘

╔ NO LONGER RUN ├OLOR 64 ┬┬╙, BUT ╔'M STILL VERY MUCH INVOLVED WITH ├OLOR 64
┬┬╙ AS FAR AS PRODUCING THE ╠INE ╬OISE NEWSLETTER AND OF COURSE CATCHING UP
WITH ALL OF MY OLD ├OLOR 64 FRIENDS. [╠INE ╬OISE IS NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION.]

╔F YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS, AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND HELP, THERE ARE 3
PLACES YOU CAN FIND ME. ╧NE IS THE ╟┼NIE NETWORK (ADDRESS ╙┴╠┼╫╔╘), THE OTHER
IS ╘HE ─AILY ┼XCHANGE ╔─#125 (╔ ONLY CALL ABOUT ONCE A MONTH!), AND BY FAR THE
BEST IS MY OWN ┴MIGA ┬┬╙ AT 510-486-1422. ╔'LL HELP IN ANY WAY ╔ CAN.

╙AM ╠EWIT
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┬ERKELEY, ├A. 94704
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╬ETWORK 1.26 WAS MODDED BY ┴DAM ╞ANELLO WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ╩EANNE ═ABRY.

╘HANKS TO OUR ┬┼╘┴ TESTERS: ╟REG ╨FOUNTZ, ╥ON ╙TOLL, ╙COTT ┬ALBEN, AND ╠ARRY
┼AMER.

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