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╤╫╦IE V3.1 ─OCS/╨AGE 1
╤╫╦IE V3.1 ─OCS
(┴RTHUR ═OORE @ 1:363/91, 1:363/1571, 1:363/225 VIA ╞IDONET
ARTMOORE@KEN1010.OAU.ORG VIA ╔NTERNET)
╔NCLUDED WITH ╤╫╦IE V3.1 ARE:
┬╧╧╘ 3.1 - ╘HE BOOT FILE FOR ╤╫╦IE. ╘HIS PROGRAM LOADS ALL
OF ╤╫╦IE'S REQUIRED FILES (╘┴╟╙.─┼╞, ╤╫╦╔┼.╞╧╬╘80, ╤╫╦╔┼
3.1).
╙╥├.┬╧╧╘ 3.1 - ╘HIS IS THE ACTUAL ═╠ SOURCE FOR THE BOOT
PROGRAM IN ╨┼╘╙├╔╔. ╤╫╦IE IS DEVELOPED USING ╨OWER
┴SSEMBLER (┼─-┬╒──┘). ╙OURCE IS PROVIDED FOR THOSE WHO WISH
TO CUSTOMIZE THE BOOT PROGRAM FOR WHATEVER PURPOSES.
╘┴╟╙.─┼╞ - ╘HIS IS THE DEFAULT TAGLINES FILE. ╨REVIOUS
TAGLINE FILES ARE COMPATIBLE WITH V3.1; ONLY THE NAME HAS
BEEN CHANGED. ╥ENAME OLD TAGLINE FILES AS ╘┴╟╙.XXXXXXXX,
WHERE "XXXXXXXX" IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION. ╞EEL FREE TO
RENAME OR DELETE THESE TAGLINES. ╔F THE BOOT PROGRAM CANNOT
FIND "╘┴╟╙.─┼╞", THE TAGLINES IN MEMORY WILL BE BLANK.
╤╫╦╔┼.╞╧╬╘80 - ╘HIS IS AN ABRIDGED VERSION OF ╞╧╬╘80.┴╬╙╔
╫╔─┼ FROM ╬ICK ╥OSSI'S ╬OVATERM 9.3. ╒SED WITH PERMISSION.
╤╫╦╔┼ 3.1 - ╘HE MAIN PROGRAM. ┴ LOT LARGER THAN PREVIOUS
VERSIONS, UNDERSTANDABLY.
─┼-┴╥├.╤╫╦╔┼ - ┴S IN PREVIOUS RELEASES, A CUSTOMIZED DE-ARC
FILE FOR ├╙╪01. ╘HIS VERSION HAS BEEN ENHANCED TO ALLOW FOR
FILES OF LENGTH ZERO (╨RO═AIL DOES THIS), DEVICE NUMBERS
GREATER THAN 14 (SINCE ╬OVATERM DEFAULTS TO ╥┴═DISK #15).
╥EQUIRES ├╙╪64.═╠ (NOT INCLUDED SINCE YOU ALREADY HAVE IT IF
YOU NEED IT).
┌╔╨.╤╫╦╔┼ - ┼XTERNAL .┌╔╨ STORAGE OF MAIL REPLIES. ╔T WAS A
LAST MINUTE-JOB, BUT A ┌╔╨ ROUTINE WAS INCLUDED IN V3.1.
╘HIS EXTERNAL VERSION RUNS A BIT QUICKER SINCE IT MUST ONLY
READ THE .═╙╟ ONCE (THE FILE IS BUFFERED IN MEMORY). ┼XCEPT
FOR FILE BUFFERING AND AUTOMATIC SCRATCH OF THE ORIGINAL
.═╙╟ FILE, THIS EXTERNAL ┌╔╨PER IS CODED IDENTICALLY TO THE
ROUTINE IN THE MAIN PROGRAM.
╒╬┌╔╨64 PROBLEMS:
╘O DATE, ╔ HAVE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH ╒╬┌╔╨64. ╔T SEEMS
FILES ╙╘╧╥┼─ WITHIN THE MAIL PACKET DO NOT UNZIP PROPERLY.
╒SUALLY THE ONLY FILES THAT ARE ╙╘╧╥┼─ ARE .╬─╪ FILES FOR
CONFERENCES WITH VERY FEW MESSAGES IN THEM. ╤╫╦IE WILL
CRASH WHEN READING MESSAGES FROM SUCH CONFERENCES, SO
BEWARE. ═Y PERSONAL ROUTINE FOR TACKLING MAIL IS TO
DOWNLOAD THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND READ/REPLY TO THE
LOCAL MESSAGE GROUPS ONLINE. ╬OTE THAT THIS IS ONLY A
PROBLEM WITH ╒╬┌╔╨64.
├╙╪01 PROBLEMS:
╔ HAVE ONLY RECENTLY DISCOVERED A PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL
╤╫╦╔┼ ─┼-┴╥├ PROGRAM AND THE ╨ROMAIL ╤╫╦ DOOR. ╔T SEEMS
THAT ╨ROMAIL SENDS AN EMPTY FILE FOR CONFERENCES WITH NO
MESSAGES IN THEM. ╫HEN ╔ DE-ARCED A MAIL PACKET TO MY ╥┼╒,
THE DIRECTORY LISTED THESE ZERO-LENGTH FILES AS 257 BLOCKS
LONG, EATING UP DISK SPACE ╤╒╔├╦╠┘. ╘HIS IS ONLY A PROBLEM
WITH ╥┴═─╧╙, HOWEVER ╔'VE FIXED THE CUSTOM DE-ARC ROUTINE TO
REJECT 0 LENGTH FILES.
╫HEN USED AFTER ╬OVATERM, ╔'VE FOUND IT NECESSARY TO EXECUTE
╙┘╙ 64738 (OR PRESS THE RESET KEY IF YOU HAVE ONE). ╘HIS
WILL TEMPORARILY DISCONNECT ╥┴═─╧╙, BUT THAT CAN BE REMEDIED
BY RELOADING ╥┴═─╧╙ AND CHOOSING ╬ TO ╔╬╔╘╔┴╠╔┌┼ ╥┴═─╔╙╦?
╒SING ╤╫╦IE
╙╘╧╨! ╔F THE MAIL PACKET HAS NOT BEEN DISSOLVED, YOU MUST
DO SO FIRST!
═┴╔╬ ═┼╬╒
╘O SELECT AN OPTION FROM THE MAIN MENU, USE ├╥╙╥ UP/DOWN TO
MOVE THE HIGHLIGHT BAR. ╨RESS ╥┼╘╒╥╬ AT THE DESIRED
OPTION:
╥EAD MESSAGES - ╥EAD AND REPLY TO MESSAGES USING THE DEVICE
NUMBERS CURRENTLY SELECTED. ╔F EITHER THE MAILBAG OR
REPLIES DEVICE IS NOT PRESENT, ╤╫╦IE ABORTS THIS FUNCTION.
┼NTER NEW MESSAGE - ╨OST A MESSAGE TO ANY MESSAGE BASE FOUND
THE THE ├╧╬╘╥╧╠.─┴╘ FILE.
┌╔╨ .MSG PACKET - ╨REPARES YOUR REPLIES FOR UPLOAD TO THE
┬┬╙. .═╙╟ FILES SHOULD NOT BE UPLOADED; ONLY .╥┼╨ FILES
(CREATED BY THIS ROUTINE).
═AILBAG DEVICE - ╨RESSING ╥┼╘╒╥╬ HERE INCREMENTS THE DEVICE
NUMBER TO WHICH ╤╫╦IE WILL LOOK FOR THE MAIL PACKET. ╥ANGES
FROM 8-15.
╥EPLIES DEVICE - ╙AME AS ABOVE. ╘HIS NUMBER SPECIFIES WHERE
╤╫╦IE WILL STORE YOUR OUTGOING POSTS AS WELL AS EXPORTED
MESSAGES.
╘AGLINE MODE - ╥┼╘╒╥╬ SELECTS ╧╞╞, ├┘├╠┼, ╙┼╠┼├╘ OR ╥┴╬─╧═
TAGLINE GENERATION.
┼DIT TAGLINES - ┴LLOWS YOU TO EDIT THE TAGLINES IN MEMORY,
SAVE THEM OR LOAD AN ALTERNATE TAGLINE FILE.
─╧╙ ╫EDGE - ┼XECUTE ─╧╙ COMMANDS HERE.
40/80 COLUMNS - ╥┼╘╒╥╬ TOGGLES THE READ/REPLY OUTPUT TO/FROM
40 OR 80 COLUMNS.
┼XIT - ╥ETURNS TO ┬┴╙╔├
╥┼┴─╔╬╟ ═┼╙╙┴╟┼╙:
╧NCE CHOSEN, ╤╫╦IE WILL SCAN THE MAILBAG DEVICE FOR
═┼╙╙┴╟┼╙.─┴╘ AND THE .╬─╪ FILES. ╔F ┬╧╘╚ ARE NOT FOUND,
MESSAGES CANNOT BE READ. ┬E SURE THESE FILES ARE ON THE
SAME DISK.
╔F USING A FLOPPY DRIVE, ╤╫╦IE MUST SCAN THE DISK FOR THE
TRACK/SECTOR LAYOUT OF ═┼╙╙┴╟┼╙.─┴╘ (THIS IS NECESSARY FOR
QUICK LOCATION OF MESSAGES). ╧NCE DONE, ╤╫╦IE GENERATES THE
FILE ╤╫╦╔┼.╠╔╬╦╙, WHICH IS UNIQUE TO EACH DISK AND
═┼╙╙┴╟┼╙.─┴╘. ╘HEREFORE, ╤╫╦╔┼.╠╔╬╦╙ ═╒╙╘ ┬┼ ╥┼═╧╓┼─
WHENEVER A ═┼╙╙┴╟┼╙.─┴╘ FILE IS DISSOLVED FROM A MAIL
PACKET.
╧NCE COMPLETE, ╤╫╦IE WILL GENERATE A LIST OF CONFERENCES FOR
WHICH MESSAGES EXIST. ┴S WITH THE MAIN MENU, USE THE CURSOR
KEYS TO SELECT THE CONFERENCE YOU WISH TO READ AND SELECT
RETURN. ╙HOULD YOU RECEIVE A "╨┼╥╙╧╬┴╠.╬─╪" FILE, YOU MAY
SELECT ┴LL ╨ERSONAL ═AIL AND ALL MESSAGES POSTED TO YOU CAN
BE READ SEPERATELY. ╘HESE MESSAGES WILL ALSO SHOW UP IN
THEIR NORMAL CONFERENCES.
╧NCE A CONFERENCE IS CHOSEN, ╤╫╦IE FETCHES THE NUMBER OF
MESSAGES IN THE CONFERENCE AND THE LAST-READ MESSAGE
POINTER.
╙ELECT THE DIRECTION YOU WISH TO READ OR TO CONTINUE THE
PREVIOUS READ. ╔F THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF A MESSAGE
GROUP, CHOOSING CONTINUE WILL DO A FORWARD READ STARTING
WITH MESSAGE #1. ╘HE DEFAULT SELECTION IS ├╧╬╘╔╬╒┼.
╔F YOU HAVE SELECTED ╞WD OR ╥EV READ, YOU MUST NOW SELECT
THE MESSAGE NUMBER TO START READING. ╔F ZERO OR A NUMBER
LARGER THAN THE HIGHEST MESSAGE IS SELECTED, THE READ WILL
BE ABORTED AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO RE-SELECT THE MESSAGE
BASE OR CHOOSE A DIFFERENT ONE.
╨AUSE AFTER EACH HEADER? ╔F YOU PRESS "Y", ╤╫╦IE WILL
DISPLAY THE MESSAGE HEADERS ONLY. ┴T THIS POINT, YOU MAY
PRESS "╬" TO SKIP TO THE NEXT MESSAGE, "╨" TO READ THE
PREVIOUS MESSAGE. "╔" SENDS YOU TTOO ╔NDEX MODE (SEE BELOW)
AND ╙╘╧╨ QUITS READING. ┴NY OTHER KEY WILL DISPLAY THE
MESSAGE.
╔F YOU DO NOT ANSWER "Y" AT THIS QUESTION, THE DEFAULT ╬O
WILL BE ASSUMED.
╥┼┴─ MODE BEGINS BY CLEARING THE SCREEN AND DISPLAYING THE
MESSAGE HEADER, INCLUDING THE MESSAGE BASE, ╘O, ╞ROM, ─ATE
AND ╙UBJECT INFORMATION. ╨RESS ╬ TO VIEW THE NEXT MESSAGE
IN THE DIRECTION YOU ARE READING, OR ╨ FOR THE PREVIOUS ONE.
╨RESSING ╙╘╧╨ WILL QUIT READING THIS CONFERENCE, SAVE YOUR
LAST READ MESSAGE POINTER AND RETURN YOU TO THE CONFERENCE
MENU.
┴NY OTHER KEY WILL DISPLAY THE MESSAGE ROUGHLY A PAGE AT A
TIME. ╘O SIGNIFY CONTINUED TEXT, A RED ═╧╥┼ PROMPT WILL
SHOW IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER. ╘O VIEW THE NEXT PAGE,
PRESS ANY KEY. ╘O ABORT THE VIEWING OF THE MESSAGE, PRESS
╙╘╧╨.
╔N 40 COLUMN MODE, THE NEXT PAGE OF TEXT WILL SCROLL ONTO
THE SCREEN. ╔N 80 COLUMNS, THE HEADER INFO WILL REMAIN
VISIBLE AS THE LOWER PORTION OF THE SCREEN IS CLEARED. ╘HE
NEXT PAGE OF TEXT WILL THEN APPEAR IN THIS AREA. ╘HIS
CONTINUES, PAGE AT A TIME, UNTIL THE ENTIRE MESSAGE HAS BEEN
READ. ╬╧╘┼: ╔T IS IMPORTANT TO READ THE ┼╬╘╔╥┼ MESSAGE IF
YOU PLAN ON REPLYING TO IT.
╧NCE THE MESSAGE IS COMPLETE, THE MESSAGE MENU APPEARS.
╞ROM IT, YOU MAY CHOOSE TO READ THE ╬EXT MESSAGE IN THE
DIRECTION YOU ARE READING (DEFAULT, JUST HIT ╥┼╘╒╥╬), READ
THE ╨REVIOUS MESSAGE, OR READ THE CURRENT MESSAGE ┴GAIN.
╔N ADDITION, YOU MAY ─UMP THE MESSAGE TO THE PRINTER (DEVICE
#4). ╘EXT IS CONVERTED TO ╨┼╘╙├╔╔ AND SHOULD PRINT AS SEEN
IN 80 COLUMNS. ╔F YOU PREFER, SELECT ╪ TO EXPORT THE
MESSAGE TO THE REPLIES DEVICE. ┘OU MAY EXPORT THE MESSAGE
AS ╨┼╘╙├╔╔ FOR LATER VIEWING OR PRINTING. ╔F THE MESSAGE IS
A ╒╒ENCODED POST (COMP.BINARIES.CBM FOR EXAMPLE), YOU ═╒╙╘
EXPORT AS ┴╙├╔╔ TO PRESERVE THE FILE AS ENTERED.
┘OU MAY ALSO ENTER ─╧╙ BY PRESSING @ AT THIS MENU.
╙HOULD YOU REACH THE END OF MESSAGES, ╤╫╦IE WILL TELL YOU.
╨RESSING ╙╘╧╨ SAVES YOUR MESSAGE POINTER AND RETURNS YOU TO
THE CONFERENCE SELECT MENU.
┴ NEW FEATURE CALLED ╔NDEX MODE CAN BE ACCESS FROM HERE ╧╥
FROM THE MESSAGE HEADER BY PRESSING ╔. ┴LTHOUGH INDEX MODE
WORKS WITH ANY SYSTEM CONFIGURATION (41/71/81/╥┼╒/╚─/╥╠
ETC.), IT IS SUGGESTED YOU USE HIGH-SPEED DEVICE AS YOUR
MAILBAG. ╔NDEX MODE HUMS BEAUTIFULLY FROM MY ╥┼╒, AND
SHOULD WORK EQUALLY WELL FROM ╥AM╠INK. ╩IFFY-─OS EQUIPPED
MACHINES SHOULD ALSO DO FINE, HOWEVER MY STOCK 1541 TAKES A
BIT TO GENERATE EACH PAGE.
╔NDEX ═ODE:
╔NDEX MODE WILL ALLOW YOU TO READ FORWARD OR BACKWARD FROM
ANYWHERE WITHIN A CONFERENCE, LETS YOU SEE 16 MESSAGE
HEADERS AT A GLANCE, AND WILL LET YOU MARK MESSAGES TO BE
READ LATER.
┬ECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION PER MESSAGE, INDEX MODE
SWITCHES THE SYSTEM TO 80 COLUMNS. ╔F YOU ARE READING IN 40
COLUMNS, YOU WILL BE RETURNED 40 COLUMNS WHEN EXITING INDEX
MODE.
╘HE UPPER LEFT CORNER WILL SHOW THE CONFERENCE NUMBER AND
TOTAL # OF MESSAGES IN THE CONFERENCE. ╔N THE RIGHT CORNER
IS THE INDEX MENU. ═OVE THE BLUE HIGHLIGHT BAR TO THE
SELECTED MESSAGE AND PRESS ╥┼╘╒╥╬ TO TAG OR UNTAG IT FOR
LATER (A TAGGED MESSAGE SHOWS ** ON THE LEFT SIDE; UNTAGGED
MESSAGES SHOW A BLANK LINE). ╧NCE YOU'VE SELECTED THE
MESSAGES TO TAG, PRESS ╥ TO READ THE TAGGED MESSAGES ONLY.
(╘O SHOW YOU ARE IN TAGGED MESSAGE MODE, THE MESSAGE MENU
SHOWS UP PURPLE INSTEAD OF CYAN. ╨RESSING ╙╘╧╨ IN TAGGED
READING MODE RETURNS YOU TO THE INDEX SCREEN.)
╧THER OPTIONS IN INDEX MODE INCLUDE CHANGE CONFERENCE, WHICH
WILL ALLOW YOU TO SELECT A NEW CONFERENCE, THEN IMMEDIATELY
RETURN YOU TO THE INDEX SCREEN; CLEAR LOCAL/CLEAR GLOBAL,
ALLOWING YOU TO SET ALL THE TAGS ON THE SCREEN OFF (LOCAL)
OR ALL THE TAGS IN THE CONFERENCE (GLOBAL). ╬EXT ╨AGE AND
╨REV ╨AGE MOVE YOU 16 HEADERS AT A TIME, AND ╞IRST ╨AGE
RETURNS YOU TO THE FIRST 16 HEADERS. ╘O EXIT INDEX MODE,
CHOOSE +/- TO READ FORWARD OR BACKWARD STARTING WITH THE
HIGHLIGHTED MESSAGE, OR PRESS ╙╘╧╨, WHICH CONTINUES READING
IN THE DIRECTION YOU STARTED WITH, STARTING WITH THE
HIGHLIGHTED MESSAGE.
╥┼╨╠┘/┼╬╘┼╥ ╬┼╫ ═┼╙╙┴╟┼
╘O REPLY TO A MESSAGE, CHOOSE ╥ FROM THE MESSAGE MENU. ╘O
ENTER A NEW MESSAGE, SELECT THIS OPTION FROM THE MAIN MENU
OR PRESS ┼ FROM THE MESSAGE MENU.
╔F YOU SELECT THIS OPTION FROM THE MAIN MENU, YOU MUST FIRST
SELECT THE CONFERENCE TO POST THE MESSAGE TO. (╞ROM THE
MESSAGE MENU, ╤╫╦IE SELECTS THE CURRENT BASE AS THE
DEFAULT).
╘O SELECT A CONFERENCE, AGAIN, MOVE THE HIGHLIGHT TO THE
DESIRED CONFERENCE AND PRESS ╥┼╘╒╥╬. ╔F THE CONFERENCE YOU
DESIRE IS NOT LISTED, SELECT ╬EXT ╨AGE TO VIEW THE REST OF
THE LIST. ╨RESS ╙╘╧╨ TO ABORT.
╬OW YOU WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THE ╥EPLY ╚EADER (THIS IS
WHERE YOU WILL BEGIN IF YOU ARE REPLYING TO A MESSAGE OR
ENTERING A NEW MESSAGE WHEN READING). ┘OU MAY CHANGE THE
╘O: NAME, SUBJECT OR CONFERENCE. ╔N ADDITION, YOU MAY SET
THE MESSAGE AS PUBLIC OR PRIVATE (MAIL DOORS USUALLY CHANGE
PRIVATE MESSAGES TO PUBLIC IF THEY ARE POSTED TO
[INTER]NATIONAL ECHOES). ╨RESS ╥┼╘╒╥╬ ONCE YOUR CHANGES ARE
COMPLETE.
┼╬╘┼╥╔╬╟ ╘┼╪╘:
╘HE MESSAGE EDITOR ALLOWS FOR ┴╙├╔╔ TEXT (CONVERTED ON
INPUT); UP TO 99 LINES OF 73 CHARACTERS. ╫ORD WRAP IS
AUTOMATIC; ╒SE ╥┼╘╒╥╬ TO FORCE THE END OF LINE. ╥┼╘╒╥╬ ON
A BLANK LINE WILL BRING UP THE ═ESSAGE ┼DIT MENU; TO ENTER
A BLANK LINE IN TEXT, TYPE A SPACE AND ╥┼╘╒╥╬. ┴╙├╔╔
CHARACTERS NOT FOUND ON THE ├= KEYBOARD CAN BE ENTERED AS
FOLLOWS:
╒NDERLINE CHARACTER - LEFT ARROW
╠EFT/╥IGHT ┬RACES - ╙HIFT +, ├= -
├ARET - ╒P ARROW
┬ACK SLASH - ╠IRA
╘ILDE - ╙HIFT- ╒P ARROW
╒SE ─┼╠ AS A RUBOUT KEY. ╘HE ONLY SPECIAL KEY IS ╞1.
╨RESSING ╞1 AS THE ╞╔╥╙╘ ├╚┴╥┴├╘┼╥ IN A LINE WILL SEND THE
STRING:
╧N /DATE/, /FROM: NAME/ SAID TO /TO: NAME/:
╘HE /FIELDS/ WILL BE REPLACED WITH INFO FROM THE LAST
MESSAGE READ. ╘HIS WILL AID CLARITY WHEN QUOTING TEXT.
(┼XPECT MORE KEYS LIKE THIS IN FUTURE VERSIONS!)
═┼╙╙┴╟┼ ┼─╔╘ ═┼╬╒:
╧NCE A BLANK LINE IS ENTERED, ╤╫╦IE'S ═ESSAGE ┼DIT MENU
APPEARS. ╞ROM HERE YOU MAY (╨RESS THE FIRST LETTER FOR EACH
COMMAND):
├ONT - ├ONTINUE ENTERING TEXT.
╔NSERT - ╔NSERT TEXT BEFORE A GIVEN LINE #.
┴ BLANK LINE QUITS INSERT MODE.
─ELETE - ─ELETE A LINE OR RANGE OF LINES.
┼DIT - ┼DIT THE CONTENTS OF A LINE (BELOW).
╠IST - ╠ISTS MESSAGE. ╨RESS/HOLD A KEY TO VIEW LINES.
@-─╧╙ - (╒SE @, NOT ─) ┼NTERS ─╧╙ WEDGE.
╘AGLINES - ┼DIT ╘AGLINES (SEE BELOW).
╤UOTE - ┴PPEND QUOTED/IMPORTED TEXT (BELOW)
<-╘EXT2 - (╒SE BACK ARROW) ╙WITCH TEXT AREAS (BELOW)
╙AVE - ╙AVE MESSAGE
╥╒╬/╙╘╧╨ - ┴BORT MESSAGE ENTRY.
╔╬╙┼╥╘/─┼╠┼╘┼/┼─╔╘ TEXT: ┼NTERING A VALUE OUT OF RANGE WILL
ABORT THESE FUNCTIONS.
┼─╔╘: ╧NCE A LINE HAS BEEN CHOSEN, ENTER THE OLD STRING OF
CHARACTERS TO CHANGE, THEN THE NEW STRING. ╤╫╦IE WILL ONLY
RECOGNIZE THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF A STRING, SO YOU HAVE TO
EXTEND THE STRING. ╞OR EXAMPLE, TO CHANGE:
╘HIS IS THAT AND THAT IS THIS
TO:
╘HIS IS THAT AND THIS IS THIS
┘OU COULD ENTER "D THAT" AS THE OLD STRING AND "D THIS" AND
THE NEW STRING.
<-╘┼╪╘2 MODE
╫HEN A MESSAGE IS READ, IT'S CONTENTS ARE STORED IN THE
╘┼╪╘2 AREA. ╘HE TEXT IN THIS AREA CAN BE LISTED ONCE YOU
ARE IN ╘┼╪╘2. ┴DDITIONALLY, TEXT CAN BE IMPORTED BY
PRESSING ═ AND SUPPLYING DEVICE #, AND FILENAME. ╧NCE THE
FILE IS FOUND, YOU MUST SPECIFY WHETHER TO TRANSLATE FROM
╨┼╘╙├╔╔ TO ┴╙├╔╔. ├OMMODORE FILES ARE USUALLY ╨┼╘╙├╔╔ AND
NEED CONVERTING. ╚OWEVER, IF YOU ARE IMPORTING A ╒╒ENCODE,
YOU WOULD CHOOSE ╬╧╘ TO TRANSLATE (HOWEVER, WITH A 97 LINE
LIMIT, IT IS UNLIKELY ╒╒ENCODES WILL FIT). ╔F, ONCE YOU
IMPORT A FILE YOU FIND THE UPPER- AND LOWER- CASES REVERSED,
YOU PROBABLY HAVE THE TRANSLATION SET WRONG. ╔MPORT AGAIN
AND TRY OTHERWISE.
╔F AN IMPORTED CHARACTER IS NOT IN PRINTABLE ┴╙├╔╔ RANGE
(E.G. GRAPHICS CHARACTERS), ╤╫╦IE WILL SHOW A "*" IN IT'S
PLACE.
╘O RETURN TO ╘EXT1, PRESS THE BACK ARROW AT THE ╘EXT2 MENU.
╤╒╧╘╔╬╟ TEXT
├HOOSE "╤" TO QUOTE FROM TEXT2. ╙TARTING FROM THE FIRST,
EACH LINE WILL BE DISPLAYED. ╨RESS "┘" TO ADD THIS LINE TO
YOUR MESSAGE, "╬" TO REJECT IT. ╘O QUIT, PRESS ╥╒╬/╙╘╧╨.
╙┴╓┼ MESSAGE
╙ELECT ╙, THEN CONFIRM YOUR CHOICE. ╔F YOU HAVE ╘AGLINE
═ODE AS ╙┼╠┼├╘, YOUR CURRENT TAGLINES WILL BE DISPLAYED.
╒SE THE CURSOR KEYS TO THE DESIRED TAGLINE AND PRESS ╥┼╘╒╥╬.
╘O USE NO TAGLINE, PRESS ╥╒╬/╙╘╧╨.
┘OUR SELECTED TAGLINE WILL BE DISPLAYED IN GREEN AS ╤╫╦IE
PREPARES TO WRITE THE FILE TO DISK. ╤╫╦IE WILL SEARCH FOR
AN APPROPRIATE FILE TO APPEND TO, OR IF NECESSARY, WILL
CREATE A NEW .═╙╟ FILE. ╘HIS IS THE FILE THAT MUST
ULTIMATELY BE .┌╔╨PED.
╔F YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEND A CARBON COPY, CHOOSE ┘ AT THE
╙END CARBON COPY? QUESTION. ┘OU WILL BE RETURN TO THE REPLY
HEADER TO EDIT THE NAME/SUBJ/CONF OR PUBLIC/PRIVATE FLAG.
┘OU CAN EDIT THE MESSAGE FURTHER OR JUST PRESS ╙ TO SAVE THE
CARBON COPY AS WELL.
╘┴╟╠╔╬┼╙, ╘┴╟╠╔╬┼╙
╘HERE ARE FOUR AVAILABLE TAGLINE MODES: ╙┼╠┼├╘ (CHOOSE YOU
TAGLINE UPON SAVE; THE DEFAULT), ╥┴╬─╧═ (OBVIOUS), ├┘├╠┼
(CYCLE THRU TAGS) AND ╧╞╞ (NO TAGLINE).
┼─╔╘╔╬╟ ╘┴╟╠╔╬┼╙
╘AGLINES CAN BE EDITED FROM THE MAIN MENU OR MESSAGE EDIT
MENU. ╘O CHANGE A TAGLINE, MOVE THE HIGHLIGHT BAR TO THE
DESIRED TAGLINE AND PRESS ╥┼╘╒╥╬. ╬OW ENTER YOUR NEW
TAGLINE. ┴ BLANK LINE WILL RESTORE THE ORIGINAL TAGLINE.
╔N ADDITION, YOU MAY ╠OAD, ╙AVE (AUTOMATICALLY ERASES THE
OLD IF YOU ENTER A DUPLICATE NAME) OR ╨RINT YOUR TAGLINES
(PRINTER #4). ┴NY ERRORS ON ╠╧┴─ OR ╙┴╓┼ CAN BE
INVESTIGATED BY SELECTING @ TO ENTER THE ─╧╙ WEDGE. ╤╫╦IE
WILL LOAD ╘┴╟╙.─┼╞ AS THE DEFAULT TAGLINE FILE.
─╧╙ ╫EDGE:
┴LLOWS YOU TO ENTER STANDARD ─╧╙ COMMANDS WITHOUT THE
OPEN15,8,15 ETC. ╘O CHANGE THE DRIVE, ENTER # AND THE
DEVICE #. ╔N ADDITION, #R AND #M REFER TO THE REPLIES AND
MAILBAG DEVICES. ┼NTER A BLANK LINE TO EXIT.
┌╔╨ .MSG PACKET
╨REPARES YOUR REPLIES (.═╙╟) FOR UPLOAD BY ADDING .┌╔╨
HEADERS. ╘HE FILE IS NOT COMPRESSED, BUT THE MAIL DOOR WILL
THINK SO. ╤╫╦IE WILL ASK FOR THE .═╙╟ FILENAME - DO NOT ADD
THE .═╙╟ EXTENSION; ╤╫╦IE WILL DO THAT FOR YOU. ╔N
ADDITION, ╤╫╦IE USES THESE DEFAULTS:
╘HE .═╙╟ FILENAME WILL BE FROM THE LAST ╤╫╦ PACKET YOU
READ. ╔F THIS IS NOT THE PACKET YOU WISH TO ┌╔╨, BACKSPACE
AND CHANGE THE NAME.
╘HE INPUT DRIVE IS ASSUMED TO REPLIES DEVICE, AS IS THE
OUTPUT DRIVE. ╞OR AT LEAST A MOMENT, BOTH THE .═╙╟ AND .╥┼╨
FILES WILL EXIST, SO IF YOU ARE USING THE SAME INPUT AND
OUTPUT DRIVE, ┬┼ ├┼╥╘┴╔╬ THERE IS ENOUGH SPACE ON THE DISK
FOR BOTH (THE RESULTING .╥┼╨ FILE WILL USUALLY ONE DISK
BLOCK LONGER THAN THE ORIGINAL; SOMETIMES IT WILL BE THE
SAME SIZE IN DISK BLOCKS). ╔F DESIRED, ╤╫╦IE WILL SCRATCH
THE OLD .═╙╟ FILE (SCRATCH IT UNLESS THERE IS A DISK
ERROR).
╥EMEMBER: ╥╒╬/╙╘╧╨ ABORTS WHEN ╤UIT IS NOT AVAILABLE.
┬LANK LINE RETURNS TO PREVIOUS STATE.
┼NJOY! ╘HANKS FOR REGISTERING AND KEEP THE COMMENTS COMING!
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