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╔NTERFACE! & ╪TRACTOR! ─OCS. (C) 1995 ╠EE ├OOPER ╞OR ├OMMODORE 128/╤╫╦╥╥ 128 ╒SERS ╙ECTION ╙UBJECT 1 ╔NTRODUCTION 2 ╙ETTING ╒P 3 ═AIN ═ENU 4 ┼DITING ═ENUS 5 ├HANGE ╤╫╦╥╥ ─ATA 6 ╪TRACTOR! 7 ╫ARNINGS & ╙UGGESTIONS 8 ╥EGISTRATION ╔NFO/╬OTES ╤╫╦╥╥ 128 (C) ╥OD ╟ASSON, ╤╨┼ (C) ─AVID ╙CHMOLL, ╤╨╪ (C) ╥USS ╨RATER ├═─ IS A REGISTERED ╘RADEMARK OF ├REATIVE ═ICRO ─ESIGNS, ╔NC. ─ISCLAIMER ╘HE ┴UTHOR IN NO WAY ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES, EITHER REAL OR INCURRED, BY USE OF THIS PROGRAM. ┘OU USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. ╔ CAN SAY THAT TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, ╔ HAVE MADE A SAFE PROGRAM, BUT THERE IS NO WAY ╔ CAN BE CERTAIN THAT IT IS NOT CORRUPTED IN FILE TRANSFERS NOR PREVENT USERS FROM ALTERING THE DATA ONCE IT IS RELEASED. ╒SE OF THIS PROGRAM CONSTITUTES AGREEMENT WITH THESE CONDITIONS. ╙HAREWARE ╬OTICE ─UE TO THE COST OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAM (CALLS TO ┴USTRALIA, AND ACROSS THE ╒╙) ╔ HAVE DECIDED TO RELEASE VERSION 1.5 AS ╙HAREWARE. ╔T IS A ─RASTIC ╔MPROVEMENT OVER VERSION 1.1 THAT ╔ WAS GOING TO RELEASE AS ─ONOR ╫ARE, CONSTITUTING A TOTAL REWRITE. ├OST OF REGISTRATION IS $10.00 ╒╙ ├URRENCY. ╔F YOU USE THIS PROGRAM FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS, YOU ARE OBLIGATED TO SEND IN THE REQUIRED SHAREWARE FEE. ╨LEASE SUPPORT THE ╙HAREWARE ├ONCEPT. ╔T IS THE ONLY WAY PROGRAMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE PRODUCED FOR THE ├OMMODORE COMPUTERS! ╞OR ╤UESTIONS OR COMMENTS, ╔ CAN BE FOUND ON ╞IDO╬ET ├┬═ AND ├┬═ 128 ECHOES. ╬ET═AIL ADDRESS IS 1:3613/11. ╔ CAN ALSO BE REACHED AT THE ADDRESS BELOW. ╠EE ├OOPER 5015 ═ONTEGO ─R. ├OLUMBUS, ╟A. 31909 ╔NTERFACE! V1.5 (C) 1-20-95 BY ╠EE ├OOPER. ╪TRACTOR! (C) 1-20-95 BY ╠EE ├OOPER. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ╙ECTION 1 ╔NTRODUCTION ╫ELCOME TO ╔NTERFACE! ├OMBINED WITH ITS COMPANION PROGRAM, ╪TRACTOR!, ╤╫╦╥╥ USAGE WILL BECOME NEARLY TOTALLY AUTOMATED FOR YOU. ╔F YOU HAVE BEEN USING ╤╨┼ OR ╤╨╪, YOU WILL FIND THAT ╔NTERFACE IS QUITE SIMILIAR IN SET UP, SO IT SHOULD BE EASY TO DO. ╩UST IN CASE, YOU WILL HAVE THESE DOCS TO REFER TO. ;-) ╞OR ╘╧╘┴╠ AUTOMATION, GET ┼┌-╠OADER, BY ─AVID ╙CHMOLL! ╞ILES ╔NCLUDED IN THE ╙╞╪: ─OCS - ╘HIS IS WHAT YOU ARE READING NOW. ╨LEASE ╥EAD ╘HEM. ╔NTERFACE!V1.5 - ╘HIS IS THE MAIN PROGRAM. ╪TRACTOR! - ╘HIS IS SIMILIAR TO ╤╨┼/╤╨╪, BUT REQUIRES ╬╧ USER INPUT. ╠EFT IN ┬ASIC. ╔F YOU MODIFY, YOU DO SO AT YOUR ╧╫╬ RISK. ╙ETUP & ╥EGO - ╘HIS IS THE FIRST PROGRAM YOU WILL RUN. ╨RESS "╙" FOR ╙ET╒P ╨ROGRAM. ╨RESS "╥" FOR ╥EGISTRATION ╨ROGRAM. ╬OTE: ┴FTER YOU HAVE SENT IN YOUR ╙HARE╫ARE FEE, ╔ WILL SEND YOU THE CODES YOU NEED TO RUN ╥EGO. QWKRRV433.PATCH- ┘OU SHOULD RUN THIS PATCH OVER YOUR CURRENT VERSION OF ╤╫╦╥╥ (V4.30 AND UP) IN ORDER FOR MOST OF THE OPTIONS OF ╔NTERFACE! TO WORK PROPERLY. ╫RITTEN BY ╥OD ╟ASSON. ╬OTICE: ╒SING THIS PATCH WITHOUT ╔NTERFACE! MAY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF MIS-INDEXING IF OLD INDEX IS LEFT ON DISK WITH A NEW PACKET. ╔F THIS HAPPENS, SIMPLY SCRATCH THE OLD QWK.NDX AND RE-INDEX THE PACKET. ╞ILES ├REATED BY ╔NTERFACE: QWKDEF.ORIG - ╘HIS WILL BE FOUND ON YOUR QWKRR DISK/PARTITION ┴╞╘┼╥ YOU HAVE RUN THE SETUP PROGRAM. ╘HIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN A COPY OF YOUR ORIGINAL QWK.DEFAULTS (╤╫╦╥╥128) FILE. ╦EEP THIS AS A BACKUP IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THE ╔NTERFACE! VERSION BECOMES CORRUPTED. ╟OOD ╙ENSE! INTERFACE!.DEF - ╘HIS WILL BE FOUND ON THE DISK/PARTITION WITH ╔NTERFACE! ITSELF. ─╧ ╬╧╘ ALTER THIS FILE! ╔T CONTAINS THE VARIABLES USED BY ╔NTERFACE!, ╪TRACTOR! AND ╤╫╦╥╥ 128. INTRF!.TEMP - ╘HIS FILE WILL BE FOUND ON THE DISK/PARITION WITH ╔NTERFACE!. ╘HIS IS THE TEMPORARY FILE USED TO PASS VARIABLES ON TO ╪TRACTOR!. ─O ╬OT ┴LTER! ╞ILES ╬┼┼─┼─: CSX01.SDA - ╬EEDED FROM THIS PROGRAM IS CSX128.ML. ╘HIS IS BY ├HRIS ╙MEETS AND CURRENT COPYRIGHT HOLDER IS ╨ARSEC. NZP12813.SFX - ├OPYRIGHT BY ─AVID ╙CHMOLL AND ┬ILL ╠UCIER. ┼XTRACT FROM THIS 3 FILES: ╒NZIP1-3.ML. (╨LACE THESE 4 FILES ON THE SAME DISK/PARTITION AS ╔NTERFACE!/╪TRACTOR) ╤╫╦╥╥ 128 V4.3X - ├OPYRIGHT BY ╥OD ╟ASSON. ╘HE ┬┼╙╘ ╧FF ╠INE ╥EADER ON ANY PLATFORM! ╞OR THE ├=128. ╬OTICE: ╤╫╦╥╥ 128 IS A ╙HAREWARE ╨ROGRAM. ╨LEASE SUPPORT THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT AND REGISTER THESE PROGRAMS AS WELL. ├ONTACT ╨ARSEC FOR INFO ON ├╙╪01.SDA AND ╔╞ IT IS STILL ╞REEWARE AS ├HRIS ╙MEETS LAST RELEASED IT. ╬┌╨12813.SFX (╤╨┼V1.3) IS ╞REEWARE, BUT ─AVID ╙CHMOLL REQUESTS A ─ONATION OF $10.╒╙. ╨LEASE ╙UPPORT HIS SUPERIOR PROGRAMMING EFFORTS. ┴S WITH ╔NTERFACE!/╪TRACTOR!, NONE OF THESE PROGRAMS MAY BE DISTRIBUTED IN ANY OTHER FORM OTHER THAN THE ORIGINAL ARCHIVE! ╨LEASE ADHERE TO THIS POLICY WHEN DISTRIBUTING ╔NTERFACE!/╪TRACTOR!. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ╙ECTION 2 ╙ETTING ╒P ╥UN THE ╙┼╘╒╨ & ╥┼╟╧ PROGRAM. ╨RESS "╙" FOR THE ╙ETUP ╨ROGRAM. ╫┴╥╬╔╬╟!! ═AKE A BACKUP COPY OF EACH ╤╫╦╥╥128V4.3X BEFORE BEGINING! ╞╔╥╙╘!: ╥UN THE ╤╫╦╥╥128V4.33 ╨ATCH OVER EACH ╤╫╦╥╥128V4.3X FILE YOU HAVE (IE MULTIPLE HANDLE COPIES). ╬OTE TO ├═─ USERS: ╤╫╦╥╥128 V4.3X MUST BE IN A ╥╧╧╘ ╨ARTITION/─IRECTORY. ╬OTE TO ALL USERS: ╘HE PATCH WILL LOOK FOR A WILD CARD IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT "╤╫╦╥╥128 V*", SO BE SURE YOU HAVE "╤╫╦╥╥128 V" AS THE BEGINING OF YOUR FILE NAME. ╥ENAME THE FILE TEMPORARILY IF NEEDED. ┘OU MAY RENAME IT AFTER YOU RUN THE PATCH TO WHAT EVER YOU WANT, JUST WRITE IT DOWN FOR LATER ENTRY INTO ╔NTERFACE!. :-) ╙ETTING UP IS VERY EASY TO DO. ╙IMPLY RUN THE ╙┼╘╒╨ & ╥┼╟╧ PROGRAM. ╨RESS "╙" ╞OR THE ╙TARTUP ╨ROGRAM. ╥EAD THE ╔NFORMATION ON THE SCREEN, AND ┴NSWER ┘┼╙ IF YOU ARE READY TO BEGIN. ╨LEASE HAVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ENTER IN THE PROMPTS: ╤╫╦╥╥ ─RIVE # - ╘HE DRIVE NUMBER THAT ╤╫╦╥╥ CAN BE FOUND IN. ╤╫╦╥╥ ╨ATH - ╘HIS IS THE PATH THAT ├═─ USERS CAN DEFINE TO LOCATE ╤╫╦╥╥. ╘HE ╨ATH IS BROKEN DOWN INTO ITS 2 PARTS FOR ENTRY: ╨ARTITION # AND ╨ATH ╙TRING. ┼NTER THE NUMBER BY ITSELF, THEN WHEN PROMPTED, THE ACTUAL PATH. ╨ATH NAME IS ALL THAT IS NEEDED. ┼╪├┼╨╘ WHEN NESTING IE: //PATH/PATH/PATH: WOULD BE PATH/PATH/PATH ╬OTE NO BEGINNING /'S AND ENDING : ARE NEEDED, BUT ARE OK TO ENTER. ╙ORRY, 1581 PARTITIONS NOT SUPPORTED IN ╔NTERFACE! :-( ╔NTERFACE! ╨ATH - ╘HIS IS THE PATH FOR THE DEVICE THAT HOLDS ╔NTERFACE! ╬ON ├═─ USERS ENTER 0 . ╙INCE THE DRIVE # FOR ╔NTERFACE! IS PEEKED THAT PROMPT ISN'T NEEDED SO IT WAS LEFT OUT. ╘HERE WAS ANOTHER METHOD TO MY MADNESS WHEN DOING THIS. ;-) ╬OW, ╔NTERFACE IS TOTALLY PORTABLE TO ANY DRIVE. ╫ITH A SIMPLE KEYSTROKE, IT CAN BE PORTED TO A ╒SERS ╟ROUP ═EETING, AND TEMPORARILY SET UP TO RUN ON ANOTHER SYSTEMS CONFIG WITHOUT ACTUALLY CHANGING THE DEFAULTS! ╧F COURSE, YOU CAN SAVE THEM THEN RE-EDIT THEM LATER TOO. :-) ┘OUR ╬AME - ╘HIS ═╒╙╘ ┬┼ ╘╚┼ ╬┴═┼ ┘╧╒ ╨╠┴╬ ╘╧ ╥┼╟╔╙╘┼╥, OTHERWISE ********* YOU WILL HAVE TO RERUN SETUP IN ORDER TO REGISTER. ═AKE NOTE OF THIS ENTRY, YOU'LL NEED IT TO REGISTER. ╧NCE ALL THE INFORMATION IS ENTERED, ANSWER ┘ TO COMPLETE SETUP, & THE INTRF!.DEF FILE IS CREATED. ╬EXT YOU WILL BE REMINDED TO HAVE THIS FILE IN THE SAME PARTITION (OR DISK) AS ╔NTERFACE! AND ╪TRACTOR!. ┴NSWERING NO WILL END THE PROGRAM. ┴NSWERING YES WILL BOOT UP ╔NTERFACE!. ╚OPE YOU ARE STILL WITH ME..... ;-) ┬E ADVISED, THE DRIVE INFO FOR THE SETUP PROGRAM IS ONLY TEMPORARY, AS A PRECAUTION..... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ┴FTER ╥┼╟╔╙╘╥┴╘╔╧╬, WHEN YOU LOAD ╔NTERFACE!, THE ┴╒╘╧-┼╪┼├ OPTION WILL BE ACTIVE. ╘HIS EXEC WILL DEFAULT TO OPTION # 1 AFTER 9 SECONDS. ╔╞ A COMPRESSED MAIL PACKET IS FOUND, IT WILL THEN RUN ╪TRACTOR! AND THEN ╤╫╦╥╥. ╔╞ NO COMPRESSED PACKET IS FOUND FOR THAT OPTION, ONLY ╤╫╦╥╥ IS RUN. ╚IT <BACK ARROW> TO BYPASS THE TIMER AND START THE FIRST OPTION. ╨RESS ANY OTHER KEY TO GET TO THE ═AIN ═ENU. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ╙ECTION 3 ═AIN ═ENU ╬OW YOU ARE AT THE ═AIN ═ENU. ┘OU WILL SEE 10 MENU OPTIONS NUMBERED 1 TO 0. ┴LSO AVAILABLE ARE ╤ FOR ╤UIT PROGRAM, ┼ FOR ┼DIT ═ENU, AND ┴ FOR ┴DD A ╬┼╫ ═ENU ╧PTION. ------------------------------ ╔╞ THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME USING THE PROGRAM YOU WILL WANT TO GO AHEAD AND ENTER ALL YOUR ─ATA. ╙EE ╙ECTION 4 & 5 FOR DETAILS ON FINISHING THIS UP. ------------------------------ ╫HEN ┴T THE ═AIN MENU, AFTER EVERYTHING IS SET UP, ╙IMPLY ENTER AN OPTION NUMBER AND YOU ARE OFF! ╔T IS THAT SIMPLE. ╔╞ THERE IS A COMPRESSED PACKET PRESENT, ╪TRACTOR! WILL LOAD AND RUN, AND THEN BOOT ╤╫╦╥╥. ╔╞ ╬O PACKET IS PRESENT, ╤╫╦╥╥ WILL BE LOADED. ╔╞ ┬╧╘╚ ARE NOT PRESENT, YOU WILL BE WARNED AND RETURNED TO THE ═AIN ═ENU. ╔╞ ┬╧╘╚ ┴╥┼ PRESENT, ╔NTERFACE! WILL WARN YOU THAT IF YOU USE ╪TRACTOR, YOU WILL OVERWRITE THE CURRENT .─┴╘ FILES. 4 ╧PTIONS ARE PRESENTED IN THIS CASE: ┴BORT TO ═AIN ═ENU, ╥UN ╪TRAXTOR!, ╠OAD ╤╫╦╥╥, AND ╤UIT ╘O ┬ASIC. ├HOOSE ONE OF THE OPTIONS IN THIS CASE. ------------------------------- ╚ITTING ╤ WILL PROMPT YOU FOR 3 OPTIONS. "╔" ╞OR ╥ESTART ╔NTERFACE!, "╤" FOR ╠OAD AND ╥UN ╤╫╦╥╥, AND "┼" ╞OR ┼ND THIS ╙ESSION (RESET). ------------------------------- ╚ITTING ┼ AT THE ═AIN ═ENU WILL TAKE YOU TO THE ┼DIT ═ENUS. ╘HERE ARE 2 EDIT MENUS, ONE FOR ╔NTERFACE! (THE MAIN) AND A SUB MENU FOR ╤╫╦╥╥ DEFAULTS, GIVEN IN SEQUENCE. ╚ITTING ┴ AT THE ═┴╔╬ ═┼╬╒ WILL BRING UP THE ┴DD ═ENU ╧PTION. ╔F SETTING UP A ╬EW OPTION YOU MUST USE THIS TO DO IT. ╘HIS WRITES THE FILES NEEDED FOR ╔NTERFACE TO WORK PROPERLY. ╘HE ┴── ═ENU ╧PTION IS A MODIFICATION OF THE ┼DIT MENU AND GIVES THEM TO YOU ONE AFTER ANOTHER UNTIL ALL THE INFORMATION IS ENTERED. ┬┼ ┴├├╒╥┴╘┼! ╬╧ ┼╥╥╧╥ ├╚┼├╦╔╬╟ ╔╙ ─╧╬┼ ╞╧╥ ═╧╙╘ ╧╞ ╘╚╔╙ ─┴╘┴ ┼╬╘╥┘!!!! ╙OME ┼RRORS WILL CAUSE ╔NTERFACE! TO REBOOT IN AN EFFORT TO PROTECT THE VARIABLES. ╙EE ╙ECTIONS 4 & 5 FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON ENTERING IN THE ┴── ═ENUS. ╒SE THE SAME FORMAT AS OUTLINED THERE. ┴── ═ENU ╧PTION ═ENU ACTUALLY CREATS THE FILES YOU WILL USE AND BE ABLE TO EDIT LATER. ╧NCE YOU SEE IT, IT WILL MAKE MORE SENSE. :-) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ╙ECTION 4 ┼DIT ═ENUS ╘HE EDIT MENU LOOKS LIKE THE ═AIN MENU. (┬ACK┴RROW) <THE ONE ABOVE THE CONTROL KEY> ╫ILL RETURN YOU TO THE ═AIN ═ENU. ┌ IS FOR ┌┴╨ ╧PTION! ╒SE THIS TO CLEAR AN OPTION QUICKLY. ╘HEN THERE IS THE ╚ FOR ╧NLINE ╚ELP. ------------------------------------ ═AIN ┼DIT ═ENU ╚INT: ╙IMPLY PRESS RETURN TO ACCEPT THE CURRENT DEFAULT OFFERED. ├┴╒╘╔╧╬!: ╬┼╓┼╥ ╠┼┴╓┼ ┴╬ ┼╬╘╥┘ ┬╠┴╬╦! ─╧╒┬╠┼ ├╚┼├╦ ╞╧╥ ┼╥╥╧╥╙!!!! ╬OTE: ═OST ─EFAULTS APPLY TO ┬╧╘╚ ╪TRACTOR! ┴╬─ ╤╫╦╥╥. ┬E SURE TO SET ┴╠╠ OF THEM EVEN IF YOU FEEL THE DON'T APPLY, SINCE IT PROLLY ╫╔╠╠!!! ═ENU ╘ITLE - ╘HIS IS WHAT YOU NAME THE INDIVIDUAL MENU CHOICE. ╔ USE THE ┬┬╙ NAME TO KEEP IT SIMPLE. ╨ACKET ╬AME - ╔T IS THE NAME OF THE ╞ILE THAT WILL BE DECOMPRESSED IF USING ╪TRACTOR!. ╔NTERFACE! ═╒╙╘ BE ABLE TO FIND THIS FILE ┬┼╞╧╥┼ ╪TRACTOR! WILL BE OFFERED! ╠EAVE THE DASH IF YOU WILL ╬┼╓┼╥ USE ╪TRACTOR! FOR THIS ╧PTION. ├╥├ ├HECKING - ╘HIS IS A Y/N OPTION USED FOR ZIPPED PACKETS. ═┴╪╔═╒╙ ╦LUDGE - ╘HIS IS A Y/N OPTION. ├OMPLETES THE PADDING ON ═AXIMUS ╨ACKETS. ╙ET ├ONTROL.DAT- ┴NSWER Y OR N TO SET THE DATE/TIME FROM THE CONTROL.DAT FILE. ├═─ ╥╘├'S OVERRIDE THIS AND SET IT FOR YOU, IT WILL NOT BE DISPLAYED. ┴UTO ╔NDEX - ┴NSWER Y OR N TO CAUSE AUTO ╔NDEX IN ╤╫╦╥╥. ╤╫╦╥╥ WILL DETERMINE ╔╞ IT IS NEEDED! ╙O YOU CAN STILL GO BACK TO AN OLD PACKET REGARDLESS OF THIS SETTING. ╤╫╦╥╥ ╞ILE ╬AME- ╘HIS IS THE ACTUAL FILE NAME FOR ╤╫╦╥╥. ╙INCE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE MULTIPLE REGISTERED VERSIONS TO DIFFERENT HANDLES, THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO KEEP THEM ALL IN ONE ONE PLACE ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR MULTIPLE SUPPORT FILES! ╔ HAVE ╤╫╦╥╥128 V4.33 AS ONE AND ╤╫╦╥╥ ╚ AS ANOTHER, FOR EXAMPLE. ;-) ╤╫╦╥╥ ─RIVE # - ╘HE DRIVE NUMBER THAT ╤╫╦╥╥ CAN BE FOUND IN. ╤╫╦╥╥ ╨ATH - ╘HIS IS THE PATH THAT ├═─ USERS CAN DEFINE TO LOCATE ╤╫╦╥╥. ╘HE FORMAT IS THE SAME AS THE SETUP PROGRAM. ╔NPUT ─RIVE - ─RIVE NUMBER THAT HOLDS THE FILE TO BE XTRACTED. ╔NPUT ╨ATH - ├═─ ╨ATH OF THE SOURCE FILE. ╧UTPUT ─RIVE - ─RIVE NUMBER OF DESTINATION DEVICE FOR XTRACTED FILES. ╧UTPUT ╨ATH - ├═─ ╨ATH OF DESTINATION DEVICE FOR XRTACTED FILES. ╔NTERFACE! ╨ATH - ╘HIS IS THE PATH FOR THE DEVICE THAT HOLDS ╔NTERFACE! ╙INCE THE DRIVE # FOR ╔NTERFACE! IS PEEKED THAT PROMPT ISN'T NEEDED SO IT WAS LEFT OUT. ╘HERE WAS ANOTHER METHOD TO MY MADNESS WHEN DOING THIS. ;-) ╬OW, ╔NTERFACE IS TOTALLY PORTABLE TO ANY DRIVE. ╫ITH A SIMPLE KEYSTROKE, IT CAN BE PORTED TO A ╒SERS ╟ROUP ═EETING, AND TEMPORARILY SET UP TO RUN ON ANOTHER SYSTEMS CONFIG WITHOUT ACTUALLY CHANGING THE DEFAULTS! ╧F COURSE, YOU CAN SAVE THEM THEN RE-EDIT THEM LATER TOO. :-) ┘OU WILL SEE IT IN OPTION 1 ╧╬╠┘. ╙IMPLY ═AKE THE ├HANGES YOU WANT. ╫HEN DONE, YOU WILL BE ASKED IF YOU WANT TO ACCEPT THE CHANGES. ┴NSWER Y OR N. ╬EXT IT WILL ASK IF YOU WANT TO SAVE THE CHANGES. ┴NSWER Y OR N. ╥EMEMBER WHEN ╔ MENTIONED THAT YOU COULD EDIT THE ╔NTERFACE! PATH AND NOT SAVE IT? ╫ELL THIS IS HOW AND WHERE YOU WOULD DO IT. ╙IMPLY SELECT OPTION 1 AND EDIT THE PATH, ANSWER Y TO ACCEPT AND N TO SAVE. :-) ┘OU CAN DO THIS WITH ANY DEFAULT FOR INTERFACE, GREAT FOR TEMPORARY CHANGES. ╚╔╬╘: ╔F YOU DO NOT CHANGE DATA, YOU WILL NOT SEE THE SAVE PROMPT, INSTEAD, YOU WILL RETURN TO THE ═AIN ┼DIT ═ENU. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ╙ECTION 5 ├HANGE ╤╫╦╥╥ ─ATA ╘HE ╤╫╦╥╥ ═ENU OPTION IS SIMILIAR TO THE OTHER MENUS. ╫HEN DONE, YOU WILL BE ASKED IF YOU WANT TO SAVE THE CURRENT DEFAULTS. ╔╞ YOU REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE OPTIONS, YOU WILL BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO EDIT THEM, BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO EDIT ALL OF THEM. (╩UST PRESS RETURN TO KEEP THE ONES THAT ARE OK AND CHANGE THE ONES IN ERROR.) ╬OTE: ╘HE ╠AST ╒SED ┬┬╙ BECOMES THE CURRENT DEFAULT FOR ╤╫╦╥╥. ╘HE ┼DIT ╧PTIONS ╞OR ╤╫╦╥╥ ─EFAULTS ARE: ╔NTRO/╙ALUTATION - ╘HIS IS THE "╚I *J,^" (OR WHATEVER YOU SET IT TO BE). ╔MPORTANT NOTE FOR THIS DEFAULT: ╘HERE IS ╬╧ CURSOR. ─ELETE AND CURSOR MOVEMENTS ARE ╙╘╧╥┼─ AS PART OF THE DEFAULT! ╒SING THESE CAN MAKE A ╓┼╥┘ UNPREDICTABLE INTRO! ─╧ ╬╧╘ ╒╙┼ ├╒╥╙╧╥ ╧╥ ╔╬╙┼╥╘/─┼╠┼╘┼! ╟OOD NEWS IS THIS OVERCOMES THE ┬ASIC ERROR FOR "EXTRA IGNORED" WHEN ENTERING A "," OR ":". ┴LL ╨UNCTUATION IS SUPPORTED. ┬E SURE THAT YOUR INTRO ENDS WITH A "^" (UP ARROW FOUND ABOVE THE <RETURN> KEY) IF YOU WANT A CARRIAGE RETURN ADDED IN ╤╫╦╥╥. ─ON'T WORRY IF YOUR DATA DOESN'T OVERWRITE THE CURRENTLY DISPLAYED DATA HERE, ONLY WHAT YOU ENTER ╬┼╫ IS ACCEPTED. ╚IT RETURN TO ACCEPT THE CURRENT DEFAULT OFFERED. ╘AGLINE ╞ILE ╬AME - ├URRENT DEFAULT TAGLINE FORMAT IS <-NAME->.<XX> (PLEASE REFER TO PAGE 18 OF ╤╫╦╥╥ V4.30 FOR MORE INFO). ╘HE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPTION IS YOU CAN SET DEFAULT TAGLINE SETS FOR EACH ┬┬╙. ═ACRO ╞ILE ╬AME - ├URRENT DEFAULT FORMAT IS <NAME> (SEE PAGE 23 OF ╤╫╦╥╥ V4.30 ─OCS). ╘HIS OPTION WILL ALLOW THE USER TO CALL UP A SPECIFIC MACRO FILE FOR EACH ┬┬╙. ╔/╧ ╞ILE ╬AME - ╘HIS IS THE ╔MPORT/┼XPORT DEFAULT THAT COMES UP AS "FILENAME" IN UNCHANGED VERSIONS. ┘OU ═AY DEFINE THIS TO WHAT EVER YOU WANT. ╟OOD USE WOULD BE TO DEFINE AS BBSID.NAME (OF FILE) ╘HIS COULD HELP IN MANAGING FILES. ┴LSO, ╔ USE CBM.NAME AND C128.NAME TO ╔─ WHAT CONFERENCE ON ╞IDO ╔ PULLED THE FILE FROM. ;-) ├HARACTER ╙ET ╞ILE ╬AME- ╞ORMAT IS <NAME>. ╙EE PAGE 18 ╤╫╦╥╥ V4.30 DOCS. ╧BVIOUSLY, YOU CAN DEFINE A DIFFERENT CHARACTER SET AS DEFAULT FOR EACH ┬┬╙. ├┴╒╘╔╧╬! ─O ╬╧╘ ENTER THE FILE NAME PREFIXES!! IE QWKT OR QWKM OR QWKC. ╙EE ╨AGE 27 ╤╫╦╥╥ V4.30 ─OCS FOR INFO ABOUT ─RIVES ╘AGLINE ─RIVE # - ╘HE DRIVE NUMBER YOUR TAGLINE FILES ARE STORED ON. ╘AGLINE ╨ATH - ╘HE ╞ILE ╨ATH FOR THE ├═─ ─RIVE ╒SERS TO GET TO THE TAGLINE FILES. ╥EPLIES ─RIVE # - ╘HIS IS WHERE ╤╫╦╥╥ SHOULD SEND THE REPLIES. ╥EPLIES ╨ATH - ╘HIS IS THE ├═─ ╨ATH FOR THE REPLY DRIVE. ═ESSAGES ─RIVE # - ╘HIS IS THE DRIVE THAT HOLDS THE MESSAGES.DAT AND CONTROL.DAT FILES. ═ESSAGES ╨ATH - ╘HE ├═─ ╨ATH FOR THE ═ESSAGES ─RIVE. ╒SER ─RIVE # - ╘HIS IS THE ─RIVE WHERE FILES ARE IMPORTED OR EXPORTED TO. ╒SER ╨ATH - ╘HE ├═─ ╨ATH FOR THE ╒SER ─RIVE. ╧NCE ALL THE DEFAULTS ARE ENTERED AND ARE ACCEPTABLE, ANSWER YES TO ACCEPT AND ╔NTERFACE! WILL SAVE THE FILE. ╧NCE YOU SAVE THE ╤╫╦╥╥ OPTIONS FOR THAT MENU SELECTION YOU WILL RETURN TO THE ═AIN ┼DIT ═ENU. (╧╥ THE ┴── ═ENU ╧PTION ═ENU) ╫HEN DONE EDITING, HIT THE BACK ARROW (ABOVE THE CONTROL KEY) AND YOU ARE BACK AT THE ═┴╔╬ ═┼╬╒, READY TO USE ╔NTERFACE!. ╙ELECT A ╬UMBER AND YOU ARE OFF! ╘HE NEED FOR ╪TRACTOR! IS AUTO SENSED. ╔F A COMPRESSED PACKET IS PRESENT IN THE INPUT DRIVE, ╪TRACTOR! WILL RUN, ┬╒╘ IF A PACKET ┴╬─ A CONTROL.DAT FILE ARE PRESENT, ╔NTERFACE! WILL WARN YOU THAT USING ╪TRACTOR! WILL OVERWRITE THE EXISTING .DAT FILES AND ALLOW YOU TO RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU, RUN ╪RTACTOR! ANYWAY, LOAD ╤╫╦╥╥, OR QUIT TO BASIC. ╙IMPLY CHOOSE ONE! :-) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ╙ECTION 6 ╘HE ╪TRACTOR! ╘HE ╪TRACTOR! IS NOTHING MORE THAN A CUT DOWN AND MODIFIED VERSION OF ╤╨┼/╤╨╪. ╘HIS ╨ROGRAM IS A ┬ONUS, AND IS ╬╧╘ TO BE ├ONSIDERED PART OF THE SHAREWARE FEE SINCE THE ROUTINES USED ARE NOT TRUELY MY OWN. ╚╧╫┼╓┼╥, THE MODIFICATIONS MADE TO THE PROGRAM ARE AS SUCH THAT THEY WORK WITH AND ARE SLAVE TO ╘HE ╔NTERFACE! AND ╔ THEREFORE LAY CLAIM TO ALL MODIFICATIONS ╔ HAVE ═ADE. ─O ╬╧╘ DISTRIBUTE SEPERATELY! ╘HE ╪TRACTOR! IS ╬╧╘ TO BE CONSIDERED ╨UBLIC ─OMAIN NOR ╞REEWARE! ╔T IS A SUBPROGRAM OF ╘HE ╔NTERFACE! WHICH IS (C)1995 BY ╠EE ├OOPER. ╙INCE ╔NTERFACE! USES SPECIFIC DRIVE ROUTINES, ╔ DO ╬╧╘ RECOMMEND MODIFYING THIS PROGRAM, BUT IF YOU MUST, THEN DO SO WITH CAUTION. ╒NDERSTAND THAT IF YOU DO MODIFY THE PROGRAM, ╔ CAN NO LONGER GUARENTEE THAT IT WILL WORK PROPERLY WITH ╔NTERFACE! OR AT ALL FOR THAT MATTER. ╬O SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS ARE NEEDED TO USE THIS PROGRAM OTHER THAN BEING SURE THAT THE DRIVE AND PATH INFO IS ENTERED CORRECTLY IN ╔NTERFACE! AND THAT THE SUPPORTING FILES MENTIONED IN THE BEGINING ARE INCLUDED ALONG WITH ╔NTERFACE! ON THE SAME ─ISK OR PARTITION. ╘HE BENEFIT OF THIS IS THAT YOU WILL NO LONGER NEED DUPLICATE ╤╨┼/╤╨╪ FILES FOR EACH PARTITION. ╩UST THIS ONE ALONG WITH ╔NTERFACE! ON THE SAME DISK/PARTITION WITH THE ML ROUTINES EXPLAINED PREVIOUSLY. ┴LSO, ╪TRACTOR! ┴╒╘╧ ╙┼╬╙┼╙ ╨╦┌IP 2.04G COMPRESSION FORMAT AND WILL TELL YOU IF THAT IS WHY IT CAN'T DISSOLVE. ╬╧╘┼: ┴S YET, WE ARE STILL UNABLE TO DISSOLVE ╨╦┌IP 2.04G, ┬╒╘ ╔NTERFACE!/╪TRACTOR IS READY TO ACCEPT THE ADDITION OF THE ╨ROGRAM THAT WILL! ;-) ┴ FILE CALLED INTRF!.TEMP WILL BE CREATED BY ╔NTERFACE! AND ╪TRACTOR! WILL READ THAT FILE TO GET THE DATA IT NEEDS TO RUN. ╬O OTHER USER INTERVENTION IS NEEDED. :-) ╪TRACTOR! WILL NEED THE CORRECT PACKET NAME AND WHERE TO FIND IT SO BE ACCURATE IN ENTERING INFORMATION ON THE ═ENU'S. :-) ╬OTE: ╪TRACTOR! COMBINED WITH THE ╒╬┌╨128 ╞ILES AND ├╙╪,WILL DISSOLVE ARC ┴╬─ ZIP 1.XX FILES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ╙ECTION 7 ╫ARNINGS & ╙UGGESTIONS ┼NSURE THAT ALL DRIVES ARE TURNED ON IF ╔NTERFACE! REFUSES TO LOAD. ┼RROR TRAPPING PRESENTED A STREW OF PROBLEMS FOR ME. ╙INCE THE VARIABLE OPTIONS ARE UNPREDICTABLE DUE TO "╒SER ╚EAD ╙PACE AND ╘IMING ╧FF ╙ET" (TRANSLATED IT MEANS YA PULLED A NINNY!). ─╧╙ ┼RRORS - ╙EEN IN ╥┼─, ╙ERIOUS ┼RRORS DROP YOU TO BASIC AFTER ALL FILES ARE CLOSED SO THAT YOU MAY LOOK TO SEE WHAT COULD BE WRONG. ╧THER ERRORS WILL CAUSE A RESTART OF THE PROGRAM. ╒╙╒┴╠╠┘ ╘╚╔╙ ╔╙ ─╒┼ ╘╧ ┴╬ ┼╥╥╧╬┼╧╒╙ ┼╬╘╥┘ ╧╬ ╘╚┼ ╒╙┼╥╙ ┬┼╚┴╠╞!!!! ═Y ╙UGGESTION IS TO MAKE BACKUP COPIES OF ALL THE INCLUDED FILES AND THE SUPPORTING FILES NEEDED. ╦EEP THE SETUP FILE SAFE AS WELL JUST IN CASE YOU NEED TO REINSTALL THE PROGRAM. ╞OR MAXIMUM BENEFIT OF SPEED, RUN IT OUT OF ╥AM╠INK, YA JUST CAN'T BEAT IT! ┼RROR ╥EPORTS: ╨LEASE FEEL FREE TO NOTIFY ME OF ANY ERRORS YOU HAVE FOUND IN THIS PROGRAM, ┴╠╠ ╔ ASK IS THAT IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE, CHECK, DOUBLE CHECK, AND CHECK A THIRD TIME ┴╠╠ YOUR DATA ENTRIES! ╔NTERFACE WAS DELAYED IN RELEASE TO ENSURE THAT IT WAS ERROR FREE. ┴S FAR AS ╔ CAN TELL, IT NOW IS, MAKING VIRTUALLY ALL PROBLEMS DUE TO ╙╔╠╠┘ ╒╙┼╥ ┼╥╥╧╥! ╔NTERFACE! IS ╨OWERFUL, HARNESS IT, AND ENJOY! :-) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ╙ECTION 8 ╥EGISTRATION ╬OTE NUMBER OF THIS SECTION. ╘HIS WAS NO ACCIDENT. ╙ECTION 8 HAS ALWAYS REMINDED ME OF THE OLD ┴RMY VERSION OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL DISCHARGE! ;-) ╘HIS MAY BE JUST THAT TO SOME USERS WHO WILL NOT FEEL BAD ABOUT STEALING THIS PROGRAM BY ╬╧╘ REGISTERING. ╘HEY MAY THINK ╔ AM CRAZY TO EXPECT TO BE PAID FOR MY WORK ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY ALREADY HAVE THE PROGRAM. ╘HESE DAYS, WITH SO FEW PRODUCING NEW SOFTWARE FOR THE ├OMMODORE, SHAREWARE IS PICKING UP SOME OF THE SLACK. ╔T WILL ONLY CONTINUE ╔╞ IT IS SUPPORTED, SAME AS IN THE COMERCIAL MARKET. ╔F YOU USE THIS VERSION PAST 30 DAYS, YOU AGREE TO: 1) ╙END IN THE $10.00 ╒╙. ╧╥ 2) ╬OT ╥EGISTER AND ╙TOP ╒SING ╔NTERFACE! & ╪TRACTOR!. ├HECK OR MONEY ORDER IS FINE. ┬E ADVISED IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED TO SEND CASH THRU THE MAIL. ╙END THE FEE WITH A BRIEF NOTE TO: ╠EE ├OOPER RE: ╔NTERFACE! ╥EGISTRATION 5015 ═ONTEGO ─R. ├OLUMBUS, ╟A. 31909 ╔ WILL CASH THE CHECK WITHIN 5 WORKING DAYS AND POST A ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BACK TO YOU WITHIN THE SAME TIME FRAME EITHER BY MAIL OR ╞IDO ┼CHO, YOUR CHOICE. AND SEND OUT THE REGISTATION CODES TO YOU. ╧NCE YOU HAVE THE CODES, PLACE THE ╙┼╘╒╨ & ╥┼╟╧ PROGRAM IN THE SAME DISK/PARTITION THAT HAS YOUR ╔╬╘┼╥╞┴├┼!V1.5 FILE ┴╬─ THE ╔╬╘┼╥╞┴├┼.─┼╞ FILE. ╞OLLOW THESE STEPS: 1) ┬ACKUP YOUR FILES THEN ╥UN ╙┼╘╒╨ & ╥┼╟╧ PROGRAM. ╨RESS "╥". 2) ┼╬╘┼╥ ├┴╥┼╞╒╠┘ THE DATA ASKED FOR, CHECK IT BEFORE PRESSING RETURN. 3) ┴FTER ALL THE DATA IS ENTERED, THE PROGRAM GOES TO WORK. ┴FTER A FEW MOMENTS, YOU WILL SEE A VALIDATION CODE APPEAR. ├OMPARE THAT WITH THE ONE ╔ PROVIDED YOU, AND IF IT IS THE SAME, ALL IS WELL, ENJOY! ;-) ╔╞ IT IS DIFFERENT, ╬╧╘╔╞┘ ═┼ ╔══┼─╔┴╘┼╠┘! ╨LEASE! ╔ WILL HELP CORRECT IT. ─O ╬╧╘ USE THAT COPY, USE YOUR BACK UP UNTIL WE CAN FIX IT. :-) ╙HOULD YOU DECIDE NOT TO REGISTER ╔NTERFACE! AFTER 30 DAYS, YOU MUST STOP USING IT. ╔NTERFACE! AND ╪TRACTOR! ARE INSEPARABLE! ╒SE OF ONE CONSTITUTES THE USE OF THE OTHER, EVEN THO YOU MAY NOT BE USING BOTH. ╘HANK YOU FOR EVALUATING ╔NTERFACE! & ╪TRACTOR!. ╔ HOPE YOU ENJOY THE PROGRAM! :-) ╙PECIAL ╬OTE: ╥EGISTERED ├OPIES ARE ╬╧╘ FOR ─ISTRIBUTION. ╧NLY DISTRIBUTE THE ORIGINAL SFX SET OF FILES. ─O ╬╧╘ DISTRIBUTE YOUR CODES AS WELL. ╔T HURTS YOU MORE THAN ME. ╘HANK ┘OU. (╔T'S A SHAME WE MUST SPELL IT ALL OUT THESE DAYS ISN'T IT? :-/ ) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ╙PECIAL THANX TO ╥OD ╟ASSON FOR HIS COOPERATION IN THE MAKING OF THIS PROGRAM, FOR THE QWKRR433PATCH, ┬ETA ╘ESTING AND GENERAL ADVICE. ┴ND TO ╟AELYNE ═ORANEC, FOR HER HELP IN ┬ETA ╘ESTING AND THE ├REATION OF THE ╙╞╪ ╘ITLE ╙CREENS. ╠├ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ┼ND OF ╞ILE