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╬OTES ├ONCERNING THE ARCIVE "RS-232.ARC"
┴UTHOR: ─ENNY ╞IGUERRES / ╨ROMETHEUS ╙OFTWARE (C) 1988
707 ╬ ╙AN╩OAQUIN ╙T ┴PT #5
╙TOCKTON ├A 95202
╬╧╘╔├┼: THE TEXT FILES CONTAINED IN THIS ARCIVE ARE FOR THE
* ╬╧╬-╨╥╧╞╔╘ * INDIVIDUAL USE OF ANYONE WHO WISHES TO
EXAMINE THEM AS AN AIDE IN DEVELOPING TERMINAL/BBS SOFTWARE
WITH ├ ╨OWER ├ FROM ╨RO-╠INE / ╙PINAKER. ╔F YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN THE CODE ITER TO OBTAIN THE FULL SET OF
TEXT FILES OF TO RECIVE READY TO RUN SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
THEN * ╨╠┼┴╙┼ * CONTACT THE AUTHOR IN WRITING AT THE
ABOVE ADDRESS. ╔ AM WORKING ON A ┬ULITIN ┬OARD ╙YSTEM
FOR THE ├OMMODORE 128 AND HOPE TO HAVE A FIRST VERSION
RUNNING BY THIS ╩ULY OR ┴UGUST. ╔ HAVE ONLY PLACED THE FILES
THAT ╔ FELT WERE THE MOST LIKELY TO HELP THE FOLKS WHO
ASKED FOR SOME HELP WITH RS-232 CODE IN ├.
─╔╙├╠┴═┼╥:
┴S YOU CAN SEE FROM THE NOTICES ABOVE THIS IS A
PARTIAL SET OF FILES AND MAY BE INCOMPLETE IN A
NUMBER OF WAYS. ╔F YOU NEED SOME INFORMATION ON
OTHER PARTS (TO GET YOUR CODE WORKING) DROP ME A
LINE ON THE ╨RO-╠INE ┬┬╙ OR WRITE ME.
╔ WILL ASSUME * ╬╧ * RESPONSABILITY FOR ANY
DAMAGE, LOSS OR OTHER MISHAP AS A RESULT OF ANY
USE OF THE CODE PRODUCED FROM THESE FILES. THIS
IS INTENDED * ╧╬╠┘ * AS A WAY OF DISIMINATING
INFORMATION ON HOW TO WRITE THE CODE * ╬╧╘ * TO
PROVIDE A FUNCTIONAL PROGRAM.
╫ELL NOW THAT THE PSUDO-LEAGAL MUMBO-JUMBO IS DONE....
╚┴╓┼ ╞╒╬!
AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED MORE HELP.
╨╠┼┴╙┼ RESPECT MY REQUEST, ╔ WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO
PROVIDE A READY TO LINK LIBRARY TO ANY ONE INTERESTED
IN PAYING ME A REASONABLE FEE. ╘HAT WOULD GET YOU A FULL
BLOWN SET OF OBJECT FILES FOR BOOTH THE 128 & 64 AND SOME
DECENT DOCUMENTATION ON THE USE THERE OF.
╬╧╘┼: ═Y VERSION OF ├/ASSM.SH IS RATHER DIFFERENT FORM
THE STANDARD ONE. TO ASSEMBLE THE ├ñ┬┬╙ñ═╠ FILE
YOU WILL NEED TO ITHER 1) BREAK IT UP INTO SMALLER
SECTIONS. OR 2) MAKE A VERSION LIKE MINE.
═Y ├/ASSM ON THE ├=128 HAS LABLE/SYMBOL SPACE FOR
128 (THE DEFALT IS 32 ╔ THINK) AND THE .A FILE WILL
USE ABOUT 90 OF THEM.
╔N AS FAR AS SETING UP THE CHANNEL WHAT ╔ HAVE ON MY
WORKING BBS MODULES IS A ┬┴╙╔├ LOADER THAT PERFORMS THE NEEDED
OPEN AND ╔ MODIFY THE ├ CODE TO NOT CLOSE FILES ON EXIT. ╘HIS
ALOWS ME TO USE ┬┴╙╔├ AND ├ TOGETHER.
╘HE ┬┬╙ ╔'M WORKING ON WILL USE THIS FACT TO ALLOW SYSOPS TO HAVE
UTILTYS GAMES ECT... IN ┬┴╙╔├ AND LET MY ┬┬╙ CODE BE LEFT ALONE.
╔ WILL HANDLE THE USER-LOG ┼-═AIL SYSOP CONTROL AND OTHER FUNCTIONS
IN ├, ┬┴╙╔├ WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE ├ CODE FOR THINGS LIKE OUTPUT
AND INPUT OF TEXT ECT... ╫ELL THATS ALL THE SELLING ╔ HAVE TIME FOR.
╨╙.
╔ ALSO HAVE ├=128 LIBRARYS FOR EDITOR FUNCTIONS ( THE
STUFF LIKE WRITING TO / READING FORM THE 80 COLUMN CHIP
SETING WINDOWS MOVING THE CURSOR ECT..)
AND ONE FOR 64 & 128 ─╧╙ FUNCTIONS (RENAME SCRATCH ECT..)
AND SEVERAL OTHER PROJECTS THAT ╔ AM WORKING ON.
PPS.
╔ HOPE YOU CAN FOLLOW MY ASSEMBLER DON'T FEEL ASHAMED TO
ASK ME ABOUT SOME OF THE CODE AND WHAT ╔'M UP TO.
PPPS. ╔F YOU HAVE A 128 GET MY PEEKPOKE.A FILE ---
THE STANDARD LIBRARY VERSION HAS A BUG!
┬YE FOR NOW!