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╘╚┼ ╙╨┼╬├┼ ╪╨ ┬┬╙ ╓6.3 ╙PENCE ╪╨ ╓ERSION 6.3 BY: ╦EN ╙PENCE ╩AMES ═AC╞ARLANE ┬RUCE ╓RIELING ╩ASON ═AC ╔NNES ─OCUMENTATION BY: ┬RUCE ╓RIELING ╩ASON ═AC ╔NNES ╙PENCE ╪╨ ┬┬╙ (├) 1993 ╩ASON ═AC ╔NNES. ┴LL RIGHTS RESERVED. ┴╥├ ╞╔╠┼ ├╧╬╘┼╬╘╙ ╘HE ╪╨ HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED IN THREE ┴╥├ FILES. ╘HEIR CONTENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: ┴╥├ ╔NCLUDED ╞ILES --- -------------- ╙╨┼╬├┼63.┴╥├ SETUP6.3 COPYRIGHT 1993 BOOT6.3 SPENCE ML6.3 BBS6.3 S-╒╘╔╠ S-┼─╔╘ L-╪╞┼╥ L-╓┴╠ S-╘┼╥═ L-┬╒╠╠ S-═╙╟ L-═┴╙╦ HELP HELPR HELPE HELPL HELPS HELPN HELPB HELPU HELPSEQ LINKS ACTION EXPAND/SHRINK ╙╧╒╥├┼63.┴╥├ BBS XFER UTIL EDIT BULL ╙╨─╧├.┴╥├ XP.DOC ├╧╬╘┼╬╘╙ ─╔╙├╠┴╔═┼╥ ├╧╬─╔╘╔╧╬╙ ╧╞ ╒╙┼ ┴├╦╬╧╫╠┼─╟┼═┼╬╘╙ ─╔╙╘╥╔┬╒╘╔╬╟ ╘╚┼ ╪╨ ╙┘╙╘┼═ ╧╓┼╥╓╔┼╫ ╒PLOADING/─OWNLOADING ═ESSAGES ┬ULLETINS ╧THER FEATURES ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╒╨ ┘╧╒╥ ┬┬╙ ╧VERVIEW ╥UNNING ╙┼╘╒╨ ┬EGINNING THE ╨ROCESS ╧NLINE ╠INKS ═ESSAGE ┬ASES ┬ULLETINS ─RIVE DESIGNATIONS ╞ILE ─IRECTORIES ╙YSOP ╙ETUP ═ESSAGE ├ATEGORIES ╧THER QUESTIONS ╫RITING IT OUT TO DISK ┘OUR FIRST TIME ON ═╔╙├┼╠╠┴╬┼╧╒╙ ╔╬╞╧╥═┴╘╔╧╬ ╙YSTEM ╙TATUS ╫INDOW ╙TATUS ╙CREEN ╫AITING FOR ├ALL ╠OGGING ON IN ╠OCAL ═ODE ╞UNCTION ╦EYS ╘ERMINAL ═ODE ┴CCESS ╠EVELS ╓ALIDATING ╬EW ╒SERS ╟ARBAGE ├OLLECTION ╓ALIDATING THE ─ISK ┬ACKUPS ╠OSS OF ├ARRIER ┴BOUT ═ESSAGE ╬UMBERS ╥ECOVERING ─AMAGED ╒SER ╞ILE ╘EXT ╞ILES & ┬ULLETINS ╙╨┼╬├┼ ╪╨ 6.3 ├╧══┴╬─ ╙╒══┴╥┘ ╟ENERAL ├OMMANDS ╒P/─OWNLOADING ├OMMANDS ═ESSAGE-╥EADING ├OMMAND ═ESSAGE ╥EAD ═ODE ├OMMANDS ═ESSAGE ┼DITOR ├OMMANDS ╙YSOP ├OMMANDS ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ┴: ─╔╙╦ ─╥╔╓┼╙ ╘HE 1571 ─ISK ─RIVE ╘HE 1581 ─ISK ─RIVE ╔┼┼┼ ─ISK ─RIVES ├═─ ╚ARD DRIVES ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ┬: ═╧─┼═╙ ┴╬─ ╨╚╧╬┼ ╠╔╬┼╙ 300 ┬AUD ═ODEMS ┬OOT6.3 ═ODEM ╙ELECTIONS ╙ETTING UP YOUR ═ODEM ┴BOUT ═ODEM ╔NTERFACES ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ├: ╙╨┼┼─ ╒╨ ├┴╥╘╥╔─╟┼╙ ╙UPER╙NAPSHOT ╔NFORMATION ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ─: ╪╨ ═┼╙╙┴╟┼ ┼─╔╘╧╥ ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ┼: ═╧─╔╞┘╔╬╟ ╙╨┼╬├┼ ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ╞: ┼╪╘┼╥╬┴╠ ╠╔╬╦╙ ╘IMED ┴CTION ╞ILE ╙EQ ╞ILE & ╙TATS ┼DITOR ╠INK ╠INKFRAME ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ╟: ├╧═╨╔╠╔╬╟ ╘╚┼ ┬┬╙ ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ╚: ╥┴═ ┼╪╨┴╬╙╔╧╬ ╒╬╔╘╙ ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ╔: ╙╒╨╨╧╥╘ ┴╬─ ╒╨─┴╘┼ ─╔╙├╠┴╔═┼╥ ╘HE AUTHORS OF THIS DOCUMENTATION AND SOFTWARE PACKAGE HAVE DONE THEIR BEST TO ENSURE QUALITY. ╫E MAKE NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND ON THIS SOFTWARE, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. ╘HE AUTHORS ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY AND ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE ARISING THROUGH THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE PACKAGE OR OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENTATION. ├╧╬─╔╘╔╧╬╙ ╧╞ ╒╙┼ ╘HE ╙PENCE ╪╨ ┬┬╙ IS FREEWARE. ╘HIS DOES ╬╧╘ MEAN IT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. ╔T DOES MEAN THAT YOU ARE FREE TO PASS IT AROUND TO YOUR FRIENDS AND UPLOAD IT TO LOCAL ┬┬╙S OR ONLINE SERVICES. ┘OU MAY MODIFY ANY PART OF THIS PROGRAM, ┬┴╙╔├ OR MACHINE LANGUAGE, AS YOU WISH AS LONG AS OUR NAMES REMAIN DISPLAYED IN THE PROGRAM AS THEY ARE AND PROVIDED THAT WHAT YOU DISTRIBUTE USING OUR PROGRAM AS A FOUNDATION REMAINS AS FREEWARE. ╘HE AUTHORS MUST ALSO BE GIVEN FULL CREDIT IN ANY PROGRAM YOU CREATE USING ANY PART OF THE ╙PENCE ╪╨ ┬┬╙. ╔F YOU INTEND TO USE ANY PART OF IT IN A COMMERCIAL VENTURE, YOU MUST OBTAIN WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE AUTHORS. ├ONTACT US FOR INFORMATION. ┴├╦╬╧╫╠┼─╟┼═┼╬╘╙ ╘HANKS GO OUT TO: - ─AVID ╫ILLIAMS FOR HIS ╞AST ╟ARBAGE ROUTINES AND MANY HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS - ┴LAN ╨ETERS FOR HIS ╪═╧─┼═ PROTOCOL SOURCE CODE - ╙TEVE ╨UNTER FOR HIS ├1 PROTOCOL SOURCE CODE - ╟EORGE ╚UG AND ╘RANSACTOR MAGAZINE FOR THEIR NEW (BEEFED UP) 2400 BAUD ╥╙-232 SOURCE CODE - ┼RIC ═C═ILLAN & ╫ENDY ╫INTERS OF ╥EAD/╫RITE ═EDIA WHO WERE VERY HELPFUL WHILE THE ╪╨ WAS A COMMERCIAL PROGRAM - ─AVE ═EYERS FOR LOANING HIS ╟╓├ 2400 MODEM FOR TESTING - ═ARK ╚IGGINS FOR HIS GREAT HELP, SUGGESTIONS, COMPLAINTS AND IDEAS OVER THE YEARS - ┬ILL ┴KROYD FOR HIS HELP IN KEEPING ╙PENCE AVAILABLE THROUGH HIS ┬┬╙ - ┴ND THE BETA TEST ╪╨ SYSOPS FOR THEIR PATIENCE AND HELP WITH FINDING AND SQUASHING BUGS, AS WELL AS THEIR SUGGESTIONS ─╔╙╘╥╔┬╒╘╔╬╟ ╙╨┼╬├┼ ╪╨ ╫E ASK THAT IF YOU DISTRIBUTE ╙╨┼╬├┼, THAT YOU DO SO IN ITS COMPLETE ENTIRETY. ╦EEP THE THREE MAIN ┴╥├ FILES TOGETHER. ╧THERWISE, SOMEONE IS GOING TO MISS OUT ON SOMETHING. ╘HANK YOU FOR DOWNLOADING V6.3 OF THE ╙PENCE ╪╨ ┬┬╙. ╫HETHER YOU'RE SERIOUSLY PLANNING TO RUN YOUR BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM (┬┬╙) WITH THE ╙PENCE ╪╨ SOFTWARE, OR ARE JUST BROWSING THE AVAILABLE FREEWARE ┬┬╙ PROGRAMS, THIS PROGRAM AND DOCUMENTATION SHOULD PROVE TO BE JUST WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. ╘HE ╪╨ HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO BE BOTH EASY TO OPERATE AND EASY TO USE, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME POSSESSING INCREDIBLE POWER. ╘HIS DOCUMENTATION FILE SHOULD ANSWER ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT BE CONCERNED ABOUT. ╘HERE'S A WEALTH OF INFORMATION HERE, BUT DON'T BE SCARED OFF. ╔N MERE HOURS YOU CAN HAVE YOUR ┬┬╙ UP AND RUNNING. ┴ LOT IN THE DOCUMENTATION IS REFERENCE INFORMATION, AND CAN BE SAFELY SKIMMED OVER IN YOUR FIRST READING. ┬╥╔┼╞ ╙┘╙╘┼═ ╧╓┼╥╓╔┼╫ ╒PLOADING/─OWNLOADING 0-10 DIRECTORIES ╔NDEPENDENTLY SELECTABLE DRIVE/DEVICE FOR EACH DIRECTORY ╒PLOAD AND DOWNLOAD LOGS ╠╧╬╟ COMMAND FOR LENGTHENED FILE DESCRIPTION ╧PTIONAL PASSWORD PROTECTION ON DOWNLOADS ╪═╧─┼═, ╪═╧─┼═ 1╦, ┘═╧─┼═ AND ╨UNTER ├1 PROTOCOLS ┴BILITY TO VIEW BLOCKS FREE IN STANDARD OR BYTES FORMAT ╧VERRIDE DIRECTORY ACCESS SETTINGS FOR EACH USER ┴BILITY TO SET DOWNLOAD HOURS AVAILABLE ┴BILITY TO RESTRICT DIRECTORIES FOR UPLOADING OR DOWNLOADING ONLY ═ESSAGES ╨UBLIC AND PRIVATE MESSAGES ═ESSAGE CATEGORIES (1-7) ═ULTIPLE MESSAGE BASES (1-8) ═ESSAGE SCANNING, TRACING, FORWARDING, EDITING, AND AUTO-REPLY ═ACHINE LANGUAGE MESSAGE ENTRY ╙ELECTABLE MESSAGE BASE SIZE(S) ╙ELECTABLE DRIVE/DEVICE FOR EACH MESSAGE BASE ╒SER SELECTABLE MESSAGE CATEGORY READING (═┴╙╦╙) ╔NDIVIDUAL ═┴╙╦ OVERRIDES FOR EACH USER ┼DITING OF PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN MESSAGES (╥) AND (┴1) TAGS TO INDICATE REPLIES ┬ASES MAY OPTIONALLY BE SET TO ALLOW PUBLIC OR PRIVATE MESSAGES ONLY ═ESSAGE ╥┼╠ ╚EADER ┼DITOR ┬ULLETINS ╙ELECTABLE BY NAME OR NUMBER ╙UB-MENU LOOK UP AVAILABLE ╧THER FEATURES ╧NLINE SYSOP UTILITIES AND EDIT LINKS ╙YSOP AUTO-SIGNATURES ╒SER SELECTABLE COLUMN WIDTH, AND <═╧╥┼?> INTERVALS ┴LIAS AND ╥EAL ╬AME FORMATS SUPPORTED ╙ELECTABLE MODEM TYPE, AND DRIVE CONFIGURATIONS ┬UILT-IN TERMINAL MODE, CHAT MODE, AND CHAT PAGER 300-600, 1200, AND 2400 BAUD OPERATION ═ACHINE LANGUAGE ╔/╧ FOR SPEED ╒SER LIST AND LOG ╚OT KEYS (ONLY AT SOME MENUS) ├ALLER NUMBER DISPLAY ┼XTERNAL LINKS AND LINKFRAME ╥┼╒ COMPATIBLE ╙UPPORT FOR 1581 AND HARD DRIVE PARTITIONS ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╒╨ ┘╧╒╥ ┬┬╙ ╧VERVIEW -------- ╘HE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE ╙┼╘╒╨ PROGRAM IS TO ALLOCATE YOUR DISK DRIVES TO SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE ┬┬╙: MESSAGE BASES, BULLETIN SECTION, FILE DIRECTORIES AND LINK PROGRAM STORAGE. ╫HILE DECIDING HOW TO SET THINGS UP YOU SHOULD KEEP IN MIND SOME FACTS ABOUT YOUR DISK DRIVES. ╨ERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT RESTRICTION IS THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORY ENTRIES THE DISK DRIVES ALLOW PER DISK. ╦EEP IN MIND THAT EVERY MESSAGE, EVERY BULLETIN, EVERY FILE IN THE DOWNLOAD SECTION, AND EVERY HELP FILE CONSUMES ONE DIRECTORY ENTRY ON YOUR DISK. ┘OUR LOGS, USER FILE, SYSTEM STATS, AND LIST OF DIRECTORIES ALSO EACH CONSUME ONE ENTRY. ┘OU SHOULD KEEP THIS IS MIND WHILE DECIDING WHAT TO PLACE WHERE. ╘HIS WILL PROBABLY PROVE TO BE THE HARDEST PART OF THE SETUP PROCEDURE AND YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF CHANGING THE SETUP OF YOUR ┬┬╙ A NUMBER OF TIMES TO MAKE IT "PERFECT". ─ON'T WORRY THOUGH, ┼╓┼╥┘╘╚╔╬╟ CAN BE VERY EASILY CHANGED LATER BY GOING TO THE ┼─╔╘ LINK. ╘HIS CHART SHOWS DIRECTORY CAPACITIES FOR SOME DRIVE TYPES: ─RIVE ═AX ╬O. OF ENTRIES 1541 144 1571 144 1581 296 (PER PARTITION) 2031 144 4040 144 (PER DRIVE) ╙╞─-1001 232 8050 232 8250 232 ─9060 ╒NLIMITED ─9090 ╒NLIMITED ╥┼╒(+) ╒NLIMITED ╔N ORDER TO WORK ╙╨┼╬├┼ AT ITS BEST, YOU REALLY SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST TWO DISK DRIVES ON YOUR SYSTEM. ─UE TO THEIR LARGE DIRECTORY AND FILE STORAGE CAPACITIES, 1581 DRIVES ARE ╚╔╟╚╠┘ RECOMMENDED AS ┬┬╙ DRIVES. ╔F YOU WISH TO USE PARTITIONS WITH YOUR ├OMMODORE 1581, OR USE A ├═─ HARD DRIVE WITH YOUR SYSTEM, READ ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ┴: ─╔╙╦ ─╥╔╓┼╙, FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO DO THIS. ╘HAT SAID, LET'S GET RIGHT INTO THE SETUP ITSELF. ╨LEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ OVER THE FOLLOWING AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE SETTING UP FOR THE FIRST TIME TO FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE PROCESS. ╥UNNING ╙┼╘╒╨ ------------- ╞IRST, LOAD UP ╙┼╘╒╨6.3. ─O NOT REMOVE THE DISK AFTER THE SETUP PROGRAM LOADS UP, AS IT READS IN THE COPYRIGHT NOTICE FROM DISK BEFORE ALLOWING YOU TO CONTINUE. ┴FTER YOU'VE READING THE NOTICE IT ASKS YOU A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS WHICH WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE PARAGRAPHS BELOW. ┬EGINNING THE ╙ETUP ╨ROCESS - ┴LIASES ------------------------------------- ╘HE FIRST QUESTION YOU ARE ASKED IS WHETHER OR NOT YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR ┬┬╙ TO RUN AS AN ┴╠╔┴╙ SYSTEM. ┴LIASES ARE HANDLES USERS CAN USE IN PLACE OF THEIR REAL NAMES WHEN SIGNING ON THE ┬┬╙. ╫HEN LOGGING ON WITH THE YOUR SYSTEM SET UP FOR REAL NAMES, THE ┬┬╙ WILL PROMPT SEPARATELY FOR BOTH THE USERS FIRST AND LAST NAME. ╫ITH ALIAS MODE IT WILL ASK FOR THE WHOLE NAME AT ONCE. ┴LSO, WHEN NEW USERS LOG ON, THEY WILL BE ASKED FOR THEIR REAL NAMES WHEN APPLYING FOR VALIDATION. ╧NLINE ╠INKS ------------ ╘HE NEXT QUESTION ASKS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE THE ONLINE LINKS TO GO. (╙EE ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ╞: ┼╪╘┼╥╬┴╠ ╠╔╬╦╙ FOR INFORMATION ON AVAILABLE LINKS). ╘HIS REQUIRES SOME EXPLANATION. ┴ LINK IS A SPECIAL ┬┬╙ MODULE ON DISK THAT GETS LOADED IN BY THE ┬┬╙ ONLY WHEN IT'S NEEDED TO DO A SPECIAL TASK, LIKE PLAY A GAME OR PROVIDE ACCESS TO A NUMBER OF ╙┘╙╧╨ FUNCTIONS. ╫HEN A USER IS ONLINE, THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO GO TO ONLINE LINKS BY TYPING "╟╧ " + LINK NAME FROM THE ┬┬╙ COMMAND PROMPT, AND THEN TO RETURN TO THE ┬┬╙ FROM THE LINK BY TYPING "┬┬╙" FROM THAT LINK. ╘HIS IS AN AUTOMATIC PROCESS, WHICH MEANS THE LOAD LINKS MUST BE ON A DATA DISK. ╘HE ┬┬╙ PROGRAM (┬┬╙6.3) SHOULD BE ON THE SAME DRIVE (AND IN THE SAME PARTITION, IF YOU ARE USING THEM) AS THE LINKS. ┼NTER THE DEVICE AND DRIVE NUMBER ACCORDING TO WHERE YOU WANT TO PUT YOUR ┬┬╙ AND LINK PROGRAMS. ═ESSAGE ┬ASES ------------- ╬EXT, ANSWER HOW MANY MESSAGE BASES YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ON YOUR SYSTEM. ╙OME ┬┬╙S RUN WITH ONLY ONE MESSAGE BASE; ALL MESSAGES ARE KEPT IN ONE AREA. ╙╨┼╬├┼ ALLOWS YOU TO HAVE UP TO EIGHT MESSAGE BASES. ┼NTER THE NUMBER YOU WANT. ╘HEN YOU WILL BE ASKED TO NAME EACH, SPECIFY WHICH DRIVE AND DEVICE YOU WOULD LIKE TO STORE EACH ON, AND HOW MANY MESSAGES YOU WOULD LIKE IN EACH BASE. (╥EMEMBER, YOU MAY ALSO PUT THEM IN SEPARATE PARTITIONS). ╔F YOU HAVE A 1541 AS DEVICE NUMBER 8 AND DESIGNATED AS YOUR MESSAGE DRIVE, REMEMBER THAT THE ┬┬╙ USES DRIVE 8:0 AS THE SYSTEM DRIVE ALSO, AND KEEPS THE SYSTEM FILES THERE. ╘HESE FILES WILL HAVE TO CO-EXIST WITH THE MESSAGES. ╘O ENSURE YOU WON'T OVERFLOW THE DIRECTORY AND DISK KEEP YOUR MESSAGE BASE DOWN TO 75 MESSAGES OR LESS. ╙IZES OF MESSAGE BASES ON OTHER DRIVES MAY OF COURSE BE AS LARGE AS YOU WANT (LITERALLY). ┬ULLETINS --------- ╘HE NEXT QUESTION ASKS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE THE BULLETINS LOCATED. ┼NTER THE DEVICE AND DRIVE NUMBERS. ╙EE THE SECTION ON ┬ULLETINS & ╘EXT ╞ILES ABOUT HOW TO CREATE THEM. ╘HIS SELECTION ONLY APPLIES TO BULLETINS WITH THE PREFIX "B-". ╙YSTEM HELP MENUS AND DISPLAY SCREENS (INTRO, CREDITS, AND WELCOME) SHOULD ALL BE PLACED ON DEVICE 8:0. ─RIVE DESIGNATIONS ------------------ ╘HE NEXT SERIES OF QUESTIONS DEAL WITH THE TYPES OF DRIVES YOU HAVE ONLINE. ╘HE ┬┬╙ WILL FIRST ASK HOW MANY DRIVES ARE ONLINE, THEN IN TURN IT WILL ASK YOU TO STATE WHETHER THE DRIVES ONLINE ARE MODELS 1541, 1571, 1581, ├═─, ╠T. ╦ERNEL HARD DRIVES, OR ╧THER (╥┴═─╧╙ CLASSIFIES AS TYPE "╧╘╚┼╥"). ─UE TO SOME SPECIAL "QUICK-DRIVE" CODING IN THE ┬┬╙ SOME 1541 COMPATIBLES MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IN THE MESSAGE OR TRANSFER SECTIONS AND SHOULD BE SELECTED AS "╧╘╚┼╥". ╔F YOU EVER ENCOUNTER THE ┬┬╙ TELLING YOU THAT THERE'S NO MORE ROOM LEFT ON THE DISK AND THERE IS THEN YOUR COMPATIBLE TRUELY ISN'T COMPATIBLE. ╞AST ╠OAD ├ARTRIDGES: ╔F YOU USE A 1541 FOR YOUR LINK STORAGE DRIVE, YOU MUST SELECT IT AS "╧THER". ╘HE ┬┬╙ ITSELF WILL USE ITS OWN FAST LOAD CODING WHEN LOADING LINKS FROM A 1541 CAUSING A CONFLICT IF YOU DON'T. ╞ILE ─IRECTORIES ---------------- ╘HE NEXT FEW QUESTIONS ASK YOU TO DESIGN YOUR FILE SECTION. ╞IRST OF ALL, ENTER HOW MANY DIRECTORIES YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE. ┘OU MAY CHOOSE FROM 0 TO 10 DIRECTORIES (╔F YOU ENTER 0, THE TRANSFER SECTION WILL BE DISABLED. ─ON'T PLACE THE ╪╞┼╥ LINK ONLINE AS IT WILL JUST WASTE SPACE IN THIS CASE). ╬EXT, ENTER THE NAME OF EACH DIRECTORY (EX. ╟AMES, ╒TILITIES, ╧THER, ETC.), FOLLOWED BY THE DEVICE AND DRIVE NUMBERS OF THE DRIVE YOU WANT TO HOLD THAT DIRECTORY. ┘OU MAY SCATTER YOUR DIRECTORIES OVER A NUMBER OF DRIVES AND PARTITIONS IF YOU WISH. ╙YSOP ╙ETUP ----------- ╘HE SETUP PROGRAM WILL NOW ASK YOU TO ENTER THE SYSOP'S PASSWORD. ╘HIS IS THE PASSWORD THE MAIN SYSOP WILL USE EVERY TIME HE LOGS ON. ╘HE NEXT QUESTION ASKS YOU TO ENTER THE SYSOP'S AUTO-SIGNATURE. ┴N AUTO-SIGNATURE IS THE LAST THING TO GET WRITTEN TO THE BOTTOM OF ANY MESSAGE WRITTEN (LIKE A NAME TAG). ╘HIS WILL USUALLY CONTAIN THE SYSOP'S NAME FOLLOWED BY A "╙┘╙╧╨" TAG. ╚OWEVER, YOU MAY DESIGN ANY TAG YOU LIKE. ┼XAMPLES: ╩ASON ═AC ╔NNES - ╪╨ ┴UTHOR ╘HIS WAS A NOTE FROM THE ╙┘╙╧╨... ╘HE ╙┘╙╧╨ HAS SPOKEN. ═ESSAGE ├ATEGORIES ------------------ ╙╨┼╬├┼ ALLOWS YOU TO SELECT 1 TO 7 CATEGORIES FOR YOUR MESSAGES. ├ATEGORIES ONLY APPLY TO BASE 0; ALL OTHER BASES DO NOT HAVE CATEGORIES. ┼NTER THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES YOU WANT AND THEN THE NAMES OF THE CATEGORIES. ┼XAMPLES: 0 - ╟ENERAL 1 - ├OMPUTERS 2 - ┴DS 3 - ┼NTERTAINMENT 4 - ─&─ ╟AME 5 - ╚ELP?!? 6 - ─EBATES ╧THER QUESTIONS --------------- ╘HE NEXT QUESTION ASKS YOU FOR A MAXIMUM SIZE FOR YOUR USER BASE. ─UE TO THE WAY THE ┬┬╙ HANDLES THE USER FILE, YOU MAY NOT SPECIFY MORE THAN 255 USERS. ╥EMEMBER THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE ABILITY TO DELETE USERS, OR EXPAND OR SHRINK THE MAXIMUM (VIA ┼╪╨┴╬─/╙╚╥╔╬╦ PROGRAM). ┴ SIZE OF "200" IS USUALLY SUFFICIENT. ╘HE NEXT QUESTION ASKS YOU TO ENTER THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FILES YOU WANT IN EACH DIRECTORY. ┘OU WILL ENTER ╧╬┼ VALUE THAT ACTS ╟╠╧┬┴╠╠┘ TO ┴╠╠ THE DIRECTORIES. ╘HIS ALLOWS YOU TO CONTROL THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FILES THAT CAN BE UPLOADED PER DIRECTORY. ┴GAIN, YOU CAN ALWAYS SET THIS TO SOME RIDICULOUSLY LARGE NUMBER, AND MANAGE YOUR DIRECTORIES YOURSELF WITH THE ─╨ (DELETE PROGRAM) COMMAND. ┬ECAUSE OF HOW THE ╪╨ STORES DIRECTORIES, THE TOTAL FILES ONLINE SHOULD NOT EXCEED 200 IN NUMBER (QV). ╞OR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAVE 10 DIRECTORIES YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE MORE THAN 20 FILES IN EACH. ═OST ┬┬╙S DON'T USUALLY HAVE MORE THAN 5 DIRECTORIES; 40 FILES IN EACH WOULD PROBABLY SATISFY EVEN THE WORST RUGGY SYSOP. *╓6 ╬╧╘┼*: ┘OU CAN NOW HAVE 200 ╨┼╥ ─╔╥┼├╘╧╥┘ MAKING A TOTAL OF 2000 FILES AVAILABLE ONLINE. ╫HEN THE ┬┬╙ ASKS ═EMORY ╥ESIDENT ╠ISTS (DEFAULT)? ANSWER NO FOR THIS FEATURE. ╘HEN SELECT THE DRIVE TO STORE THE LISTS ON. ─RIVE 8 IS ═EMORY ╥ESIDENT ═ODE. ╙ELECT 9 OR HIGHER OR A ╥┼╒ (┬EST OPTION). ╔N THIS NEW MODE THE ┬┬╙ WILL ONLY LOAD UP THE SPECIFIC LIST WHEN IT'S NEEDED (LIKE ─═┬┬╙), NOT ALL OF THEM AT ONCE AS IT NORMALLY DOES. ╘HE NEXT QUESTION ASKS YOU WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE THE ╧╓┼╥╥╔─┼ MASK FOR USERS IN "GUEST" MODE TO BE (APPLICABLE TO NON-MEMBERS WHEN THEY ARE ONLINE). ╘HIS MASK IS USED TO SPECIFY WHAT MESSAGES CATEGORIES NEW USERS HAVE ACCESS TO BEFORE THEY ARE VALIDATED. ┘OU MAY CHOOSE TO ALLOW THEM TO VIEW ALL THE MESSAGES OR SPECIFY CERTAIN ONES THEY WON'T HAVE ACCESS TO UNTIL THEY ARE VALIDATED. ┴N OVERRIDE MASK LOOKS LIKE ╪╪╪╪╪╪, WHERE THE NUMBER OF ╪'S ARE THE NUMBER OF BASES YOU HAVE, AND AN ╪ WILL BE EITHER AN "╔" FOR ON OR "-" FOR A OFF. (┼X. ╔╔-╔ MEANS OF THE 4 CATEGORIES ALL BUT #2 (THE THIRD, SINCE COUNTING STARTS AT 0) WILL BE ON). ╞IGURE OUT WHAT YOUR MASK SHOULD LOOK LIKE, AND ENTER IT. ╔F YOU WANT ALL CATEGORIES AVAILABLE, JUST ENTER "╔╔╔╔╔╔╔" WHERE THE NUMBER OF ╔'S IS THE NUMBER OF BASES YOU HAVE. ╬OW, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO ENTER THE AMOUNT OF TIME A REGULAR USER MAY HAVE PER LOGON. ╓ALID LIMITS ARE IN THE RANGE OF 15 TO 60 MINUTES. ╘HE FINAL QUESTION ALLOWS YOU TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN USER NAME (WHICH MUST BE CREATED LATER!) TO BE THE SYSOP. ╞OR EXAMPLE, IF YOU ENTER YOUR NAME TO BE THE DESIGNATED SYSOP, MESSAGES SENT TO ╙┘╙╧╨ WILL BE REROUTED TO THAT USER. ╘HIS IS USEFUL IF THE SYSOP PREFERS TO LOG ON WITH HIS OWN NAME AS OPPOSED TO BEING CALLED ╙┘╙╧╨. ┘OU ARE NOW ─╧╬┼ ENTERING YOUR SETUP DATA. ╦EEP IN MIND THAT AT ANY FUTURE DATE, YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF CHANGING THE SYSTEM SETUP FROM THE ┼─╔╘ LINK. ┴LSO, OPTIONS ╬╧╘ ASKED IN THE SETUP ARE AVAILABLE IN THE ┼─╔╘ LINK. ┬ROWSE AROUND IN IT AND YOU'LL FIND THEM. ─ON'T THINK YOUR RESPONSES TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS ARE CAST IN STONE; THEY MAY BE MODIFIED AT ANY TIME. ╫RITING IT OUT TO DISK ---------------------- ╥EMOVE THE SETUP DISK FROM 8:0, AND INSERT YOUR ┬┬╙ DATA DISK THAT WILL NORMALLY RESIDE IN 8:0 INTO THAT DRIVE; IT MUST ALREADY BE FORMATTED. ╨RESS ╥┼╘╒╥╬ AND THE ╙┼╘╒╨ WILL CREATE ALL THE NECESSARY FILES ON YOUR DISK. ╬OW, WITH A RELIABLE COPIER COPY ┬┬╙6.3, S-╒╘╔╠, S-╘┼╥═, S-┼─╔╘, L-┬╒╠╠, S-╘┼╥═, L-═┴╙╦, AND S-═╙╟ AND ANY OTHER LINKS YOU WANT TO THE PROPER DRIVE YOU SPECIFIED ABOVE. ├OPY THE ┬╧╧╘6.3, AND THE ╙╨┼╬├┼ ═╠6.3 TO A CONVENIENT DRIVE WHICH YOU WILL BOOT FROM OR THEY MAY BE PLACED ON THE DRIVE 8:0 DATA DISK FOR EASE. ╬OTE THAT THESE TWO FILES HAVE TO BE ON THE SAME DISK REGARDLESS. ╔F YOU CHOOSE TO KEEP THEM ON A NON-┬┬╙ DATA DISK, AFTER THE ┬╧╧╘ IS RUN IT WILL REQUEST THAT YOU INSERT YOUR DATA DISK INTO THE DRIVE. ╬OW YOU SHOULD COPY ALL THE ╚┼╠╨ FILES TO THE DATA DISK IN DRIVE 8:0. ╘HE HELP FILE ╚┼╠╨╠ MAY BE OMITTED IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE ╪╞┼╥ LINK ONLINE. ╚ERE IS A LIST OF THE HELP FILE NAMES: ╚┼╠╨ ╚┼╠╨┬ ╚┼╠╨┼ ╚┼╠╨╠ ╚┼╠╨╬ ╚┼╠╨╥ ╚┼╠╨╙┼╤ ╚┼╠╨╙ ╚┼╠╨╒ ┴S WELL, COPY OVER THE ┴├╘╔╧╬ AND ╠╔╬╦╙ FILES. ┘OU ARE DONE YOUR INITIAL SETUP OF YOUR ┬┬╙ DISKS. ┘OUR FIRST TIME ON ------------------ ╨LACE YOUR DATA DISKS IN THEIR CORRECT DRIVES. ╔F YOU HAVE THE ┬╧╧╘ PROGRAM ON A DISK OTHER THEN YOUR DATA DISK, INSERT IT INSTEAD. ╘O LOAD UP YOUR SYSTEM, ENTER: ╠╧┴─ "┬╧╧╘*",╪ WHERE ╪ IS THE DEVICE NUMBER OF THE DRIVE CONTAINING THE ┬╧╧╘ PROGRAM (EX. ╠╧┴─ "┬╧╧╘*",8). ╥UN THE PROGRAM WHEN "╥┼┴─┘." APPEARS. ╘HE BOOT WILL LOAD AND ACTIVATE THE MACHINE LANGUAGE ╔/╧ ROUTINES. ╬OW MAKE SURE ALL YOUR DATA DISKS ARE IN THE APPROPRIATE DRIVES. ┘OU WILL NOW BE ASKED FOR THE TIME. ┘OU MUST ENTER IT IN 6-DIGIT, 24 HOUR FORMAT (╚╚══╙╙) (THE ┬┬╙ ITSELF USES THE STANDARD 12 HOUR FORMAT). ┘OU WILL THEN BE ASKED FOR THE DATE IN NUMERIC FORM. ╘HE NEXT THING ASKED IS THE COLOUR. ╘HIS REFERS TO THE COLOUR OF THE SYSTEM STATUS WINDOW. ╔T DEFAULTS TO MEDIUM GREY. ╔F YOU WANT TO CHANGE IT TO SOMETHING ELSE, ENTER THE COLOUR NUMBER YOU WISH (EXCEPT #15, OR YELLOW, AS THAT IS THE COLOUR USED TO INDICATE THE ├╚┴╘ PAGER IS ╧╬). ╞INALLY, THE BOOT WILL ASK YOU FOR THE MODEM TYPE. ┬E SURE TO CONSULT ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ┬: ═╧─┼═╙ TO FIND OUT HOW YOU SHOULD ANSWER THIS QUESTION AND CONFIGURE YOUR MODEM. ╔F YOU DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE MODEMS LISTED, BUT WISH TO TEST OUT THE ┬┬╙, SELECT OPTION #3 FOR "╬O MODEM". ╬OW, THE BOOT WILL LOAD IN THE ┬┬╙ PROGRAM ITSELF. ┘OUR ACTUAL SETUP IS DONE. ┘OU WILL NOW LOGON ONCE, AND PERFORM SOME NECESSARY PROCEDURES: ╧NCE ╫┴╔╘╔╬╟ ╞╧╥ ├┴╠╠ APPEARS IN THE STATUS WINDOW, PRESS ╙╚╔╞╘-╠. ╙╚╔╞╘-╠ ALLOWS YOU TO LOG ON IN LOCAL MODE. ╒SERS WHO LOG ON IN LOCAL MODE WILL ╬┼╓┼╥ SEE THE OPENING LOGON FILE, SO WHEN YOU DON'T, IT'S NORMAL. ┴T THE ╬┴═┼ PROMPT, ENTER ╙┘╙╧╨, AND AT THE ╨┴╙╙╫╧╥─ PROMPT, YOUR PASSWORD (WHICH YOU CHOSE ABOVE WHEN SETTING UP). ┘OU WILL NOW BE SENT TO THE COMMAND PROMPT. ╘YPE ╟╧ ╒╘╔╠ FROM THE COMMAND PROMPT, AND PRESS RETURN. ╘HIS WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOAD IN THE SYSOP UTILITIES LINK. 1541 OWNERS, DON'T PANIC IF THE SCREEN BLANKS DURING THE LOAD; IT'S NORMAL. ┴FTER THE ╒╘╔╠ LINK LOADS IN YOU WILL BE PLACED AT THE ╒╘╔╠ COMMAND PROMPT. ╘HERE ARE A FEW THINGS YOU ═╒╙╘ DO BEFORE THE ┬┬╙ WILL OPERATE PROPERLY. ╞IRST, YOU SHOULD CLEAR THE LOGS. ╘HIS WILL SET UP THE MEMBER LOG, UPLOAD LOG, AND DOWNLOAD LOG, AND STAMP EACH WITH THE CURRENT DATE. ╘O DO SO, ENTER THE COMMAND ├═╒─. ╘HAT COMMAND WILL BE EXPLAINED IN DETAIL LATER. ╘HE NEXT THING YOU HAVE TO DO IS ADD ONE USER. ─UE TO THE WAY THE ┬┬╙ WAS WRITTEN, THERE ═╒╙╘ BE AT LEAST ONE USER ON THE SYSTEM. ┼NTER THE ┴──╒ COMMAND, FOLLOWED BY THE USER'S NAME AND PASSWORD WHEN IT PROMPTS YOU FOR THEM (IF YOU DESIGNATED A SYSOP REMEMBER TO ADD HIM NOW!). ╔T WILL THEN DISPLAY THE USER'S STATUS INFO AND ASK IF EVERYTHING IS OKAY. ┘OU MAY FURTHER EDIT THE USER BY STRIKING "┼" (TO GIVE A USER SYSOP ACCESS FOR EXAMPLE). ╧NCE EVERYTHING IS OKAY, THE USER WILL BE WRITTEN TO DISK. ╬OW YOU CAN ADD SOME PROGRAMS TO YOUR XFER LIST HERE IN THE UTILITY LINK BY TYPING ┴─╨╨ (SEE THE ╙┘╙╧╨ COMMANDS FOR EXPLANATION) IF YOU WANT TO. ╧THERWISE IT'S TIME TO CREATE SOME SYSTEM TEXT FILES. ╘O DO THIS TYPE "╟╧ ┼─╔╘" FROM THE MAIN UTIL PROMPT. ╧NCE IT'S LOADED UP YOU CAN CREATE TEXT FILES BY TYPING ├╥┼┴╘┼ FOLLOWED BY THE DEVICE, DRIVE AND ITS FILENAME. ╘HE APPENDIX ON EXTERNAL LINKS LATER ON EXPLAINS THE ┼DIT LINK. ╞IRST, YOU WILL WANT TO CREATE A FILE CALLED "WELCOME" (THAT'S THE FILENAME YOU SHOULD STORE IT AS) FOR YOUR NEW USERS TO READ WHEN THEY FIRST LOG ON (SEE SECTION ON ┬ULLETINS & ╘EXT ╞ILES). ╫HEN THE ┬┬╙ DETECTS THAT THE CALLER IS A NEW USER, IT WILL HUNT FOR THIS FILE ON DRIVE 8:0, AND DISPLAY IT. ╔T IS A GOOD PLACE TO LET THE USER KNOW ANY RULES YOU PLAN TO HAVE IN EFFECT, AND SOME GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE SYSTEM. ┘OU WILL ALSO WANT TO CREATE A FILE CALLED "CREDITS", ALSO ON DRIVE 8:0. ╘HIS FILE WILL BE SHOWN TO ┼╓┼╥┘ REMOTE CALLER AT ┼╓┼╥┘ LOGON, AND SHOULD CONTAIN THE ┬┬╙ NAME, THE ╙┘╙╧╨'S NAME, THE OPERATING HOURS, AND WHATEVER ELSE YOU PLAN TO TELL THEM. ┴N EXAMPLE OF A CREDITS FILE: ╫ATCH YOUR STEP, CAUSE NOW YOU'RE... ╘IPTOEING ON THE ┼DGE OF ╔NSANITY -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ╙YSTEM ╧PERATOR: ╩ASON ═AC ╔NNES ┬╨╙ 300/1200, 24 HOURS, 20-140 ├OLUMNS ╥UNNING SINCE ─ECEMBER 1987 ┘OU WILL ALSO WANT TO CREATE THE "INTRO" FILE; THE OPENING BULLETIN. ╘HIS WILL BE DISPLAYED TO EACH USER AFTER HE SUCCESSFULLY ENTERS HIS PASSWORD. ┘OU ARE DONE! ┘OUR ┬┬╙ IS READY TO RECEIVE CALLERS. ╘YPE ╟ TO RETURN TO THE ┬┬╙ AND LOGOFF. ╩UST REMEMBER TO LOG ON LOCALLY USE ╙╚╔╞╘-╠. ├ONGRATULATIONS ON SETTING UP YOUR SYSTEM. ═╔╙├┼╠╠┴╬┼╧╒╙ ╔╬╞╧╥═┴╘╔╧╬ ╙YSTEM ╙TATUS ╫INDOW -------------------- ╘HE TOP THREE LINES OF THE SCREEN ARE RESERVED FOR THE STATUS WINDOW. ╔F A USER IS ONLINE, YOU'LL FIND THE USERS NAME, THE CURRENT TIME, THE USERS BAUD RATE, AND HIS/HER CONNECT TIME, RESPECTIVELY. ╔F A USER'S NOT ONLINE THEN IT WILL DISPLAY A "╫AITING FOR ├ALL" MESSAGE. ╔F A USER IS ONLINE AND A HYPHEN (-) OR A PLUS SIGN (+) IS BEFORE THE USERS NAME, THEN THE USER IS NOT A MEMBER AND HAS "NON-MEMBER" STATUS. ╘HE PLUS SIGN DIFFERS FROM THE HYPHEN IN THAT IT INDICATES THAT THE USER HAS ALREADY ENTERED A VALIDATION REQUEST (UPON ENTERING THE REQUEST THE - CHANGES TO A +). ┴NOTHER SYMBOL THAT YOU MAY SEE PROCEEDING THE USERS NAME IS AN ASTERISK (*). ╘HIS INDICATES THAT THE USER HAS NOT YET ENTERED A VALID PASSWORD. ╘HESE SYMBOLS ALSO APPEAR IN THE MEMBER LOG. ╙TATUS ╙CREEN ------------- ╫HILE THE ┬┬╙ IS WAITING FOR A CALLER A SYSTEM STATS SCREEN WILL BE DISPLAYED. ┴ MORE DETAILED VERSION CAN ALSO BE VIEWED BY SYSOPS FROM THE ╒╘╔╠ LINK BY TYPING ╙╘┴╘╙. ┴LL THE INFORMATION ON THIS SCREEN IS SELF-EXPLANATORY, EXCEPT PERHAPS FOR THE FIRST TWO NUMBERS, THOSE BEING THE "╙YS.═AIL" AND "╙YS.╬EW" FIELDS: THE FIRST NUMBER INDICATES THE NUMBER OF NEW MESSAGES TO THE SYSOP, WHILE THE SECOND INDICATES THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NEW MESSAGES WRITTEN SINCE THE SYSOP LAST LOGGED ON. ╫AITING FOR ├ALL ---------------- ╫HILE THE ┬┬╙ IS "╫┴╔╘╔╬╟ ╞╧╥ ├┴╠╠", YOU HAVE AN OPTION TO LOG ON WITH ╙╚╔╞╘-╠ (SEE "╠OGGING ON IN ╠OCAL ═ODE", BELOW). ┘OU MAY ALSO GO TO THE ┴╙├╔╔ TERMINAL LINK WITH ╙╚╔╞╘-╘, OR ╞2 (SEE "╘ERMINAL ═ODE" ELSEWHERE). ┴LSO, TYPING ╙╚╔╞╘-├ WILL TOGGLE SYSOP AVAILABILITY. ╔F YOU TOGGLE IT TO ╧╞╞, USERS ENTERING THE ├╚┴╘ COMMAND WILL BE TOLD THE SYSOP IS NOT AVAILABLE. ╞INALLY, ╙╚╔╞╘-╤ RESETS THE MODEM AND THEN REBOOTS THE COMPUTER. ╠OGGING ON IN ╠OCAL ═ODE ------------------------ ╠OCAL MODE IS ENGAGED BY TYPING ╙╚╔╞╘-╠ FROM THE KEYBOARD WHILE THE ┬┬╙ IS IN ╫┴╔╘╔╬╟ ╞╧╥ ├┴╠╠ MODE. ╬OTE THAT WHEN LOGGING ON LOCALLY THE CREDITS FILE IS NEVER SHOWN. ┬EFORE ACTIVATING LOCAL MODE, THE ┬┬╙ SENDS THE MODEM A COMMAND TO STOP ANSWERING THE PHONE AND TAKE IT OFF THE HOOK, SO TO SPEAK. ╒SERS CALLING WHILE YOU'RE ON LOCALLY WILL GET A BUSY SIGNAL. ╞UNCTION ╦EYS ------------- ╘HE FUNCTION KEYS ALLOW THE SYSOP TO PERFORM TASKS WHILE A USER IS LOGGED ON. ╙╨┼╬├┼ HAS THEM DEFINED AS FOLLOWS: ╞1 ─ISPLAYS CURRENT USERS PASSWORD, AND SYSOP STATUS (0 OFF, 1 ON). ╞2 ╘ERMINAL ═ODE. ╘HIS KEY WILL ONLY FUNCTION IF STRUCK WHEN THE ┬┬╙ IS WAITING FOR A CALL (SEE SECTION ON ╘ERMINAL ═ODE). ╬OTE THAT THIS IS THE ONLY FUNCTION KEY WHICH WORKS WITHOUT A USER ONLINE. ╞3 ╙UPPRESS MODEM OUTPUT TOGGLE. ╘HIS KEY ALLOWS YOU TO PERFORM TASKS WHILE A USER IS ONLINE, AND NOT ALLOW HIM TO SEE OR INTERFERE WITH WHAT YOU ARE DOING. ╙TRIKING IT AGAIN RETURNS THE USER TO NORMAL INPUT/OUTPUT STATUS. ╞4 ╫HEN A NEW USER IS LOGGED ON, PRESSING ╞4 WILL CAUSE THE ┬┬╙ TO JUMP TO THE ╒╘╔╠ LINK. ┴T THIS POINT, YOU MAY USE ┴──╒ OR ┴╓ TO ADD THE USER TO THE ┬┬╙. ╒PON RETURNING TO THE ┬┬╙, HE WILL BE ABLE TO FUNCTION AS A REGULAR USER. ╞5 ┴SKS IF YOU WISH TO FORCE THE USER WHO IS PRESENTLY ONLINE TO LOG OFF (YOU MAY ENTER ╬, IN WHICH CASE NOTHING WILL HAPPEN). ╞6 ├AUSES THE USERS ONLINE CONNECT TIME TO BE ZEROED. ╘HIS IS USEFUL WHEN YOU WANT TO EXTEND A USER'S ALLOWED TIME ONLINE (BEYOND THE 60 MINUTE LIMIT). ╞OR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WERE IN CHAT MODE FOR A LONG TIME, THE USERS CONNECT TIME MAY HAVE EXPIRED; PRESS ╞6 BEFORE DISENGAGING CHAT MODE AND THE USERS TIME WILL BE RESET. ╞7 ├HAT MODE TOGGLE. ╘HIS PULLS THE USER INTO ├HAT MODE, WHERE BOTH YOU AND THE USER CAN TYPE BACK AND FORTH FREELY TO EACH OTHER. ╔F YOU STRIKE ╞7 AGAIN WHEN THE USER IS IN CHAT IT WILL EXIT CHAT MODE. ╬OTE THAT THIS KEY ONLY WORKS FROM THE ├OMMAND PROMPT; YOU MAY HAVE TO TYPE SOME COMMANDS (EX. ABORT A MESSAGE) TO GET THE USER TO A ├OMMAND PROMPT. ╞8 ╘EMPORARY SYSOP STATUS TOGGLE. ╫HEN YOU PRESS THIS KEY, THE STATUS WINDOW WILL ASK IF YOU WISH TO GIVE THE USER SYSOP STATUS. ╘HIS IS ONLY VALID UNTIL LOGOFF, OR UNTIL THE USER EXITS TO A LINK. ╚ITTING "N" WILL RETURN THE USER TO REGULAR, NON-SYSOP STATUS. (╒SE THE ┼╒ COMMAND FROM THE ╒╘╔╠ SYSOP LINK TO PERMANENTLY CHANGE A USER'S ACCESS LEVEL TO SYSOP STATUS.) ╬OTE THAT ONLY ╞5, ╞6, AND ╞7 WORK IN THE LINKS. ╘ERMINAL ═ODE ------------- ╥ECALL THAT STRIKING ╞2 OR ╙╚╔╞╘-╘ WILL SEND YOU TO THE ╪╨ ┴╙├╔╔ TERMINAL LINK. ╘HIS TERMINAL SUPPORTS 300/1200/2400 ┬╨╙. ╔T IS A "DUMB" TERMINAL, MEANING IT IS VERY SIMPLE. ╬O PHONE PAGES OR BUFFER OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE. ╫HEN YOU ENTER THE TERMINAL, THE ┬┬╙ SENDS AN ┴╘┌ COMMAND TO THE MODEM TO RESET IT. ╫HEN YOU WISH TO EXIT THE TERMINAL, PRESS ├╒╥╙╧╥-╒╨. ─O *╬╧╘* HIT ╥UN/╙TOP-╥ESTORE, AS THIS MAY LOCK UP THE COMPUTER WHEN IN TERMINAL MODE FOR SOME COMPUTERS. ╫HEN YOU HIT THE ├╒╥╙╧╥-╒╨ KEY YOU WILL BE GIVEN SOME OPTIONS: ╒PLOAD, ─OWNLOAD, ╥ATE, ┬┬╙, OR @. ┘OU MAY ALSO STRIKE ╥┼╘╒╥╬ TO PLACE YOU BACK IN TERMINAL MODE. ┬OTH UPLOADING AND DOWNLOADING ARE ╨UNTER PROTOCOL ONLY. ╥ATE WILL ALTER THE ┬╨╙ RATE, AND @ WILL ENTER THE DOS WEDGE. ╧NCE IN A BLUE MOON THE TERMINAL MAY SEEM TO FREEZE UP. ╔T HAS NOT CRASHED. ╔F IT SHOULD OCCUR, TYPE A ├╒╥╙╧╥-╒╨, THEN ╥┼╘╒╥╬, AND EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE. ┴CCESS ╠EVELS ------------- ╘HERE ARE THREE LEVELS OF ACCESS: ╬ON-═EMBER, ═EMBER AND ╙YSOP. ╬ON-MEMBERS ARE GIVEN EIGHT MINUTES TO LOOK AROUND THE SYSTEM. ╘HEY CANNOT DOWNLOAD, UPLOAD, GO TO THE LOAD LINKS, OR LEAVE MESSAGES. ═EMBERS ARE GIVEN 60 MINUTES; THEY CAN USE ALL FUNCTIONS EXCEPT SYSOP COMMANDS. ╙YSOPS HAVE UNLIMITED ACCESS; THEY CAN READ PRIVATE MESSAGES AND ACCESS FILES THAT HAVE PASSWORDS ON THEM. ╬OTE THAT THERE ARE SOME FUNCTIONS WHICH IGNORE THE TIME CLOCK: IF A USER IS WRITING A MESSAGE OR IN CHAT MODE AND HE GOES OVER HIS TIME LIMIT, THE ┬┬╙ WILL NOT FORCE HIM TO LOG OFF UNTIL HE IS FINISHED THAT ACTION, AND RETURNS TO THE COMMAND PROMPT. ┬ESIDES THE THREE MAIN LEVELS, THERE IS ALSO A XFER LINK ACCESS TOGGLE; AN INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORY OVERRIDE MASK; AND INDIVIDUAL BASE AND CATEGORY OVERRIDE MASKS. ╒PON VALIDATION, ALL ARE FULLY ENABLED. ╞OR EACH USER YOU CAN SELECT EXACTLY ╫╚╔├╚ DIRECTORIES THEY HAVE ACCESS TO. ╘HE COMMANDS TO PERFORM THESE FUNCTIONS ARE FOUND IN THE ╒╘╔╠ LINK, AND ARE EXPLAINED IN THE COMMAND SUMMARY IN THIS DOCUMENTATION. ╘HE SYSOP ALSO HAS CONTROL OVER EACH USERS CATEGORY AND BASE OVERRIDES. ┘OU MAY SET WHICH MESSAGE CATEGORIES THEY HAVE ACCESS TO AND WHICH THEY DO NOT. ╔F YOU TURN OFF ALL THEIR CATEGORIES AND THEY TRY TO READ OR WRITE MESSAGES, THEY WILL BE TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS. ┴LSO, EVEN THOUGH YOU SET THE OVERRIDE, USERS CAN STILL SET THEIR OWN PERSONAL MASK. ┴ PERSONAL MASK ALLOWS THE USER TO DEFINE HIS OWN READING ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE SYSOPS CATEGORY OVERRIDE FOR HIM. ┴LSO, THE BASE MASK ONLY AFFECTS BASES AFTER 0. ┼VERYONE WILL ALWAYS HAVE ACCESS TO THE FIRST BASE. ╘O BLOCK OUT BASE ZERO, TURN OFF THE USERS CATEGORIES. ╓ALIDATING ╬EW ╒SERS -------------------- ╫HEN NEW USERS LOG ON THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO LEAVE A VALIDATION REQUEST BY ENTERING THE COMMAND "┼". ┬Y DOING SO THEY ARE ASKING THE SYSOP TO ALLOW THEM TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THE ┬┬╙. ╘HEY ARE ASKED A SERIES OF QUESTIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS ARE STORED IN THE ╓ALIDATIONS FILE ON DRIVE 8:0. ╘HE VALIDATIONS FILE CAN BE VIEWED IN THE ╒╘╔╠ LINK WITH THE ╓ COMMAND, AND THE REQUESTS CAN BE PROCESSED WITH THE ┴╓ COMMAND. ┘OU ALSO HAVE THE OPTION OF NOT ALLOWING ANY NEW USERS ON YOUR SYSTEM. ┴N OPTION IN THE ┼─╔╘ LINK ALLOWS YOU TO ┬┴╥ NEW USERS FROM ROAMING AROUND ON YOUR ┬┬╙. ╔F YOU SELECT THIS OPTION, NEW USERS WILL BE SHOWN THE ╫┼╠├╧═┼ BULLETIN, AND THEN LOGGED OFF. ╘HIS IS USEFUL IF YOU WANT TO RUN A PRIVATE SYSTEM. ┘OU MAY ADD NEW USERS IN TWO WAYS: BY USING THE ┴──╒ (┴DD ╒SER) COMMAND WHICH REQUIRES YOU TO TYPE IN SOME INFORMATION, OR THE ┴╓ (┴UTO-╓ALIDATE) COMMAND, WHICH TAKES ITS INFORMATION FROM THE ╓ALIDATIONS FILE, AND IS USED TO PROCESS VALIDATION REQUESTS. ┬OTH THESE COMMANDS ARE USED IN THE UTILITIES LINK. ╙EE THE ├OMMANDS SECTION LATER ON. ╟ARBAGE ├OLLECTION ------------------ ╘HE ╙PENCE ╪╨ ┬┬╙ USES ╞AST ╟ARBAGE BY ─AVID ╫ILLIAMS. ╘HIS USEFUL UTILITY PREVENTS THE DREADED ├OMMODORE 2.0 GARBAGE COLLECTION DELAY. ╟ARBAGE COLLECTIONS UNDER ─AVID'S PROGRAM TYPICALLY TAKE A HALF A SECOND OR LESS. ╓ALIDATING THE ─ISK ------------------- ╫HEN FILES ARE CONSTANTLY BEING WRITTEN AND DELETED FROM A DRIVE, IT IS QUITE COMMON FOR ─╧╙ TO LOSE TRACK OF A FEW BLOCKS. ┘OU SHOULD VALIDATE YOUR DISKS EVERY FEW WEEKS, OR EVEN WEEKLY. ╘O DO THIS, USE THE SYSOP COMMAND "@" AND SEND A VALIDATE COMMAND TO ANY DRIVES THAT YOU FEEL NEED IT. ┘OU MAY WANT TO CONSULT YOUR DISK DRIVE MANUAL FOR THE SPECIFIC COMMAND FORMAT. ┬ACKUPS ------- ┘OU SHOULD PERIODICALLY MAKE BACKUPS OF ┴╠╠ YOUR ┬┬╙ DATA DISKS. ╘HE INFORMATION ON YOUR DISKS COULD BECOME CORRUPT FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT REASONS: ELECTRICAL SHOCK, COFFEE SPILL, DRIVE GONE MAD, ETC. ╔F YOU DON'T HAVE BACKUPS OF YOUR ┬┬╙ DISKS, YOU'LL END UP HAVING TO START YOUR ┬┬╙ OVER FROM SCRATCH (NOT A NICE THOUGHT). ╔F YOU HAVE A RECENT BACKUP, YOU HAVE INSURANCE AGAINST LOSING YOUR SYSTEM IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOUR ORIGINAL DATA DISKS. ╠OSS OF ├ARRIER --------------- ╫HEN A USER DROPS CARRIER FOR WHATEVER REASONS (EX. HANGS UP), THE ┬┬╙ WILL LOG THE USER OFF AT FIRST OPPORTUNITY. ╚IS STATS WILL BE SAVED AS USUAL, WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT HIS ═┴╔╠ AND ╬┼╫ MESSAGE POINTERS WILL ╬╧╘ BE UPDATED. ╘HIS ALLOWS THE USER TO LOG BACK ON WITHOUT LOSING TRACK OF THE NEW MESSAGES OR HIS MAIL. ┘OU CAN IDENTIFY USERS WHO CUT CARRIER BY AN EXCLAMATION MARK PRECEDING THEIR NAME IN THE LOG. ╔F THE USER WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF WRITING A MESSAGE, THE ┬┬╙ WILL SAVE HIS MESSAGE IN ITS INCOMPLETE FORM ON DRIVE 8:0 AND TURN HIS ╠╧╙╘ ═┼╙╙┴╟┼ TAG ON. ─URING HIS NEXT LOGON, THE ┬┬╙ WILL SEARCH FOR HIS LOST MESSAGE. ╔F IT FINDS IT, IT WILL RELOAD IT FOR HIM AND HE MAY CONTINUE WRITING THE MESSAGE. ╔F HE ABORTS, THE MESSAGE WILL BE DELETED. ╬OTE THAT THE ┬┬╙ CAN KEEP AT MOST ╧╬┼ INCOMPLETE MESSAGE ON DISK. ╔F A SECOND USER ALSO LOGS OFF DURING MESSAGE ENTRY, HIS SAVED OUT MESSAGE WILL WRITE OVER THE FIRST USERS MESSAGE. ┴BOUT ═ESSAGE ╬UMBERS --------------------- ╫HEN YOUR ┬┬╙ FIRST STARTS OUT AFTER YOUR INITIAL SETUP, THERE WON'T BE ANY MESSAGES. ╫HEN YOU DO WRITE A MESSAGE, IT WILL BE GIVEN A NUMBER OF 1. ╘HERE ARE TWO SEPARATE NUMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH MESSAGES: THE MESSAGE NUMBER AND THE REFERENCE NUMBER. ╘HE MESSAGE NUMBER IS GIVEN TO EACH MESSAGE IN RELATIONSHIP TO ITS POSITION WITHIN THE ENTIRE MESSAGE BASE. ╚OWEVER, THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS LIKE THE MESSAGE'S SERIAL NUMBER. ╔T IS UNIQUE TO THAT MESSAGE. ╔T WILL STAY WITH THAT MESSAGE REGARDLESS OF ITS POSITION IN THE MESSAGE BASE. ╠ET'S SAY YOU HAVE YOUR ┬┬╙ SET UP WITH A LIMIT OF 70 MESSAGES AND THERE ARE 70 MESSAGES ON THE ┬┬╙, NUMBERED 1 THROUGH 70. ╔F SOMEONE CALLS AND WRITES ANOTHER MESSAGE, NUMBER 1 WILL BE DELETED AND MESSAGE NUMBER 70 WILL BE SAVED. ┘OU WILL STILL HAVE MESSAGES NUMBERED 1 TO 70, BUT YOUR REFERENCE NUMBERS WILL NOW READ FROM 2 TO 71. ╥EFERENCE NUMBERS KEEP INCREMENTING EVERY TIME A NEW MESSAGE IS WRITTEN. ╘HEY ARE ALSO CONSTANT, WHICH ALLOWS USERS TO MAKE REFERENCE TO SPECIFIC MESSAGES. ╫HEN VIEWING MESSAGES YOU MAY NOTICE THE TAGS (┴#) OR (╥) AT THE TOP OF THE MESSAGE HEADER. ╘HINK OF THE (╥) TAG AS "╥EPLY". ╘HIS INDICATES THAT THE MESSAGE IS A REPLY TO ANOTHER MESSAGE. ╘HINK OF THE (┴#) TAGS AS "╬UMBER OF ┴NSWERS". ╘HIS INDICATES HOW MANY USERS HAVE REPLIED TO THAT MESSAGE. ╘HE COMMANDS ╘RACE AND ╚UNT (DESCRIBED LATER) WORK WITH THIS INFORMATION. ╙╨┼╬├┼ ALLOWS THE LOGGED ON USER TO SELECT THE SPECIFIC COLUMN WIDTH FOR THEIR SCREEN, ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 140 COLUMNS. ╫HEN THE USER VIEWS TEXT FILES AND MESSAGES, THE ┬┬╙ WILL FORMAT THE TEXT TO THEIR SCREEN WIDTH AS IT'S READ IN. ╘HIS IS CALLED READ-TIME FORMATTING. ┬ECAUSE OF THIS FACT, TEXT FILES MUST BE STORED ON DISK UNFORMATTED. ╘HE ╙PENCE ╪╨ MESSAGE EDITOR IS SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT FROM MOST NEW EDITORS AROUND TODAY. ╘HE ╪╨ EDITOR LETS USERS TYPE TEXT IN ONE LONG, CONTINUOUS STREAM. ╘HIS MAKES THINGS LOOK A LITTLE STRANGE WHEN YOU TYPE IT IN, BUT SINCE IT'S RAW TEXT IT SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM. ╨LEASE READ ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ─: ╪╨ ═┼╙╙┴╟┼ ┼─╔╘╧╥ FOR MORE DETAILS. ╥ECOVERING FROM ─AMAGED ╒SER ╞ILES ---------------------------------- ╘HE SYSOP ─╒ COMMAND NOW ALLOWS RELATIVE FILE POSITIONS TO BE ENTERED AS WELL AS USER NAMES. ╘HIS MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO RECOVER FROM USER FILE TROUBLES. ╔F A USERS RECORD SHOULD BECOME CORRUPTED, FOR WHATEVER BIZARRE REASONS, THE ─╒ COMMAND WILL BE ABLE TO DELETE IT. ┬Y ENTERING THE RAW RELATIVE FILE POSITIONING INFORMATION, THE ┬┬╙ WILL DELETE THAT FILE WITHOUT CAUSING THE ┬┬╙ TO CRASH AS THE NAME SEARCH WOULD. ╘O DETERMINE THE RAW POSITIONING INFORMATION (OR TEMP USER NUMBER) OF THE OFFENDING USER, USE THE "╒" COMMAND IN THE ╒╘╔╠ LINK. ╘O DO THIS, PROCEED THE PATTERN WITH A NUMBER SIGN. ╙O, TO VIEW THE POSITIONS FROM THE BEGINNING YOU WOULD ENTER "#A". ╘HE ┬┬╙ WILL THEN DISPLAY THE ╥┼╠ POSITION WITH EACH USER. ╔F THE ┬┬╙ CRASHES DURING THE LIST (THIS BEING THE SIGN OF THE PROBLEM), NOTE DOWN THE LAST NUMBER THAT WAS DISPLAYED THEN ┴── ╧╬┼. ╘HEN, RUN THE ╒╘╔╠ LINK (SIMPLY ENTER ╥╒╬) AND DELETE THAT REL POSITION WITH THE ─╒ COMMAND. ╬OTE THAT SINCE THERE ARE NO CONSTANT USER NUMBERS, THIS IS NOT MEANT AS A SUBSTITUTE METHOD OF DELETION, BUT MERELY AS A WAY OF CORRECTING A DAMAGED FILE. ╥EMEMBER, THIS PROCEDURE OBVIOUSLY CAN ONLY BE DONE LOCALLY, NOT REMOTELY! ╘EXT ╞ILES & ┬ULLETINS ---------------------- ╘O CREATE THE TEXT FILES FOR THE ╙PENCE ╪╨ ┬┬╙, YOU NEED A WORD PROCESSOR THAT SAVES ITS TEXT UNFORMATTED IN STANDARD ├OMMODORE ┴╙├╔╔ ╙┼╤ FILES. ┴ WORD PROCESSOR LIKE ╨APER├LIP WORKS WELL (SAVE OUT TEXT WITH THE ├╘╥╠-┌ COMMAND), OR EVEN THE ╙EQ ┼DITOR IN ─ARKTERM 4.B. ╧NES THAT SAVE TEXT IN PROGRAM OR USER FILES WILL NOT WORK (┼X: ╙PEEDSCRIPT AND ╫ORDPRO WILL NOT WORK). ╚OWEVER, WE RECOMMEND YOU USE THE TEXT EDITOR THAT COMES IN THE ┼─╔╘ LINK WITH THE ┬┬╙. ╔T IS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE ┬┬╙S MESSAGE EDITOR. ┴ SPECIAL SECTION OF THE ┬┬╙ CALLED THE BULLETIN SECTION EXISTS AS A LINK. ╚ERE YOU MAY PLACE MISCELLANEOUS TEXT FILES THAT YOU WISH TO HAVE ONLINE FOR USERS TO READ. ╙╨┼╬├┼ MAY HAVE AS MANY BULLETINS AS DISK SPACE WILL ALLOW. ╘HERE IS A MAIN MENU CALLED "BULLETINS". ╘HIS FILE IS CREATED BY THE SYSOP, AND LISTS ALL THE AVAILABLE BULLETINS. ╔T IS DISPLAYED "AS IS", SO CREATE THE FILE EXACTLY AS YOU WANT THE USER TO VIEW IT. ╔NDIVIDUAL BULLETINS ARE NAMED AS "B-╬┴═┼", WHERE "B" IS IN LOWERCASE AND "╬┴═┼" IS IN UPPERCASE. ╞OR EXAMPLE, A BULLETIN CALLED "1" WOULD BE "B-1", OR A BULLETIN NAMED "BBS NUMBERS" WOULD BE CALLED "B-┬┬╙ ╬╒═┬┼╥╙". ╘HE NAMES FOR BULLETINS MAY INCLUDE NUMBERS OR LETTERS. ═AKE SURE YOU PLACE ALL YOUR BULLETIN FILES ON YOUR BULLETIN DRIVE THAT YOU SPECIFIED IN THE SETUP. ╘HE ONLY EXCEPTIONS ARE THE FILES "├╥┼─╔╘╙", "╔╬╘╥╧" AND "╫┼╠├╧═┼" WHICH ARE STORED ON DEVICE 8:0 ALWAYS. ╔F THEY EXIST THEY CAN STILL BE VIEWED IN THE BULLETIN SECTION BY TYPING "INTRO" AND "WELCOME", THE ┬┬╙ KNOWS THESE FILES ARE ALWAYS ON DEVICE 8:0. ╘HIS ALLOWS USERS TO RE-READ THESE SPECIAL BULLETINS AT A LATER DATE IF THEY NEED TO. ╞OR CREATING THE ╧PENING ┬ULLETIN ("INTRO"), YOU SHOULD USE THE ┼─╔╘ LINK. ┼NTER IT AS "INTRO" (LOWERCASE) USING THE ├╥┼┴╘┼ COMMAND. ╔F AN OLD ╧┬ EXISTS WHEN YOU GO TO SAVE THE NEW ╧┬, IT WILL BE REPLACED WITH THE NEW ONE. ┴NOTHER FEATURE ABOUT THE ╧┬ IS THAT USERS WILL ONLY READ IT ONCE. ╧NCE THE ╧┬ IS READ, THEY WON'T SEE IT AGAIN UNTIL A NEW ONE IS WRITTEN OR THEY VIEW IT IN THE BULLETIN SECTION. ╔F YOU WANT THEM TO SEE IT EVERY TIME THEY LOGON, EDIT THE CREATED INTRO WITH THE ┼─╔╘ COMMAND, AND EDIT OUT THE FIRST LINE (A NUMBER). ╘HIS METHOD WILL SAVE THE "INTRO" FILE WITHOUT A SPECIAL KEY AT THE BEGINNING TO IDENTIFY WHETHER THE USER READ IT BEFORE. ╘HIS MAY COME IN HANDY FOR MESSAGES WHICH YOU WISH TO HAVE DISPLAYED OFTEN (EX. A ═ERRY ├HRISTMAS MESSAGE). ┴N INTRO-TYPE BULLETIN ALSO EXISTS FOR THE TRANSFER LINK. ┘OU CAN CREATE THIS WITH THE ┼─╔╘ LINK. ╬AME THE FILE "XINTRO" AND PLACE IT ON DRIVE 8:0. ╘HIS FILE WILL BE DISPLAYED TO EACH USER AS THEY ENTER THE TRANSFER SECTION. ┴ SAMPLE "BULLETINS" FILE FOR THE BULLETIN SECTION MIGHT LOOK LIKE THIS: ┬ULLETINS ********* ┼NTER.... ─ESCRIPTION ╠╔╙╘......╘HIS LIST ╫┼╠├╧═┼...╬EW ╒SER ╔NFORMATION ╔╬╘╥╧.....╥E-╥EAD ╧PENING ┬ULLETIN ┼─╔╘╧╥....═ESSAGE ┼DITOR ╚ELP *╨╥╧╟╥┴═..╨ROGRAMMING SUB-MENU ╙╨┼╬├┼ NOW ALSO PROVIDES FOR A SIMPLE SUB-MENU SYSTEM IN THE BULLETIN SECTION. ╫HEN YOU ENTER THE BULLETIN SECTION, YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY AT THE MAIN MENU (FILE "BULLETINS"). ╘HE CURRENT MENU OR SUB-MENU CAN ALWAYS BE VIEWED WITH THE ╠╔╙╘ OR ═┼╬╒ COMMANDS. ╔F YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A SUB-MENU AND WISH TO GET BACK TO THE MAIN MENU, USE THE ═┴╔╬ COMMAND. ╫HEN CREATING SUB-MENUS, FORMAT THEM JUST LIKE YOU WOULD THE "BULLETINS" FILES (SEE EXAMPLE ABOVE). ╚OWEVER, WHEN YOU SAVE THEM, NAME THEM LIKE YOU WOULD A BULLETIN, BUT INCLUDE A ! IN FRONT OF THE NAME OF THE BULLETIN. ╙O, A SUB-MENU ABOUT PROGRAMMING COULD BE TITLED "B-!╨╥╧╟╥┴═". ╘HE KEY TO DESIGNATING IT AS A SUB-MENU TO THE ┬┬╙ LIES IN HOW YOU PUT ITS TITLE IN THE "BULLETINS" FILE. ╙UB-MENUS ARE RECOGNIZED BY A LEADING ┴╙╘┼╥╔╙╦. (┼X. *╨╥╧╟╥┴═ = PROGRAMMING SUB-MENU; SEE EXAMPLE ABOVE.) ╫HEN A * IS ENTERED AS THE FIRST CHARACTER OF A BULLETIN NAME, IT TELLS THE ┬┬╙ TO TREAT THE FILE LIKE A SUB-MENU. ┴S WITH BULLETINS, YOU MAY HAVE AS MANY SUB-MENUS AS YOU LIKE (IMBEDDED WITHIN EACH OTHER IF YOU WISH). ╩UST DON'T GET TANGLED UP OR CONFUSE THE USER. ┴LL TEXT FILES ON THE ┬┬╙ CAN BE PAUSED BY STRIKING THE "╙" KEY. ╧NCE PAUSED YOU MAY ABORT WITH "┴" OR CONTINUE WITH "├". ┴LTERNATELY, YOU MAY USE ├╘╥╠-┴ OR ├╘╥╠-╨ TO ABORT. ├╘╥╠-╨ WILL BRING YOU TO THE MAIN COMMAND PROMPT IF YOU'RE IN MESSAGE READING MODE. ╘RUE ╪-╧N, AND ╪-╧FF ARE ALSO SUPPORTED AS WELL AS PSEUDO-BREAK ├TRL-├ (├TRL-╨, TRUE BREAK, IS ALREADY SUPPORTED). ╘HERE IS ONE EXCEPTION TO THE ABOVE; THAT BEING THE NEW USER "WELCOME" FILE. ╬EW USERS CAN ╬╧╘ ABORT THIS FILE. ╘HEY MAY PAUSE IT, BUT ANY ATTEMPT AT ABORTING IT WILL LOG THEM OFF. ┘OU MAY WISH TO WARN THEM OF THIS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE "WELCOME" FILE. ╙╨┼╬├┼ ╪╨ 6.3 ├╧══┴╬─ ╙╒══┴╥┘ ╘HE FOLLOWING SECTION OUTLINES *╧╬╠┘* COMMANDS THAT REQUIRE CLARIFICATION FOR THE ╙YSOP. ╨LEASE REFER TO THE ╚┼╠╨ MENUS FOR A DETAILED LIST OF COMMANDS AND THEIR USES! ╟ENERAL ├OMMANDS ---------------- ╘HE FOLLOWING SET OF GENERAL COMMANDS FUNCTION FROM THE ┬┬╙S MAIN COMMAND PROMPT ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. ├ ├HAT PAGER TOGGLE. ╫HEN TOGGLED ON THE ├ COMMAND ACTIVATES A CHIME ON THE ┬┬╙ COMPUTER AND THE SCREEN STATUS AREA CHANGES COLOUR TO YELLOW TO INDICATE THE SYSOP HAS BEEN PAGED. ┴T ANY TIME THE SYSOP MAY ENGAGE ├╚┴╘ ═╧─┼ WITH ╞7. ╘HE ┬┬╙ CHIMES AT EVERY COMMAND PROMPT WHILE TOGGLED O. ╞ORMAT: ├ ┴CCESSIBLE FROM: ┬┬╙ AND ╠╔╬╦╙ ═ ─ISPLAYS A DAILY LOG OF MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS THAT HAVE LOGGED ON. ╘HE ASTERISK, PLUS, MINUS SIGNS, AND EXCLAMATION MARK MAY APPEAR BEFORE THE USERS NAME. ╔N THE FIRST THREE CASES IF THE USER VIEWING THE ═-LOG DOES ╬╧╘ HAVE SYSOP ACCESS ENTRIES WITH THOSE SYMBOLS WILL NOT BE DISPLAYED TO THE CALLER. ╘HE ASTERISK INDICATES THE CALLER FAILED THREE TIMES TO GET HIS PASSWORD RIGHT; A MINUS SIGN INDICATES HE WAS A NEW USER BUT DID NOT LEAVE A VALIDATION REQUEST; A PLUS SIGN INDICATES HE WAS A NEW USER AND LEFT A VALIDATION REQUEST; FINALLY, AN EXCLAMATION MARK INDICATES THE USER LOST CARRIER DURING HIS TIME ONLINE AND WAS LOGGED OFF BY THE SYSTEM. ╞ORMAT: ═ ┴CCESSIBLE FROM: ┬┬╙ AND ╒╘╔╠ ╒ ─ISPLAYS USER LIST ALPHABETICALLY. ╘HE USER MUST ENTER A SEARCH PATTERN TO BEGIN WITH. ╘O VIEW ALL THE USERS ENTER "┴" TO START THE SEARCH AT THE BEGINNING. ╘O GET THE ┬┬╙ TO DISPLAY ALL USERS WITH THE NAME "╩OHN" AND AFTER, ONE WOULD SIMPLY ENTER "╩OHN" FOR THE SEARCH PATTERN. ╘HE ╒ COMMAND IN THE ╒╘╔╠ LINK ALLOWS LISTINGS OF USERS BY LAST ON DATE, AND RELATIVE FILE POSITIONS. ╘YPE "?" AFTER ENTERING ╒ TO SEE THE ╚┼╠╨╒ FILE. ╞ORMAT: ╒ ┴CCESSIBLE FROM: ┬┬╙ AND ╒╘╔╠ ─┼╠┼╘┼ ╘OGGLES "TRUE DELETE MODE" ON AND OFF. ╙OME USERS (PARTICULARLY ╔┬═ USERS) FIND THAT DELETION CODES SENT BY THE ┬┬╙ DO NOT ERASE TEXT, BUT BACKSPACE OVER EXISTING TEXT. ╘HE ─┼╠┼╘┼ COMMAND WILL CAUSE A SPACE TO BE PRINTED AFTER EVERY BACKSPACE, EFFECTIVELY DELETING THE TEXT. ╘HIS TAKES A LITTLE BIT LONGER SO IS NOT THE DEFAULT. ╞ORMAT: ─┼╠┼╘┼ ╒P/─OWNLOADING ╥ELATED ├OMMANDS ------------------------------- ╘HE FOLLOWING COMMANDS ARE ALL ACCESSED IN THE ╪╞┼╥ AND ╒╘╔╠ LOAD LINKS, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. ─╘╔═┼╙ ╠ISTS THE DOWNLOAD AVAILABILITY HOURS OF THE ┬┬╙ IN 24 HOUR FORMAT. ─EFAULTS TO DOWNLOADING BEING AVAILABLE 24 HRS, AND CAN BE SET FROM THE ┼─╔╘ LINK. ╞ORMAT: ─╘╔═┼╙ ┴CCESSIBLE FROM: ╪╞┼╥ ┴╥├╠ ╘HE ┴╥├╠ COMMAND IS USED TO LIST THE CONTENTS OF AN ┴╥├ FILE ONLINE. ╔T FOLLOWS THE SAME FORMAT AS THE ╠╧┴─ COMMAND. ╒PON EXECUTION, IT WILL DISPLAY THE FILES WITHIN THE ┴╥├ FILE, THEIR LENGTHS, AND THE DATE OF CREATION. ╞ORMAT: ┴╥├╠ (DIRECTORY #) ┼XAMPLE: ┴╥├╠ 2 ┴CCESSIBLE FROM: ╪╞┼╥ ─╨ ╘HE ─╨ COMMAND ALLOWS THE SYSOP OR UPLOADER OF THE FILE TO REMOVE A FILE FROM A DIRECTORY. ╘HE FILE IS NOT DELETED FROM THE DISK; IT IS JUST REMOVED FROM THE DIRECTORY. ╧N THE DISK IT IS RENAMED FROM "╞╔╠┼╬┴═┼" TO "D╞╔╠┼╬┴═┼". ╘HE SYSOP MAY USE THE ─┼╠ COMMAND TO DELETE IT FROM THE DISK LATER. ╞ORMAT: ─╨ (DIRECTORY #) ┼XAMPLE: ─╨1 ┬╠╦ ╘HIS COMMAND ALTERS HOW THE ┬┬╙ DISPLAYS THE SIZE OF FILES AND AMOUNT OF FREE SPACE IN THE DIRECTORIES. ┬Y DEFAULT THE ┬┬╙ WILL DISPLAY STANDARD 256 BYTES PER BLOCK TOTALS. ╚OWEVER, IF THIS COMMAND IS TOGGLED THE ┬┬╙ WILL DISPLAY THE TOTALS IN BYTES AND THE BLOCKS FREE IN KILOBYTES. ╘HIS MAKES IT EASIER FOR NON-COMMODORE USERS TO USE THE TRANSFER SECTION. ╘HIS FLAG IS ALSO STORED IN THE USERS FILE. ╞ORMAT: ┬╠╦ ┴CCESSIBLE FROM: ╪╞┼╥ ╒╠ ┼VERY TIME SOMEONE UPLOADS A FILE A RECORD OF IT IS MADE IN THE UPLOAD LOG. ╒SE THE ╒╠ COMMAND TO DISPLAY THIS LOG. ╒NSUCCESSFUL TRANSFERS ARE NOTED WITH A "┬" IN PLACE OF THE DIRECTORY NUMBER. ╙UCH A FILE DOES NOT EXIST ON THE DISK, BUT A USER DID ATTEMPT TO UPLOAD IT. ╞ORMAT: ╒╠ ┴CCESSIBLE FROM: ┬┬╙, ╪╞┼╥ AND ╒╘╔╠ ═ESSAGE-╥EADING ╥ELATED ├OMMANDS -------------------------------- ╘HE FOLLOWING ARE MESSAGE RELATED COMMANDS. ╘HEY ALL FUNCTION FROM WITHIN THE MAIN ┬┬╙. ╫HEN ENTERING MESSAGE NUMBERS, YOU SHOULD KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE ARE TWO NUMBERS FOR EACH MESSAGE. ╧NE IS THE MESSAGE POSITION IN THE RELATIVE FILE, THE OTHER IS ITS UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (CALLED THE REFERENCE NUMBER). ╔F YOU WISH TO ENTER A REFERENCE NUMBER, SPECIFY THAT BY PRECEDING THE NUMBER WITH A HYPHEN (-). ┼G: -900 WOULD INDICATE THAT IT IS REFERENCE 900, OPPOSED TO MESSAGE 900. ┬┴╙┼ ╘HIS COMMAND ALLOWS THE USER TO CHOSE A MESSAGE BASE TO JUMP TO. ╫HEN ENTERED BY ITSELF IT WILL DISPLAY A LIST OF AVAILABLE BASES AND THEN PROMPT FOR A CHOICE. ┬ASES LISTED WITH AN ASTERISK INDICATE THE BASE IS PRIVATE OR CLOSED (DELETED). ╫HEN THE ┬┴╙┼ COMMAND IS USED WITH A NUMBER (EG. ┬┴╙┼1), THE ┬┬╙ WILL JUMP DIRECTLY TO THAT BASE. ╬OTE THAT A SYSOP MAY MASK OUT BASES JUST LIKE ANY OTHER USER, SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO READ BASES THEY DON'T WANT TO DURING A ╬┴╠╠. ╚OWEVER, REGULAR USERS WHO HAVE ╘┼═╨╧╥┴╥┘ SYSOP ACCESS (SEE ╞UNCTION ╦EYS, ╞8) WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER ANY BASE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT IS PRIVATE OR CLOSED. ╔NCIDENTALLY, CLOSED BASES ARE NOT DELETED. ╘HEY ARE JUST THAT, CLOSED. ╘HEY ARE ONLY REALLY DELETED WHEN A NEW BASE IS ADDED; IN THAT CASE THE NEW BASE OVERWRITES THE OLD. ╬OTE ALSO THAT EACH BASE CAN HAVE IT'S OWN OPENING BULLETIN WHICH WILL BE DISPLAYED UPON ENTERING A BASE IF THEY HAVE NEVER READ IT BEFORE. ╘HE BASE'S OPENING BULLETINS SHOULD BE CREATED WITH THE ┼─╔╘ LINK. ┼NTITLED ┬# (EX ┬1), THEY SHOULD RESIDE ON YOUR BULLETIN DRIVE. ╞ORMAT: ┬┴╙┼ (BASE NUMBER) ┼XAMPLES: ┬┴╙┼ (LISTS AVAILABLE BASES) ┬┴╙┼1 (JUMPS TO BASE 1) ┼ ╒SE ┼ TO ENTER MESSAGES TO BE SENT TO OTHER USERS OR TO ALL. ╘HEY MAY BE MADE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE. ┬ASES THAT ARE SET FOR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE MESSAGES ONLY (DONE VIA THE ┼─╔╘ LINK), OBVIOUSLY, ONLY ALLOW MESSAGES OF THAT TYPE. ╬OTE: ╫HEN A ╬┼╫ ╒╙┼╥ USES THE ┼ THIS COMMAND, THE ┬┬╙ WILL ASK FOR VALIDATION INFORMATION. ╘HE QUESTIONS CONCERN: PASSWORD, PHONE NUMBER, DELETE TEST (SEE ─┼╠┼╘┼ COMMAND) AND AN OPTIONAL COMMENT. ╘HIS, ALONG WITH WIDTH AND FLOW SELECTIONS, ARE STORED IN THE VALIDATION REQUEST FILE (SEE ╓ AND ┴╓ COMMANDS). ╞ORMAT: ┼ ═┴╔╠ ═┴╔╠ SEARCHES FOR ALL ╬┼╫ MAIL ADDRESSED TO THE USER IN ALL THE BASES, AND DISPLAYS THEM ONE AFTER THE OTHER. (TO VIEW OLD MAIL, USE THE ╙╘╧ COMMAND). ╔F A USER'S MAIL HAS SCROLLED OFF THE MESSAGE BASE, OR HAS BEEN DELETED, A ╠╧╙╘ ═┼╙╙┴╟┼ DISPLAY WILL APPEAR WHEN THE SEARCH IS COMPLETED INDICATING HOW MANY WERE LOST. ╞ORMAT: ═┴╔╠ ├╧╬╘ ╘OGGLES CONTINUOUS MODE. ├ONTINUOUS MODE SKIPS THE PROMPTS BETWEEN MESSAGES AS THEY NORMALLY APPEAR. ╘HE ONLY EXCEPTION OCCURS WHEN THE MESSAGE IS ADDRESSED TO THE USER; THIS ALLOWS HIM A CHANCE TO REPLY TO IT. ╞ORMAT: ├╧╬╘ ┬╠┴╙╘ ┬╠┴╙╘ ACTS AS A COMBINATION OF THE ├╧╬╘ AND ╬┴╠╠ COMMANDS. ╒PON ENTERING ┬╠┴╙╘, ALL NEW MESSAGES ARE DISPLAYED TO THE USER NON-STOP, EVEN WHEN A MESSAGE IS ADDRESSED TO THE USER. ╔DEAL FOR AUTOMATED LOGONS, AS ╬╧ PROMPTS WILL STOP MESSAGE READING UNTIL THE END OF THE BASE IS REACHED. ╞ORMAT: ┬╠┴╙╘ ╙ ─ISPLAYS A LIST OF MESSAGE SUBJECTS STARTING FROM THE SPECIFIED MESSAGE. ╙CANNING ALSO ALLOWS SPECIFIC FIELD SEARCHES. ╙UBSTITUTE ╙ AS FOLLOWS: TO SEARCH FROM A USER TYPE ╞╥╧═; TO A USER USE ╙╘╧; AND BY CATEGORY USE ╙├┴╘. ┴LL FUNCTION EXACTLY LIKE ╙. ╞ORMAT: ╙ (STARTING MESSAGE #) ┼XAMPLE: ╙ 100 - STARTS AT #100 ╙ -543 - STARTS AT REF #543 ╞╥╧═ 100 - ╞ROM ╒SER AT 100 ═┴╙╦ ╘HE ═┴╙╦ COMMAND ALLOWS THE USER TO SPECIFY WHICH MESSAGES HE WOULD LIKE TO READ BY BLOCKING OUT CERTAIN CATEGORIES. ╔F A CATEGORY IS TURNED OFF MESSAGES WRITTEN BY OTHER USERS USING THAT CATEGORY WILL BE TREATED AS A ╨╥╔╓┴╘┼ MESSAGE WHEN HE/SHE ATTEMPTS TO READ THEM. ╬╧╘┼: ╫HEN THE USER SELECTS MASK IT SHUTTLES HIM OVER TO THE ═┴╙╦ LINK. ╞ORMAT: ═┴╙╦ ═ESSAGE ╥EAD ═ODE ├OMMANDS -------------------------- ╘HE FOLLOWING COMMANDS ARE FUNCTIONAL IN "READING MODE". ╘HIS MEANS THEY CAN ONLY BE ENTERED FROM THE "╥>" PROMPT IN THE ┬┬╙. ┴LL THE COMMAND BELOW ARE ENTERED EXACTLY AS THEY ARE LABELED. ─ ╘HIS COMMAND ALLOWS THE USER TO PLACE A TAG ON ANY MESSAGE TO OR FROM HIM THAT WILL INDICATE IT HAS BEEN "DELETED", SO NO ONE BUT THE SYSOP MAY VIEW IT. ╚OWEVER!, IF A SYSOP USES THIS COMMAND THE MESSAGE BODY WILL ACTUALLY BE DELETED (THE BODY FILE IS RECREATED AS BEING EMPTY, TO KEEP THE DISK DIRECTORY TIDY). ╞ ╞ WILL FORWARD A MESSAGE TO A THIRD PARTY (AND TO ANOTHER BASE, IF NECESSARY). ╒SEFUL IF A MESSAGE IS PRIVATE, IN THE WRONG MESSAGE BASE, OR IS ABOUT TO SCROLL OFF THE BASE. ╬OTE THAT THE ┬┬╙ CANNOT DO THE IMPOSSIBLE; IF THE TWO BASES BEING AFFECTED ARE ON A 1581 AND APPEAR IN TWO DIFFERENT PARTITIONS OR A PARTITION AND THE ROOT, THE OPERATION WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. ╘HIS HAS MORE TO DO WITH A LIMITATION ON THE 1581 THAN THE ┬┬╙. ╚ ╔F IN THE HEADER OF A MESSAGE THERE IS AN (┴#) TAG THE ╚ COMMAND WILL HUNT THROUGH THE MESSAGES FOR ALL THE REPLIES TO THAT MESSAGE. ╧NCE FOUND THE ┬┬╙ WILL DISPLAY THEIR REFERENCE NUMBERS AND THEIR SUBJECTS. ╨ ╘HIS COMMAND FUNCTIONS LIKE ╥, BUT THE USER IS NOT LIMITED TO REPLYING TO THE SENDER OF THE CURRENT MESSAGE. ┘OU MAY AT THIS POINT SEND A MESSAGE TO ┴╬┘ USER. ╔T IS PARTICULARLY USEFUL WHEN USING ╬┴╠╠, OR WHEN YOU WANT TO REPLY TO THE RECEIVER INSTEAD OF THE SENDER. ╘ ╔F IN THE HEADER OF THE MESSAGE THERE IS A (╥) TAG, YOU CAN TRACE THIS MESSAGE BACK TO THE ORIGIN BY TYPING ╘. ╘HE ┬┬╙ WILL DISPLAY THE REFERENCE NUMBERS AND SUBJECT OF THE MESSAGES IT TRACES THROUGH. ═ESSAGE ┼DITOR ├OMMANDS ----------------------- ╘HE FOLLOWING COMMANDS FUNCTION FROM WITHIN THE MESSAGE EDITOR. ╘HEY ALLOW YOU TO ADD THE FINISHING TOUCHES AND CORRECTIONS ON YOUR MESSAGES. ┼ ╔F YOU WISH TO CHANGE A LINE IN YOUR MESSAGE, YOU CAN USE THIS COMMAND TO EDIT A LINE, OR A RANGE OF LINES. ╬╧╘┼: ╔F THE LINE YOU ARE EDITING HAS A RETURN MARKER ON IT (A BACK ARROW OR AN UNDERSCORE) AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO PRESERVE THE RETURN BE SURE TO TYPE IT IN TO THE PROPER PLACE ON THE LINE. ╘REAT IT JUST LIKE ANOTHER CHARACTER IN THE MESSAGE; IT IS ╬╧╘ THERE JUST FOR SHOW. ╔F YOU DON'T DO THIS, YOU WILL NOTICE YOUR RETURN CHARACTERS DISAPPEARING ON YOU. ╞ORMAT: ┼ (OPTIONAL LINE #) ┼XAMPLES: ┼13 - LETS YOU CHANGE LINE 13 13 - LETS YOU CHANGE LINE 13 ╙YSOP ├OMMANDS -------------- ╘HE FOLLOWING COMMANDS FUNCTION FROM WITHIN THE ╒╘╔╠ LINK ONLY, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. ╘O USE ANY OF THESE COMMANDS THE USER NEEDS SYSOP ACCESS. ┴──╒ ╘HIS COMMAND WILL ALLOW YOU TO MANUALLY ADD USERS TO THE ┬┬╙. ╔T WILL FIRST ASK YOU TO ASSIGN A GLOBAL MESSAGE CATEGORY MASK FOR ALL THE NEW USERS YOU ARE ABOUT TO ADD. ╩UST PRESSING ╥┼╘╒╥╬ WILL SET THE MASK TO THE SAME AS NON-MEMBERS (SET IN THE ┼─╔╘ LINK). ╔F YOU WISH TO SELECT A SPECIFIC MASK FOR THE USERS, ENTER IT NOW. ┴FTER THAT ADD EACH USER ONE AT A TIME. ╘HE ┬┬╙ WILL PROMPT YOU FOR A PASSWORD FOR EACH USER, AND IT WILL ALSO ALLOW YOU THE OPTION TO EDIT ANY OF THE USERS ATTRIBUTES. ╧NCE YOU'RE DONE THE NEW ADDITIONS ARE SORTED INTO THE USER BASE AND THEN SAVED. ╞ORMAT: ┴──╒ ─╒ ╘HIS COMMAND WILL ALLOW YOU TO DELETE A GROUP OF USERS. ╧NCE YOU ARE DONE ENTERING THE USER(S) TO BE DELETED HIT RETURN ON AN EMPTY PROMPT AND THE ┬┬╙ WILL RE-WRITE THE SYSTEM USER FILE. ╞ORMAT: ─╒ ┼╒ ╔F YOU WISH TO EDIT A USERS STATS YOU CAN DO SO BY USING THIS COMMAND. ┘OU MAY ALTER ANY OF THE USERS STATS USING AN EASY HOT-KEY MENU. ┴LL THE USERS FLAGS AND SETTINGS MAY BE CHANGED. ╙OME TAGS THAT NEED EXPLAINING FOLLOW: ╘HE ╠╧╙╘ ═┼╙╙┴╟┼ TAG WILL BE SET ON IF THE USER LOST CARRIER WHILE WRITING A MESSAGE. ╘HE ┬┬╙ HANDLES THIS, SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT. ╘HE ├┴╠╠┼╥ ╥┼╙╘╥╔├╘ FLAG PREVENTS THE USER FROM CALLING TWICE IN A ROW (DEFAULTS TO OFF). ╘HE ╠╧┴─ ╠╔╬╦ ╥┼╙╘╥╔├╘ TAG, WHEN ON, RESTRICTS THE USER FROM USING THE "╟╧" COMMAND. ╘HE REMAINING ┬╠╧├╦ ╞╧╥═┴╘ ╥┼┴─ TAG IS SET BY USING THE ┬╠╦ COMMAND IN THE ╪FER LINK. ┬ELOW THE USERS CATEGORY MASK IS ANOTHER FIELD ENTITLED "CATEGORY OVERRIDE". ╘HIS FIELD ALLOWS YOU TO SPECIFY WHICH MESSAGE CATEGORIES THE USER IS ALLOWED ACCESS TO (TO READ AND WRITE MESSAGES). ╘HE USER HIMSELF IS THE ONE WHO SETS HIS ACTUAL CATEGORY MASKS, BY CHOOSING WHICH OF THE ONES ┘╧╒ ALLOWED HIM ACCESS TO THAT HE REALLY WANTS TO READ. (┼X. HIS ACTUAL MASK WILL ALWAYS BE A SUBSET OF THE OVERRIDE YOU ENTER.) ┴N "╔" CHARACTER INDICATES THE CATEGORY IS ╧╬, WHILE A "-" INDICATES THE CATEGORY IS ╧╞╞. ╘HE ─╔╥┼├╘╧╥┘ ┴├├┼╙╙ FLAG FUNCTIONS SIMILARLY TO ALLOW RESTRICTIONS TO DOWNLOADING ACCESS. ╞ORMAT: ┼╒ ┴╓ ╘HIS COMMAND WILL ALLOW YOU TO SPEED UP THE VALIDATION PROCESS BY LOADING IN THE USER LIST AND THEN THE VALIDATIONS FILE. ╘HE FIRST THING IT ASKS FOR IS AN MESSAGE OVERRIDE MASK THAT SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TO ALL NEW USERS (THE SAME AS WITH ┴──╒). ┼NTER A ╥┼╘╒╥╬ TO INDICATE THE NON-MEMBER DEFAULT SHOULD BE USED. ┘OU CAN ALSO ALTER INDIVIDUAL MASKS AS YOU MOVE ALONG IN THE VALIDATION. ╧NE BY ONE THE ┬┬╙ WILL ASK IF YOU WISH THE CURRENTLY DISPLAYED NEW USER TO BE ADDED TO THE USER LIST. ╔T ALSO GIVES YOU THE OPTION TO ALTER THE NEW USERS STATS BEFORE SAVING. ╧NCE DONE VALIDATING ALL THE USERS WHO HAVE APPLIED, YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE OPTION TO CLEAR THE VALIDATIONS LOG. ╞ORMAT: ┴╓ ├╧═╨ ╒SING THIS COMMAND YOU CAN COMPACT THE USER LOG TO A CERTAIN DATE. ╘HE COMMAND WILL PROMPT YOU FOR THE DATE WHICH THE ┬┬╙ WILL COMPARE ALL THE USERS TO. ╔F THEY HAVE NOT LOGGED ON SINCE THAT DATE, THE ┬┬╙ WILL TAG THEM FOR DELETION. ┴FTER SCANNING ALL THE USERS, THE ┬┬╙ WILL INFORM YOU OF HOW MANY WILL BE DELETED, AND IF YOU'RE SURE YOU WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THE COMPACTION. ╬OTE, HOWEVER, THAT USERS WITH ╙YSOP ACCESS WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM DELETION WITH THIS COMMAND REGARDLESS OF THEIR LAST LOGON DATE. ╞ORMAT: ├╧═╨ ╔╬─┼╪ ╘HIS COMMAND RECONSTRUCTS THE INDEX TABLE THE ┬┬╙ USES TO LOCATE USERS WITHIN THE USER BASE. ╔F THIS LIST SHOULD BECOME CORRUPTED FOR SOME REASON, THIS COMMAND WILL SET THINGS STRAIGHT. ╘HERE SHOULD BE NO REASON TO ACTUALLY EVER USE THIS COMMAND. @ ╒SING THIS COMMAND, YOU CAN SEND ─╧╙ COMMANDS TO ANY OF THE DRIVES ONLINE. ╞OLLOW THE EXPLANATIONS IN YOUR DRIVE MANUAL ON HOW TO ENTER DRIVE COMMANDS, AND SIMPLY ENTER THE ─╧╙ COMMAND AT THE PROMPT. ╔F YOU ENTER A DOLLAR SIGN ($) INSTEAD OF A ─╧╙ COMMAND THE ┬┬╙ WILL DISPLAY THE DISKS DIRECTORY. ╒SE THIS COMMAND TO VALIDATE YOUR DISKS. ╘O DO SO, SEND THE ─╧╙ COMMAND ╓0. ╙EE ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ┴: ─╔╙╦ ─╥╔╓┼╙ FOR SOME MORE ─╧╙ COMMAND EXAMPLES. ╞ORMAT: @ ├═─╒╓ ╘HIS COMMAND WILL ALLOW YOU TO CLEAR AN, OR ALL OF THE LOGS ON THE ┬┬╙. ┬Y APPENDING THE FIRST INITIAL OF THE LOG YOU WISH TO ERASE TO THE "├" PREFIX YOU CAN INSTRUCT THE ┬┬╙ TO DELETE THAT LOG AND CREATE A NEW EMPTY ONE. ╘HE LOGS ARE (═)EMBER, (─)OWNLOAD, (╒)PLOAD, AND (╓)ALIDATION. ╞ORMAT: ├ [═,─,╒, OR ╓] ┼XAMPLES: ├╓╒ - ├LEARS ╓ & ╒ LOGS ├═╒─ - ├LEARS ═, ╒ & ─ LOGS ┴──╨ ╔F YOU WISH TO MANUALLY ADD A PROGRAM TO THE DOWNLOAD LISTS THEN USE THIS COMMAND. ┴FTER ENTERING THE NAME OF THE FILE TO BE ADDED THE ┬┬╙ WILL SEARCH THE DISK FOR THE FILE; WHEN IT FINDS IT, IT WILL RENAME IT TO ALL CAPITALS, WITH THE DIRECTORY NUMBER AS THE LAST CHARACTER IN THE NAME. ╞OR EXAMPLE, A PROGRAM CALLED "GAME FILE" TO BE ADDED TO DIRECTORY 3 WOULD GET RENAMED TO "╟┴═┼ ╞╔╠┼3". ╔F THE FILE IS ALREADY PROPERLY NAMED ON DISK (EX. ALREADY IN CAPITALS WITH THE DIRECTORY SUFFIX), THE ┬┬╙ WILL STILL FIND IT. ╘HEN ANSWER THE REST OF THE REMAINING PROMPTS. ╞ORMAT: ┴──╨ (NUMBER OF LIST) ═╧╓┼ ═OVES FILES BETWEEN DIRECTORIES. ╔MPORTANT NOTE: ╘HIS COMMAND DOES ╬╧╘ ACTUALLY DO ANY COPYING OF THE FILES. ╔T MOVES THE ENTRIES IN THE DOWNLOAD DIRECTORIES, AND IT ALTERS THE FILENAMES. ╔F THE FILES NEED TO BE PHYSICALLY COPIED, YOU MUST DO SO YOURSELF WITH A FILE COPIER. ╞ORMAT: ═╧╓┼ ─┼╠ ╥ECALL THAT THE ─╨ COMMAND IS USED TO REMOVE A FILE FROM THE DOWNLOAD DIRECTORY. ╔T DOESN'T ACTUALLY DELETE THE PROGRAM FROM THE DISK; IT MERELY RENAMES IT BY ADDING A SMALL "D" IN FRONT OF IT. ╔F YOU WISH TO DELETE THESE FILES (ACTUALLY ERASE THEM FROM YOUR DISK), THEN ENTER THE ─┼╠ COMMAND. ╔T WILL PROMPT FOR DEVICE NUMBER TO CLEAR. ╞ORMAT: ─┼╠ ╓╔┼╫ ╘HIS COMMAND WILL ALLOW YOU TO VIEW A FILE FROM THE DISK, WITH AN OPTION TO PRINT IT OUT TO A PRINTER WITH DEVICE #4 AND A SECONDARY ADDRESS OF 7 (LOWER CASE). ╞ORMAT: ╓╔┼╫ ╨╥╔╬╘ ┼CHOES ALL SUBSEQUENT OUTPUT TO A PRINTER CONNECTED AS DEVICE NUMBER 4, AS WELL AS THE VIDEO SCREEN. ╞ORMAT: ╨╥╔╬╘ ├╧╨┘ ╘HIS COMMAND LETS YOU COPY FILES FROM ONE DRIVE TO ANOTHER. ╞OLLOW THE PROMPTS AS INSTRUCTED. ╔F YOU WOULD LIKE THE DESTINATION FILENAME TO BE THE SAME AS THE SOURCE FILENAME, YOU MAY ENTER AN ASTERISK (*), WHICH INDICATES THE DESTINATION FILE NAME IS THE EXACT SAME AS THE ORIGINAL'S FILE NAME. [╬OTE: ┘OU CAN NOT COPY BETWEEN TWO PARTITIONS, OR A PARTITION AND THE ROOT DIRECTORY, USING THE SAME 1581.] ╞ORMAT: ├╧╨┘ ╥┼═┼═┬┼╥: ╘HIS WAS NOT A DETAILED LIST OF COMMANDS, BUT MAINLY IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER FOR THE SYSOP. ╥EAD THE ╚┼╠╨ MENUS WITH "?" OR "╚" FOR A FULL LIST OF COMMANDS IN THE APPROPRIATE SECTIONS. ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ┴: ─╔╙╦ ─╥╔╓┼╙ ╘HE ╙PENCE ╪╨ HAS BEEN DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT WILL WORK WELL WITH ┴╬┘ DISK DRIVE YOU CONNECT TO YOUR ├64, AS LONG AS IT INTERFACES TRANSPARENTLY TO THE SYSTEM (EX. WATCH OUT FOR FLAKY ╔┼┼┼ INTERFACES). ╙╨┼╬├┼ CODE USES ONLY STANDARD ╦ERNAL ╥╧═ CALLS FOR TALKING TO THE DRIVE, AND DOES NOT ASSUME ANY FUNCTION HIGHER THAN A 1541 UNLESS YOU TELL IT SO. ╔F YOU HAVE YOUR DOUBTS AT TO THE LEVEL OF COMPATIBILITY OF YOUR DRIVE, YOU MAY FORCE THE ┬┬╙ TO TREAT IT AS A "VANILLA-FLAVOURED" DRIVE WITH NO SPECIAL FUNCTION ASSUMED, BY DESIGNATING IT AS TYPE ╧╘╚┼╥ WHEN YOU SET UP THE ┬┬╙ (SEE THE SETTING UP SECTION). ╙OME DISK DRIVES WILL GENERATE LARGE AMOUNTS OF HEAT BECAUSE THE POWER SUPPLY IS BUILT INTO THE DRIVES HOUSING. ╔T IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PURCHASE FANS TO BLOW AIR THROUGH THE DRIVE TO KEEP THEM COOL. ┘OU DON'T NEED A FAN SPECIFICALLY BUILT TO WORK WITH YOUR DISK DRIVE; ANYTHING THAT BLOWS WILL WORK. ╔ HAVE FOUND FANS NECESSARY WITH 1541'S AND 1571'S. ╞ORTUNATELY, DUE TO THE NEW DESIGN OF THE 1581'S AND 1541-╔╔'S, A FAN SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY WITH THESE MODELS. ╔ HAVE NEVER USED A HARD DRIVE, AND HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH HEAT THEY GENERATE. ╔F IN DOUBT, PUT A FAN ON IT. (╔DEALLY, YOUR HOUSE SHOULD ALSO BE AIR-CONDITIONED FOR SUMMER USE, BUT THAT CAN HARDLY BE CLASSIFIED AS A ┬┬╙ EXPENSE.) ╘HE 1571 ─ISK ─RIVE ------------------- ╫HEN THE ┬┬╙ IS BOOTED UP, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY SEND A "╒0>═1" TO ANY 1571'S ONLINE. ╘HIS WILL PUT THE DRIVE INTO 1571 MODE IF IT ISN'T ALREADY. ╔F YOUR 1571 EXPERIENCES MANY "?─EVICE ╬OT ╨RESENT" ERRORS, OR HAS TROUBLE ACCESSING SIDE TWO OF DOUBLE SIDED DISKS, YOU SHOULD UPGRADE YOUR ╥╧═╙ TO THE LATEST RELEASE FROM ├OMMODORE. ╘O GET THE NEW CHIPS, SEND $10.00 (╒╙) TO: ├OMMODORE ╙ERVICE 1200 ╫ILSON ─RIVE, ╫EST ├HESTER ╨┴ 19380 ╒╙┴ ╘HEY WILL SEND YOU A NEW SET OF ╥╧═ CHIPS TO BE PLUGGED INTO YOUR 1571 (╬╧╘ THE 1571 IN A 128─ THOUGH!). ╔F YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE DOING THIS, HAVE SOMEONE EXPERIENCED WITH ELECTRONICS DO IT FOR YOU. ╔F YOU HAVE A 128─ COMPUTER, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE YOU WILL ALSO NEED A ╥╧═ UPGRADE. ╘HE 1571 INSIDE THE 128─ IS CALLED MODEL 1571├╥, AND THE ORIGINAL PROGRAMMER FORGOT TO PUT 4 IMPORTANT PATCHES INTO CERTAIN MEMORY LOCATIONS; AS A RESULT, SOMETIMES THE DISK ┬┴═ GETS WRITTEN INCORRECTLY. ╒NFORTUNATELY, ├OMMODORE DOES NOT OFFER AN UPGRADE FOR THIS DRIVE. ╚OWEVER, ├REATIVE ═ICRO ─ESIGNS' ╩IFFY─╧╙ FOR THE 1571├╥ HAS ALL THE PATCHES CORRECTLY IN PLACE. ╘HIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. ╘HE 1571├╥ ╥╧═ IS AVAILABLE FROM ├REATIVE ═ICRO ─ESIGNS FOR $29.95 PLUS $4.95 SHIPPING. ┘OU CAN WRITE TO THEM AT: 50 ╔NDUSTRIAL ─RIVE ╨.╧. ┬OX 646 ┼AST ╠ONGMEADOW, ═ASSACHUSETTS 01028. ╘HE ORDER NUMBER IS 800-638-3263 AND THE QUESTION/SUPPORT NUMBER IS 413-525-0023. ╘HE 1581 ─ISK ─RIVE ------------------- ╙╨┼╬├┼ NOW SUPPORTS 1581 PARTITIONS. ╨ARTITIONS MAY BE USED TO SEPARATELY STORE THE BULLETINS, TRANSFER DIRECTORIES, LOAD LINK PROGRAMS, OR MESSAGE TEXT FILES. ╒SING PARTITIONS ALLOWS YOU TO MAXIMIZE THE FILE SPACE OF YOUR 1581, WITHOUT BUMPING INTO A ─╔╥┼├╘╧╥┘ ╞╒╠╠ ERROR. ┬EFORE RUNNING THE ┬┬╙ ╙┼╘╒╨ PROGRAM, IT'S BEST TO SET UP AS MANY PARTITIONS AS NEEDED ON A BLANK DISK THAT WILL SOON BE YOUR DATA DISK. ╘HE ╨ARTITION ┴ID PROGRAM INCLUDED ON YOUR 1581 ─EMO/╒TILITIES DISK IS THE EASIEST WAY TO CREATE THE PARTITIONS (THE ONE WITH THE 1581 ╘OOLKIT IS GOOD ALSO). ╔F YOU WANT TO CREATE THE PARTITIONS ON A DISK WITH FILES ALREADY ON IT, YOU'LL HAVE TO MAKE USE OF THE VIEW ┬┴═ PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDED. ╚OWEVER, IT IS FAR EASIER TO CREATE THE PARTITIONS ON A ┬╠┴╬╦ DISK. ├ONSULT YOUR 1581 DRIVE MANUAL FOR MORE COMPLETE DETAILS. ╘HERE ARE SOME RESTRICTIONS ON HOW YOU CREATE THE PARTITIONS ON A 1581. ╨ARTITIONS ═╒╙╘ USE A ╧╬┼ CHARACTER NAME. ╞OR EXAMPLE, A PARTITION NAMED "A" WOULD BE VALID. ╔T'S BEST TO USE THE LETTER CHARACTERS "A" THROUGH "Z". ╬OW, ANYTIME YOU ARE ASKED TO SPECIFY THE ─┼╓╔├┼ AND ─╥╔╓┼ OF WHERE TO PLACE A CERTAIN ITEM (A DOWNLOAD LIST, THE BULLETIN SECTION OR THE MESSAGE BASE FOR EXAMPLE) IN THE ╙┼╘╒╨ OR ┼─╔╘ LINK PROGRAMS, ENTER THE "LETTER NAME" OF THE PARTITION INSTEAD OF ENTERING THE DRIVE NUMBER WHEN IT ASKS FOR IT (AFTER YOU ENTER THE DEVICE NUMBER). ╬OTE THAT THE ROOT IS REFERRED TO AS DRIVE "0". ╞OR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WANTED TO PLACE YOUR BULLETIN SECTION ON YOUR 1581 WHICH IS DRIVE 9 IN A PARTITION NAMED ├, YOU WOULD ENTER: ┬ULLETIN ─RIVE? ─EVICE> 9 ─RIVE > C ╔F YOU WANTED TO SCRATCH A FILE FROM PARTITION ┴ ON THE SAME DRIVE, YOU WOULD ENTER (FROM THE ╒╘╔╠ LINK): 0:├>(SEND ─╧╙ COMMAND) ─EVICE > 9 ─╧╙ ├═─ > SA:FILENAME (NOTE THE SIMILARITY TO S0:FILENAME) ╫HEN SENDING ─╧╙ COMMANDS, YOU SIMPLY USE THE FORMAT: "─╧╙ COMMAND" + "╨ARTITION NAME" + ":" + "FILENAME OR WHATEVER" ┼XAMPLES: 1) ╙┬:╞╔╠┼╬┴═┼ - SCRATCH "╞╔╠┼╬┴═┼" FROM PARTITION ┬ 2) ╙0:╞╔╠┼╬┴═┼ - SCRATCH "╞╔╠┼╬┴═┼" FROM THE ROOT DIRECTORY 3) ├╞:╞╔╠┼1 = ╞╔╠┼2 - MAKE A COPY OF "╞╔╠┼2" AND CALL IT "╞╔╠┼1" ON PARTITION ╞ - NOTE THAT YOU ├┴╬╬╧╘ COPY BETWEEN PARTITIONS 4) ╥┼:╞╔╠┼1 = ╞╔╠┼2 - RENAME "╞╔╠┼2" TO "╞╔╠┼1" ON PARTITION ┼ 5) ┴:$ - DISPLAY DIRECTORY FOR PARTITION ┴ (ON 1581 ╧╬╠┘) - NOTE THAT THE "DRIVE LETTER:$" SYNTAX IS VALID ╧╬╠┘ WHEN TALKING TO 1581'S. ─ON'T TRY THE SAME THING WITH A 1541 OR ANY OTHER DRIVE! ╔E. "0:$" CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH 1541S ($ OR $0:* SHOULD BE USED WITH A 1541 INSTEAD) 6) ├:$─* - DISPLAY A DIRECTORY OF ALL FILES IN SUBDIRECTORY ├ STARTING WITH THE LETTER "─" 7) / - EXIT SUBDIRECTORY, AND RETURN TO ROOT (ON 1581 ONLY) 8) /0:─ - SEND 1581 TO SUBDIRECTORY ─ - NOTE THAT ─╧╙ SUBDIRECTORY COMMANDS ARE PARSED CAREFULLY BY THE ╒╘╔╠ LINK; SUBDIRECTORY NAMES MAY ╧╬╠┘ BE ONE CHARACTER LONG - LONGER ONES WILL BE TRUNCATED. ╞OR EXAMPLE, /0:─ AND /0:─╧╟ WILL DO THE ╙┴═┼ THING: PUT YOU IN SUBDIRECTORY "─" ╒SING PARTITIONS IN THIS MANOR ALLOWS FOR A VERY FLEXIBLE SYSTEM. ╘AKE CARE, HOWEVER,YOU CAN ╬╧╘ HAVE THE MESSAGE BASE ╔╬ ┴ ╨┴╥╘╔╘╔╧╬ ON DRIVE 8 (IN THE ROOT OR ON ANOTHER DRIVE IS FINE THOUGH). ╞OR THOSE INTERESTED, THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT FILES CAN NOT BE OPENED IN TWO DIFFERENT PARTITIONS AT THE SAME TIME. ╘HE ┬┬╙ WILL ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE MESSAGE RELATIVE FILE, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE ROOT DIRECTORY ON 8:0, ALONG WITH THE MESSAGES SEQUENTIAL FILE, WHICH IS IN ANOTHER PARTITION. ╔F YOU'RE NEW TO ╙╨┼╬├┼ YOU MAY FIND IT HARD TO FIGURE OUT HOW MANY BLOCKS YOU SHOULD ALLOCATE TO EACH PARTITION. ╔T SHOULD BE EASY FOR THE DIRECTORIES AND BULLETINS. ╚OWEVER, FOR THE MESSAGE BASE, TRY USING THE FOLLOWING CALCULATION TO GET A ROUGH IDEA OF HOW MANY BLOCKS YOU'LL NEED: "# OF MESSAGES TIMES FOUR". ╔F LATER ON YOU END UP RUNNING OUT OF ROOM IN THE PARTITION YOU CREATED, YOU CAN ALWAYS CREATE A NEW DISK, THEN COPY EVERYTHING ACROSS TO THE LARGER PARTITION. ╒NI-COPY, INCLUDED ON YOUR 1581 ╒TILITIES DISK, WILL DO THIS NICELY. ╙PECIAL NOTE: IF YOU ARE USING PARTITIONS, YOU SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL ╬╧╘ TO TAKE THE DISK OUT OF THE DRIVE ANY TIME THE ┬┬╙ IS RUNNING UNLESS YOU ARE TURNING OFF THE SYSTEM. ╔F YOU ARE IN A PARTITION, AND YOU TAKE OUT THE DISK OUT OF THE DRIVE AND THEN PLACE IT BACK IN, THE DRIVE WILL RESET THE DISK TO THE ROOT DIRECTORY. ╘HE ┬┬╙, HOWEVER, STILL THINKS YOU'RE IN A PARTITION. ╘HIS COULD CAUSE THE ┬┬╙ TO CRASH. ╧NLY TAKE THE DISK OUT OF YOUR 1581 AT THE ╫┴╔╘╔╬╟ ╞╧╥ ├┴╠╠ SCREEN, WHEN RESETTING, WHEN YOU KNOW IT WON'T MATTER (EG. FILECOPYING), OR IF YOU ARE POSITIVE YOUR 1581 IS ALREADY IN THE ROOT DIR. ╔┼┼┼ ─ISK ─RIVES ---------------- ╘HE ┬┬╙ HAS NEVER BEEN TESTED WITH AN ╔┼┼┼ DRIVE. ╚OWEVER, THERE IS NOTHING ╔ CAN THINK OF WHICH SHOULD CAUSE PROBLEMS, AND ╔ HAVE HEARD STORIES THAT ╙╨┼╬├┼ HANDLES THEM FINE. ═AKE SURE YOU DESIGNATE THESE DRIVES AS ╧╘╚┼╥ IN THE ╙┼╘╒╨ PROGRAM. ╔F THE INTERFACE IS PROPERLY TRANSPARENT, IT SHOULD WORK WITH NO PROBLEMS. ╘HIS REQUIREMENT WOULD DISALLOW THE USE OF A ├╠╔╬╦, AS ├╠╔╬╦S ARE NOT VERY TRANSPARENT. ┴ ┬USCARD ╔╔ SOUNDS LIKE THE TYPE OF DEVICE WHICH WILL WORK. ╩UST BE SURE TO CONNECT THE LITTLE EXTRA CABLE THAT COMES WITH THE ┬USCARD TO THE RIGHT PIN INSIDE THE ├64 (OR 128) PROPERLY, OR THERE WILL BE PROBLEMS. ╫ITHOUT THE CABLE CONNECTED, THE ┬USCARD ╔╔ ╥╧═ WILL OCCUPY A PART OF THE ┬┬╙ MESSAGE BUFFER, CAUSING CORRUPT MESSAGES TO BE GENERATED. ┴ ╟╠╔╬╦ MAY ALSO BE USED, BUT AS FAR AS ╔ KNOW, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO OPERATE BOTH ╔┼┼┼ AND SERIAL DRIVES WITH THE ╟╠╔╬╦ AT THE ╙┴═┼ TIME. ├═─ HARD DRIVE -------------- ╘HE AUTHORS OF ╙╨┼╬├┼ HAVE MADE PROVISIONS TO ALLOW THE ┬┬╙ TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE ├═─ SERIES OF HARD DRIVES. ╘HIS COMPATIBILITY INCLUDES ACCESS OF SEPARATE PARTITIONS. ╫HEN USING A ├═─, ONE RESTRICTION APPLIES: THE HARD DRIVE MUST NOT BE DEVICE NUMBER 8. ╘HIS HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT ╙╨┼╬├┼ OPENS ALL SYSTEM FILES (HELP FILES, AND OTHERS) ON 8:0 BY DEFAULT. ╘HIS CAUSES PROBLEMS BECAUSE A "DRIVE 0" DESIGNATION SENT IN THE FILENAME DOES ╬╧╘ CAUSE THE HARD DRIVE TO GO TO A SPECIFIC PARTITION - THE DRIVE STAYS IN THE CURRENT ONE IT IS IN. ╙O, THE DRIVE COULD BE IN ┴╬┘ PARTITION, AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE DRIVE WILL BE IN THE ╥╔╟╚╘ PARTITION WHEN SYSTEM FILES ARE ACCESSED. ╘HIS MEANS THAT THE ┬┬╙ EITHER WON'T BE ABLE TO FIND THE CORRECT SYSTEM FILE, OR WILL BE CREATING THEM IN THE WRONG PLACES. ╘HIS WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE PROBLEMS. ╙O, YOU SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER DRIVE (NOTHING MORE THAN A 1541 IS REALLY REQUIRED) AS DEVICE 8. ╘HIS PROBABLY WON'T BE A PROBLEM AS MOST SYSOPS WILL HAVE ANOTHER DRIVE ON THEIR SYSTEM ANYWAY (TO COPY FILES FROM DISK TO THE HARD DRIVE, IF FOR NO OTHER REASON). ╙IMPLY MAKE THE OTHER DRIVE DEVICE 8, AND THE HARD DRIVE SOME OTHER NUMBER. ╘O USE THE HARD DRIVE, DO THE FOLLOWING: 1) ═AKE SURE YOU DESIGNATE YOUR HARD DRIVES PROPERLY IN THE ╙┼╘╒╨ PROGRAM WHEN IT ASKS YOU TO SPECIFY YOUR DRIVE TYPES. ╘HIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. 2) ─ESIGN PARTITIONS ON YOUR HARD DRIVE TO ACCOMMODATE THE ┬┬╙ FILES. ╘HE ┬┬╙ WILL ALWAYS REFER TO A PARTITION BY ITS ╬╒═┬┼╥. ╘HIS NUMBER WILL BE THE SAME ONE YOU WOULD USE TO LOAD UP A FILE FROM A PARTITION ON YOUR HARD DISK (EG. ╠╧┴─ "4:╞╔╠┼",10). ╬OTE THAT YOU MAY MAKE PARTITIONS ANY EMULATION ╘┘╨┼ YOU WANT, BUT THE ┬┬╙ WILL NOT MAKE USE OF ANY SPECIAL FUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EMULATED DRIVE (LIKE SUBDIRECTORIES ON YOUR 1581-STYLE PARTITIONS). 3) ╨ARTITION NUMBERS SHOULD BE FROM 0 TO 9 ONLY. ╔F YOU HAVE YOUR HARD DRIVE CONFIGURED ALREADY, YOU MAY HAVE TO RE-CONFIGURE PARTS OF IT TO SATISFY THIS REQUIREMENT. 4) ┘OU MAY ╬╧╘ NEST PARTITIONS ON YOUR HARD DRIVE TO STORE ┬┬╙ FILES. ╔N OTHER WORDS, YOU MAY NOT HAVE SUBDIRECTORIES WITHIN A PARTITION. ╞OR EXAMPLE, YOU MAY DIVIDE YOUR 20 MEG HARD DRIVE UP INTO TWO 10 MEG PARTITIONS. ┘OU MAY ╬╧╘ FURTHER SUBDIVIDE THESE SUBDIRECTORIES (THE ┬┬╙ WON'T ACCESS THEM IF YOU DO, ANYWAY) ┼╓┼╬ ╔╞ ┘╧╒ ─┼╙╔╟╬┴╘┼ ╘╚┼ ╨┴╥╘╔╘╔╧╬ ┴╙ ┴ 1581 ╙╘┘╠┼ ╨┴╥╘╔╘╔╧╬! 5) ╒SE YOUR BRAINS WHEN DESIGNING PARTITIONS. ┘OU MAY MAKE ONE LARGE 16 MEGABYTE PARTITION, AND KEEP ALL YOUR FILES IN THAT ONE PARTITION. ╘HINK, HOWEVER, WHAT IT IS GOING TO BE LIKE TRYING TO ╞╔╬─ ONE OF THOSE FILES IF YOU SHOULD NEED TO WHEN YOU GET A DIRECTORY LISTING WITH 563 FILENAMES IN IT. ┘OU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP THE PARTITIONS SMALL (LIKE A MEGABYTE EACH OR SO). ╚OWEVER, THE ┬┬╙ WILL STILL WORK WITH MEGA-HUGE DIRECTORIES. 6) ╔F YOU CAN, USE ╬┴╘╔╓┼ MODE PARTITIONS. ╔N THIS MODE, YOUR NUMBER OF DIRECTORY ENTRIES IS EFFECTIVELY UNLIMITED. ┘OU COULD PUT OVER 1000 MESSAGES INTO ONE PARTITION, AND NOT GET A "─IRECTORY ╞ULL" ERROR. ┘OU PROBABLY WON'T HAVE TO HUNT DOWN SPECIFIC MESSAGES, SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT CLUTTERING YOUR MESSAGE PARTITIONS AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO FIND FILES. 7) ╙UGGESTED PARTITION ARRANGEMENTS: ├REATE ╧╬┼ FOR YOUR MESSAGES. ╘O CALCULATE HOW MANY BLOCKS TO MAKE IT, FIGURE ON AN AVERAGE OF 4 BLOCKS PER MESSAGE. ╬OW, MULTIPLY THAT BY THE NUMBER OF MESSAGES YOU WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE IN THAT PARTITION (350 MESSAGES MEANS 1400 BLOCKS). ╬OW THROW IN AN EXTRA 200 BLOCKS OR SO IN CASE YOU GET SOME REALLY LARGE MESSAGES (JUST TO BE SAFE - YOU HAVE A HARD DRIVE, SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL USE THE SPACE). ╞OR YOUR DOWNLOAD LISTS, YOU MAY WANT TO BE A BIT MORE ORGANIZED. ─ON'T COUNT ON MORE THAN 200 FILES IN EACH PARTITION, OR FINDING INDIVIDUAL FILES COULD PROVE TO BE RATHER DIFFICULT. ┘OU MAY FIND THAT YOUR REQUIREMENTS CALL FOR ONLY ONE PARTITION; THAT'S OK TOO. ┬E SURE TO MAKE IT PLENTY BIG ENOUGH. ╔ WILL LEAVE IT TO YOU TO CALCULATE HOW MUCH ROOM 200 FILES MIGHT TAKE UP. ┘OU MAY WANT TO PUT YOUR BULLETINS IN A PARTITION ALSO. ═AKE THIS ONE THE SAME WAY AS THE ABOVE ONES. ╒NFORTUNATELY, THERE IS A MINOR INCONVENIENCE WHEN GETTING A DIRECTORY OF THE ├═─ HARD DRIVES. ╔N THE ╒╘╔╠ LINK, SENDING A 3:$ AS A ─╧╙ COMMAND WILL ╬╧╘ DISPLAY THE DIRECTORY OF PARTITION NUMBER 3 (THIS WORKS ON A ╪ETEC THOUGH). $3:* DOESN'T WORK EITHER. ╔T IS UNCLEAR WHETHER THIS IS A ┬╒╟ IN THE ─╧╙, OR IF IT WAS DONE ON PURPOSE. ╔F IT WAS A BUG, YOU CAN EXPECT IT TO GET CLEARED UP SOON, POSSIBLY IN THE NEXT ─╧╙ RELEASE. ╔N ORDER TO GET A DIRECTORY OF A SPECIFIC PARTITION, YOU MUST FIRST SEND THE PARTITION COMMAND TO MOVE THE HARD DRIVE TO THAT PARTITION, AND THEN SEND A SIMPLE $ TO READ THE DIRECTORY. ╞OR EXAMPLE, TO READ A DIRECTORY ON A ├═─ HARD DRIVE, YOU SHOULD FIRST SEND A "├╨3" (CHANGE ACTIVE PARTITION TO 3) AND THEN SEND A $ COMMAND. ╘HIS WILL DISPLAY THE CONTENTS OF PARTITION 3. ┴LL OTHER ─╧╙ COMMANDS WORK AS NORMAL. ╙EE YOUR HARD DRIVE USER'S GUIDE FOR SPECIFIC SYNTAX. ┬ELOW IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO ANSWER THE DEVICE/DRIVE QUESTIONS IN THE ╙┼╘╒╨ PROGRAM. ╧UR EXAMPLE SYSOP HAS HIS 30 MEG HARD DRIVE (DEVICE NUMBER 10) SPLIT INTO 4 PARTITIONS FOR THE ┬┬╙, NUMBERED 3 THROUGH 6 INCLUSIVE (PARTITIONS 1 AND 2 ARE FOR THE SYSOP'S PERSONAL USE). ╨ARTITION NUMBER 3 IS USED FOR MESSAGES, NUMBER 4 IS FOR BULLETINS, AND NUMBERS 5 AND 6 ARE USED TO STORE THE DOWNLOAD FILES. ╘O SPECIFY THE BULLETIN DRIVE, YOU WOULD ENTER SOMETHING LIKE THIS: ┬ULLETIN ─RIVE? ─EVICE> 10 ─RIVE > 4 ╘HAT'S ABOUT ALL THERE IS TO IT. ╘HERE HAS NEVER ACTUALLY BEEN AN ╪╨ ┬┬╙ RUNNING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME ON A ├═─, SO IF YOU USE ╙╨┼╬├┼ WITH ONE, PLEASE LEAVE A NOTE ON THE ╚╤ ┬┬╙ WITH YOUR EXPERIENCES SO OTHERS MAY BENEFIT. ┴S WAS MENTIONED ABOVE, SUPPORT FOR THE HARD DRIVE WILL BE EXPANDED IN THE FUTURE. ╦EEPING ALL FILES IS SEPARATE PARTITIONS WORKS, BUT IS NOT THE OPTIMUM SOLUTION. ╙UPPORT FOR NATIVE MODE SUBDIRECTORIES IS FORTHCOMING. ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ┬: ═╧─┼═╙ ┴╬─ ╨╚╧╬┼ ╠╔╬┼╙ ╙╨┼╬├┼ WILL WORK WITH THE FOLLOWING MODEMS: 1) ├┬═ ═╧─┼═ 1200, ╧LD ═ODEL 1670 2) ├┬═ ═╧─┼═ 1200, ╬EW ═ODEL 1670 3) ╚AYES COMPATIBLE MODEMS 1200/2400 300 ┬AUD ═ODEMS --------------- ╙╨┼╬├┼ WILL ╬╧╘ WORK WITH 300 BAUD ONLY MODEMS. ╫ITH 2400 ┬╨╙ BASICALLY NOW THE STANDARD, NO ONE WOULD CALL A 300 ┬╨╙ ONLY ┬┬╙. ┼VEN 1200 ┬╨╙ ONLY BOARDS HAVE IT TOUGH NOW. ╙ELECTING ═ODEM FROM ┬OOT ------------------------- ╙╨┼╬├┼ HAS FOUR MODES WHICH YOU MAY SELECT FROM AT BOOT-UP: A) ╬EW 1670 MODE - ╘HIS MODE SHOULD BE USED IF YOU HAVE A ╬┼╫ STYLE 1670 (THIS MODE DOES ╬╧╘ WORK WITH THE 3 DIP-SWITCH VARIETY). ╘HE NEW 1670 HAS A RATHER USEFUL FEATURE IN THAT IT PROVIDES THE BAUD RATE OF THE INCOMING CALL ON PIN 12/╩ OF THE USER PORT. ╔F YOU SELECT "╬EW 1670 MODE", THE ┬┬╙ WILL USE THIS PIN TO DETECT THE BAUD RATE OF THE INCOMING CALL. ╬OTE THAT IF YOU HAVE A 1200 BAUD ╚AYES MODEM THAT SUPPLIES THE SPEED INDICATE ON PIN 12/╩, YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODE RATHER THAN B). B) ╚AYES 1200 MODE - ╘HIS MODE SHOULD BE USED IF YOU ARE USING AN OLD STYLE 1670 OR A PROPERLY INTERFACED ╚AYES 1200 ┬╨╙ MODEM, AND THE SPEED INDICATE SIGNAL IS ╬╧╘ AVAILABLE FROM PIN 12/╩ OF THE USER PORT. ╬OTE THAT WHENEVER ╔ SAY "╚AYES MODEM", ╔ INCLUDE ╚AYES COMPATIBLES IN WITH ACTUAL ╚AYES MODEMS. ╘HE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS OPTION AND THE PREVIOUS IS THAT THIS ONE DEPENDS ON RESPONSE CODES FROM THE MODEM. ╔F YOU HAVE A GOOD ╚AYES 1200 COMPATIBLE, THIS MODE SHOULD BE JUST AS RELIABLE AS THE PREVIOUS ONE. ╔F IN DOUBT AT TO WHICH MODE TO USE USE THIS ONE. C) 2400 ╚AYES MODEMS - ╘HIS MODE SHOULD BE USED IF YOU ARE RUNNING WITH A 2400 BAUD MODEM. ╔T WILL SET UP THE ANSWERING MODE OF THE ┬┬╙ FOR CORRECT 2400 ┬╨╙ CONNECTION. ╬OTE THAT ╙╨┼╬├┼ HAS SPECIAL ╥╙-232 ROUTINES IN PLACE TO ALLOW ERROR-FREE 2400 ┬╨╙ OPERATION. D) ╬O MODEM - ╘HIS MODE WILL ALLOW YOU TO TEST OUT THE ┬┬╙ WITH NO MODEM IN THE USER PORT, OR WITH A MODEM THAT ISN'T SUPPORTED. ╬OTE THAT IN THIS MODE, THE ┬┬╙ WILL NEVER ANSWER THE PHONE - THE MODEM MIGHT (DEPENDING ON ITS SETTINGS), BUT THE ┬┬╙ WON'T RESPOND. ╙ETTING UP YOUR ═ODEM --------------------- A) ╧LD 1670 (3 DIP SWITCHES) ╙WITCH 1: ╒╨ 2: ─╧╫╬ 3: ─╧╫╬ B) ╬EW 1670 (4 DIP SWITCHES) ╙WITCH 1: ─╧┼╙╬'╘ ═┴╘╘┼╥ 2: ─╧╫╬ 3: ─╧╫╬ 4: ─╧╫╬ C) ╚AYES MODEMS WITH ─╔╨ SWITCHES I) ─╘╥ (─ATA ╘ERMINAL ╥EADY) MUST BE FORCED ON. (╙YMPTOMS IF LEFT ╧╞╞: ╙UDDEN CALLER LOGOFFS WILL BE EXPERIENCED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GO TO A LINK, OR ┬┬╙ WILL NOT SETUP) II) ─├─ (─ATA ├ARRIER ─ETECT) MUST NOT BE FORCED ON. (╙YMPTOMS IF LEFT ╧╬: ┬┬╙ WILL SEEM TO LOCKUP WHEN CALLERS ATTEMPT TO HANG UP) III) ┴┴ (┴UTO-ANSWER) NOT FORCED IS BEST, BUT WILL WORK EITHER WAY. (╙YMPTOMS IF LEFT ╧╬: ═ODEM WILL ANSWER THE PHONE EVEN WHEN THE ┬┬╙ IS ╬╧╘ OPERATIONAL) D) ╚AYES MODEMS WITH ┼┼╨╥╧═ MEMORY ╘HE LATEST 2400 MODEMS DO NOT USE ─╔╨ SWITCHES; RATHER, THEY WRITE SETUP INFO DIRECTLY TO ON-BOARD ╥┴═ MEMORY. ╘HIS MAKES THESE MODEMS A LITTLE TRICKIER TO SET UP. ╘HE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE WAS USED WITH A ╟╓├ ╙UPER ═ODEM 2400 (AND SHOULD BE SIMILAR WITH OTHERS): ╟O TO TERMINAL MODE IN THE ┬┬╙ (╙╚╔╞╘-╘ OR ╞2 WHEN AT "╫AITING FOR ├ALL"). ┼NTER THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS, HITTING RETURN AT THE END OF EACH LINE: ┴╘ &╞ (├ALLS UP FACTORY CONFIGURATION, IN CASE SOME DANGEROUS VALUES EXIST IN A REGISTER FROM SOME PREVIOUS OPERATION.) ┴╘ &├1 &─0 &╫ (╙ETS CARRIER DETECT TO BE NON-FORCED, AND FORCES ─╘╥ ON, THEN WRITES THIS CONFIGURATION TO THE MODEM'S ┼┼╨╥╧═ MEMORY.) ╬OTE THAT THESE VALUES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT EVEN AFTER YOU TURN YOUR MODEM OFF (WHICH IS THE BEAUTY OF ┼┼╨╥╧═ MEMORY, AFTER ALL). ╔F AT ANY TIME YOU CHANGE THESE VALUES BY WRITING NEW VALUES OVER THEM (&╫), YOU SHOULD REPEAT THE ABOVE PROCEDURE TO ENSURE THAT YOUR MODEM WILL CONTINUE TO WORK CORRECTLY WITH THE ┬┬╙. ┴BOUT ═ODEM ╔NTERFACES ---------------------- ╘HE ┬┬╙ SHOULD WORK WITH ┴╠╠ TYPES OF MODEM INTERFACES FOR THE ├64 (CARRIER DETECT INVERTED OR NOT). ╚OWEVER, YOU ARE ADVISED TO BUY A QUALITY INTERFACE FOR BEST RESULTS. ─O ╬╧╘ BUY A CHEAP ONE WHICH USES ╘╘╠ CIRCUITRY, AS THESE ARE NOT VERY RELIABLE. ╘HEY ARE USUALLY IDENTIFIABLE BECAUSE THEY HAVE A PRICE TAG IN THE $19.95 RANGE. ┴ GOOD ONE SHOULD RUN YOU AT LEAST $35. ╔ PERSONALLY RECOMMEND THE "─ELUXE ╥╙-232 ╔NTERFACE" FROM ╧MNITRONIX. ╔T IS AVAILABLE FROM MAIL ORDER HOUSES LIKE ┬RIWALL FOR AROUND $40. ╘O USE THE ╙WIFTLINK CARTRIDGE WITH ╙PENCE YOU MUST DO THE FOLLOWING: - ╠OAD ┬╧╧╘6.3 - ╠IST THE BOOT AND LOCATE "SL=0" - ├HANGE IT TO "SL=1" AND THEN RESAVE IT. ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ├: ─╔╙╦ ─╥╔╓┼ ╙╨┼┼─ ╒╨ ├┴╥╘╥╔─╟┼╙ ┴ CARTRIDGE TO SPEED UP PROGRAM LOADING IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR USE WITH THE ┬┬╙. ╘HE TIME SAVINGS ARE INCREDIBLE, AND IF EXTERNAL LINKS ARE USED, A SPEED-UP CARTRIDGE WILL BECOME ALMOST A NECESSITY TO PREVENT YOUR USERS FROM DYING OF BOREDOM DURING LINK LOADS. ┘OU SHOULD SPECIFY ANY 1541 DRIVES AS TYPE ╧╘╚┼╥ IN THE ╙┼╘╒╨ PROGRAM IF YOU USE A SPEED-UP CARTRIDGE. ╘HIS IS BECAUSE THE ┬┬╙ USES ITS OWN SPEED-UP CODE ON 1541 DRIVES AND A CONFLICT MAY OCCUR WITH THE CARTRIDGE. ╫HEN YOU SPECIFY YOUR 1541 AS ╧╘╚┼╥, THE ┬┬╙ SPEED-UP CODE IS DISABLED WITH THIS DRIVE, AND THE CARTRIDGE MAY SAFELY USE ITS OWN CODE TO ACCELERATE YOUR DRIVE. ╘HE FOLLOWING CARTRIDGES HAVE BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO WORK WITH ╙╨┼╬├┼: ═ACH 5 ╘HE ╞INAL ├ARTRIDGE ╙UPER╙NAPSHOT (VERSIONS 2 THROUGH 5.22) ╘HE FOLLOWING ─╧ ╬╧╘ WORK WITH ╙╨┼╬├┼, AND SHOULD ╬╧╘ BE CONNECTED WHEN THE ┬┬╙ IS IN OPERATION: ╫ARP ╙PEED ┼PYX ╞AST ╠OAD ╙UPER╙NAPSHOT ╧RDERING ╔NFORMATION ---------------------------------- ╧F ALL THE CARTRIDGES WE HAVE EXAMINED, WE FIND THE ╙UPER╙NAPSHOT THE BEST VALUE FOR THE MONEY. ╔T'S VERY RELIABLE. ┴LSO, IT'S MANY OTHER FEATURES BESIDES FASTLOADING (FROM 1581'S TOO!) MAKE IT AN EXCELLENT BUY. ╘O ORDER A ╙UPER╙NAPSHOT CARTRIDGE: ╙OFTWARE ╙UPPORT ╔NT 2700 ╬.┼. ┴NDRESEN ╥D, ╙UITE ┴-10 ╓ANCOUVER, ╫┴ 98661 (206)695-1393 - ╙╒╨╨╧╥╘ (800)356-1179 - ╧╥─┼╥╙ ╘HEY ARE CURRENTLY SHIPPING ╓5.22 OF THE CARTRIDGE, FOR ABOUT $70.00. ╘HE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS CONTAIN SOME INFORMATION ABOUT BUGS WITH THE ╙NAPSHOT CARTRIDGE. ╘HEY ARE VERY MINOR; NEVERTHELESS, YOU SHOULD KEEP THEM IN MIND: ╙UPER╙NAPSHOT: ╘IME ╙CREW ╒PS ╔F FOR SOME REASON YOU GO TO THE ╙NAPSHOT MENU BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 12:00 AND 1:00 (EITHER ┴═ OR ╨═) YOU WILL FLIP THE ┴═/╨═ FLAG IN THE COMPUTER. ╔F YOU LOGGED ON AT 12:00 NOON, WENT TO THE ╙NAPSHOT MENU TO GET A DIRECTORY OF THE DISK (FOR EXAMPLE), AND RETURNED TO THE ┬┬╙, THE ┬┬╙ WILL THINK IT IS 12:00 MIDNIGHT AND UPDATE THE LOGS TO SHOW THE NEW DATE AFTER YOUR NEXT COMMAND. ╔N ORDER TO GET AROUND THIS PROBLEM, MAKE SURE YOU GO TO THE ╙NAPSHOT MENU ╘╫╔├┼. ╘HE FIRST TIME, THE ┴═/╨═ FLAG WILL BE FLIPPED. ╘HE SECOND TIME, IT WILL BE RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL STATE. ╘HE ┬┬╙ DOESN'T UPDATE THE LOGS UNTIL ┴╞╘┼╥ THE NEXT COMMAND YOU ENTER AT THE COMMAND LINE, SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE LOGS GETTING UPDATED BETWEEN BUTTON PRESSES. ╬OTE THAT THERE IS NO WAY AROUND THIS BUG, AND IT'S NOT OUR FAULT. ╘HE ┴═/╨═ FLAG GETS FLIPPED RIGHT ON THE CHIP, AND WE'RE POWERLESS TO PREVENT IT, LET ALONE EVEN KNOW WHY IT HAPPENS. ╫E HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ╥ON ╙MITH, ONE OF THE CREATORS OF THE ╙UPER╙NAPSHOT CARTRIDGE, AND HE HAS PROMISED THAT THIS WILL BE CORRECTED IN THE NEXT VERSION OF THE CARTRIDGE. ╔N THE MEAN TIME, YOU PROBABLY WON'T FIND YOURSELF GOING TO THE ╙NAPSHOT MENU THAT OFTEN, AND THEN ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE TIME AROUND NOON. ╬OW THAT YOU KNOW OF THIS BUG'S EXISTENCE, AVOIDING IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH EFFORT. ╙UPER╙NAPSHOT: ╠╧┴─ ╟ARBAGE ╔F YOU KEEP YOUR LINKS ON A 1541, YOU WILL FIND THAT REMOTE USERS WILL EXPERIENCE MYSTERIOUS GARBAGE CHARACTERS WHEN GOING TO A LINK. ╘HIS IS ANOTHER BUG IN THE CARTRIDGE. ╔F YOU HAVE A MODEM WITH ╠┼─S ON THEM, YOU WILL NOTICE THE ╙┼╬─ ─┴╘┴ AND ╥┼├┼╔╓┼ ─┴╘┴ LIGHTS BECOME ACTIVE DURING ╠╧┴─S. ╘HIS IS VERY MYSTERIOUS, AND AGAIN, WE HAVE BEEN ASSURED BY ╥ON ╙MITH THAT THIS ╘╧╧ WILL BE FIXED (IF POSSIBLE). ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ─: ╪╨ ═┼╙╙┴╟┼ ┼─╔╘╧╥ ═ANY PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED ABOUT HOW THE ╙PENCE ╪╨ MESSAGE EDITOR WORKS. ╔ ADMIT IT DOES TAKE A LITTLE GETTING USED TO, BUT IT IS SIMPLY THE BEST MESSAGE ENTRY SYSTEM THERE IS NEXT TO FULL SCREEN EDITING. ╚ERE'S HOW IT WORKS: ┘OU TYPE IN YOUR MESSAGE AND PRESS RETURN TWICE AT THE END OF EACH PARAGRAPH OR WHERE YOU WISH TO FORCE A BLANK LINE. ─ON'T WORRY ABOUT WHAT IT ╠╧╧╦╙ LIKE SINCE THE ┬┬╙ WILL DO ALL THE FORMATTING LATER. ┴ LINE ORIENTED MESSAGE ENTRY SYSTEM IS FINE IF EVERYONE IS READING THE MESSAGE IN A 40 COLUMN FORMAT, BUT THE ╙PENCE ╪╨ ┬┬╙ ALLOWS THE READER TO SET THE OUTPUT TO ANY WIDTH THEY DESIRE. ╙╨┼╬├┼ ALLOWS USERS WITH DIFFERENT SCREEN SIZES TO READ ALL TEXT FILES SO THAT THEY FIT ON THEIR SCREEN PERFECTLY. ╫HEN YOU PRESS RETURN IN THE MESSAGE EDITOR YOU GET A SPECIAL CONTROL CHARACTER. ╘HIS CONTROL CHARACTER, USUALLY A LEFT ARROW OR UNDERSCORE, REPRESENTS THE POINT IN WHICH A CARRIAGE RETURN (ABBREVIATES TO ├╥) WILL APPEAR WHEN THE MESSAGE IS READ. ╘HIS SYSTEM ALLOWS YOU TO DELETE ├╥S OR ADD THEM AS YOU DESIRE WITHOUT EXITING THE MESSAGE EDITOR. ╨RESSING RETURN TWICE WITHIN A TEXT BLOCK WILL FORCE A ├╥ AND LEAVE A BLANK LINE. ╘HIS IS USED AT THE END OF A PARAGRAPH MOSTLY. ┘OU CAN EXIT THE MESSAGE EDITOR BY SENDING A ├╘╥╠-╨. ┘OU WILL THEN BE IN EDIT ├╧══┴╬─ MODE. ┘OU MAY USE ANY OF THE EDITOR COMMANDS. ┘OU CAN EVEN USE THE COMMANDS TO REMOVE ├╥S OR INSERT THEM IN YOUR TEXT. ╘O GENERATE THE ├╥ CONTROL CHARACTER YOU SIMPLY HAVE TO TYPE ╘╚┴╘ CHARACTER ON YOUR KEYBOARD (LEFT ARROW, OR UNDERSCORE). ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ┼: ═╧─╔╞┘╔╬╟ ╙╨┼╬├┼ ╧NE OF THE QUESTIONS ╔ GET ASKED THE MOST IS HOW TO IMPLEMENT OR CHANGE CERTAIN FEATURES IN THE ┬┬╙. ╨REVIOUS ╙╨┼╬├┼ MANUALS HAVE BEEN CURIOUSLY SILENT ON THIS SUBJECT; ╔ HOPE TO REVEAL SOME FACTS THAT WILL HELP YOU MAKE THE CHANGES YOU WISH. ╘HE ┬┴╙╔├ ┬┬╙ CONSUMES ALMOST ALL AVAILABLE ┬┴╙╔├ ╥┴═ IN THE ├64. ┴S A MATTER OF FACT, THERE IS ╓┼╥┘ LITTLE ╥┴═ LEFT FOR YOU TO ADD FEATURES. ╔ SUGGEST THAT IF YOU WANT TO IMPLEMENT MAJOR MODIFICATIONS, SEE IF YOU CAN PUT IT INTO A LINK. (╙EE ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ╞: ┼╪╘┼╥╬┴╠ ╠╔╬╦╙ FOR MORE DETAILS.) ╘HE ═╠ FOR THE ┬┬╙ LOADS IN AT $┬000 AND GOES RIGHT UP TO $├┼00. ╚ERE'S A LITTLE MEMORY MAP: $┴000-$┬000 ╞AST GARBAGE/FILECOPY BUFFER $┬000-$┬800 ╨UNTER ROUTINES $┬800-$┬┴00 ╞AST ╟ARBAGE CODE $┬┴00-$├000 ╪═╧─┼═ ROUTINES $├000-$├┼00 ╪╨ MISCELLANEOUS ╔/╧ CODE $├┼00-$├╞╞╞ ╥╙-232 MODEM ╔/╧ BUFFERS $┼000-$╞╞00 ═ESSAGE ENTRY BUFFER ┴S YOU CAN SEE, ALL AVAILABLE ╥┴═ IS PUT TO GOOD USE! ┴BOUT THE ONLY RAM NOT USED RESIDES UNDER THE $─000 4╦ BLOCK, BUT SINCE THIS IS A RATHER TRICKY AREA TO RUN CODE OUT OF, IT WILL PROBABLY REMAIN FREE FOR SOME TIME TO COME. ╘HE ╙PENCE ╪╨ ═╠ SOURCE CODE HAS ╬╧╘ BEEN RELEASED ON YOUR MASTER DISK (THE ┬┴╙╔├ CODE FOR THE ┬┬╙ AND LINKS HAS, THOUGH - THEY ARE IN THE ╙╧╒╥├┼.┴╥├ FILE). ╘HE FIRST AND FOREMOST REASON THE ═╠ SOURCE WAS NOT RELEASED WAS BECAUSE SOME OF THE SOURCE CODE WAS NOT WRITTEN BY ME, AND ITS AUTHORS DO NOT WANT IT TO BE DISTRIBUTED. ╔ WAS ALLOWED TO USE IT AND MODIFY IT UNDER THE CONDITION ╔ DID NOT PASS IT AROUND. ╙ECONDLY, YOU PROBABLY WON'T HAVE NEED FOR IT. ═ESSING AROUND WITH THE ═╠ IS NOT ADVISED; SOME OF THE CODE IS EXTREMELY TIMING DEPENDANT (THE MODEM CODE COMES TO MIND), AND ANY ADDITIONS YOU MAKE COULD CAUSE HAVOC. ┴ SUMMARY OF THE JUMP TABLE FOUND IN ╙╨┼╬├┼ ═╠ CODE FOLLOWS: ┴DDRESS ├ODE ─ESCRIPTION ------- ---- ----------- $├000 ╩═╨ ┴├├┼╨╘ ╙TANDARD ╨UNTER JUMP TABLE FOLLOWS $├003 ╩═╨ ╥┼├┼╔╓┼ $├006 ╩═╨ ╘╥┴╬╙═╔╘ $├009 ╩═╨ ╥┼├╘┘╨┼ $├00├ ╩═╨ ╘╥┴╬╘┘╨┼ $├00╞ ╩═╨ ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ $├012 ┬╠┴╬╦ $├015 ╩═╨ ╥┼╙┼╘ $├018 ╩═╨ ╔╬╔╘ ╠AST ENTRY IN ╨UNTER JUMP TABLE $├01┬ ╩═╨ ╙┼╘╙╘╘ ╙ET UP STATUS LINE $├01┼ ╩═╨ ╒╨├┴╙┼ ╙HIFT LETTERS IN STRING $├021 ╩═╨ ├╒╥╙╧╥ ╨RINT CURSOR TO SCREEN $├024 ╩═╨ ╙┼╘╘╪╘ ┼NTER TEXT IN MEMORY $├027 ╩═╨ ╙┴╓┼┬╒╞ ╙AVE MESSAGE TO DISK $├02┴ ╩═╨ ╥┼┴─ ╥EAD MESSAGE FROM DISK $├02─ ╩═╨ ╞┼╘├╚ ╥EAD MESSAGE FROM MEMORY $├030 ╩═╨ ╧╒╘╟╧╧─ ╞ORMAT BUFFER FOR MESSAGE $├033 ╩═╨ ╧╒╘╨╒╘ ╧UTPUT STRING $├036 ╩═╨ ╔╬╙┼╥╘ ═OVE UP BUFFERS $├039 ╩═╨ ─┼╠┼╘┼ ═OVE BUFFER BACK $├03├ ╩═╨ ╥┼╨╠┴├┼ ╘RANSFER NEW LINE $├03╞ ╩═╨ ╔╬╨╒╘ ╔NPUT ROUTINE $├042 ╩═╨ ╪╥┼├┼╔╓┼ ╪MODEM RECEIVE FILE $├045 ╩═╨ ╚╧╘╦┼┘ ╚OTKEY ROUTINE $├048 ╩═╨ ╔╬╘╧╞╞ ╥ESTORE ╔╥╤ VECTOR $├04┬ ╩═╨ ╟┼╘╠╔╬ ╟ET LINE OF FILE $├04┼ ╩═╨ ╔╬╘┼╥ ╔NTERRUPT FOR STATUS $├051 ╩═╨ ┬┴╙╧╞╞ ╨UT ┬┴╙╔├ OUT $├054 ╩═╨ ┬┴╙╧╬ ╨UT ┬┴╙╔├ IN $├057 ╩═╨ ├╧╠╠┼├╘ ╟ARBAGE COLLECTION $├05┴ ╩═╨ ┼╬┴┬╠┼ ╬EW ╬═╔ ENABLE $├05─ ╩═╨ ╬═╔╧╞╞ ╧LD ╬═╔ ENABLE $├060 ╩═╨ ├╧╨┘ ├OPY FILE $├063 ╩═╨ ╨╥╘╬╒═ ┬┴╙╔├ IN/PRINT #/┬┴╙╔├ OUT $├066 ╩═╨ ╨╒╬├╒╥ ╨RINT PUNTER CURSOR $├069 ╩═╨ ╙┼╤╥┼┴─ ╠OAD SEQ FILE TO BUFFER $├06├ ╩═╨ ─╥╙┼╘╒╨ 1581 PARTITION MANAGER $├06╞ ╩═╨ ┼┴╘┬┘╘┼╙ ╙KIP BYTES IN READING FILE $├072 ╩═╨ ─╧╙╒═╙ ─O A 16-BIT ├╥├ CALCULATION $├075 ╩═╨ ╪╙┼╬─ ╪MODEM SEND FILE ╘HE ABOVE TABLE IS NOT OVERLY VERBOSE, BUT SHOULD GIVE YOU AN INDICATION ABOUT WHAT SOME OF THE SYSTEM CALLS IN THE ┬┬╙ DO. ╔F YOU WANT TO USE THESE ROUTINES IN YOUR OWN CODE, THE BEST THING TO DO IS CLONE AN EXISTING ╪╨ ROUTINE ALREADY WRITTEN, AND SET UP YOURS THE SAME WAY. ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ╞: ┼╪╘┼╥╬┴╠ ╠╔╬╦╙ ╘HE FOLLOWING LINKS SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH YOUR COPY OF ╙╨┼╬├┼: ╒╘╔╠, ┼─╔╘, ╪╞┼╥, ═╙╟, ═┴╙╦, ╓┴╠, ┬╒╠╠, AND ╘┼╥═. ┴DDITIONALLY, ╠╔╬╦╞╥┴═┼, ╠╔╬╦1 (A GAMES LINK), AND THE ┴╥┼╬┴ LINK ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN SEPARATE ARCS. ╘HE ╒╘╔╠, ╓┴╠, ╘┼╥═, ═╙╟ AND ┼─╔╘ LINK ARE ╙YSOP LINKS, WHILE ╪╞┼╥, ┬╒╠╠, ═┴╙╦, ╠╔╬╦1 AND ┴╥┼╬┴ CAN BE ACCESSED BY ANY MEMBER. ╒SING THE ╟╧ COMMAND BY ITSELF WITHOUT A PARAMETER WILL CAUSE THE ┬┬╙ TO DISPLAY A SEQ FILE FROM DRIVE 8:0 CALLED "LINKS". ┴ "LINKS" FILE HAS ALREADY BEEN CREATED FOR YOU (ON YOUR MASTER DISK). ┴NY LINKS ADDED TO THE SYSTEM (EX. THE ╠╔╬╦1 LINK) MUST FOLLOW THESE CONVENTIONS: 1) ╘HEY MUST BE LOCATED ON THE DRIVE YOU SPECIFIED AS YOUR LINK DRIVE IN THE SETUP. 2) ╘HEY MUST FOLLOW A STRICT NAMING CONVENTION. ╞OR A NORMAL LINK, WHICH ANY VALIDATED USER MAY ACCESS, IT MUST BE NAMED "L-╠╔╬╦╬┴═┼". ╘HAT'S A LOWER CASE LEADING "L" FOLLOWED BY THE NAME OF THE LINK IN UPPERCASE. ╘O ADD A LINK FOR USERS WITH SYSOP STATUS ONLY, NAME IT "S-╠╔╬╦╬┴═┼". ╬OTICE THE "S" INSTEAD OF THE "L" IN THE FILENAME. ╬OTE: ╘IMED ACTION LINKS MUST BE USE THE "L" PREFIX. ┼X: L-╓┴╠. ╔N THIS CASE THE LINK ITSELF WILL MAKE SURE NO ONE BUT THE SYSTEM CAN ACCESS IT. ╘IMED ┴CTION ╞ILE (╓ALIDATION LINK) ----------------------------------- ╘HE ┬┬╙ HAS THE CAPABILITY TO AUTOMATICALLY EXECUTE EXTERNAL LINKS AT PREDEFINED TIMES AND DAY INTERVALS. ╔T DOES THIS THROUGH THE USE OF A TIMED ACTION FILE. ╘HIS FILE IS CALLED "ACTION", AND MUST BE LOCATED ON YOUR 8:0 DISK (EVEN IF IT IS EMPTY!). ┴N EMPTY COPY IS ALREADY CREATED FOR YOU, AND IS IN THE DISTRIBUTED ┴╥├. ╔T CURRENTLY CONTAINS 25 EMPTY SLOTS CORRESPONDING TO 1 HEADER RECORD, AND 24 HOUR SLOTS FOR EACH HOUR IN THE DAY (POSITION ONE BEING MIDNIGHT). ╔N EACH ONE OF THE SLOTS, SIMPLY INSERT THE FILENAME OF THE LINK IN UPPER CASE (USING THE ┼─╔╘ LINKS TEXT EDITOR) THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE EXECUTED AT THAT HOUR. ╞OR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WANT THE VALIDATIONS LINK (L-╓┴╠) TO BE EXECUTED AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING, YOUR ┴├╘╔╧╬ FILE MIGHT LOOK LIKE THIS: TIMED EVENTS FOLLOW <-- THE DUMMY HEADER <├╥> <-- MIDNIGHT <├╥> <-- 1 O'CLOCK <├╥> <-- 2 O'CLOCK <├╥> <-- 3 O'CLOCK ╓┴╠ <-- 4 O'CLOCK <├╥> <-- 5 O'CLOCK <├╥> <├╥> ...AND SO ON (16 MORE RETURN CHARACTERS FOLLOW). ┴T THE DESIGNATED HOUR, THE VALIDATION LINK WILL AUTOMATICALLY VALIDATE ANY APPLICATIONS PENDING IN THE ╓ALIDATIONS FILE. ╔F, HOWEVER, YOU ONLY WANT A LINK EXCUTING ONCE PER WEEK (EVERY 7 DAYS), OR AT ANY OTHER INTERVAL, PRECEDE THE LINK NAME WITH THAT NUMBER. ╔N THE ABOVE EXAMPLE IT WOULD READ: 7╓┴╠ <-- 4 O'CLOCK ╬OW THE VAL LINK WILL STILL BE EXECUTED AT 4 AM, BUT ONLY EVERY 7 DAYS. ╔NTERVALS MAY SET AT ANY RATE, BUT INTERVALS GREATER THAN 15 WILL ONLY EXECUTE ONCE PER MONTH. ┴LSO, REGARDLESS OF INTERVAL ALL TIMED LINKS WILL EXECUTE ON THE 1ST OF EVERY MONTH. ╙EQ ╞ILE & ╙TATS ┼DITOR ╠INK ---------------------------- ╘HIS LINK (CALLED THE ┼─╔╘ LINK) WILL ALLOW YOU TO EDIT ANY TEXT (FILE TYPE ╙┼╤) FILE YOU HAVE STORED ON DISK, OR CREATE TEXT FILES TO BE SAVED TO DISK. ┴DDITIONALLY, YOU CAN MODIFY YOUR SYSTEM SETUP WITH IT. ╞OR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN CHANGE THE TYPES OF YOUR DRIVES WHILE YOU ARE ╧╬╠╔╬┼, OR MODIFY ANY NUMBER OF A SYSTEMS CHARACTERISTICS. ┼DITING TEXT FILES IS RATHER SIMPLE. ╒SE ├╥┼┴╘┼ TO START A NEW TEXT FILE AND ┼─╔╘ TO EDIT A PRE-EXISTING ONE. ╘HE TEXT EDITOR FUNCTIONS VERY SIMILARLY TO THE ONE IN THE ┬┬╙. ╬OW, LET'S TALK ABOUT EDITING YOUR SYSTEM CONFIGURATION. ╫HEN YOU ENTER THE COMMAND ╙╘┴╘╙, YOU ARE BROUGHT TO A MENU DRIVEN STATISTICS EDITOR. ╔T IS REALLY SELF-EXPLANATORY, AND REALLY EASY TO USE! ╞IRST, FROM THE STATS MENU YOU CAN ╙┴╓┼ AND RE-╠╧┴─ THE STATISTICS AND CONFIGURATION INFORMATION. ╫HEN YOU ALTER A SETTING, NOTE THAT IT IS ╬╧╘ SAVED RIGHT AWAY. ╙AVING ONLY TAKES PLACE WHEN YOU ARE ENTIRELY DONE MAKING YOUR CHANGES. ╔F YOU ATTEMPT TO EXIT THE STATS EDITOR WITHOUT SAVING THE STATS (WHICH YOU ├┴╬ DO), THE ┬┬╙ WILL PROMPT YOU AS TO WHETHER YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAVE THE STATS FILE. ╔F CARRIER IS LOST, THE STATS ARE ALSO SAVED. ╬OTE, IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO SAVE THE STATS FILE AFTER YOU'VE ALREADY ALTERED THE DISK YOU'RE ASKING FOR TROUBLE. ╞OR EXAMPLE, IF YOU ADD A MESSAGE BASE OR DELETE A DIRECTORY, SOME INFORMATION ON DISK WILL BE AFFECTED EVEN THOUGH THE STATS FILE ITSELF HAS NOT BEEN SAVED. ╞OR THIS REASON, MAKE SURE YOU DON'T ACCIDENTALLY ╠╧┴─ THE OLD STATS FILE UP WHEN ONE OF YOUR PREVIOUS COMMANDS HAS AFFECTED SOMETHING ON DISK. ╘HE ONLY OTHER THING YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF IS THAT ALTHOUGH THE EDITOR TAKES CARE OF UPDATING THE DISK AND THE STATS FILES, IT WILL ╬╧╘ COPY RELATED FILES FOR YOU. ═EANING THIS: PROGRAMS IN THE TRANSFER DIRECTORIES, BULLETINS, LINKS, AND MESSAGE BODIES ARE ╬╧╘ COPIED TO THE APPROPRIATE DISKS WHEN YOU CHANGE THE ALLOCATION. ╔F YOU MOVE MESSAGE BASE #2 TO A DIFFERENT DISK, THE ACTUAL MESSAGES IN THE BASE ARE NOT COPIED OVER. ╘HE SYSTEM HAS JUST BEEN CHANGED TO ╠╧╧╦ FOR THEM ON THAT DRIVE. ┘OU HAVE TO FILE COPY THE FILES OVER THEMSELVES. ┴NY RELIABLE PROGRAM/SEQUENTIAL FILE COPIER WILL WORK FOR SUCH TASKS. ╘HIS NEXT TIP SHOULD GO WITHOUT SAYING, BUT AFTER COPYING OVER THE FILES, DELETE THE ORIGINALS. ╠INKFRAME2.X ------------ ╘HIS LINK WILL INTEREST THE PROGRAMMERS OUT THERE. ╬OTE THAT IT IS ╬╧╘ LOCATED IN THESE ┴╥├ FILES; THERE IS A LINKFRAME.ARC CIRCULATING THAT CONTAINS THE LINKFRAME SOURCE AS WELL AS COMPLETE PROGRAMMING DOCUMENTATION. ╘HE SOURCE IS A "LINKFRAME", MEANING IT IS A LINK FROM WHICH PROGRAMMERS MAY BUILD OTHER LINKS, LIKE GAME LINKS OR SPECIAL SYSOP-ONLY LINKS. ╙EE THE ARC FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. ┴╨╨┼╬─╔╪ ╟: ├╧═╨╔╠╔╬╟ ╘╚┼ ┬┬╙ ╘HE ╙PENCE ╪╨ ┬┬╙ IS A COMPILED PROGRAM, USING ┬LITZ! FROM ╙KYLES ┼LECTRIC ╫ORKS. ┴S THE ┬┬╙ IS A VERY LARGE PROGRAM, IT WILL NOT RUN FOR LONG WHEN NOT COMPILED BEFORE YOU GET AN OUT OF MEMORY ERROR. ├OMPILING "TRIMS" THE ┬┬╙ DOWN TO A SIZE WHICH IS SMALL ENOUGH FOR IT TO RUN WITHOUT "?╧UT ╧F ═EMORY ERRORS" DURING OPERATION, AND SIGNIFICANTLY SPEEDS UP ITS OPERATION IN THE PROCESS. ╔F YOU MAKE CHANGES TO THE ┬┬╙ BASIC CODE, YOU ═╒╙╘ RE-COMPILE IT SO THAT YOU CAN USE IT ON YOUR SYSTEM. ╙O FAR, ╔ HAVE FOUND ┬LITZ! TO BE THE ONLY PROGRAM THAT DOES AN ADEQUATE JOB OF COMPILING THE ┬┬╙. ╔F YOU DECIDE TO USE ANOTHER COMPILER, IT MUST FOLLOW SOME CONDITIONS: 1) ╘HE COMPILER MUST ╬╧╘ ALTER THE FORMAT VARIABLES ARE STORED IN BY ┬┴╙╔├ (THIS DISALLOWS COMPILERS LIKE ╨┼╘╙╨┼┼─, WHICH USE THEIR OWN FORMAT). ╘HE ╙PENCE ╪╨ ═╠ ACCESSES VARIABLES DIRECTLY, AND EXPECTS THEM TO BE STORED IN THE FORMAT ┬┴╙╔├ WOULD STORE THEM. 2) ╔T MUST ALLOW AN ╥╙-232 DEVICE TO BE ACTIVE. 3) ╔T MUST ALLOW THE COMPILED PROGRAM TO EXIT BACK TO ┬┴╙╔├. 4) ├OMMANDS IN THE FORMAT ╙┘╙ ╪╪╪╪╪,┴$ MUST NOT CAUSE A SYNTAX ERROR. (╘HIS DISALLOWS THE ┴BACUS ├64 COMPILER.) ╬OTE THAT LINKS FOR THE ┬┬╙ DO NOT ╚┴╓┼ TO BE COMPILED, UNLIKE SOME ┬┬╙ PROGRAMS. ┘OU CAN RUN A COMPILED ┬┬╙ WITH A ┬┴╙╔├ LINK IF YOU WISH. ╚OWEVER, IT IS ADVISABLE TO COMPILE ALL LINKS, AS THIS GREATLY IMPROVES THEIR SPEED. ╫HEN COMPILING, COMPILE ┼┴├╚ PROGRAM WITH THE ╨-├ODE INTERPRETER AS PART OF THE FINISHED PROGRAM. ┬LITZ! 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