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-------------------------------------- ─OCUMENTATION FOR THE ┴LL ┴MERICAN ┬┬╙ ┬Y ╬ICKOLAI ┴. ╙MITH (919)-497-0989 -------------------------------------- ╔F YOU ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING A PRIOR VERSION TO THIS ONE, YOU ├┴╬ USE ALL OF YOUR EXISTING FILES! ┴LL YOU REALLY NEED TO DO IS ADD COLOR TO THEM BY USING ╟RAPHIX ═AGIC OR SOME TYPE OF ├OLOR & ╟RAPHICS MESSAGE MAKER. (╠IKE THE ONE IN ╘OUCHTERM). ┬E SURE TO PUT THE PARAMETERS ON YOUR SYSTEM DISK BY LOADING THE _AA SETUP. ╔F YOU ARE JUST STARTING THIS ┬┬╙ THEN THE 1ST THING THAT YOU MUST DO IS LOAD AND RUN THE PROGRAM CALLED '_CREATE BBS V6.7'. ╧NCE YOU HAVE THAT PROGRAM IN MEMORY AND YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE MENU, YOU SELECT 'S' FOR SYSTEM CREATE! ╘HEN YOU INSERT A BLANK DISK TO CONTAIN THE FILES THAT WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE ┬┬╙'S OPERATION. ┘OU HAVE THE OPTION OF FORMATTING THAT DISK OR IF IT IS ALREADY FORMATTED THEN ANSWER NO TO THE FORMAT QUESTION. ╘HE DISK THAT YOU CREATE WITH THAT PORTION OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE CALLED THE 'FILE DISK'. ╔N EVERY PORTION OF THESE DOCS OR ON THE ┬┬╙, WHERE IT MENTIONS THE FILE DISK, IS THAT DISK THAT YOU HAVE CREATED WITH THE SYSTEM CREATOR. ┘OU MUST ENTER SOMETHING AT EACH OF THE PROMPTS AFTER THE DISK HAS BEEN FORMATTED. ╘HEN YOU MUST LOAD AND RUN THE PROGRAM CALLED _AA SETUP V6.7. ├HOOSE 'A' FROM THE MENU AND ANSWER ALL OF THE QUESTIONS FOR YOUR SETUP. ┬E SURE TO KEEP THE SYSTEM DISK IN THE DRIVE WHEN IT WRITES THE PARAMETERS TO THE DISK. ─ON'T PUT IN THE FILE DISK FOR THE PARAMETERS. ╔F YOU DON'T PUT THE PARAMETERS ON THE SYSTEM DISK, THEN WHEN YOU GO TO LOAD THE ┬┬╙, YOU WILL GET A ╞╔╠┼ ╬╧╘ ╞╧╒╬─ ERROR. ╘HE PROGRAM CALLED _D/L DIR CREATE IS ONLY FOR ╙╞─-1001 OR ╚ARD DRIVE. ┴NY OF THE DRIVES THAT YOU ARE USING ON THE ┬┬╙ CAN BE AN ╙╞─-1001 OR ALL OF THEM. ┴T ANY PLACE IN THIS PROGRAM WHERE IT MENTIONS ╙╞─-1001, YOU CAN ALSO USE A ╚┴╥─ ─╔╙╦ DRIVE THERE. ─RIVE NUMBERS START FROM #8 AND WORK THEIR WAY UP TO #11 WHICH IS THE ═┴╪. ╬╧╘┼: ┘OU CANNOT LOAD THE ┬┬╙ PROGRAM FROM THE _CREATE BBS PROGRAM IF YOU HAVE USED FASTBOOT V2. ╩UST RESET THE COMPUTER AND START BY LOADING THE ┬┬╙ AFTER YOU HAVE ANSWERED ALL THE QUESTIONS ON SETUP. ╘HERE IS NO LONGER AN OPTION TO MULTIFILE DOWNLOAD THE WHOLE DISK. ╫HEN YOU ARE USING THE ╓ALIDATION FROM THE ┬┬╙ (<╒>SER VALIDATE COMMAND) AND YOU DELETE ALOT OF CALLERS, IT WILL TAKE AWHILE TO ┼╥┴╙┼ ALL THE DELETED CALLERS ┼-MAIL FROM THE DISK! ╙O DON'T BE CONCERNED WITH HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE THERE! ┘OU CAN HEAR THE DRIVE SPINNING AND IT IS DELETING THE USERS ┼-MAIL MESSAGES AT THE SAME TIME IT IS DELETING THEM. ╘HIS IS DONE AFTER YOU ARE DONE WITH THE ENTIRE LOG! ─╧ ╬╧╘ USE A ╞┴╙╘╠╧┴─ CARTRIDGE! ╘HE NAMES FOR THE ─/╠ DATABASES ARE ONLY USED IF YOU HAVE 2 DRIVES OR MORE FOR D/L. (3 DRIVES OR MORE TOTAL) ┬UT STILL YOU ═╒╙╘ ENTER A NAME FOR THE ─/╠ DATABASES. ┘OU CAN HAVE ─/╠'S IF YOU HAVE 1 DRIVE! ╩UST HAVE THE FILENAMES (THAT YOU WANT FOR ─/╠) ON THE FILE DISK WITHOUT '_' IN FRONT OF THEM. ╬╧╘┼: ┘OU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR LISTING OF 'BULLETINS' IN AN ┼╓┼╬ ╬╒═┬┼╥! ╔F YOU ─╧╬'╘ IT WILL CRASH!!!!! ╬╧╘┼: THE FILE '_BULLETINS' CONTAINS ALL THE BULLETINS THAT ARE USED IN YOUR ┬┬╙! ╘HE FILE '_SYSOP PHONE' CONTAINS THE NAME OF THE SPECIAL BULLETIN AND THE ACCESS LEVEL FOR IT! ╘╚┼┘ ═╒╙╘ ═┴╘├╚ ┼╪┴├╘╠┘! ╞OR INSTANCE IF YOU HAVE YOUR SPECIAL BULLETIN AS: ┼LITE AND IN THE FILE '_SYSOP PHONE' YOU HAVE IT LISTED AS: ELITE ╘HEN OF COURSE IT WILL ╬╧╘ WORK AND ┴╠╠ CALLERS CAN VIEW IT!!!!! ┴LSO: YOUR ╙╨┼├╔┴╠ ┬╒╠╠┼╘╔╬ ═╒╙╘ BE AN ODD NUMBER. ╙UCH AS: ╨UBLIC ┬┬╙ NO.S ╨IRATE ├OMPUTER ╘IPS ╞OR ╙ALE ╩OKES ╘HIS ┼╪┴═╨╠┼ IS WITH '╨IRATE' AS THE ╙╨┼├╔┴╠ ┬╒╠╠┼╘╔╬! IN FILE '_BULLETINS' ╔F YOU HAD IT AT NUMBER 2 OR 4 THEN ┴╠╠ CALLERS WOULD SEE IT!!!! ┘OU PICK THE NAME AND ┴├├┼╙╙ LEVEL FOR VIEWING THE ╙PECIAL BULLETIN. ╘HERE IS A TERMINAL MODE IN THE ┬┬╙! BUT FILE TRANSFERS IN THE TERMINAL MODE ARE ╘╥╔├╦┘! ╫HEN YOU ARE DOWNLOADING FROM ANOTHER SYSTEM YOU HAVE TO SAY ╒╨╠╧┴─. ╘HE REASON IS BECAUSE IT USES THE ┬┬╙'S FILE TRANSFER AREA. ╘HE SAME GOES FOR UPLOADING. (YOU HAVE TO SAY ─╧╫╬╠╧┴─) ╙ORRY ABOUT THE INCONVENIENCE BUT IT SAVES ON MEMORY THAT WAY. ╘HE FILE TRANSFER SECTION NOW HAS MULTIFILE CAPABILITY FOR LEVEL YOU SET ╔T CAN BE USED WITH 1, 2 3 OR 4 DRIVES ╬OW A PARAMETER FILE HAS BEEN ADDED! ╔T IS CALLED '_AAPARAM64' ╔T IS CREATED THROUGH THE ┬╧╧╘ PRG. ╫HEN YOU HAVE THE ┬┬╙ RUNNING AND SOMEONE IS ╧╬╠╔╬┼, YOU CAN RAISE THAT CALLERS SECURITY BY PRESSING 'E' FROM THE SYSOP'S MENU. ╘HEN THE CALLER WILL BE ╨┼╥═┴╬┼╬╘╠┘ THAT LEVEL THAT YOU SELECT ONCE THE CALLER LOGS OFF. ┘OU CAN GET TO THE SYSOP'S MENU AT ANY TIME THAT A CALLER IS ONLINE BY PRESSING '╞1'. ┼XIT ├HAT MODE BY PRESSING '╞7' NOT '╞1'. ┬AUD ╥ATE VARIABLE FROM 110-600 OR 1200. ╘HE ┬┬╙ WORKS WITH THESE MODEMS: 1660, ═ITEY ═O, ╚ESMODEM ╔╔, 1650, ╫ESTRIDGE, ╘ELELEARNING (64═ODEM), ═╨╨ 1670 AND ╚AYES COMMAND PROTOCOL MODEMS ╪MODEM HAS REPLACED THE DISCUSSIONS AREA. ╫HILE THE ┬┬╙ IS RUNNING, YOU WILL SEE THE CALLERS ╨╚╧╬┼ NUMBER, ╚┴╬─╠┼, AND ╙┼├╒╥╔╘┘ ╠┼╓┼╠ IN REVERSE JUST BEFORE ALL MAJOR PROMPTS. IE. MAIN MENU AND FILE TRANS MENU. THE ┬┼╙╘ TERMINAL PROGRAM TO USE IS ╘╧╒├╚╘┼╥═! ╔T HAS A ═ESSAGE MAKER THAT YOU CAN USE TO CREATE SOME FANTASTIC SCREENS!! ╩UST REMEMBER THAT WHATEVER YOU TYPE WHILE USING THE ═╠ MESSAGE MAKER, WILL BE SEEN BY YOUR CALLERS! ╘HEY WORK THE ┬┼╙╘! ╒SE ╬╧╬-─ESTRUCT! ┘OU CAN USE THE BUILT-IN EDITOR FOR FILES THAT HAVE NO LONGER THAN 144 LINES! OTHER THAN THAT USE A WORD PROCESSOR!! (┼ASY ╙CRIPT) ─╧ ╬╧╘ ╠╧┴─ ╔╬ THE USERIDS INTO THE BUILT-IN EDITOR!!!!!!!! ╬╧╘┼: ┘OU MUST USE A <╙╚╔╞╘> <╙╨┴├┼> FOR A BLANK LINE WHEN USING THE EDITOR OR EVERYTHING WON'T BE SAVED TO DISK. ╬OW THERE IS NO NEED FOR A FILE CALLED 'DIRECTORY' ON ANY DISK. (╘HAT IS IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN ╙╞─-1001 DRIVE) ╬╧╘┼: ╔N ORDER TO USE YOUR EXISTING SYSTEM FILES, YOU MUST RENAME ALL OF THEM WITH '_' AT THE BEGINNING OF THEM. (╔F YOU HAVE V2.0 AND BEFORE) ╘HIS CAN EASILY BE DONE WITH THE '├REATE ┬┬╙' PRG BY CHOOSING 'R' AT THAT MENU. ╔F FOR SOME REASON YOU GET A BLINKING LIGHT ON THE DISK DRIVE WHEN YOU ARE PURGING THE BULLETINS ON THE '├REATE ┬┬╙' PROGRAM, YOU SHOULD TURN THE DRIVE OFF THEN ON THEN RESTART AND YOU SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM. ╔F YOU ─O ╬OT PUT IN THE FILE DISK BEFORE YOU RUN THE ┬┬╙, ╘HEN IT WILL SIMPLY NOT RUN UNTIL YOU DO. ╔F FOR SOME REASON THE ┬┬╙ WILL ╬╧╘ GO ANY FURTHER THAN ASK YOU TO PUT IN THE FILE DISK THEN YOU HAVE SOMEHOW GOTTEN THE FILE CALLED '_SYSOP PHONE' MESSED UP BECAUSE IT READS THAT FILE EVERY TIME THE ┬┬╙ IS RUN. ╩UST USE A WORDPROCESSOR OR SEQ. FILE EDITOR TO FIX THAT FILE. ╘HE FILENAMES ARE AS FOLLOWS: '_USERIDS' CONTAINS ALL THE NAMES, PASSWORDS, PHONE NUMBERS, AND LAST LOGON DATE OF EACH CALLER. '_NEW' CONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATION TAKEN FROM A NEW USERS APPLICATION. ╘HIS CAN BE PRINTED OUT USING A WORDPROCESSOR OR SEQ. FILE READER. '_CALLER#' CONTAINS THE LAST CALLERS # '_LAST CALLER' CONTAINS THE LAST CALLERS NAME AND TIME HE LOGGED OFF. '_E.919-497-0989' CONTAINS THE ┼-MAIL MESSAGE TO THAT CALLERS PHONE NUMBER. ┴LSO THE ┬┬╙ ╠OG IS WRITTEN TO THE ╙YSOP'S ┼-MAIL PHONE NUMBER. '_NEWS 0' IS THE FILE THAT A LEVEL 0 CALLER WITH SEE AFTER LOGON AND WILL SEE THIS ONCE A DAY UNLESS HE CHOOSES '╬' AT THE MAIN MENU WHILE ON THE ┬┬╙. '_WELCOME' IS THE FILE THAT A CALLER WILL SEE AT LOGON. ╔T CAN ALSO BE SEEN BY CHOOSING '╫' AT THE MAIN MENU. ╧R '_WELCOME C/G' IS DISPLAYED IF IN COLOR GRAPHICS MODE. '_SYSTEM INFO' IN WHAT A CALLER SEES BY CHOOSING '╙' AT THE MAIN MENU. '_BULLETINS' IS THE LIST OF CURRENT BULLETINS THE ┬┬╙ IS USING. ╘HIS IS THE LIST THAT A CALLER SEES WHEN CHOOSING '╙' AT THE BULLETINS MENU. '_B.╨UBLIC' IS THE ACTUAL BULLETINS THAT ARE POSTED AND MUST COINCIDE WITH THE NAMES ON THE 'BULLETINS' FILE '_SYSOP PHONE' IS THE ╙YSOP'S AND ├OSYSOP'S PHONE NUMBERS & ┬┬╙ NAME! '_HELP' IS THE FILE THAT A CALLER WILL SEE WHEN HE CHOOSES '╚' AT THE '_MAIN MENU'. '_┴╙├╔╔ FILES' IS A LIST OF NAMES THAT CAN BE DOWNLOADED BY WAY OF A CAPTURE BUFFER ON THE CALLERS COMPUTER. ╘HE NAMES DON'T HAVE TO MATCH THE NAMES OF THE '_┴╙├╔╔ FILE1' BUT ═╒╙╘ MATCH THE ╬╒═┬┼╥ OF FILES! ╬╧╘┼: ╔F YOU HAVE V2.0 OR EARLIER THEN YOU HAVE TO CREATE A NEW FILE DISK AND PUT THE FILES CALLED: '_MAIN MENU' & '_SYSOP PHONE' ONTO YOUR EXISTING FILE DISK. '_SYSOP PHONE' CONTAINS THE SYSOP'S PHONE NUMBER AND ├OSYSOP'S PHONE NUMBER. '_MAIN MENU' CONTAINS WHAT A CALLER WILL SEE WHEN HE CHOOSES '?' AT THE MAIN MENU PROMPT WHILE ONLINE. ╬╧╘┼: ╘HERE ARE NOW FILES TITLED: '_NEW MESSAAGE', '_╫AREZ FILES' & '_CHAT'. ╘HE '_NEW MESSAGE' IS THE FILE THAT A ╬┼╫ CALLER WILL SEE WHEN HE 1ST LOGS ON TO YOUR ┬┬╙. '_╫AREZ FILES' CAN ╧╬╠┘ BE SEEN BY LEVEL YOU CHOOSE! AND ╧╬╠┘ IF THEY KNOW ABOUT IT! ╘HERE IS ALSO A FILE CALLED 'WELCOME C/G' WHICH A CALLER WILL SEE IN PLACE OF 'WELCOME' IF THE CALLER SAID YES TO THE QUESTION ABOUT USING A ├-64/128 ├OLOR ╟RAPHICS TERMINAL PROGRAM. ┴LL FILES THAT ARE READ FROM DISK AND PRINTED TO SCREEN AND MODEM CAN BE (┴)BORTED, (╨)AUSED OR (╙)KIPPED. ╚OWEVER, ╙KIP SHOULD ONLY BE USED IN THE BULLETINS AREA BECAUSE IT GOES THROUGH THE FILE TIL THE END. (┴)BORT SHOULD BE USED IN THAT CASE. ╔F YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ┴LL ┴MERICAN ┬┬╙ THEN FEEL FREE TO ╫RITE TO ME OR CALL THE ORIGINAL ┴LL ┴MERICAN ┬┬╙ AT : (919)-497-0989 ╧N-╠INE: 24 ╚OURS A ─AY ╙┘╙╧╨ : ╬ICK ╙MITH ╘O GET INFORMATION ON UPDATES AND PROGRAMMING YOUR ┬┬╙, SEND A $25.00 DONATION (IF YOU'RE REGISTERED SEND $5.00) TO THE ADDRESS BELOW: ╬ICK ╙MITH 1324 ╥OMIE ╙T. ╙PRING ╠AKE, ╬├ 28390 ╓OICE: 919-497-7286 ╧NCE YOU ARE REGISTERED, YOU HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF GETTING ALL FUTURE UPDATES OF THE ┴LL ┴MERICAN ┬┬╙. ╔ DO ASK FOR $5.00 TO COVER THE DISK AND MAILER FOR EACH UPDATE.