How to Get Online 1996 Spring/HOW2GON.ISO/mac/Comms & BBS/Pancake 1.0/Version History

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Version History:

1.0

Many various things fixed.
Global Aliases implemented
Docs written!  Now you can understand how it all works.
Telnet doesn't crash with no params.
Send and Receive File implemented in External Interface (come on, somebody write a FILE section!).

0.61

Time Acs's implemented.  t1315 is true if time is equal or past 1:15 PM.
The Conn Acs for Serial ports is now honored.  more to come...
If Port or Board Status is saved to a position off the screen is is restored to
  it's default position.

0.60

Editor got extended again to allow prompts, and more control over it's
  resources.  Line Editor now works with Control key equivs. Added prompt for
  Control-X.  ClrScr, and ReplacePercents can be called from Extern.
Menu editor is fully implemented!  Pancake now distributes with the hotkey menu setup how it was before, but now you can add any of your own commands, or make pancake look exactly like Hermes (ugh!).
Hotkey now uses the editable menus to translate hotkey commands, to main menu commands.
Disabled 'D' in rn.  Not sure if it was working or not.
Externals now have access to the curPath, cx and cy vars.
Cutting and Pasting from Dialogs, now works correctly.  There were a couple
  long time bugs, that i fixed.
Hotkey shell now honors it's menu prompt instead of the string.
Listing users is now abortable.
"Default" user used for the default settings for new users.  Just create a user
  with the name Default, and configure it for the default editor, shell, priv,
  access level, etc.
Fixed a long standing bug that caused WriteUser to crash!  That was the
  "Famous" PowerPC bug.  It only manifested itself under the Async SCSI
  Manager.
Editor can now backspace up a line, Cntrl-C now asks if your sure you want to
  abort.
REDIRECT command implemented, allows you to use your outgoing modem, when
  telnetting, or adsping in.  (Simple OutDial).
Misc bugs fixed with Newsreading, could lock up when there are no messages in a
  folder.
Pancake now supports the Core Apple Events.
Pancake is now compiling in both ThinkPascal and MetroWorks, but MetroWorks
  still crashes.
Fixed a BAD memory bug, made it use 200k for every editor!  (Introduced in
  0.60 in the first place, tho).
Fixed bug with editors, now works correctly with multiple edits in multiple
  nodes.
ONELINER command added.  Allows you to send a oneline message to another node.
Using a ? in a main menu prompt is now allowed.
The command ?  has been replace by "man command", the text resource "Man Help"
  is listed if there are no params.
Externs now get run BEFORE any internal commands.
UserIndex is now sorted.  Next is a Binary Search for looking up users (much
  faster).
The Delete button in the User Editor now works!
Added Acs for the Redirect command.
Fixed a few minor bugs in the new UserEdit handling.
Fixed bug that caused a click to "pass through" multiple node windows for
  selecting text.
Fixed more UserEdit bugs, added better error checking and reporting.
MULTICHAT command implemented.  Actions implemented.  Edit MultiChat Actions
  resource to add more.
Deleting Users more robust.
Main menu shell prompt now allows multi-line prompt up too 200 characters.
MULTICHAT now uses a word wrap prompt!
User Index now re-built if the length of file isn't correct.

0.59

Fixed bug that made pancake lose users if a crash ocurred.
Stupid DEBUG message removed.
Port Prefs completely redone.  You MUST re-setup ports for new format (but
  you shouldn't have to do it again, left plenty of room to expand.)
Telnet port setable, Call Sound settable, adsp name setable, and More!
Most options in the new port prefs are now implemented.
There is now a current group that is show at the hotkey or waffle shell which
  can be changed by the [S]elect command, or just typing the name in the
  waffle shell.  Posting by default uses that group.
The [S]hell command has moved to [E]Shell, and will eventually move to the
  define command.
The READ command is implemented!  [ and ] now switch the current group in
  both shells!
The sounds file is now opened in the System dir, making it easy to add your
  own sounds (more events to add sounds to, to come soon).
TAIL command implemented!
SHOW command now tails the logs to 240 lines.
LAST command now tails the Caller log to 10 lines.
USERS command now uses a string to config output
Added extention of % vars that allows the percent variables to be padded
Eg: "%n:a" pads %n to 1 char, "%b:z" pads %b to 26 chars.  (may change, kinda
  stupid way of doing it!).  Only implemented for strings so far.
Printing is now supported.  It's pretty quick and works good.  Need to add
  Page Setup still, but it does work.  The print command is :P in Rn.
PrintAcs added in System Prefs Misc
Chat options moved to Chat in Sys Prefs.
Added Chat sound, SOS Sound, Chat Acs, SOS Acs.
Implemented all above acs's, and SOS command.
< and > in RN now work right!  Flips through the cuurent thread quickly, and
  easily.
:COMMANDS changed to /COMMANDS, makes more sense that way.  (And is quicker).
/P prints, /B batch Writes, and /? Lists the Extended Rn Help
Added a lot of extensions to the external editor interface.  Editors doing
  the right thing will NOT have to be recompiled any time anything major
  happens to the internal structors of Pancake.
Fixed a bug that was screwing up all UUCP posting and mailing.

0.58

UUCP Launch Settings implemented.
Added settings for phone format.  Phone format totally customizable.
Automated phone prompt like the date prompt.
Parser, UUCP, and Term now use FSSpecs, more to be converted later.
Parser, and UUCP now launched into the background.
Term and UUCP getting back the port is MUCH more robust, fixed several bugs.
Customizable header for RN now can be longer than 255 when expanded.
Last Launched not updated if delayed since a user is on.
Default Newscan is followed for a new users joined newsgroups.
No More [PAUSE] when typing text into the line editor.
ADSP is now implemented.  It works great.
Pancake now rescans the message pointers in every group when read every 4
  hours.
Parse News recompiled for new rescanning method (sped up too).  Now included
  in distribution.
Got ZModem working.  Sz, sx, sy, rz, ry, rx work, make sure tools named
  'XModem Tool', 'ZModem Tool'.
Join bug fixed.
Fixed ClrScr procedure, clears better now.   %* now adds apropriate clear for
  the terminal.
Added BBS Name in System Prefs.  ADSP uses it to register itself.
Zmodem VERY robust, returns lot's of errors.  Great error checking now.
Sucker prefs now implemented, menu item added, and SUCK command added.
Line Editor now runs as many concurrent sessions as memory allows (a LOT!)
NUP prompt is just like the other password prompts, no echoing.
Fixed uucpFile launching problems.  Fixed empty dir, divide by zero.
Added unix equiv of dir (ls) and del (rm).
Reworked ADSP code, should be much more reliable.  Reports all errors!
Parts of the ports init re-done.  Fixes a bunch of bugs.
RN could freeze under certain conditions, fixed.
Fixed bug in HandSummary (used in quoting and listing messages) for headers
  longer then 256 chars.
Port negotiation of uucp, sucker, and term much improved.
Acs Engine finally written.  Telnet and Uucp check the acs's, more to come.
More than one uucp Mail should now seperate, but I had no file to check on
  so, I doubt it'll work.
Little bug fix with Alias resolution.
Join command can now take a paramater of the newsgroup to join or unjoin.
Implemented global Ports setup.
If PPP Enabled and PPP Starts up on a Pancake serial port, Pancake will give
  the port to MacPPP seemlessly.  (Loading Eudora while the bbs is running,
  works just dandy).
If Open PPP option is on, PPP is opened before telnet or finger is used.
If Close PPP option is on, PPP is closed after all telnet's and fingers are
  done.  (Soon Sucker, and STMP Mail will also Open and Close PPP).
Telnet takes parameters 3..numParams as expect send sequence.  Following is
  possible "telnet unix2.netaxs.com 23 login: ferrari word: mypassword"
  makes it possible to automate many telnet logins.
Aliases file in users home directory now examined for alias commands,
  especially useful for above feature.

0.57

Some more little bug fixes.
Fixed a bug with modem being taken off hook for a fast computer.
Made all node windows have goAway boxes again.
Fixed a bunch of bugs with the local protection.
Added UUCP settings for new launch uucp command.
LOGOUT and LOGOFF now work along with BYE, QUIT, EXIT, OFF
Fixed a comsmic bug (or not really a bug) in user edit and groups.
Changed the startup of a bbs with no files (new installation).  Only the
  System Prefs not being there is Alerted.  All the rest are logged.
Added CreateFolders for Help:Info and Help:Commands.
Screen Saver now works on all computers

0.56

Lots of bug fixes, now works with 7.5 {note-7.5 on certain machines still
  crash}
Added choice of no file to launch with uucp.
Finally can't page if page setting is off.
Editor works a bit better with quoting.
Fix bug with internet mail when there is no way to send it.

0.55:

Completed VMS Help.  Aliases file now works.  (Can number files, etc...)
Fixed bug with double clicking on node window.

0.54:

Improved VT100 emulation.  Lynx now diplays corrected when I telnet to it
  (my goal).  Tell me if you can telnet to something that Pancake's vt100
  can't handle.
Added full screen chat. Kicks butt, no hermes slow one either.
Fixed a dumb bug that made sysop keyDowns lag.  Much better.
Fixed bug in old line chat.
Added a JumpTo procedure, automatically figures out the minimal output to
  jump to anywhere on the screen.
Fixed up routines to clear the screen.
Further Optimized JumpTo.
Fixed a major bug in serial communications introduced in 0.53.
STMP Sending of mail implemented.
POP2 Retrieval of mail implemented.
System Prefs rearranged and TCP/IP added.

0.53:

List, Catchup, and Help commands added to Ask Read prompt.
Ask Read Help text added.
FONT/FOND stuff really cleaned up (maybe it'll work on Power Macs?)
Saving a Text had a major bug, fixed.
Got serial port negotiation finally working (waits for serial port to close
  before opening it up itself).
Added Screen Saver Enabled, and Saver Idle in Sys Prefs.
Setup seperate keyBufs for sysop and user so VT100 full screen chat will work
Compiled new Line Editor, needed since nodeGlobs was changed significantly.
Save menu item now only enabled if an edit window is up, and it is dirty.
Chatting is now only allowed if Sysop Available.  Excuse Before also works.

0.52 to 1e-999:

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