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READ.ME.FIRST file. Updated September 4, 1989 for version 3.03
Copyright 1989 Jim Ferr. All rights reserved, except as noted.
CONTENTS
License Agreement
About Freeware
What's new in this release
Quick start instructions
Additional Information
License Agreement
Warp Six BBS is protected by copyright and is distributed by the author
at no cost. You have license to re-distribute the software only under the
following circumstances:
1) Re-distribution must be done without a fee greater than that of disk
media and handling, and shall not exceed $10.
2) RE-DISTRIBUTION BY COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS OF ANY KIND IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN.
This does not include User Groups, provided they are non-profit and obey the
restrictions in (1) and (3).
3) The software must be re-distributed complete and with all documentation,
UNCHANGED. This includes the documentation and drivers, which are either
on the back of the disk or in a supplementary file.
4) The software is distributed without warranty or guarantee of any kind.
5) Ownership of the software is maintained by the author.
6) By using this software you agree to the terms of this license agreement.
This license is automatically revoked when any of its terms are broken.
About Freeware
Warp Six BBS version 3.03 is currently distributed free of charge, subject
to the terms of the license agreement above, and it will remain so unless I
withdraw the program from the market, which is my right as copyright holder.
That's an unlikely scenario, but I'm currently working on Xmodem up/download
routines for Warp Six, and when they are done, I'll have a decision to make:
I have spent too much time and effort on Xmodem to include it in the freeware
version, so I am considering these options:
1) Market version 4.0 as shareware
2) Sell it to a commercial distributor
3) Market it commercially myself
From my experiences trying to market Warp Six as shareware (in earlier
incarnations of the software), few people ever bother to send in the shareware
fee, no matter how reasonable it may be.
Unless enough of the 200 plus people who have downloaded Warp Six BBS from GEnie
and other sources can convince me that a reasonable shareware fee, say $25, will
be paid by a reasonable number of people, I'm going to make version 4.0 a
commercial version. So, convince me!
You can write to me at the following address:
Jim Ferr
95 DeCarie Circle #20
Islington, ON
M9B 3J5
CANADA
You can also reach me on the following information services:
CompuServe, ID 73057,2455
GEnie, ID J.FERR
LOGIC: JIM, (416) 922-1626 300/1200/2400
(The original) Warp Six BBS: JIM FERR, (416) 665-1721 300/1200/2400
What's New in this Release
Version 3.03 cures a minor bug in the SSC, GS and Datalink 1200 drivers that
reported an error 3 at line 1050 whenever a caller was unsuccessful in making
a connection, eg. a salesperson called your BBS line and hung up.
Other changes are less visible; the drivers take up an extra page of memory;
all machine language routines are defined as a base address plus an offset; the
base address is defined in line 25 of LOGON. (EG. M1=BA, M2=BA+3)
The drivers are more modular, and report errors better. These changes were made
to make way for the upcoming Xmodem send and receive routines, which I'm now
working on.
Quick Start Instructions
(I suggest you read these whether or not you want a quick start)
1) Make a copy of the unmodified system and keep it in a safe place. Do not
skip this step if you value your time.
2) The entire BBS is contained in the subdirectory WARP6. Ensure it resides
on a volume named /W6. If not, rename the volume or learn how to set up
different pathnames by reading "Setting up Pathnames" in the Sysop.Doc
file. If this will be your startup volume, copy PRODOS to /W6.
3) Ensure you have the ProDOS date set (or a ProDOS compatible clock
installed). The startup program included will prompt you for the date
if you don't have a clock, then it will start the BBS. You can use your
own hard disk menu program if you prefer. The startup file for the BBS
is /W6/WARP6/STARTUP. If your menu requires a "SYSTEM" file, add the
file called BASIC.SYSTEM to the /W6/WARP6 directory and start from there.
4) When the BBS title page comes up you will see "Awaiting Call Number 1".
Log in by hitting Control-L. Enter 1000 as your ID number and SYSOP as
your password.
5) After some experimentation, read the documentation in full and customize
your system so it has a unique name. (Change the appropriate line in the
SYS.DATA file. See Sysop.Doc and Warp6.Doc for details.)
6) Read the modem.doc file and install a live modem driver, which consists of
the live version of the Warp6.Loader and the appropriate Warp6.Driver and
Modem.Init file. Check the modem init file to ensure all the commands are
compatible with your modem. Note: with the GS driver, you must use the
Local.Loader, renamed as "Warp6.Loader", ie. don't bother to erase the
Warp6.Loader already in the /W6/WARP6 directory.
7) Have a friend call the system with a modem to make sure it is working.
8) Using a word processor such as Apple Writer // customize the text files in
the system using Warp6.Doc as a reference.
9) Test any/all customizations you make extensively before "going public".
Additional Information:
With the modem disabled driver, the system will work just as it would if
connected to a modem except that "calls" can only be made via your keyboard
until you install a "live" modem driver for your particular hardware.
Once you install the live drivers, if you (or anyone with Level 9 access)
calls in remotely, you will need the remote password. It is REMOTE until you
change it. (See Sys.Data and Warp6.Doc)
Note: no serial interface or modem is needed to use the modem disabled
driver. As well, none of the local control commands normally active when a
remote user is online will work with the local driver, naturally.
The GS serial port driver requires a custom cable and specific Control Panel
settings. See the Modem.Doc file for complete details.