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TPBoard 7.1 (c) 1992
Plain Jayne Software
2452 Milburnie Road
Raleigh, NC 27610
This file contains information that you MUST read before
attempting to install TPBoard. This information may be
notice of last minutes changes or corrections to the
documentation.
FILES
Your copy of TPBoard should contain the following files:
TPB71EXE.EXE the TPBoard executable files
TPB71CON.EXE the TPBoard sysop utility CONS.EXE
TPB71DOC.EXE the TPBoard documentation
TPB71UTL.EXE the TPBoard support utilities
TPB71NED.EXE the NEd and SED editors
TPB71TXT.EXE sample TPBoard Sysmsg files
INSTALLING the TPBoard files
Make a directory called TPB on the drive where you will be
installing TPBoard. When selecting this drive, consider that
TPBoard can require as much as 1.5mg of disk space WITHOUT an
established message base.
To install on the C drive:
CD C:
MD TPBOARD
CD TPBOARD
Copy all the TPBoard files to this directory from EACH
distribution disk:
COPY A:\*.*
The TPBoard files are distributed as self-extracting compressed
files. The next step is to run each archive to extract (create)
the files contained within them. Following extraction, delete
the original archive executable. For example:
TPB7EXE ; extract the TPB executable
DEL TPB7EXE.EXE ; delete the archive
TPB7CONS ; extract the CONS setup program
DEL TPB7CONS.EXE ; delete the CONS archive
TPB7DOCS ; extract the TPB DOCS
DEL TPB7DOCS.EXE ; delete the archive
TPB7TEXT ; extract the sample system text
DEL TPB7TEXT.EXE ; delete the archive
TPB7UTIL ; extract the TPB utilities
DEL TPB7UTIL.EXE ; delete the archive
TPB7NED ; extract the NED/SED editors
DEL TPB7NED.EXE ; delete the archive
Do *NOT* attempt to run TPB.EXE without FIRST reading the
documentation section on INSTALLATION and editing the
system settings in CONS. TPB must be setup for YOUR
hardware and configuration before you attempt to run the
program. This will only take a few minutes, so take the
time now!
CHANGES/CORRECTIONS
There are 3 new menu commands added in 7.1 All of these new
commands are in the Database menu and should be edited/added
to your TPBmenus file IF you do not want to use the new TPBMENUS
as distributed. See the Install.doc for more information.
A sample database for using the database functions has been
added to the TPB71UTL archive at the last minute. This is a
very small database in the same format as produced by ListUpdt
using the FidoNet nodelist. All of the bulletin boards in the
sample database are running TPBoard 7.1. To setup this sample
database:
- create a directory called BOARDS
- copy all the .spc, .hdr, .inf, .dbf, and .rpt files
from the tpb71utl archive into the BOARDS directory
- add a database (in CONS) with the name BOARDS
- run TPB and select the BOARDS database
- select the B)rowse command
- that's it!
USING THE DOCS FILES
The documentation files that come with the shareware version
of TPBoard are totally unformatted. They are intended for
use in their distributed form -- as a disk file. We have
found that relatively few people actually print documentation,
prefering instead to consult the disk files when needed.
Moreover, formatting requires making assumptions about the
printer that will be used; an assumption which will not be
100% accurate 100% of the time. Printed and bound documentation
is available with Level2 registration.
THE SYSMSG FILES
The Sysmsg.txt files contain all the sysop configurable screens
displayed throughout TPBoard. The SysmsgG.txt provides the ansi
screens. The sample SysmsgG file does NOT contain any ansi
screens, however; you must create your own using any of the
available ansi editors.
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USE OF TPBOARD AND PROGRAMS
The TPBoard Bulletin Board system is distributed as shareware
for home/hobbyiest use, but must be licensed for use within a
business, corporation, or organization. This includes educational
institutions, government agencies, and public agencies without
exception. In addition, business and commercial as defined is
extended to include the running of TPBoard within such confines
for ANY purpose whatsoever.
If you are a shareware distributor, you may distribute all
software listed above (in the registration form) as long as you
contact Online Communications for permission first. You must
distribute all the files intact and in unmodified form and may
not charge more than a reasonable disk copying fee. You must
obtain updates from our BBS at the number below. If you are a
System Operator and run any version of TPBoard, you may make the
TPBoard distributed acrhives available for download providing
they are distributed AS-IS and they have not been modified in any
way. Adding ANY material to the distribution archives violates
your agreement and your license to run TPBoard in any form.