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- History
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- V. 1.00
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- First wide area Beta release. The program is perfect in every
- way. Absolutely flawless. Performs exactly as expected on every
- system and with every TNC.
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- V. 1.01
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- Fixed small Typographical error in source code. Could happen to
- anyone.
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- V. 1.02
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- Fixed compiler error in Interrupt Service Routine. Fixed bug
- which caused the TNCB.USY file to be left in the ARPD directory if the
- door was entered when an external connect was in progress.
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- V. 1.03
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- Rewrote Interrupt Service routine. Some systems reporting
- trouble with display of TNC output. Let's see if this fixes it.
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- V. 1.04
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- Just a small cosmetic change in the (thus far) undocumented
- features display.
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- V. 1.05
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- Made another change in ISR hoping to fix the durned display
- problem experienced by some systems.
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- V. 1.06
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- Found and fixed bug in TNC initialization which was causing TNC
- port protocol to be set to a random number depending on what was run
- in that area of memory before ARPD was entered.
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- Added timing loop to keep the system from overwritting older TNC
- buffers.
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- Added 3 ^C characters before TNC is initialized before attempting
- to load call strings and time.
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- Re-installed original ISR. It was better and wasn't the source
- of the display problem after all.
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- Enabled support for multi-line BBS's. Don't know how well this
- will work yet. Just trying to satisfy everyone.
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- V. 1.07
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- Fixed inconsistency in defined value. Not a real problem but
- causing some confusion in my mind.
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- V. 1.08 - 1.09
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- Mostly experimentation. Adding XON/XOFF capability. Optimizing
- the terminal function. All in house stuff.
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- V. 1.10
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- Re-wrote the terminal function to operate faster and correct
- unknown problem experienced by some systems with the present code
- generated by the compiler. (See, wasn't MY fault. It was the
- compiler! That's why we call it Pass - the - Buck SoftWare!)
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- Added support for XON/XOFF protocol for the TNC port. Some of
- you guys out there are running three wire serial cables. If you have
- the option go with RTS/CTS.
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- Shortened the inter-character delay timing for the TNC port so
- your users won't be looking at the "Wait while TNC is initialized"
- screen this time next Tuesday.
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- Changed the way connect status is handled for screen color
- changes. Makes it easier to change color in all modes.
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- Added configuration command XFLOW to let the terminal know if you
- are using XON/XOFF. No switches, just add the line to the CONFIG.TNC
- if you are going to enable software flow control.
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- Added configuration command NEWLINE xx command to change the
- newline character used when talking to the TNC. If the line is not
- present in the CONFIG.TNC file 13 is the default. If your TNC likes
- 11 better then just add the line NEWLINE 11 to the configuration. The
- number MUST be in Decimal format. HEX WON'T WORK!
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- There are some very strange hardware combinations out there.
- Changed TNC port handler so it will wait till BOTH the TX register and
- the TX buffer are empty before sending a byte. As slow as TNC's
- operate, it shouldn't be noticed.
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- Changed Time Limit warning from informational to demanding. Some
- guys don't want to leave.
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- Document the F3 & F4 functions. Help and Chat modes,
- respectively. Always been there. Just not in the documentation till
- I could have a chance to check them a little more thuroughly and
- correct a little problem with the screen color handling.
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- v. 1.15
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- Another stunning achievement! An absolutely marvelous and
- flawless program released in the public interest. If only the BIG
- software houses could write programs like this!
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