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- TapeDoor 2.80 ********************************************************** page 1
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- TapeDoor 2.80
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- Table of Contents
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- Table of Contents ......................... 1
- Introduction .............................. 2
- Shareware Notice .......................... 3
- Installing TapeDoor ....................... 4
- Requirements to Run TapeDoor .............. 5
- Running TapeDoor 2.80 ..................... 6
- Limitations and Future Versions ........... 7
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- TapeDoor 2.80 ********************************************************** page 2
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- TapeDoor 2.80
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- Introduction to TapeDoor 2.80
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- TapeDoor 2.80, simply put, is a BBS door program that will interface the
- Colorado Memory Systems DJ-10 (Jumbo 120) or DJ-20 (Jumbo 250) tapedrive
- to a bulletin boards' users.
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- Through three simple menus, users may search the tapedrive for files by name,
- description or date and tag the desired files for later downloading. Tagged
- files are downloadable via any file transfer protocol that can support
- batch-file transfers similar to Chuck Fosbergs' famous DSZ.
-
- By using TapeDoor 2.80, a Sysop may move up to 250 megabytes of files off the
- main BBS hard-drives and onto the normally unused tapedrive, where it should
- be anyway! What can a sysop do with an extra 250 meg of spare hard-drive
- space?!?!
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- TapeDoor 2.80 ********************************************************** page 3
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- TapeDoor 2.80
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- Shareware Notice
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- TapeDoor 2.80 is not a public-domain program. It is copyrighted, 1992, by
- Jerome D. McBride.
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- I believe that this is the best possible door program available anywhere,
- at any price. All I ask in return is that you support the shareware effort
- and register this copy of TapeDoor.
-
- The registration fee is $10.00 and should be made to:
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- Jerome D. McBride
- P.O. Box 11
- Edgewater Park, NJ
- 08010-0011
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- TapeDoor 2.80 is the result of exhaustive research and developement by the
- programmer, Jerome D. McBride.
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- If you use TapeDoor 2.80 and find it to be useful, please send whatever funds
- to Jerome D. McBride at P.O. Box 11, Edgewater Park, NJ, 08010. If you can't
- spare the money, then how about a nice word or two, maybe even a few
- recommendations...
-
- DISCLAIMER:
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- Jerome D. McBride does not warrant this software as suitable for any
- particular application.
-
- I am not responsible for any loss of revenue or potential revenue, or
- for consequential, special, indirect, or other damages or claims. In no
- event shall the liability of Jerome D. McBride extend beyond the purchase
- price of this software. This statement shall be construed,interpreted,
- and governed by the laws of the state of New Jersey.
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- Your use of the program signifies your acceptance of these terms.
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- TapeDoor 2.80 ********************************************************** page 4
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- TapeDoor 2.80
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- Installing TapeDoor 2.80
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- Installation is as easy as 1,2,3!
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- ONE: Make a directory that will hold the TapeDoor files.
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- TWO: Move to that directory and copy there the TD-280.ZIP file.
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- THREE: Un-archive the TD-280.ZIP file.
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- The installation is complete!
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- ATTENTION:
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- If you are already running an earlier version of TapeDoor, delete all the
- .EXE files from the TapeDoor directory, before you un-archive the new
- version. There were major changes made in the execution of TapeDoor
- from previous versions.
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- DO NOT execute MAKEVOL if you already have a working TapeDoor, as the
- database files of the older versions are totally compatible with version
- 2.80. You will gain no improvements by re-executing MAKEVOL!
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- TapeDoor 2.80 ********************************************************** page 5
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- TapeDoor 2.80
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- Requirements to Run TapeDoor 2.80
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- Some knowledge is expected of you in reguards to the CMS tapedrive and its'
- support software. It is recommended that you "completely fill a tape" to
- make as much free space on your hard drives as possible and to eliminate
- doing things over a second time! (or a third time... are you listening?!)
-
- Requirements:
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- 1 - A Colorado Memory Systems DJ-10 (Jumbo 120) or DJ-20 (Jumbo 250)
- tapedrive, that is in good working order.
- 2 - DSZ from OMEN TECHNOLOGIES or similar protocol.
- 3 - A bbs that can generate a DORINFOx.DEF, CHAIN.TXT, DOOR.SYS or
- CALLINFO.BBS drop-file.
- 4 - The actual memory requirements hasn't been calculated as of this
- version, but approximately 300k should be made avilable to this
- door. This is not due to the programming that I done in this door,
- but to the manner that TAPE.EXE was programmed.
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- Needless to say, TapeDoor 2.80 runs just fine on MoDem Corner
- (the developement bbs). MoDem Corner runs under dos 5.0 and
- Maximus 2.0.
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- TapeDoor 2.80 ********************************************************** page 6
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- TapeDoor 2.80
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- Runing TapeDoor 2.80
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- Running TapeDoor 2.80 is as easy as 1,2,3,4,5,6! /:')
-
-
- ONE: Move to the TapeDoor 2.80 directory and read, understand and
- edit the TapeDoor.CFG file. This configuration file is flat
- ASCII and must be edited to reflect your systems specific setup.
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- Also, read, understand and edit the PROTOCOL.LST file. This file
- is also flat ASCII and must be edited to reflect your systems'
- specific setup. As is, it is setup for correct operation with DSZ
- (just edit in the correct drive:path/specs into the file).
-
- TWO: Construct a DJ-10/DJ-20 tape with all those files that you wish
- to move off your hard-drive. Use as many tape volumes as you
- desire, but for clarity sake, limit yourself to 3 or 4 tape
- volumes. (It may also pay you to make a second tape, just for
- backup purposes)
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- Don't forget to name the volumes! TapeDoor 2.80 uses the volume
- names directly off the tapedrive...
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- At this time, DO NOT DELETE ANY BACKED UP FILES until you finish
- these steps and have successfully run TapeDoor 2.80 through the
- phone lines!
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- THREE: Return to the TapeDoor directory and execute the MAKEVOL.EXE
- program.
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- MAKEVOL.EXE will read the tape that you have constructed and
- create the necessary database files for TapeDoor 2.80. After
- MAKEVOL.EXE terminates, edit the FILES.xxx files and add in any
- comments that you desire. Single line comments only, PLEASE!
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- Special Note:
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- You may add comments to the FILES.xxx files, but you may
- not remove or modify any information in these files that
- MAKEVOL.EXE put there!
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- There MUST be a single space after the BRACKETED tapedrive path.
-
- For instance. If MAKEVOL.EXE created a files0.001 that contained
- the following tapedrive paths:
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- #9.JPG 111111 01-20-93 [\X-GIF]
- 00000003.JPG 136948 03-24-92 [\X-GIF]
- 00000004.JPG 142880 03-24-92 [\X-GIF]
- 00000005.JPG 100431 03-24-92 [\X-GIF]
- ^ this begins the tapedrive path and ends with a
- righthand bracket.
-
- Then after you added your comments, the file would appear like:
-
- #9.JPG 111111 01-20-93 [\X-GIF] Naughty gif, compressed with JPEG
- 00000003.JPG 136948 03-24-92 [\X-GIF] Another GIF
- 00000004.JPG 142880 03-24-92 [\X-GIF] Another GIF
- 00000005.JPG 100431 03-24-92 [\X-GIF] Another GIF
- ^ don't forget to add this space! when
- commenting your files.xxx!
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- FOUR: Alter your BBS so that TapeDoor 2.80 is now available to your
- users as a door. Your door calling routine must call TapeDoor
- with this simple command: TapeDoor
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- FIVE: TEST the newly installed door! A second computer or caller is
- best, but not required.
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- You may execute TapeDoor locally by entering the following command
- line: TapeDoor LOCAL
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- Also, TapeDoor will operate locally when executed with a dropfile
- that specifies a comport of 0.
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- When executed locally, the call made to the external protocol is
- simly written to the screen and any restored files are delivered
- to the TapeDoor directory and are NOT DELETED when you leave the
- TapeDoor program. By doing this, Sysop may get files off the
- tapedrive for testing purposes or his/her personal use.
-
- When executed through the serial port, the call to the external
- protocol is made and the file is sent to the user. After
- sending all the requested/restored files, they are deleted from
- the hard drive.
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- SIX: Once you KNOW that TapeDoor 2.80 operates correctly with your
- system, delete all those files that you have moved to the
- tapedrive and enjoy all those freed up megabytes!
-
- And above all else, have fun.
-
- Note: No effort has been made to explain the functionality of the
- Colorado Memory Systems software. If you do not understand or know how to
- construct a tape in your DJ-10 (Jumbo 120) or DJ-20 (Jumbo 250), then read
- the manual for that product, until you do!
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- TapeDoor 2.80 ********************************************************** page 7
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- TapeDoor 2.80
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- Limitations and Future Versions
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- TapeDoor 2.80 is a developing piece of software. At this version level, all
- of the "main bugs" have been worked out. The programming effort still,
- however, continues...
-
- Future versions, offering more powerful features and operations, are in the
- planning stages even as we "speak". Even futher in the future, assembly
- language will do away with the need for calling CMS's TAPE.EXE, hopefully
- increasing throughput to the point of being bearable! What remains of this
- portion of the project is decyphering the QIC 40 tapedrive standard, DOS
- floppy interrupts and CMS's implementation of QIC 40.
-
- No small project, obviously...
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- Improvements in the TapeDoor project will be released at the END of each
- month, by making it available by FREQ from the MoDem Corner BBS.
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- For the very latest version of TapeDoor, freq the magic name: TapeDoor
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- For a current version of the Colorado Memory Systems tapedrive utilities,
- you may freq the magic name of "JUMBO" and recieve: JUMBO303.ZIP
-
- For a current version of the Omen Technologies DSZ utilities, you may freq
- the magic name of "DSZ" and recieve: DSZ0503.ZIP
-
- For the latest version of PKZIP by Phil Katz, you may freq the magic name of
- PKZ and recieve: PKZ204G.EXE
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- MoDem Corner may be called at anytime at 609-877-0836. The sysop invites all
- NETMAIL and may be sent to 1:266/28.0. All messages will be answered, post
- haste!
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