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- Zipster 2.5 - February 18, 1990
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- To update from a previous version of Zipster, simply replace the old
- ZIPSTER.EXE file with the one for this version.
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- Among the new features are:
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- 1. A status line with information about the caller.
- 2. Ability to test whole Zipfiles, or individual files within a Zipfile.
- 3. Ability to chat with users, and to hang-up on users.
- 4. Zipster now has a built-in ANSI processor, and BIOS screen writes
- rather than regular DOS writes are used. This allows for faster
- video, while still maintaining compatibility with multi-taskers.
- 5. The attributes of files in Zipfiles are now shown.
- 6. If a user requests to read a file that is probably not a text file,
- then the user will be asked if he or she really wants to read it.
- 7. Zipster will now work with any comport that the fossil supports
- (previous versions only supported Com1 and Com2).
- 8. The directory verification routine in Zipster 2.4 has been modified
- to make it compatible with protected directories (as might be the
- case with a network drive).
- 9. The <R>ead, <E>xtract, and <C>ue functions on the main menu have been
- replaced with <P>rocess. <P>rocess allows reading, extracting, and
- testing of files. When specifying files to process, wildcards can be
- used.
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- Things to watch out for:
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- 1. For the hang-up feature, Zipster toggles the DTR. If you try this
- feature and it doesn't drop carrier on the caller, then you might
- want to try adding &D2&C1 to your modem's initialization string.
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- 2. The jump to DOS feature and the main test Zipfile feature look at
- COMSPEC for the location of COMMAND.COM. If you boot off of a floppy
- drive, you might want to add this to the floppy's AUTOEXEC.BAT:
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- SET COMSPEC=C:\COMMAND.COM
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- That will speed things up a bit, and will also guard against the fact
- that the boot floppy may no longer be in the floppy drive, or that
- the floppy drive may be open.
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- Zipster 2.4
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- 1. Added the ability to handle self-extracting Zipfiles.
- 2. Switched to a more generic method to process Zipfiles.
- 3. Added a routine to allow Zipster to properly handle filenames
- beginning with a dash (which would normally be treated as parameters).
- 4. Hitting Alt-J will allow the sysop to jump to DOS.
- 5. Changed routines to allow the reading/extracting of Zipfiles if
- the DOS program SHARE is active.
- 6. Users can now hit "C" at the more prompt for continuous reading.
- 7. When viewing a Zipfile, the time stamp for each compressed file is
- now shown.
- 8. Unless the sysop is logged on locally, the user inactivity beep will
- only be sent to the remote computer.
- 9. A fossil driver is now required.
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- Zipster 2.3
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- An update to allow Zipster to display "Imploded" rather than
- "New Type" for the compression method.
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- Zipster 2.2
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- Added fossil driver support, making Zipster more compatible with
- different computers and modems.
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- Zipster 2.1
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- 1. Removed the support for OLEcom's AREA.LST file. The documentation
- explains how to create a FLSEARCH.CTL file, which accomplishes the
- same thing.
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- 2. Fixed a problem where the whole Zipfile would be unzipped, and not
- deleted when done, if a user incorrectly specified a file ending in a
- slash.
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- Zipster 2.0
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- 1. Added a Cue feature, which prompts the user as to which action to
- take for each file in the Zipfile.
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- 2. Eliminated the need for the <V>iew function to use PKUNZIP. Phil
- Katz's PKZIP and PKUNZIP are still needed for the other functions.
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- 3. Began reading all data files more leniently. Previously, Zipster
- could lock up if there were extra lines in QuickBBS's FLSEARCH.CTL or
- OLEcom's AREA.LST.
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- 4. To make reading text files more pleasant, began filtering out
- Control-L characters (which cause screen clears) and Control-G
- characters (which cause beeps).
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- Bill Hay
- The Teletech BBS
- (804)671-8755
- 1:271/306
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