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  1.  
  2.                             New Features for Version 5.0
  3.                             ----------------------------
  4.  
  5.       ▒▒▒▒▒▒          ▒▒▒    - New ANSI list-based Message Base Reader and
  6.       ▒▒▒▒▒▒         ▒▒  ▒      Mail Reader.  Very intuitive and easy to use,
  7.      ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒        ▒▒   ▒▒     works like a UseNet News reader.
  8.      ▒             ▒▒▒   ▒▒
  9.     ▒▒▒▒          ▒▒▒   ▒▒▒  - Faster, smoother multi-line multitasking under
  10.     ▒▒▒▒▒▒        ▒▒▒   ▒▒▒     Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.  No extra charge
  11.       ▒▒▒▒        ▒▒▒   ▒▒▒     for running multiple lines on one computer.
  12.        ▒▒▒▒      ▒▒▒   ▒▒▒      Lets you use your computer for other things
  13.         ▒▒▒      ▒▒▒   ▒▒▒      while the BBS runs in the background.
  14.         ▒▒▒      ▒▒▒   ▒▒▒
  15.         ▒▒       ▒▒   ▒▒▒    - Colorized multi-user chat, more color menus.
  16.   ▒▒    ▒▒  ▒▒▒  ▒▒   ▒▒
  17.   ▒▒▒  ▒▒   ▒▒▒   ▒  ▒▒▒     - Major improvements in the file transfers:
  18.    ▒▒▒▒     ▒▒▒    ▒▒▒          ANSI scroll-bar file tagger, long and short
  19.                                 file descriptions, download counts, view
  20.                                 file_id.diz.
  21.  
  22.                              - Improved E-Mail: file attachments, upload text
  23.                                 to editor, quoted reply, forwarding,
  24.                                 delete/undelete, easy to use arrow-key
  25.                                 controlled color mail reader.
  26.  
  27.                              - Better voting polls, QWK mail, doors, and more!
  28.  
  29.  
  30.  
  31.                             New Features for Version 4.0
  32.                             ----------------------------
  33.  
  34.           ▒▒          ▒▒▒    - Lots of new %var% variables.
  35.          ▒▒          ▒▒  ▒
  36.         ▒▒▒         ▒▒   ▒▒  - Improved shell-to-DOS command.
  37.        ▒▒▒▒        ▒▒▒   ▒▒
  38.       ▒ ▒▒▒       ▒▒▒   ▒▒▒  - Quoted reply command.
  39.      ▒ ▒▒▒        ▒▒▒   ▒▒▒
  40.     ▒  ▒▒▒        ▒▒▒   ▒▒▒  - Can automatically delete mail older than a
  41.    ▒   ▒▒▒       ▒▒▒   ▒▒▒        number of days.  Separately configurable
  42.   ▒   ▒▒▒        ▒▒▒   ▒▒▒        in BBS.INI for new and old mail, or can
  43.  ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒      ▒▒▒   ▒▒▒        be disabled.
  44.       ▒▒▒        ▒▒   ▒▒▒
  45.      ▒▒▒    ▒▒▒  ▒▒   ▒▒     - PostInfo descriptions for each room,
  46.      ▒▒▒    ▒▒▒   ▒  ▒▒▒          displayed before posting.
  47.     ▒▒▒▒▒   ▒▒▒    ▒▒▒
  48.                              - The VirusHunter casino game is back.
  49.  
  50.                              - 'calc' command for doing math in the MNU
  51.                                   menu configuration files.
  52.  
  53.                              - 'chargecredits' command for making users pay
  54.                                   credits for certain actions.
  55.  
  56.                              - [multikeymenu] for multi-key commands.
  57.  
  58.                              - Ability to distinguish between regular and
  59.                                   custom ringing and answer only one of
  60.                                   them.  Do JETBBS /? for info.
  61.  
  62.  
  63.  
  64.                             New Features for Version 3.0
  65.                             ----------------------------
  66.  
  67.        ▒▒▒▒           ▒▒▒    - QWK packet download and REP upload for offline
  68.       ▒▒▒▒▒▒         ▒▒  ▒      reading of mail and messages
  69.      ▒   ▒▒▒        ▒▒   ▒▒
  70.          ▒▒▒       ▒▒▒   ▒▒  - Full screen message editor
  71.          ▒▒       ▒▒▒   ▒▒▒
  72.         ▒▒        ▒▒▒   ▒▒▒  - Batch downloads with file tagging
  73.     ▒▒▒▒▒         ▒▒▒   ▒▒▒
  74.       ▒▒▒▒       ▒▒▒   ▒▒▒   - Option to automatically hang up after transfer
  75.        ▒▒▒▒      ▒▒▒   ▒▒▒
  76.         ▒▒▒      ▒▒▒   ▒▒▒   - Switch in BBS.INI to stop the time limit clock
  77.         ▒▒▒      ▒▒   ▒▒▒       during uploads
  78.   ▒▒    ▒▒  ▒▒▒  ▒▒   ▒▒
  79.   ▒▒▒  ▒▒   ▒▒▒   ▒  ▒▒▒     - CD-ROM download support
  80.    ▒▒▒▒     ▒▒▒    ▒▒▒
  81.                              - Titles/surnames
  82.  
  83.                              - Configurable new user account creation sequence
  84.  
  85.                              - Blackjack game (registered version)
  86.