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- ASCII TEXT DISPLAYER FOR F6FBB BBS SYSTEMS
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- WRITTEN BY KEN WOOD G3WCS SYSOP GB7CHS
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- OVERVIEW
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- This small program is designed to display to the user, an ASCII
- text file, when he or she enters the appropriate command at the
- normal BBS prompt. It may be used to inform users of local
- events or extra BBS facilities. The advantage of displaying
- the text in this manner rather than using ENGLISH.ENT is that
- it is only shown at user request and therefore users do not get
- bored with a page of text that they have previously read, nor
- will it confuse TPK systems by asking for the user to press
- ENTER to continue. A simple message can inform users of the
- availability of local information, for example :-
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- Type RALLIES or EVENTS or CLUBS for info on these topics.
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- GB7CHS BBS>
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- INSTALLATION
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- Copy the program LOCAL.EXE into your PG sub-directory. Rename
- the program retaining the EXE extension. You could call it
- CLUBS.EXE, EVENTS.EXE, RALLIES.EXE or anything else that the
- users can enter at the BBS promt to provide information on a
- particular topic or subject. If there are several topics you
- wish to display, you may copy and rename the program to any
- number of EXE files.
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- For example :
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- COPY LOCAL.EXE RALLIES.EXE
- COPY LOCAL.EXE EVENTS.EXE
- COPY LOCAL.EXE CLUBS.EXE
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- Then, using a plain ASCII text editor create a corresponding
- number of files in the PG directory with the same filename but
- with the extension INF.
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- For example :
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- RALLIES.INF
- EVENTS.INF
- CLUBS.INF
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- The program will display any ASCII text file within the PG
- directory bearing the same file name as the renamed original
- program, but with the extension INF.
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- Finally, remember that a re-boot is required before PG programs
- are read into the FBB system and can be executed by users.
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- THINGS TO WATCH
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- The program is written in Turbo C, which is the same language
- used by F6FBB to write the BBS program. If you include a % or $
- sign in your text, it is possible that the BBS will display the
- contents of one of the FBB variables which will be confusing.
- Therefore it is better to use the plain language "per cent" or
- "dollars".
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- COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
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- This program is released into the public domain and you are
- free to pass it on to others provided the original self
- extracting archive bearing the GB7CHS phone number is used.
- Software obtained in variance with this condition will not be
- supported.
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- Ken Wood G3WCS.
- SysOp GB7CHS.
- 3rd February 1994.
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