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- The RoundTable server for the G8BPQ switch.
-
- Requirements:
-
- Runs in a 30K DESQview window.
- Uses it's own set of BPQ switch ports.
- Has it's own node command.
-
- Getting started:
-
- First, configure the switch for RT.
-
- In the file BPQCFG.TXT, add the new application RT.
- Note that it MUST be the fourth or later application.
-
- Example: APPLICATIONS=BBS,,,RT
-
- RT running at different nodes can be linked together, to form
- a single roundtable. If you wish to do this, add the
- application *RTL in your BPQCFG.TXT
-
- Example: APPLICATIONS=BBS,,,RT,*RTL
-
- You will also have to increase the size of the RT Desqview
- window to 57k.
-
- When RT is in use, it will automatically link to the RT servers running
- at the specified nodes.
- (Note: RT must be running on both systems for this to work.)
-
- Add some ports to YTNC.
- RT ports cannot be shared with other applications.
-
- Run BPQCFG and re-boot your system.
-
- Configure RT. See the file RT.INI and the information below.
-
- RT.INI must be put in the directory specified by environment variable
- RLICFG, if defined, otherwise in directory \BBS.
-
- Startup RT in a 57K DESQview window.
-
- Now anyone that wishes to use it can just connect to your node
- and then issue the RT command.
-
- You can log in to RT locally with control-E.
- Control-F shuts RT down.
-
- RT keeps track of user names and qth in file RT.USR, this file will be put
- in the directory specified by environment variable RLIDB, if defined,
- otherwise in directory \BBS.
-
- RT keeps a log in file RT.LOG, this file will be put
- in the directory specified by environment variable RLILOG,
- if defined, otherwise in directory \BBS.
-
-
-
- (1)
-
-
- RT.INI
-
- This initialization file is keyword driven in a similar fashion as ports.mb.
- The file consists of areas seperated by blank lines that define the different
- aspects of RT and how it will function.
-
- BPQ Application area
-
- RTAPPL: 5 (The BPQ application number as defined in BPQCFG.TXT
- file for RT. It must be greater than or = to 4.)
- RTLinkAPPL: 6 (The BPQ application number as defined in BPQCFG.TXT
- file for *RTL.
-
- COM PORT START AREA
-
- COMstart: 10 (Defines the first com port to use for RT. These ports
- cannot be shared with other applications.
-
- COM PORTS, TOPICS, NODES AND USERS
-
- Maxports: 3 (The total number of allowed ports to be used for RT.
- This number is dependent on how many available ports
- are defined in the YTNC line, how many ports are being
- used by the BBS and other applications.)
- MaxTopics: 10 (The number of potential topics that can run
- similtaneously during an RT session.)
- MaxNodes: 30 (The maximum number of potential nodes that can be linked
- in the Linked Round Table Session.)
- MaxUsers: 64 (The maximum number of users that can be connected to
- the Linked Round Table Session for all nodes.)
-
- SYSTEM TIMEOUT
-
- Timeout: 600 (Timeout in seconds on non-activity before a user is
- automatically disconnected from a RT session. This
- number should be set to a sufficently high number
- to allow for all links to be included. Generally
- with a small system of 1 or 2 nodes with a good path
- 240 seconds might be ok. But with a large number of
- nodes 600 seconds might be more appropriate.)
-
- LINKS
-
- Links: Callsign Callsign etc
- (Defines which nodes will be included in the Linked
- Roundtable session. Note aliases may be used here
- instead of callsigns.
-
- (2)
-
-
- WINDOW ATTRIBUTES
-
- Syntax: <Window Name:> <Foreground> <Background> <Cursor>
- Window names: WinTop
- WinMain
- WinBottom
-
- Foreground colors:
-
- BLACK BLUE GREEN CYAN RED MAGENTA BROWN LIGHTGREY DARKGREY LIGHTBLUE
- LIGHTGREEN LIGHTCYAN LIGHTRED LIGHTMAGENTA YELLOW WHITE
-
- Background colors:
-
- BLACK BLUE GREEN CYAN RED MAGENTA BROWN WHITE
-
- Cursor types:
-
- NORMAL BLANK INSERT
-
- Example:
-
- Wintop: White Red Blank
- WinMain: White Blue Normal
- WinBottom: Black White Insert
-
- SOUNDS AND EVENTS
-
- You can attach sounds to the various events that happen in the RT session.
- These sounds are in the form of tunes that can be written by the sysop using
- a 4 octave scale, setting tempos, note duration and rests. The musical
- selection is defined in the RT.INI file as follows:
-
- Tune: Name of the tune
- Tempo: The tempo that the tune will play at. The lower the number the faster
- the tune will play.
- Play: defines the notes in <duration> <note> pairs
-
- There is a maximum of 64 notes per tune.
-
- The Scales - The scale in 4 octaves. It starts at C0 and runs through G4 and
- includes sharp notes. The scale is as follows:
-
- C0 C0S D0 D0S E0 F0 F0S G0 G0S A0 A0S B0
- C1 C1S D1 D1S E1 F1 F1S G1 G1S A1 A1S B1
- C2 C2S D2 D2S E2 F2 F2S G2 G2S A2 A2S B2
- C3 C3S D3 D3S E3 F3 F3S G3 G3S A3 A3S B3
- C4 C4S D4 D4S E4 F4 F4S G4
-
- Sample Tune:
-
- Tune: Green
- Tempo: 3
- Play: 2 E1 4 G1 2 A1 3 B1 1 C2S 2 B1 4 A1 2 F1S 4 D1
-
-
- (3)
-
-
- Events
-
- There are 4 events that happen during the session. They are Join, Leave,
- Link and Unlink. Tunes can be attached to these events to notify the sysop
- that different things are happening during the RT session.
-
- To attach tunes to the events use the syntax <Event name:> <Tune name>
-
- For example:
-
- Join: TingTong
- Leave: BingBong
- Link: Alarm2
- Unlink: Clonk
-
- Note: These tunes are included in the example RT.INI file with the release.
- Note: The user does not hear any of these tunes.
-
- ROUND TABLE COMMANDS
-
- There are 2 classes of commands. There are the sysop only commands and the
- commands that are common to both the users and the sysop. All commands are
- in the syntax </><COMMAND LETTER> [QUALIFER] except for sysop join and shut
- down of RT. These are <cntrl E> and <cntrl f> respectively and are immediate
- actions.
-
- Sysop Commands
-
- /D <n> - Disconnect port n from the Round Table Session.
- /F - Force all links to be made as defined in the Link
- list in RT.INI.
- /XT <Tune> - Play a tune from the tune list in RT.INI.
- /XA <Window Name> <Foreground> <Background> <Cursor>
- Change window attributes.
-
- Common Commands
-
- /H - Show the command list.
- /U - Show users.
- /N <name> - Enter your name.
- /Q <qth> - Enter your location.
- /T - Show topics during current session.
- /T <n> - Join a topic where <n> is the topic name.
- /T <name> - Create a new topic in the current session.
- /P - Show ports and links.
- /E - Toggle echo on and off. Stops the echo of your text on
- screen. Defaults to on.
- /B - Leave Round Table and Return to node.
- /S <call> <Text> - Send text to specific call only.
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