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History of Revisions for AC - The Archive Converter
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*(NR)==Not Released
V3.10 [08/14/93]
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--AC now supports conversion of files on Floppy diskettes that were
previously too large too be converted. This is acheived thru the
use of a working drive and directory. AC uses the TEMP environment
variable as the working location.
--AC now supports custom colors and in addition, the user can modify the
default color pallette for each of the sixteen colors.
--Fixed some minor bugs with the menus.
--Fixed a bug with virus scanning. AC would erroneously say that a
virus was found if it was unable to execute the program SCAN.EXE.
V3.01 [04/05/93]
=================
--AC now automatically updates an archive if it is told it's
exact extension, or is selected in the UI mode.
--The update feature has changed somewhat. This feature now will
allow you to perform updates in batch mode, or simply put, you can
now turn updating to ON, and in the UI mode, convert ALL archives
and AC will convert all foreign archives to the default AND update
any like archives in one stroke! In the command line mode with
updating turned ON, you can type: 'AC /U *' and AC will perform
both conversion and updating all at once!
--Identified a problem with SQZ and AC. SQZ allows the user to use either
the '-' or the '/' characters as switch characters. the '/' char. does
NOT work properly in AC!! Use the '-', it seems to work fine.
Version 3.00c [03/30/93]
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-- Fixed some noncritical bugs with the file display in the UI mode.
-- Modified some of the information screens in ACSetup for more clarity.
Version 3.00b [03/27/93]
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-- Fixed the log output. Output was not lining up properly.
Version 3.00a [03/24/93]
========================
-- AC V3.00 would force the user to press a key after
conversion was complete when using AC on the Command Line.
This was not intended, and has been removed. AC will now
simply exit to DOS.
-- Fixed some minor errors/cosmetics with the help files.
Version 3.00 [03-14-93]
=======================
-- AC now allows for virtually any number of archivers to be defined.
-- AC now supports nested archives.
-- Improved Help facility
-- The command line interface will no longer suppress any output.
This will allow you to answer any queries that my come up.
-- All files and directories will be sorted. Before they were simply
arranged as they were on the disk.
-- The log file will report 'no change' if the difference in file size
is less than 1k.
-- Wildcard parsing on the command line has been improved. You can use
any combination of: MYFILE.* MYFILE* MYFI*.* *.* * *.ZIP
-- You can press the <ESC> key during conversion to cancel the process.
-- You can now select an archive and press <RETURN> to convert it.
Previous versions of AC used the <F2> key. The <F2> key now
replaces the <ALT-C> key for multiple file conversions.
-- AC now supports an additional video mode: 28 lines.
Version 2.14b [04-30-92]
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--Fixed bug that caused slight display problems when accessing
options(F3) under certain circumstances.
Version 2.14a [04-07-92]
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--Fixed minor bug in V2.14 that would incorrectly report that a
virus had been found.
Version 2.14 [04-06-92]
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--Modified File Listing to break up the file name and extension
into distinct columns for a cleaner look.
--Added <ALT-S> key to toggle the sound on/off.
--Made modifications to the logging feature to include the status
of a virus scan.
Version 2.13 [03-03-92]
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--Improved screen performance in menu mode.
--Fixed minor bug with Convert menu not being erased if directory
was accidentally selected for conversion.
Version 2.12 [02-18-92]
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--Added Convert Menu to AC(Menu interface). Allows to choose
what files to convert:single,all,tagged,or untagged. The convert menu
is accessed by typing ALT-C.
--Minor screen adjustments and fixes.
Version 2.11 [02-16-92]
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--Modified logging function so that output is left justified
instead of right justified
--Added 3 new Hot Keys, ALT-D,ALT-V, and ALT-X to change drives,
change video modes, and quickly exit the program.
--Added new toggle in AC.CFG to control sound when running AC
in menu mode.
Version 2.10a [01-25-92]
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--Fixed AC so it will not exit if an archive that is defined in AC.CFG
is not found in the DOS PATH.
--Fixed AC so that when executing AC -S AC will return to the current
directory, not the directory where AC.CFG resides.
Version 2.10 [01-10-92]
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--Re-implemented command line interface.
--Modified some screen routines, mostly aesthetic.
--Changed options menu so the cursor will loop around from top to bottom
and bottom to top.
--Added -S switch to display defaults.
Version 2.02 [01-08-92]
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--Fixed a few screen bugs when there are more file than appear on
screen.
--Added Alt-T(tag/untag files) to command keys.
--Modified AC to advance cursor down after tagging a file.
Version 2.00b [12-30-91]
========================
--Fixed bug that caused AC not to recognize first directory
when at the root directory
--Support for Hyper was accidentally left out of AC2.00 and
AC2.00a. Reinstalled it.
Version 2.00a [12-29-91]
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--Removed SFX options from ACSETUP to avoid any confusion for
first time users.
--Fixed minor screen glitch when switching to 43/50 modes
Version 2.00 [12-28-91]
=======================
--AC is now a menu driven program
Version 1.51 [12-18-91]
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--Many enhancements made to ACSETUP, improved input handling with
on screen reference.
--Added /U switch to AC to handle archive updates.
Version 1.50a [11-30-91]
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--Fixed bug that caused AC not to work properly when it was renamed.
Version 1.50 [11-19-91]
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--Changes made to AC and AC.CFG to accommodate ACSETUP.
--Added ability for renaming AC.EXE to any other name, so long as
the .CFG file is also renamed to the same name
Version 1.42a [11-14-91](NR)
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--Fixed very minor glitch in the logging routine.
Version 1.42 [11-13-91]
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--Fixed problems with the log file, output was not lined up
making it hard to view as the file became larger. Added size
difference to log file.
Version 1.41 [11-12-91] (NR)
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--Removed the 'x' switch for extra compression. This option can
still be used by adding the proper switches to the AC.CFG file.
Version 1.40 [11-05-91]
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--Minor modifications to screen output
Version 1.38 [10-17-91] (NR)
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--Fixed long standing bug that prevented using file*.* wildcard
specs on the command line. Could use file.* or file*, but not
file*.*. Fixed.
Version 1.37 [10-15-91]
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--More bug fixes, problem with converting to an SFX of type ARJ, fixed.
Version 1.36 [10-07-91] (NR)
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-Bug Fixes
Version 1.35 [10-06-91] (NR)
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--Added logging feature, uses new switch /w. Will create and/or
add to AC.LOG the files it has converted and size differences.
Version 1.34 [10-05-91] (NR)
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-More bug fixes
Version 1.32 [10-03-91] (NR)
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-Added registration requirement for certain defaults to be recognized
in AC.CFG
Version 1.31 [10-02-91] (NR)
========================
-Added colors to AC
Version 1.3F [10-02-91] (NR)
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-Improved speed with screen writes, particularly the help screen
Version 1.3A-E [09-29-91] (NR)
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--Continual refinement of interpreting AC.CFG file
--AC now depends on the existence of AC.CFG for execution
Version 1.3 [09-21-91] (NR)
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--Began conversion of program to separate source files and
formed basis for using configuration file
Version 1.2B [09-17-91] (NR)
=======================
-Fixed bug that would cause AC to crash if an Archive and exe
had the same name, but the exe was NOT a SFX file.
Version 1.2A [08-28-91] (NR)
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--Fixed minor bug where AC would report it's switch info for
each archive converted if multiple filespecs were specified.
Version 1.2 [08-21-91]
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--Removed some final code left over for debugging purposes.