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┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ WEATHER (a la Weather Information Download Service) │
│ │
│ by Blaine William Schmidt │
│ at Moobasi Optics, Ink. Software │
│ Copyright (C) 1993-1994 │
│ ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
IMPORTANT CHANGES!!!
This is WEATHER v1.17 - there have been some fairly major modifications
in this release that allow WEATHER to use several new features...please
reconfigure WEATHER before operation to take advantage of these new
features. Re-configuration is not necessary - but highly desirable.
WEATHER now uses WCONFIG.EXE to configure the WEATHER program. If
WEATHER is run with the CONFIG option which operated previously, you
are informed that you can reconfigure WEATHER by running WCONFIG.EXE.
WEATHER.CFG is a simple ASCII text file - you can edit WEATHER.CFG with
any editor capable of saving straight ASCII text. Do not use word
processing packages that save special characters in the text.
Also included with this version of WEATHER is a set of files - ANSI
and RIP screens which the System Operator of Atlanta Information
Exchange [404-957-3325] was kind enough to create and donate!
New changes to WEATHER include:
(Changes in 1.17)
* Rewrote capture routine. Is faster and more accurate.
* Fixed bug where WEATHER would not create the Zone, Severe,
Marine, or Recreational forecasts if the previous calls files
were in the WEATHER directory.
* Added a TOTAL progress indicator so that the progress of the
ENTIRE call could be tracked...versus just the previous city's
report progress.
* Uses less memory. Approximately 10-20k less memory, depending
on the machine.
* Updated WCONFIG to read in old values so that when new versions
of WEATHER come out, the old values are not lost...the old
values will replace the default values.
* Added a /B (bypass opening screen) feature for registered users.
* Added a LOGFILE feature for users so that they can track what
might have gone wrong with a call.
(Changes in 1.16)
* Added RECREATIONAL WEATHER REPORT. Due to user demand, this
report has been added to the functionality of WEATHER!
* Added MARINE WEATHER REPORT. Once again, users drive the
thrust of WEATHER! They get what they demand! :*)
* Capitalization of ALL REPORTS. A small note here: if the
routine that capitalizes the text does not work perfectly,
please drop off (or send) a copy of the non-cased text to
Blaine Schmidt at Moobasi Optics, Ink. - the capitalization
is quickly becoming a nightmare for all of the different
conditions WEATHER has to meet...but we still want to make
it work at 100% efficiency!
* Added BWI (Baltimore, MD) to the WEATHER.LOC file.
* Added the ability for users to add WEATHER AIRPORT CODES
in the WCONFIG program. Read the WEATHER documentation for
additional information.
ORDERING INFORMATION
To order WEATHER, send a $10 payment to the author at:
Moobasi Optics, Ink.
ATTN: Blaine William Schmidt
10305-D Plum Creek Lane
Charlotte, NC 28210-8263
To report problems with WEATHER, or to suggest improvements, contact
the author at one of the following:
(704-541-9842) Data Line - Moobasi Optics, Ink. (data line)
(704-542-3725) Voice Line - Business
FIDOnet address: 1:379/50
WGAnet address: 40:113/50
Internet address: Selin@char.vnet.net
Ciao for now...