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Version 1.01a - Documentation
Copyright (C) 1995, 1996
By Steve Blinch of Mikerosoft Productions
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┌─┤█▓▒░ Introduction ░▒▓█├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
TurboVOTE is an online Vote Door for any DORINFO1.DEF or DOOR.SYS
type BBS system. It allows users to create booths, vote on booths,
and see what others think of specific topics, with the aid of graphs,
percentages, and other information. It's extremely easy to setup
and use, and can be ready to go in minutes.
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─┤█▓▒░ Disclaimer ░▒▓█├───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
TurboVOTE comes with no warranty of any kind, either express
or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to
this software and accompanying documentation. In no event shall Steve
Blinch, Michael Helliker, or any other member of Mikerosoft
Productions be liable for any damages (including loss of business
profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or
other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use or inability to use this
software, even if Mikerosoft Productions has been advised of the
possibility of such damages.
The execution of TVOTE.EXE or any other executable packaged with
TurboVOTE signifies your agreement to the above terms.
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─┤█▓▒░ Distribution of TurboVOTE ░▒▓█├────────────────────────────────────┐
TurboVOTE may be freely distributed and used provided that the
following conditions are met:
1) TurboVOTE must be distributed and/or used UNALTERED, with all
documentation and support files.
2) The TurboVOTE executables may not be modified, disassembled,
cross-assembled, re-assembled, or in any way changed without
express written permission from the author (Steve Blinch).
3) Only the UNREGISTERED version of TurboVOTE may be distributed.
Registered copies (and/or registration keys) may NOT, for any
purpose, be used by any person other than the person to whom
the key belongs.
4) It is preferred that the original compression style (the RAR self
extractor) is maintained. However, if absolutely necessary, the
compression format may be changed (perferrably to the regular RAR
format, but if a change to another archiver is necessary, so be
it.)
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─┤█▓▒░ Authenticity Verification ░▒▓█├────────────────────────────────────┐
Due to a recent switch to the RAR archiver, our archives now have AV
(Authenticity Verification) signatures. When you run the TurboVOTE
self-extractor (TV????.EXE), the TurboVOTE logo should come up, and
then you should see the following:
─[cut]───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Verifying authenticity information ... Ok
Extracting (filename) Ok
.
.
.
Archive TV101A.EXE
created at hh:mm:ss dd mmm yyyy
by Mikerosoft Productions
Done
─[cut]───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
If the AV signature is missing, the verification fails, or our name
(Mikerosoft Productions) does not appear as shown above, the software
has been altered since we released it.
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─┤█▓▒░ Easy Setup ░▒▓█├───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
Setup involves two things: 1) Running TVSETUP.EXE, and 2) Adding
TurboVOTE to your BBS.
Running TVSETUP will configure pretty much everything for you -- the
only things you may wish to change are the colors, and, if you have a
registered copy of TurboVOTE, the status of the Profanity Filter.
Adding TurboVOTE to your BBS is done in the same manner as any other
Mikerosoft door. Just change to the TurboVOTE directory, and run
TurboVOTE with any of the following parameters:
-P<path> Specify path to your dropfiles (MUST be used!), i.e.
TVOTE -PC:\RA\NODE1
would look for C:\RA\NODE1\DORINFO1.DEF.
-N<node> Specify current node number, i.e.
TVOTE -PC:\RA\NODE2 -N2
would specify node 2, and look for
C:\RA\NODE2\DORINFO2.DEF.
-1 Force DORINFO1.DEF, regardless of node number, i.e.
TVOTE -PC:\RA\NODE2 -N2 -1
would specify node 2, and look for
C:\RA\NODE2\DORINFO1.DEF (instead of DORINFO2.DEF).
-! Look for DOOR.SYS instead of DORINFO1.DEF, i.e.
TVOTE -PC:\RA\NODE1 -N1 -!
would look for C:\RA\NODE1\DOOR.SYS.
-@<tasker> Force multitasker (auto-detects if this parameter is
not used). <x> may be any one of the following:
D = DESQview W = Windows N = NetWare
2 = DoubleDOS O = OS/2 X = Force NONE
-S<num> Release timeslice every <num>/100ths of a second.
Default is 100/100ths (release slice every 1 second).
-L Force local mode (prompt for SysOp/user name).
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─┤█▓▒░ Requirements & Limitations ░▒▓█├───────────────────────────────────┐
TurboVOTE requires the following to run:
■ An IBM XT/AT/386/486/Pentium/686+ or compatible
■ A modem, 300-38400 BPS (tested with a USRobotics 14400 Sportster
Faxmodem)
■ A FOSSIL driver (was tested with BNU, should work fine with X00 or
any other compatible)
■ DOOR.SYS or DORINFO1.DEF (must be produced by RemoteAccess or which
ever BBS system you use)
■ About 150-200k on your hard disk
■ (user only) A terminal supporting ANSI emulation
TurboVOTE's only limitation is that you may only have 2000 users
in the TurboVOTE userfile at any one time. It is EXTREMELY unlikely
that you will ever encounter this limitation -- even if you DO have
2000 users on your BBS, (unlikely in itself!) the ones who have not
used TurboVOTE within a certain number of days (configurable in
TVSETUP) will be purged from the userfile, therefore freeing space
for more users to join.
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─┤█▓▒░ Profanity Filter ░▒▓█├─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
TurboVOTE's built-in profanity filter is a device used to prevent
certain phrases from being shown in the booths. This feature may
seem a bit unnecessary at first, but after looking into a few vote
doors that some local SysOps are using, I thought some people might
appreciate a bit of censorship... =) However, if you're like me and
you don't really care about users' language, this can be disabled and
users can be free to express themselves, uncensored.
The filter has most of the every-day curses of the English language
built in to it. However, if there are any that I missed, the file
TVOTE.PRO can be edited with any text editor to add more words or
phrases to be censored.
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─┤█▓▒░ Registration ░▒▓█├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
Registration of TurboVOTE costs $10.00, & provides the following
extra features:
- Allows more than 20 booths (topics)
- Allows more than 12 possible answers per booth
- Gets you a neat 10k regkey to put in your TurboVOTE dir! =)
- Allows SysOp editing of booths
- Allows usage of Profanity Filter (censor certain key words/phrases
from vote booths -- comes in handy if things get rowdy!)
- Removes "UNREGISTERED" notice upon exiting and replaces with "This
copy of TurboVOTE is registered to: <your name>"
- Ensures assistance if this or any other Mikerosoft Production is
giving you trouble (priority over other unregistered people who
have trouble)
- Gives you a warm, tingly feeling inside! =)
$10.00 is a LOT less than most other vote doors charge, and is quite
reasonable in comparison.
As in all Mikerosoft Productions, registration is NOT mandatory -- it
is up to you as to whether or not you want to support this program.
It'd be nice if you did, though. =)
Registration keys are guaranteed to work for all future versions of
TurboVOTE -- if, for some reason, the key style must be changed, you
will be granted new a new key, free of charge. After paying the
initial $10.00, there will be NO additional fees for TurboVOTE, ever.
If you want to register, fill out the MSOFT.REG form provided in the
TurboVOTE archive and follow the directions on the form.
Sending Cheques
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It is recommended that registrations are sent in the form of a
money order, as there will be a 2 week delay on personal
cheques to ensure that they are valid and do not go NSF. Keys
will NOT be made available until this 2 week period is over.
Sending Money Orders
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Money orders will be processed immediately, the moment we
receive them.
Calling Mikerosoft BBS to D/L Keys
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If you want to call Mikerosoft BBS to get your keys (as opposed
to having them mailed to you), you must logon with the username
MIKEROSOFT. No newuser questions will be asked, and you will
be immediately sent to a menu where you may download your reg-
istration keys.
You will be requried to enter a password to download your keys.
Please make one up and place it in the appropriate spot on the
registration form.
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─┤█▓▒░ Non-ANSI Users ░▒▓█├───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
Sorry, TurboVOTE *requires* ANSI. It cannot be used without it.
But since almost ALL users support ANSI nowadays, that shouldn't be
a problem. =)
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─┤█▓▒░ Support ░▒▓█├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
Getting TurboVOTE Upgrades
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Please see DISTRIB.TXT for a full list of our support & distribution
sites, along with our Webpage and FTP site.
TurboVOTE is available for F'req via 1:153/554 with the magic name of
"TVOTE" (without the quotes).
Contacting The Author
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The author can be contacted via any of the following:
Internet E-mail: fvhelm57@ucfv.bc.ca
Fido Backbone : Post to Steve Blinch in the RA_UTIL conference
Netmail (*) : Crash or Route to Steve Blinch, 1:153/554.1
* If using routed netmail, DO NOT expect a reply. Our outbound
netmail is not functional at this time due to problems beyond our
control. If a reply is desired, please use E-mail.
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─┤█▓▒░ Program Information ░▒▓█├──────────────────────────────────────────┐
TurboVOTE was originally started as "something to do" on a rainy
day, and was then abandoned due to lack of interest. About two months
later, I found reason to complete it, and did so in less than a week.
TurboVOTE was programmed using Turbo Pascal v7.0, and was first
released on September 5th, 1995, through Mikerosoft BBS.
Need help, want to make a comment, or want to get the latest versions
of our software? See DISTRIB.TXT for info!
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