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WHATS.NEW
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What's New in the World of
Psych0Liner
n Note
+ New Feature
c Changed
b Bug Fix
r Removed
- known imperfections -
extended fossil crashes on exit (discovered under OS/2 w/ SIO fossil)
node manager : direct ansi displays baud rate, not YES/NO
Version .45 April 27, 1996
+ added default port addresses for comports 1 through 3
c optimized DOS, Windows, and OS/2 timeslicing as well as modem handling
and a few other little things thanks to Andrew Eigus's DDPLUS v7.2
other optimizing done, like a lot of useless DDPLUS code removed.
c Psych0Language introduced (allows complete customization)
c lots of cosmetic changes on the sysop side
+ maintenance sysop menu
+ skips lines with ; in the PLINETXT.DAT
b correctly displays the intro screen in the new user sign-up
+ non-color MCI codes for things such as handle, Psych0Liner version, etc
+ new users may press ENTER on the alias prompt to use thier BBS name
c statistics screen moved to PLINETXT.DAT
c ? on main screen only displays key help, H displays extended info
+ new input prompt, will not allow users to type more than they are allowed.
has nice definable back and foreground colors. in the near future arrow
will be added.
r strings and network menu do nothing.
c tagline menu incorperated into main config menu.
r sysop name (another useless thingy)
+ -? command line paramater listing
+ support for Psych0Tag versions after 0.45
r PCBoard dropfile support (PCB can make other dropfiles) and other misc.
useless code which made the executable huge
+ empty input string handling
+ `x style MCI color codes
c if you use DigiBoard or the extended fossil, check your node setup
r LEGAL.DOC, contents written into PLINER.DOC
r F9 - statistics sysop key
+ updates and announcements available via Internet email, see PLINER.DOC
for details.
+ file comment with Psych0Liner information (desc, contact info, Copyright)
Version .40 Febuary 5, 1996
+ PLINETXT.DAT introduced
+ Full filelocking for multitasking / networked systems
+ USERS.DAT introduced
c Yes/No prompts changed, looks better
c Increased number of oneliners to 15
c Exits if there is no PLINER.CFG and is not ran in configuration mode
c Several cosmetic touch-ups
c Tagline importing handled better
+ NODE.DAT introduced
+ Intro screen, can be toggled in "System Variables and Toggles"
+ Alias prompt string introduced
b Internal, fossil, and digiboard now do what they are set to
+ Custom Port/IRQ setup for each com port on each node
b Won't accept strings better than it can handle
Version .35 Januray 2, 1996
n started this file
+ operating system and free memory in stats
c 1liner.ctl finally removed and moved to pliner.cfg
+ new help menu with "About Psych0Liner", "Product Information",
and "Command Explanations"
c handles menus smarter
c moved the CFG program inside Psych0Liner itself
c lotsa misc. stuff like smarter configuration file searches
+ seperate node data for each node [NODEx.DAT]
c decreased PLINER.CFG size from 1615 to 780 bytes [52% smaller]
c decreased LINERS.DAT size from 3216 to 1501 bytes [53% smaller]
+ can import taglines using Psych0Tag v.32b+
b security levels really work now
+ config menu can be accessed from the Psych0Liner main menu,
locally or remotely. If you don't want this, then set
the SysOp security to a high number like 65,535.
c PLINER.DOC now includes features, credits, and acknowledgements
- To Do List -
interBBS
log files
anonymous support
nicer ANSIs
RIP and Avatar/0 support
user editor
better user input (arrows, insert mode)
OS/2 version?