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LightSpeed BBS Version 1.1
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Copyright (C) 1995 by RidgeLine Engineering. All Rights Reserved.
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[Getting Started...]
* ** For additional instructions see LS.DOC ** *
[Step 1]: For LightSpeed to operate correctly, you must modify your
Config.Sys and Autoexec.Bat files (see your MS-Dos manual for information
on how to do this). You must make sure of two things: A) You have SHARE.EXE
loaded, and B) You have FILES=30 (or higher). Normally, these can be
accomplished by adding this line to your Autoexec.Bat file:
It doesn't matter WHERE in the autoexec.bat, unless your computer starts
up into a shell such as Windows, in which case it should be BEFORE the
shell-command. For example, if there's a line that says C:\Windows\Win,
place this before it.)
C:\Dos\Share.Exe
And this line to your Config.Sys line: (It doesn't matter where)
FILES=30
If your BBS will be running multi-node (in the trial edition, this only
includes your free local node for sysop access) set at least
"FILES=10 x #ofNodes" where #ofNodes is how many nodes you wish to run
simultaniously.
[Step 2]: If you have not already done so, you should now install
LightSpeed to your hard drive. If your copy of LightSpeed is on a floppy
disk, then type this:
A:Install
If your copy of LightSpeed came from a zipfile, run the included INSTALL
program from the DOS Prompt. Change to the directory you unzipped to, and
type:
Install
Further instructions will follow.
[Step 3]: It is not required, but it is HIGHLY recommended that you
create a RAM-Drive before using LightSpeed. Even a tiny ram-drive of
as little as 100k might significantly improve LightSpeed's performance.
To make LightSpeed use a ram-drive, you need only set the "Ramdrive letter"
in LsConfig's Master Configuration, then follow the instructions to modify
LS1.BAT, LS2.BAT, etc. for as many nodes as needed. For more information on
creating ram-drives, consult your MS-DOS manual, however, most of the
time all that is needed is adding this line to your Config.Sys file:
Device=C:\Dos\RamDrive.Sys 1024 512
You can also use "Devicehigh" in place of "Device" if you have upper
memory available. The 1024 is the size of the ram-drive in KBytes, and
can be changed to a smaller value if you have limited ram (It should be
at least 100) or a higher value if you have ram to spare (the more the
better up to about 4 megabytes.) To create the Ram-drive with extended
(recommended, but requires a Himem.sys or similar driver) add a /E option.
To create the Ram-drive with expanded memory (requires EMM386, QEMM, etc)
add a /A option.
It is also highly recommended that if you have any free memory, you install
a disk cache program such as MS-DOS SmartDrv.Exe. This will greatly improve
the speed of your BBS. The larger the size of the cache, the faster your
system will run (until you use up too much memory, and then the BBS won't
load.) See your MS-DOS manual for information on using SmartDrv.Exe.
No changes to LightSpeed are necissary to support the disk cache.
[Step 4]: Change to your LightSpeed directory (Type D:[Enter] where D is
the drive with LightSpeed, followed by Cd\Ls[Enter] if you choose the default
path). Run LSConfig.Exe and move through each item off the main menu until
you have setup your BBS as needed. See LSConfig.Doc for help in using that
program.
A new feature in LightSpeed v1.2 is that INSTALL will automatically set up
LSCONFIG/Master Configuration, as well as all LS?.BAT files. Keep in mind,
that if there are any path changes (i.e. moving LightSpeed to another
directory) or if you install or remove a RAMDrive, you will need to modify
LS?.BAT yourself, and sometimes LSCONFIG/Master Configuration.
[Done]: LightSpeed is ready to run now, and you can try it out by
changing the your LightSpeed directory and typing Ls1[Enter]. You can use
Alt-S or Alt-L to try your system out, and press F9 after you have your
account setup to change your security class, usually to "Master", the
most powerful security class by default. To get a status bar, use the F2
and F1 keys. To modify your online time, use F7 and F8 or Ctrl-F7 and
Ctrl-F8. You have full access to the default system, and can access sysop
functions by pressing the ! key from most other menus. (It is not listed
as an option on the menus, however it will still work.) Play around with
the system for a while. When your done, you may wish to begin custimizing
your new BBS system.
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If you experience installation problems, you can manually install
LightSpeed. The .EXE files on the distribution disks, other than INSTALL.EXE,
are all self-extracting zip files. Make a directory such as C:\Ls, change
to it, and type:
A:\LsPak -d
For disk two, type:
A:\LsExtra -d
You will then need to setup LSCONFIG, and modify all the LS?.BAT files
yourself.