RAS+ 95 Beta 4 Copyright (c) 1995-1996 Lamb Software, Inc. Build history --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUILD 125, 124 07/30/96 Extended shareware expiration date --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUILD 123 06/22/96 Fixed: Launch pad ordering problems after deleting icons. Fixed: Put back application launch method from bld 120, tried to fix problem with command line params not passing properly. ** I Will cleaning up launching and closing next build. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUILD 122 06/21/96 Updated: RAS+ tray menu, moved back disconnect/exit to main level Fixed: Problem with Internet Autodial setting internal information --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUILD 120 06/20/96 Added: Throughput prop page option Kilobytes/sec Added: OK button in about box Fixed: Possible RAS+ 95 freeze if line dropped unex. New: Added MIME mail back service to web site for registered users, download via Email. Fixed: No longer drops line when port settings properties dialog open Fixed: Auto reestablish connection did not work on some users systems Updated: Title bar - Online time - removed seconds counter.. updates every minute to reduce screen flash on some systems Fixed: icons in connectoid tree control did not display correctly when selected Updated: Modem indicators log does not display log info (per second) if no data xmitted Updated: Optimized modem indicator leds and text for no flash updates Fixed: Bring up terminal window before/after dialing option reversed when dialing. Updated: Terminology of modem indicator fields, more intuitive. Fixed: mapped background for launch toolbar icons Added: Tray menu dialing Added: Tray menu launching Added: Tray menu RAS+ properties Added: Toolbar RAS+ properties Updated: Help file launch groups --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Internal builds 117-119 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUILD 116 06/10/96 Fixed: Throughput prop page should read kilo bits per second not bytes Added: Throughput prop page option bytes/sec Fixed: Dialog popup can't find modem indicator during connect Fixed: Time displayed at start was incorrect at (infrequent) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUILD 115 06/08/96 Fixed: Internet Autodial prop page would not save results --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUILD 114 06/08/96 Added: Idle time drop Fixed: All files types are accepted for launch, not just EXE's. Added: FTP private member downloads. Added: Menu and button for hangup and exit RAS+ 95. Added: Button for hide and parking RAS+ 95 in tray area. Fixed: Launched app startup in Normal mode restores to normal window size. Added: Launched app can be started with a hidden window option. Fixed: video in 256 color mode, toolbars with new cmnctl32.dll now look right. Removed: status bar progress for dialing timout and busy redial Added: status bar indicator RX and TX with counts Added: poppup text over status bar panes Added: double clicking status bar indicators run shortcut to property sheet. Redesign: Reestablish window if disconnected due to bad line quality. Redesign: Better aware of states of other RAS applications Added: connect time on RAS+ 95 title bar --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUILD 113 05/21/96 Added: Launch file exec *.wbt (windows interface Language) extention Fixed: Rocket popping up on a button in launch pad if deleted from launch control Fixed: Default Internet AutoDial type in registry was invalid Added: Uninstall EXE missing from installation Added: Option for application close on hangup works now Added: Option to close application if connection drops Added: Option to launch only one instance of an application at a time, will not re-launch. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUILD 112 05/16/96 1st DRAFT of LAUNCH RELEASED! Launch pad button bar is dockable (grag it and go!) may be removed from it locations by dragging with the mouse.. will remember its location next time app is started. *** You can't go back to an older version of RAS+ 95 once you run this build 112 version RAS+ 95 will update your RASPLS95.PRV file format automatically. Disable Splash screen for registered users (settings>>properties>>general tab) Started a new help file with context sensitive help.. added context sensitive help. Fixed GPF in tree control during rare cases of hangup. Fixed GPF if no reestablish connection checked and line hangup. renamed (terminolgy) RAS entry to connectiod. Fixed improper expanding of tree items when restored from previous session Internet AutoDial no longer requires Plus! or IE 2.0 + to be installed to work. New appearance in setup wizard, can be run while online or off. works if items already exist in tree. Added options >> properties >> Post Connection fields Statistics Mode (build statistical data on each connectoid (Ie. attempts, drops, connects)) This is used to build stat info for auto connectoid placement in the tree control or to test for busy lines. There is also an option to stop dialing when the end of a provider group is reached. Optimize performance and tweak detection of login and reestablish window detection. QA release 110 Fixed launch pad popping up control panel Will display the welcome dialog only once at startup, not on blank entries. Delay before starting min value on spin control set to 0 from 1. Launching 16 bit apps fixed, 16 bit apps can't be closed via RAS+ 95 though. properties button in launch GPF fixed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUILD 109 (105 - 108 = several internal builds) 04/19/96 This release seems to be more stable on my system... I hope it is on yours too.. Help file was not updated since last release.. mostly coding changes in this release * -- * Put some output in for users who are having problems with having the wizard startup each time RAS+ is run.. Has something to do with the raspls95.prv file not bieng saved.. Fixed many GPF's More aware of other RAS apps starting and stopping connections outside of RAS+ 95. Prevent paste option if not on entry or provider Still working on validating that the tree items are where they should be in tree Refresh screen display for host name fixed. Slowed down polling every 10 seconds from every 1 second Multiple yellow + signs on entries in tree fixed When exiting windows while RAS+ running, will properly close and save new tree entries. DOD renamed to AutoDial and completely overhauled. Works now.. New settings property.. park application to taskbar on exit must be turned on to use. Quicker display of TCP/IP address and host name.. fixed the partial display of host name Command line options /providerdial and /allproviderdial now take a ras entry to start with Instead of a provider name and continue dialing with the selected method. Splash screen for only 2 seconds, not 4 Working on launch.. it is not visible in this release.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUILD 104 FIX: Install path name not built correctly if you installed RAS+ 95 to a directory other than the default. Prevented EULA.TXT and DOD.DLL from bieng found. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUILD 103 Add: End User License Agreement at start. Unregistered version must accept terms every time RAS+ 95 starts a new session. Registered users only have to agree one time period. Add: Unregistered version will expire on April 30, 1996 Fix: In build 101 or 102, if you had a GPF when you exited RAS+ 95 and were offline with the Settings >> RAS+ 95 properties >> Post Connection >> Drop connection when exit (on) Fix: Timing issue when starting multiple copies of RAS+ 95 on the same machine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** This software is not free! ** Note to existing Beta 3 registered users: The "LifeBoat Dan Bricklin's TimeLock interface" for security was removed as it proved unreliable. There is no longer a registration number / unlock code system used when registering. The shareware version will expire on a preset date listed in the EULA at startup.. this is primarily a notification to you to get a new copy from the http://www.lambsoftware.com or register (or remove from your system). BETA 4 BUILDS This release marks the RAS dialing and core functionality milestone. I have had a lot of requests for the next release of RAS+ 95 and it’s been a while since the last release in late October. Instead of programming in a dungeon and releasing everything when it is done, I decided to have milestone releases. I will be releasing more frequently than before. Current milestone scheldule looks as follows: stability fixes of the current release and Email support of registered users. Next will be milestone releases such as Launch, Service Provider Pack Import/Export, a more robust international billing system, better help, and a NT version. Most of the changes in this release were internal to design and the way RAS+ encapsulates Windows 95 core RAS entries. RAS+ continues to never cache data that already exists within Win95 RAS subsystem. The security is intact and passwords and data for each RAS+ entry are equivalent to Win95 RAS subsystem itself. The way RAS+ works is that it is the parent to a stock RAS entry provided with Win95. RAS+ adds a new dimension by creating something called a Service Provider. A Service Provider may contain one or more RAS+ entries which in turn contain the stock Win95 RAS entry. It is not uncommon for Service Providers to have multiple access numbers, and Service Provider offers a different marketing strategy and pricing structure. RAS+ 95 pulls all of the components together. The goal of RAS+ will to remove all steps to get connected to your Service Provider, whether you are connecting to the Internet or your NT server at work. I don’t believe in watering down a product or your super ideas to make a deadline and I want to get my vision of RAS+ 95 into a tangible product that will help you. I hope you will be patient and understand the development process. The software is definitely under construction and is not finished. Please be patient and if you have a bug report or don’t see a feature working properly, kindly let me know via Email if you a registered beta member). The design and format of the files are subject to change from release to release in order to make the final 1.0 release the best it can be. If you like poking around with "in progress" programs and never read hard copy manuals.. then you should have no problem with this version, however, if you are a novice user, RAS+ 95 may be more of a hassle for you then a help at this stage. RAS+ 95 when done will specialize in helping anyone get on the Internet with Windows 95 RAS, but this will take time. Thank you all for your excellent suggestions, please keep them coming and I’ll keep working hard for you! Lamb Software, Inc. raspls95@lambsoftware.com http://www.lambsoftware.com