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- Maximus 1.02 to 2.0 Conversion
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- This file contains a list of step-by-step instructions for
- converting a Max 1.02 system to version 2.00. Please read this
- file in full before attempting to run INSTALL.
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- When you run INSTALL, it will automatically make several
- modifications to your system control files. However, your menu
- and event control files must be manually modified after running
- INSTALL.
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- The INSTALL program was designed in a `safe' manner. INSTALL
- will never overwrite an existing file; instead, it will simply
- rename the old file with an extension of .102. (Due to a
- filename conflict, your old MAX.CTL will be renamed to
- MAXCTL.102.) In addition, INSTALL will create a log of changes
- in INSTALL.LOG. If you need a file from your old Max 1.02
- system, you can read the log to find out where it went.
-
- To upgrade to version 2.0, you must follow these steps:
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- I. MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR OLD INSTALLATION
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- II. RUN THE INSTALLATION PROGRAM
-
- Install is a menu-driven, point-and-shoot installation
- program for Maximus. INSTALL is capable of using either the
- mouse or the keyboard for input. When running INSTALL, you
- should:
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- A. Have at least 300K of free memory. INSTALL has a set
- of internal file decompression routines, so you'll need
- at least 300K to perform the installation successfully.
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- B. Specify the directory structure of your existing
- Maximus installation. Please be sure to specify the
- correct paths for your Max system dir, your misc files
- and your help files. By default, all of your
- executables and your HLP files will be replaced, but
- your MISC files will not. (If you need to keep your
- old help files, you can rename \MAX\HLP\*.102 back to
- *.MEC after INSTALL finishes.)
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- C. Select a path for the language directory. Max 2.0 now
- includes multilingual support, so you should use a
- separate directory to hold all of the language files.
- If the specified directory does not exist, INSTALL will
- create it for you.
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- D. Use the space bar to select the "Upgrade from Max 1.02"
- button. Make sure that this option is selected, or
- else INSTALL will attempt to create a new Maximus
- installation.
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- E. Select the "OK" button. INSTALL will then decompress
- all of the Max 2.0 files into the appropriate
- locations.
-
- F. Specify the path and filename of your base MAX.CTL
- control file. If the "Update MAX.CTL" box is checked
- (as it is by default), INSTALL will add all of the new
- keywords and sections required to run a Max 2.0 system.
- Unless you check the "Update MAX.CTL" box, the
- conversion must be performed manually. (This document
- only covers the steps required for the automatic
- installation.)
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- III. EDIT YOUR MENUS
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- Several new menu commands have been added to Max 2.00.
- Although your old menu control file will still work, you'll
- be missing out on a lot of features unless you add the new
- commands.
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- IF YOU ARE USING THE STANDARD MENUS, adding new commands is
- easy. The installation program created a file called
- MENUS.200; this contains the standard menu layout for Max
- 2.0, and all of the commands are already installed. As long
- as you didn't make any major modifications to your menu
- structure, you can type "copy menus.200 menus.ctl" to
- install the new menus. If you choose this method, you can
- skip ahead to step IV.
-
- IF YOU ARE USING CUSTOMIZED MENUS, adding the new commands
- is a multistep process:
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- A. ADD the following line just before the end of the main
- menu:
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- Display_Menu Reader Disgrace "Off-line reader"
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- B. ADD the following lines anywhere in the message menu:
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- Msg_Browse Disgrace "Browse messages"
- Msg_Current Disgrace "*ReadCurrent"
- Msg_Tag Disgrace "Tag areas"
- Msg_Edit_User Sysop "@Edit user"
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- C. DELETE the following commands from the message menu.
- These commands still work, but B)rowse will do
- everything that these commands do (and more), so
- there's no reason to keep them around.
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- Msg_Scan Disgrace "Scan; your msgs"
- Msg_Inquire Disgrace "Inquire"
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- D. RENAME the following command in the file areas. The
- "T" key is now used by Tag, so we had to rename the
- command to VIEW:
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- REPLACE THIS:
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- Type Disgrace "Type (show)"
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- WITH THIS:
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- Type Disgrace "View text file"
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- E. ADD this to the file menu:
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- File_Tag Disgrace "Tag (queue) files"
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- F. RENAME the following command on the CHANGE menu:
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- REPLACE THIS:
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- Chg_Realname SysOp "Real name"
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- WITH THIS:
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- Chg_Alias SysOp "Alias"
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- G. ADD these commands to the CHANGE menu:
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- Chg_Language Disgrace "@Language"
- Chg_Userlist Disgrace "%ShowInUserlist"
- Chg_Protocol Disgrace "$Protocol default"
- Chg_Archiver Disgrace "&Archiver default"
- Chg_FSR Disgrace "^FullScrnRead"
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- H. ADD the following menu to the end of MENUS.CTL:
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- Menu READER
- Title READER
- Headerfile Misc\OLR_Hdr
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- % Name of cmd Optional Priv. Command as it
- % to execute argument Level appears to user
- % ------------ -------- -------- --------------
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- Msg_Tag Disgrace "Tag area"
- Msg_Browse Disgrace "Download new msgs" "tnp"
- Msg_Upload_QWK Disgrace "Upload replies"
- Chg_Protocol Disgrace "Protocol default"
- Chg_Archiver Disgrace "Archiver default"
- Display_Menu Main Twit "Main menu"
- Goodbye Twit "Goodbye (log off)"
- Display_File Hlp\OLR Disgrace "?help"
- NoDsp Display_Menu Main Twit "|"
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- End Menu
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- IV. Edit the events file in EVENTSxx.BBS to suit your system,
- and make a separate copy of EVENTSxx.BBS for each node. The
- events file now controls the operation of the Y)ell command
- (n addition to external events for the WFC subsystem)
-
- V. RECOMPILE YOUR CONTROL FILES
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- From the Max system directory, type "silt max -u". This
- will recompile all of the main control files using the Max
- 2.0 format.
-
- You are done! Step back, grab your favourite beverage, and
- enjoy. You can start version 2.00 by simply typing "max" at the
- command prompt. However, this conversion procedure only adds the
- essential features to your control files. For more information
- on all of the new goodies not covered in this document, please
- refer to WHATSNEW.PRN.
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