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- Find Area Code (FAC)
- Copyright 1990-92 by Michael K. Molloy
- All Rights Reserved
-
- Developed
- by
- Michael K. Molloy
- Mountain Data Systems
- 8531 East Dry Creek Place
- Englewood, CO 80112
- CompuServe: 72737,3237
-
-
-
- H I S T O R Y O F C H A N G E S
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-
- 12 Jan 92 Ver 1.64
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-
- - Added about 250 additional cities to the area code database.
-
- - Corrected spellings of some cities.
-
- - Added the file "FILE_ID.DIZ" (this is a PCBoard compatible
- description file in 8 line x 45 character format).
-
- - Minor code optimization/shaving
-
-
- 5 Jan 92 Ver 1.63
- -------------------
-
- - Bug fix: registered users weren't able to serial number stamp this
- version.
-
- - Bug fix: Fixed an initialization problem which sometimes displayed
- hits/colors incorrectly.
-
- Thanks to Charles Kleis for spotting these so quickly; of course he
- was the first to ever register, too.
-
-
- 1 Jan 92 Ver 1.62
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-
- - Improved performance of the fuzzy search by about 10 percent.
-
- - Fixed minor/occasional bug related to display colors and
- wordwrapping after an autozoom (thanks to Stan Brown of Oak Road
- Systems).
-
- - Made minor updates/changes to the area code data base.
-
- - Fixed monochrome operation bugs: color of "searching" message during
- fuzzy search and "not found" message
-
- - Reduced code size by about 2K.
-
-
- 28 Dec 91 Ver 1.61
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-
- - Added new area codes and cities for:
-
- -- Maryland 410 (split from 301)
- -- California 310 (split from 213)
- -- California 510 (split from 415)
-
- - Thanks to Mike Haney (a registered user) of Data I/O Corporation
- for pointing me to this information.
-
- 11 Nov 91 Ver 1.60 (Ver 1.52 - 1.59 skipped)
- -------------------
-
- - Added a current date/time display at the top of the window
-
- - Added the /C switch to select whether to use 24-hour clock
-
- - Moved the "Fuzzy Search" indicator to the bottom of the window
-
- - You can now register FAC with your Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or
- American Express card through Public software Library (PsL) by
- calling their toll-free number or FAX number. See REGISTER.DOC
- for details.
-
- - You can also register FAC with your Visa or Mastercard on
- CompuServe in the Electronic Mall store, Software Excitement!
- (you can also use Software Excitement!'s toll-free number). While
- online, use GO SE to access this service. See REGISTER.DOC for
- details.
-
- 26 Sep 91 Ver 1.51
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-
- - Modified the routine which gets word under cursor (TSR mode) to
- ignore the "()" characters.
-
- 14 Sep 91 Ver 1.50
-
- - Added capability to search an external data file. If the default
- file MY-DATA.DAT exists, it will be searched in whatever search mode
- the program is in. This file will be searched when run from the
- command line or while running as a TSR.
-
- - Added /D switch to specify the name of the external data file to
- use. This switch works from the command line or when FAC is installed
- as a TSR.
-
- - Added the F5 key to prompt for a line of data to append to the
- default/specified external data file. The F5 key can add data to the
- external datafile without leaving the program, including while
- operating as a TSR.
-
- - Implemented sensing and appropriate use of monochrome/color
- attributes.
-
- - Added the /B switch to force monochrome mode.
-
- - Fixed minor bug in which one additional search was made after Esc
- was pressed.
-
- - Put switch options in alphabetical order in both the /H screen
- output and the documentation.
-
- - The Find Area Code (FAC) distribution file is now created using
- PKZip's Authenticity Verification (AV) feature. This guarantees BBSs
- and users virus-free, unmodified files. If after unzipping your
- distribution files you don't see the message:
-
- Authentic files Verified! # EOA070 MICHAEL K. MOLLOY
-
- get another copy of the file from me, CompuServe, another vendor, or
- another BBS.
-
-
- 31 Mar 91 Ver 1.42
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-
- - Corrected bug which caused TSR installation messages to say
- that FAC was using EMS memory for swapping even though it was actually
- using disk.
-
- - Simplified VENDOR.DOC and SYSOP.DOC.
-
-
- 12 Feb 91 Ver 1.41
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-
- - Corrected duplicate West Palm Beach area codes; added 908 NJ area
- code (effective Jun 1991).
-
- - Corrected bug which caused blank line to be displayed between hits
- during AutoZoom.
-
- - Improved routine which reads text under cursor; You can now read
- phone numbers off the screen (with hyphens in them).
-
- - Software recompiled/developed with Borland Turbo Pascal 6.0
- Professional, TurboPower Object Professional 1.1, and SemWare QEdit
- Advanced 2.1.
-
-
- 1 Feb 91 Ver 1.40
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-
- - Added support for TSR swapping to expanded (EMS) RAM (optional via /E)
-
- - Swap files can now be hidden/system or normal attribute files
- (optional via /A)
-
- - Screen does AutoZoom to full screen size when normal size fills with
- hits (optional via /T & F9).
-
- - While running TSR, Alt-U pressed twice will dump TSR (if safe to do
- so)
-
- - Added support for DOS command line redirection of command line
- status messages
-
- - Minor cosmetic changes
-
-
- 6 Jan 91 Ver 1.38
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-
- - Corrected errors with Chicago IL 312 & 708 area codes
-
- - Author is now member of the Association of Shareware Professionals
- (ASP)
-
- - Renamed file UPDATE.LOG to HISTORY.DOC; renamed file ORDER.FRM to
- REGISTER.DOC
-
- - Added LICENSE.DOC, PACKING.LST, SITELICE.DOC, SYSOP.DOC, VENDOR.DOC,
- WARRANTY.DOC, SHR-WARE.DOC
-
- - Added an infrequent random "Press Any Key" reminder to register on
- exit
-
-
- 9 Dec 90 Ver 1.37
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-
- - Implemented a full line editor for string entry:
- -- You can now enter spaces in(side) the search string
- -- FAC remembers search strings after search
- -- Search string length increased to 20 characters
-
- - Removed the occasional "reminder delay" & replaced it with a passive
- reminder (Thanks, Paul!)
-
- - Increased text file buffer by 3K RAM
-
-
- 28 Nov 90 Ver 1.36
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-
- - Increased the size of the database by about 30%; added over 200 U.S.
- cities; & over 600 international cities
-
- - All state/country capitals are now capitalized
-
-
- 16 Nov 90 Ver 1.35
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-
- - Bug fixed: when search string was last word in line it wasn't found
-
-
- 12 Nov 90 Ver 1.34
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-
- - Searches (non-fuzzy) are 20-35% faster. Minor cosmetic changes.
-
-
- 4 Nov 90 Ver 1.33
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-
- - Added capability to configure the program's settable options via an
- environment variable (SET FAC=)
-
-
- 3 Nov 90 Ver 1.32
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-
- - Added the ability to stamp a serial number on EXE file (for
- registered users only)
-
- - Removed registration encouragement from help screen & increased
- frequency of reminder
-
-
- 28 Oct 90 Ver 1.31
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-
- - Corrected bug with restoring exact cursor shape on exit
-
- - Corrected bug with 43/50 line modes in TSR
-
-
- 15 Oct 90 Ver 1.30
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-
- - Window can now be repositioned with cursor keys or can zoom to full
- screen (using F10 or /Z switch)
-
- - Added a registration reminder with a brief delay about once every
- eighth time the program is used
-
- - Added dozens of cities (mostly for U.S.)
-
-
- 1 Oct 90 Ver 1.22
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-
- - Added /H switch for DOS prompt help; now starts with no parameter;
- minor fine tuning
-
-
- 30 Sep 90 Ver 1.21
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-
- - Fixed failure to "eat" fuzzy search interruption key
-
-
- 23 Sep 90 Ver 1.2
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-
- - Added "fuzzy search" Soundex string matching mode
-
-
- 22 Sep 90 Ver 1.11
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-
- - Fixed minor bug when reading screen at left margin
-
- - Added verification & error checking for /P
-
- - Minor corrections/additions to docs
-
- - Changed window explosion stage delay from 14ms to 10ms
-
- - Moved history of changes to separate file
-
-
- 21 Sep 90 Ver 1.10
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-
- - Rewritten using Object Pro
-
- - Major overhaul of program and docs; widely released
-
-
- 1 Sep 90 Ver 1.00
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-
- - Experimental version; not released to general public
-
- --- End of HISTORY.DOC ---
-