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- Latest News
- BACK SOON!
- Version 2.0
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- Welcome to BACK SOON! Version 2.0, the message-taking utility for
- the busy home or office. Here is the latest news and other important
- information regarding the program.
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- USING BACK SOON! ON A NOVELL NETWORK
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- Back Soon! will run on a Novell Network. To prevent broadcast
- messages from the network server from interfering with Back Soon!,
- temporarily disable them by typing CASTOFF ALL from the command line
- before running Back Soon! To re-enable the messages, use the command
- CASTON after exiting Back Soon!
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- USING BACK SOON! WITH OTHER PROGRAMS
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- If you use WordPerfect 5.1, Quattro Pro 3.0 to 5.0, or WordStar 7.0,
- macros are provided on the program disk for automatically running Back
- Soon! from within these programs.
-
- Back Soon! is simple to use from within almost any program, with
- or without a predefined macro. Simply choose your applications "Shell
- to DOS" command (this may be called something like "Run a DOS command"
- or "Go to DOS") and specify Back Soon! as the command to be executed.
- If your application sends you to the DOS command line, start Back Soon!
- as you normally would, then type EXIT at the command line when you have
- finished using Back Soon! You'll be returned directly to your application.
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- TELEPHONE SUPPORT
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- Tay-Jee Software's telephone support number has changed. The new
- number is (703)261-7023.
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- Notes for Back Soon! Version 2.0:
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- Version 2.0 adds three major enhancements -
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- - Graphics. In addition to scrolling a message and playing simple
- melodies, Back Soon! can now display virtually ANY type of graphics
- or animation. See the file APPENDIX.TXT for details. The shareware
- version includes two sample animation sequences produced with AutoDesk
- Animator; the registered version includes additional animation. Add-
- on graphic images (scenery, celebrities, etc.), animation, and even
- customized scans of your own photos are available from Tay-Jee Software.
- Call for more details.
-
- - Event Scehduler. Back Soon! can now perform unattended tasks such as
- tape backups, Email transfers, etc., while you are away through the
- Event Scheduler. See the file APPENDIX.TXT for additional instructions.
-
- - Multilingual Support. Back Soon!'s text message system has been
- adapted for multilingual use. Currently, Spanish and German are
- supported; additional languages are palnned for future release.
- For language support files, contact Tay-Jee Software.
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- Notes for Back Soon! Version 1.5:
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- Version 1.5 adds two major enhancements -
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- - Music. In addition to scrolling a message, Back Soon! v1.5 now
- has the ability to play simple musical selections. To activate
- the music feature, add the switch "/u" to the command line at
- startup. The music files (extension .CM1) included on the
- archive should be located in the Back Soon! directory. When
- the music feature is activated, Back Soon! will alternate scrolling
- your message down the screen and playing, at random, one of the
- musical selections included, until a key is pressed.
-
- - User Menu. After entering your message retrieval code, you now
- have numerous options instead of simply reading your messages and
- exiting the program. You can simply check your messages and leave
- Back Soon! running, temporarily go to DOS, change the scrolling
- screen message, or toggle music on and off as well.
-
- Version 1.1 adds two minor features -
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- - the scrolling message now is displayed within a box, instead
- of a bunch of ragged lines
-
- - the message nows scrolls faster if you're using an MDA or
- Hercules video mode (monochrome monitors are usually more
- susceptible to phosphor burn-in)
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- On-line registration via CompuServe
-
- You can now register Back Soon! on-line via CompuServe. The registration
- fee of $20 will be added to your CompuServe bill. To register, type GO
- SWREG at any prompt. Register the program under ID# 229.
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- IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE RUNNING BACK SOON! AND ARE USING DOS 5.00:
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- The MIRROR program, when loaded as a TSR, conflicts with Back Soon!
- Most often this manifests itself as a loud continuous tone when trying
- to enter a message, after which the Back Soon! locks up.
-
- A solution to this problem is to unload MIRROR just prior to starting
- Back Soon! Use the command
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- MIRROR /U
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- You must make sure that MIRROR is the last TSR to be loaded, and be sure
- to re-load MIRROR after exiting Back Soon!
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