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January 1, 1993
E X P R E S S (tm)
Bulletin Board Registration System
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(C) 1992-1993 by Mario Giordani. All Rights Reserved.
Posted On BBS's As: EXPRESS8.ARJ OR EXPRESS8.ZIP
VERSION 1.3
┌───────────────────────────┐
│ What is New │
└───────────────────────────┘
1. Added Sound Blaster Support For The Opening Screen.
The REGISTERED Version will play the .VOC file of your choice named
Welcome.VOC and run your Opening.Scr created with The Draw! ** Using a
SB Utility such as BlasterMaster you can record your own "Welcome to My
BBS" .VOC file and using The Draw(tm), create your personalized opening
screen. The second opening screen will be removed and the program will
go straight into the Line Menu Options. You can save your BBS.COM as
a bSave command and use it as your OPENING.SCR if you prefer.
** If you want to modify the opening screen from Express to something
else and the Welcome.VOC that says "Welcome to Express" to "Welcome to
BBS NAME ", do the following: (Registered Only!!)
1. Create A Screen using The Draw and SAVE IT AS bSave or a file with a
.SCR Extension. Name that file OPENING.SCR
2. The sentence "Registered to YOUR BBS NAME" will be posted on the
following part of your newly created OPENING.SCR, first in Red then
In Yellow, With Grey Background, at:
Row: 18
Column: 38
Just make sure you use a background color which can be suitable to
display your registered name. Now you're set! Express will read your
.VOC file named WELCOME.VOC and your new OPENING.SCR. The second
welcome screen previously named BBS.COM is now DELETED FROM THE
REGISTERED VERSIONS OF EXPRESS for your convenience. If you don't
have a Sound Blaster or Compatible Card, the .VOC file becomes
obsolute but you can still change the opening screen to something
other than Express if you want.
You're probably wondering how in the world you are going to create
your own WELCOME.VOC file, right? Well, look around for Blaster
Master, in my opinion, the best SB editor on the shareware market
today! It will do the job for you. If you don't have a Sound Blaster
Card but would like to purchase one, our company has one of the best
prices as follows:
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║ New, Unopened ║
║ Sound Blaster .................................. $115.00 ║
║ Sound Blaster Pro Basic..........................$169.00 ║
║ Sound Blaster....................................$199.00 ║
║ * Prices as of Jan 1, 1993 ║
║ Shipping $5.00 UPS Ground ║
║ Terms: Money Order or Check (Subject to Clearance) ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
** Free Registration Included With A Sound Blaster Purchase. **
2. Enhanced a few things here and there. Thanks for your support!
3. Added a "V" option on the Quit Menu for those of you who want to
display your BBS Bulletins, BBS Rules or User's Guide. I have enclosed
a sample MANUAL.COM for your reference.
┌────────────────┐
│ Note To SySops:│
└────────────────┘
You may want to delete this document or remove it from the edited program
after you are finished creating your screens. The Registration Form for
Express(tm)is a the end of this file!
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ PLEASE TYPE "GO" TO INSTALL THIS PROGRAM! │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
What Is This Program For?
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This program has been designed for SYSOPS who want to have a nicer
looking "MEMBER", "REGISTRATION" or "BBS INFORMATION" file for their
new users to download.
Express(tm) is written to give your bbs a touch of class by eliminating
the traditional ASCII files and allow your users to have an immediate
understanding about your Bulletin Board System, in nice colors.
After you have edited a few screens using a program called THE DRAW, you
will be ready to make this program available for download to your NEW
users. Another way to nudge them to send you a contribution.
Hint: There are (2) ways you can go about editing your screens:
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┌───────────────────┐
│ I. USING THE DRAW │
└───────────────────┘
a. Load up THE DRAW and do an ALT-L Command.
b. When you see the prompt <previous>, type *.COM and press <Enter>.
c. Start editing the screens to your taste.
d. If you forget the name of the screen you are editing, press ALT-V
or do a DIR *.COM >FILENAME.EDT and print the .EDT file so you know
which screens to edit and mark them off as you go.
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ II. ASC2COM.EXE UTILITY │
└─────────────────────────┘
Contact: MorganSoft
2170 Raynor St. SE
Salem, OR 97302
If you have a utility that converts an ASCII file to an executable
.COM file, you can use this process instead of playing with The Draw.
Your users will be able to page up and down the text file with the
directional arrow keys. Just keep the .COM file names the same.
This is probably a faster way to get you up and going in the shortest
period of time. Express is very flexible in this regard.
How Much Is The Registration Fee?
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(IF YOU WANT DISKS, THEN ADD $5.00)
$5.00 AND SPECIFY THE SIZE YOU WANT)
That's right. For only $5.00 you can pick up a screen with a registration
number and your BBS name on it and use the program for as long as you
want and re-edit the screens as often as you like. Just make sure you
never rename them to something else. Registered screens will be
available to you on our BBS only!
ANSI.SYS is NOT REQUIRED!
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This program has been written not use ANSI.SYS as a device driver. To
my understanding, THE DRAW .COM files do not require an ANSI driver.
This way your new users that may not be so accustomed to color graphics
as most of us are, will not get a bunch of garbage character on their
screens. You should, however, recommend that they install
DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS anyway to take advantage of the nice colors on
your bbs!
EXPRESS Prints Out Your BBSDOC.TXT File
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Insert your .TXT ASCII file into the same directory before you PKZIP the
program. JUST BE SURE THE ASCII FILE HAS A .TXT extension for proper
print out! If you don't want your users to automatically have your
Registration Form Printed out, then omit it from the directory. The
program will run just fine without it...
That's It!
Take out THE DRAW and edit the following files with the descriptions
that best describe your own Bulletin Board System.
╔╦═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╦╗
║║** IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU NAME THE EDITED FILES E-X-A-C-T-L-Y ║║
║║ As listed below or the program will not run!!! ║║
╚╩═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╩╝
If you are registering EXPRESS, then we can compile your EDITED files
into .scr files if you don't like .COM extensions. However, each .SCR
file will be approximately 4007 bytes, about double the size of .COM
files.
Registration will also input the name of your BBS to replace the
blinking : "Unregistered" opening screen and "This Bulletin Board"
closing screen with the name of your BBS System. A registration number
will also be issued. You can download your key file from us within 24
hours of receiving your payment. Just copy it over to the directory
where you keep all the other Express files.
Edit but.... -> **** DO NOT RENAME THE SCREENS ****
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
BBS COM 1303 Your Main BBS screen
DATE_01 COM 621 Where the BBS started
WHY_01 COM 821 Why You Started
USERS_01 COM 689 How many users
FUTRE_01 COM 674 Future Plans
HIST_01 COM 675 Your History
OTHRS_01 COM 549 Other comments
GNRIC_01 COM 808 Generic Files
SPEC_01 COM 640 Special Sections
ONLNE_01 COM 648 Online Games
COLEC_01 COM 702 Special CD or Other Info
COMPUTR COM 636 Your Computer System Set Up
BYTES_01 COM 708 How Many Bytes (1gig, etc)
NET_01 COM 812 Network or other Info
SAFE_01 COM 752 Anti-Virus Care
MISC_01 COM 725 Misc. Other Info
NODESNDS COM 721 Total Nodes
NODE_1 COM 599 Specs on Node 1
NODE_2 COM 599 Specs on Node 2
OTHERNDS COM 751 Other Nodes
FAVOR_01 COM 549 Your Favorite Hobbies
NODE_3 COM 599 Specs on Node 3
*** MANUAL.COM -> A converted to .COM ASCII file. Your BBS Manual.
WELCOME.VOC -> Customizable .VOC File.
24 file(s)
**** THE ALL IMPORTANT ASCII FILE! ****
SAMPLE.TXT - Replace this with your own ASCII APPLICATION FILE AND name
it whatever, as long as it has a .TXT extension, it will
print just fine!
MAIL YOUR REGISTRATION TO: MG Marketing International
2077 East Royal Farms, Suite 20
Salt Lake City, Utah 84121
Check or Money Orders Only, Please.
BBS: Utah Data Link BBS (801) 943-4616 2400 24 hours
(801) 942-2533 38400 7pm to 7am MOUNTAIN TIME
DISCLAIMER:
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Use the Express program at your own risk. I shall not be responsible for
any direct or indirect damage you or anyone else may occur as a result of
running the program on your system or others. The program has run without
any problems on my machine.
You are not allowed to edit, change, rename or reverse engineer this
program in any way. You can only modify the screens specified in the
original documentation that comes with this program and as available on
Utah Data Link BBS. You are free to distribute the program on your own
BBS or others as long as no unauthorized changes are made to it.
ILLEGAL STUFF
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It is illegal to modify or temper with any part of this program. If you see
this program hacked in any way please report it through echo messages
,the Hack Report or call us at (801) 942-2533 during business hours.
We have all the legal means to trace and sue any violators. This program is
so inexpensive that it is not worth any decent person's time to temper with
it! So don't! Newest versions of Express are available on our BBS as well
as on:
The Soul Connection BBS
(210) 674-1242 Node 1
(210) 674-3308 Node 2
and other fine BBS Systems around the country.
COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
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Please let us know how we can improve this program for you and your users.
DISTRIBUTION SITES
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If you would like to become a distribution site for Express(tm), simply send
in your registration fee and download the latest version which as of today
is Version 1.3 zipped as EXPRESSx.ZIP. ** Please upload this program to any
other service such as CompuServe, AOL and others if possible. Help us get the
word out!
TROUBLESHOOTING
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The beauty of Express(tm) is that it is so easy to install and you should not
have to edit your screens more than once unless you want to change the info
you have on them or the look. The few minutes or hours your may spend editing
your screens will be well worth it in the long run, even for future versions
of Express(tm). But if you run into any problems, here is a Troubleshooting
guide of questions and answers:
Q. During the install process, the install program asks if I want to see the
message window, when answer Y to that prompt the system freezes up.
A. Express(tm) requires 484K of free memory to run and that includes the
install program! Just go back and re-install next time answer "N" to the
prompt and you will be OK.
Q. Is Express Desqview aware?
A. We have run it several times under DV without any problems. It all depends
on how much memory you have available.
Q. Does the user need a an EGA/VGA Monitor to view this program?
A.: No. Express will run just fine on CGA's too.
Q. Can I run this program under DOORWAY and make it a DOOR for my users?
A.: The next version of Express will allow you to run it under DOORWAY.
Q. Does this program support Sound Blaster?
A. Yes!
Q. Why is your registration fee so low?
A. I don't believe in high prices for shareware programs.
Q. How do I get registered?
A. Easy. Send your $5.00 dollars to the address provided above. Give it
about 3-5 days to allow me to receive it. Then pick up your key under
your name from our BBS. The key will have the name of your BBS on the
opening screen and on the closing screen. Otherwise the program is not
crippled in anyway. I will always post a message to you when your key
is ready.
** USE THE ENCLOSED REGISTRATION FORM TO SEND YOUR $5.00.
(You can also upload it to us if you want for fast processing).
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MG MARKETING INTERNATIONAL
2077 East Royal Farms, Suite 20
Salt Lake City, Utah 84121
(801) 943-4616 - BBS 2400
(801) 942-2533 - BBS 14.4 after 7pm MOUNTAIN
(801) 942-2533 - Voice During Business Hours
NAME_______________________________________________________________________
ADDRS._____________________________________________________________________
CITY__________________________________________STATE______ZIP_______________
Amount Enclosed: $___ __CK __MO
Home Phone: (_______)________________________Best time to call.
Name of BBS as you want it on the Opening Screen:
____________________________________________________________________________
Registration Number: (Provided with your key)
BBS Phone (_________)_______________________________________________________
Would you like to be listed as a Distribution Site?
__Yes __No
Please provide us an account with your Board as follows:
Name: Mario Giordani
PW: Express!
Suggestions:
Future upgrades of Express will be available FREE OF CHARGE!
Sorry. No credit card orders available YET! ($5 is too small of a fee!)