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          ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.5 ╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼/┼╓┴╠╫┴╥┼ HELP TEXT FILE - 890113

                 ┼┬┬╙ 128 COPYRIGHT 1985-1988 BY ┼D ╨ARRY

    ├╧╬╘┼╬╘╙:

1.  ╙HAREWARE POLICIES
2.  ╨IRATING/╬ON-╥EGISTRATION
3.  ╥EGISTRATION
4.  ╟ETTING STARTED
5.  ╬OTED FEATURES
6.  ╓ITAL ╔NFO
7.  ╟ENERAL ╔NFO/╘IPS
8.  ╙PECIAL ╦EYS
9.  ╚ARDWARE ╬OTES
10. ╚OW TO CONTACT ME
11. ├ONCLUSION


1. ╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼ ╨╧╠╔├┘

┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.5 IS SHAREWARE  AS  *╔*  DISTRIBUTE  IT  ╧╬╠┘.  ╘HIS  COPY  IS  FOR
POTENTIAL SYSOPS TO EVALUATE FOR THEIR ┬┬╙ NEEDS. ╙YSOPS ARE GRANTED A TWO WEEK
EVALUATION PERIOD. ┴FTER THE TWO WEEK PERIOD YOU MUST REGISTER OR TAKE ┼┬┬╙ 128
DOWN.

╨╔╥┴╘╔╬╟/╬╧╬-╥┼╟╔╙╘╥┴╘╔╧╬:

╙INCE ╔ HAVE NEITHER THE TIME NOR MONEY  TO  LITIGATE  WITH  100'S  OF  PIRATES
RUNNING  ┼┬┬╙,  ╔  HAVE  DECIDED  TO  TAKE  A  NEW  AVENUE OF ACTION: ┴╠╠ ┼┬┬╙'
DISTRIBUTED WILL NOW HAVE A REGISTRATION ╔─ ENCODED IN IT. ╘HIS  WILL  INDICATE
THE  REGISTRATION  ╔─  TO  ALL  THAT CONNECT. ╘HE ╔─ CONSISTS OF THE REGISTERED
╙YSOPS INITIALS AND DATE ╔ RECEIVED THE ORDER.

╞OR THOSE THAT REGISTER, ╔ CAN PUT IN A SPECIAL REGISTRATION ╔─  FOR  YOU  UPON
REQUEST.  ╬OTE  THAT  THE  SPECIAL REGISTRATION ╔─ IS LIMITED TO 16 CHARACTERS.
╙IMPLY LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU ORDER ┼┬┬╙ 128 WHAT YOU WANT  AS  YOUR  SPECIAL  ╔─
CODE, OTHERWISE ╔ WILL USE YOUR INITIALS.

╔F YOU USE ┼┬┬╙ AS YOUR ┬┬╙ SOFTWARE OF CHOICE, THEN PLEASE  REGISTER!  ╔  HAVE
WORKED  LONG  AND  HARD TO MAKE ┼┬┬╙ WHAT IT IS TODAY.  ╥EGISTERING IS THE ┬┼╙╘
WAY TO INSURE THAT FUTURE UPDATES, SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE CONTINUED.

╒NREGISTERED ╙YSOPS CAUGHT RUNNING  ╨╔╥┴╘┼─  ┼┬┬╙'S  WILL  BE  CONTACTED  BY  A
COLLECTION  AGENCY, WHICH IN TURN WILL BILL THEM FOR THE REGISTRATION FEE ON MY
BEHALF.


╥┼╟╔╙╘╥┴╘╔╧╬:

├OST: $60.00 (╒.╙. FUNDS.)

┼┬┬╙ 128 REGISTRATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: (┴LSO SEE THE ╨┴├╦╠╔╙╘ FILE.)

1) ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.5 MAIN PROGRAM COMPILED AND ┬┴╙╔├ SOURCE CODE.
2) ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.5 SUPPORT FILES ┬┴╙╔├ SOURCE CODE.
3) ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.5 ═ACHINE ╠ANGUAGE ╙UPPORT ASSEMBLY SOURCE CODE.
4) ╞╒╠╠ DOCUMENTATION.
5) $10.00 DISK UPDATES.
6) ═INOR UPDATE DOWNLOADING! (─╠ UPDATES FROM ├OREWARS/┼┬┬╙ ╚╤!)
7) ╞ULL ┼┬┬╙ VOICE/DATALINE & ├OREWARS ┼┬┬╙ EMAIL CONSULTATION SUPPORT.

┬ASICALLY, YOU GET ┼╓┼╥┘╘╚╔╬╟ ╔ HAVE ON ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.5.

├HECKS, MONEY ORDERS, ╓╔╙┴/═┴╙╘┼╥├┴╥─ AND ╒╙┴ ├╧─ ORDERS ARE ACCEPTABLE. ╨LEASE
REFER TO THE ╧╥─╥╞╧╥═ TEXT FILE INCLUDED WITH THIS ARCHIVE,  FOR  FURTHER  ┼┬┬╙
ORDERING INFORMATION.


╟┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╙╘┴╥╘┼─/╙┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╒╨ ╞╥╧═ ╙├╥┴╘├╚:

1) ╥UN THE ╞╔╠┼═┴╦┼╥45 PROGRAM. ╘HIS WILL CREATE A ╙┘╙╘┼═╙ ╞╔╠┼╙ ─╔╙╦ FOR  YOU.
╘HIS DISK ╫╔╠╠ BE FORMATTED SO MAKE SURE THERE IS NOTHING YOU NEED ON THE DISK.
(╔ SUGGEST A ╚╔╟╚ QUALITY ╬┼╫ DISKETTE.)

2) ╥UN THE ├╧╬╞╔╟45/128 PROGRAM. ╘HIS PROGRAM  ALLOWS  YOU  TO  SET  YOUR  ┼┬┬╙
CONFIGURATIONS  INCLUDING  MODEM SETUP, MESSAGE BASE SETUP, XFER SECTION SETUP,
ETC. ╧NCE YOU SETUP YOUR ┼┬┬╙ 128 MAKE ╙╒╥┼ YOU ╫╥╔╘┼ YOUR CONFIG FILE TO  YOUR
╙┘╙╘┼═ ╞╔╠┼╙ DISK AND ╬╧╘ YOUR ┼┬┬╙ 128 PROGRAMS DISK.

╔F YOU REGISTER THEN YOU WILL GET THE ├╧╬╞╔╟45 BASIC SOURCE CODE  WHICH  ALLOWS
YOU  TO  CUSTOMIZE  YOUR INTERNAL MENU'S AND TEXT DATA THAT ┼┬┬╙ USE'S! ┘OU CAN
ALSO SETUP YOUR DEFAULT CONFIGS ╔╬╘┼╥╬┴╠╠┘ SO THAT WHEN YOU  RUN  THE  ├╧╬╞╔╟45
MODULE, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY COME UP WITH ┘╧╒╥ CUSTOM SETUP AS DEFAULTS!

╬╧╘┼: ╔F USING A 1571 AND THE ├╧╬╞╔╟ MODULE SEEMS TO ╬╧╘ ALLOW THE ├╞╟ FILE  TO
BE  WRITTEN, THEN YOU ARE IN NEED OF A 1571 ╥╧═ UPDGRADE. ╙EE DETAILS BELOW (IN
THE ╚┴╥─╫┴╥┼ SECTION) ON HOW TO ORDER THE 1571 ROM UPGRADE CHIP.

3) ╙ETUP ANY ╬╧╬ DEVICE 8 DRIVES AND DISKS. ╘HIS MEANS  THAT  YOU  SHOULD  MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR DESIGNATED ┼┬┬╙ DISKETTES IN EACH RESPECTIVE DRIVE.

╞OR EXAMPLE, IF YOU MAKE DRIVE 9 YOUR XFER DRIVE AND DRIVE 10 YOUR  TEXT  DRIVE
THEN  BE  ╙╒╥┼ THAT YOU HAVE YOUR STARTING XFER FILES ON DRIVE 9'S DISKETTE AND
YOUR ┼┬┬╙ TEXT FILES ON THE DISKETTE IN DRIVE 10.

4) ├OPY THE FOLLOWING FILES TO YOUR ╙YSTEM ╞ILES DISK:

A) MM    - ═AIN MENU FILE.
B) SM    - ╙YSOP MENU FILE.
C) TM    - ┼XAMPLE TEXT SECTION MENU FILE.
D) ID    - ┼XAMPLE SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FILE.
E) OB    - ┼XAMPLE OPENING BULLETIN FILE.
F) NULOM - ┼XAMPLE '╬EW ╒SERS ╠OG ╧N ═ESSAGE' FILE.

5) ╥UN P-4.5. ╘HIS IS THE ═┴╔╬ ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.5 PROGRAM. ═OST OF THE  PROMPTS  ARE
SELF EXPLANATORY AND MENUS ARE INCLUDED.

6) ╒PDATE ALL BULLETINS, TEXT FILES, ETC. ╘HESE ARE INDICATED  IN  ┼┬┬╙'S  FULL
DOCUMENTATION ╧╥ IN ┼┬┬╙ ITSELF WHEN THE FILE IS NOT FOUND.

7) ┘OUR READY! ═AKE SURE YOUR MODEM  IS  SETUP  PROPERLY  (SEE  BELOW)  AND  GO
ONLINE!


╟┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╙╘┴╥╘┼─ ╔╞ ┴╠╥┼┴─┘ ╙┼╘╒╨ ╞╧╥ V4.0 - V4.41:

1) ╥UN ├╧╬╞╔╟45 AND ╥┼-SAVE YOUR ╬┼╫ CONFIG (CFG45.128) FILE.
2) ├OPY THE ╬┼╫ MM, SM & ID FILES OVER. (╧R PUT ╙╧╠ QUOTES IN YOUR FILES.)
   (╘HIS IS ╧╬╠┘ REQUIRED IF YOU ARE UPGRADING FROM V4.0-4.2 TO V4.5.)
3) ╘HAT'S IT! ╥UN PER NORMAL.

╬╧╘┼: ╔T IS SAFEST TO ╥E╥╒╬ THE ╬┼╫  UPDATES  ├╧╬╞╔╟4╪  MODULE  EACH  TIME  YOU
UPDATE.  ╔N  GENERAL THE ├╧╬╞╔╟ MODULE OFTEN GETS UPDATED AND CHANGED ENOUGH TO
EFFECT THE ├╞╟4╪.128 FILE, WHILE THE  ╞╔╠┼═┴╦┼╥  MODULE  ONLY  GETS  'FACELIFT'
MODS. ╘HIS ALLOWS ╙YSOPS ALREADY RUNNING ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.X'S  TO  AVOID  HAVING  TO
RE-CREATE  A  ╙┘╙╘┼═╙  ╞╔╠┼╙  ─╔╙╦.  ╔N  GENERAL, THE ╞╔╠┼═┴╦┼╥ MODULE DOES NOT
REQUIRE THE ╙YSOP TO BE ╥E╥╒╬ WITHIN A MINOR (╔┼: V4.0 TO V4.5) UPDATE.


╬╧╘┼─ ╞┼┴╘╒╥┼╙:

╚ERE'S A FEW NOTED FEATURES OF ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.5 THAT SHOULD BE OF INTEREST TO YOU:

1)  ┴╙├╔╔ & ╨┼╘┴╙├╔╔ COLOR/GRAPHIC'S OPTION.
2)  300, 1200 & 2400 BAUD SUPPORT.
3)  ╬EW ╨UNTER, ╪MODEM ├HECKSUM, ├╥├, 1K & YMODEM BATCH PROTOCOLS.
4)  ┼RROR TRAPPING - ╒NPREDICTABLE ERRORS NO LONGER CRASH ┼┬┬╙ 128!
5)  ╓ASTLY ENHANCED AND SIMPLIFIED ├╧╬╞╔╟URATION SETUP MODULE.
6)  ═ODEM AUTO-CONFIGURING AND ADVANCED/ENHANCED SUPPORT.
7)  ┼NHANCED EDITOR FEATURES SUCH AS MULTI LINE INSERT & DELETE.
8)  10 MESSAGE BASES, EACH WITH IT'S OWN USER LEVEL.
9)  15 XFER SECTIONS, EACH WITH IT'S OWN USER LEVEL.
10) 65535 POSSIBLE USER LEVEL SETTINGS.
11) ╥┼┴╠ & ACCURATE ONLINE TIMERS. (┼┬┬╙ USES BOTH ╘╧─ CLOCKS NOW!)
12) ╞┴╙╘/ENHANCED ═╠ SUPPORT.
13) 20 USERFILE FIELDS; FULLY EDITABLE VIA THE INTERNAL USERFILE EDITOR.
14) ├ODE OPTIMIZATION. ┼┬┬╙ IS NOW SMALLER, ENHANCED AND FASTER.
15) ╠ARGER AND MORE COMPLETE ╞╒╠╠ DOCUMENTATION. (╥EQUIRES REGISTRATION.)
16) ┬UILT IN SMART TERMINAL AND MULTI-FILE COPIER.
17) ╥EAD ┴╠╠ NEW MESSAGES IN ┴╠╠ BASES OPTION.
18) ╙IMPLE YET POWERFUL ONLINE TEXT FILE HANDLING.
19) ┴UTO LOGOFF OPTION FOR FILE TRANSFERS.
20) ╧NLINE USERFILE UPDATING/EDITING. (╔┼: ╒PDATE LEVELS ONLINE!)
21) ═ULTI (STANDARD) DOWNLOADING VIA YMODEM BATCH!
22) ┼┬┬╙╘┼╥═ 45/128 SUPPORTS ╘╥╒┼ YMODEM BATCH MULTI DOWNLOADING!
23) ┬UILT IN LINE EDITOR SUPPORTS ├╟/┴╙├ AND HAS A 999 LINE LIMIT.
24) ╒SERFILE ┼DITOR OFFERS A BUILT IN USER LEVEL CALCULATOR.

┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.5 IS A VAST IMPROVEMENT OVER V3.2B (WHICH IS POPULAR  IN  IT'S  OWN
RIGHT.) ╔T IS EVEN ┼┴╙╔┼╥ TO SETUP, RUN AND MAINTAIN THAN BEFORE.


╓╔╘┴╠ ╔╬╞╧:

1) ┴UTO ╘EXT: ╘HIS NEW FEATURE ALLOWS SOME FIELDS AND PROMPTS TO OFFER  DEFAULT
TEXT!  ┘OU  CAN  EDIT  THE  LINE  BY  HITTING  ╙╨┴├┼ OR ─┼╠┼╘┼ OR HAVE THE TEXT
REPLACED AUTOMATICALLY BY TYPING IN ┘╧╒╥ TEXT. ╘HIS WILL ┴╒╘╧ DELETE THE  GIVEN
DEFAULT TEXT.

2) ═ODEMS: ┴LTHO THE CONFIG MODULE OFFERS DEFAULT TEXT  FOR  EVERYTHING  EXCEPT
THE  NEW  USERS LEVEL, YOU SHOULD STILL BE SURE TO RUN THE ═╧─┼═ ╙┼╘╒╨ ROUTINES
WITH  YOUR  MODEM  PLUGGED  IN  AND  TURNED ╧╬.   (┴LSO SEE 4.5 ╬╧╘┼╙ TEXT FILE
INCLUDED IN THIS ARCHIVE.)

╘HE AA=0 SETTING IS THE SAFE WAY TO GO FOR AUTO ANSWER METHOD, BUT THE NEW 1670
(DIPS  1-UP,  2,  3 & 4 DOWN) AND A FEW OTHER 300/1200 MODEMS MIGHT WORK BETTER
WITH AA=1. (╠IKE THE ┴PROTEK ═INIMODEM ├).  ╘O USE AA=2 REQUIRES A  ╟╧╧─  ╚AYES
COMPATIBLE MODEM.  ─EFAULT SETTINGS BASED ON AN ┼┬┬╙ MODEM TEST WILL BE OFFERED
AS AUTO TEXT.  ╘HESE DEFAULTS  SHOULD WORK ON ═╧╙╘ GOOD AND PROPERLY INTERFACED
╥╙232 ╚AYES COMPATIBLE MODEMS.  ┼┬┬╙ MAKES NO CLAIMS  TO WORK WITH NON STANDARD
MODEMS SUCH AS THE ┴NCHOR ┴UTOMATION 64XX SERIES.

╬╧╘┼: ╘HE ╬┼╫ 1670'S ╧╦ VALUE SHOULD BE SET TO 32 (OR 6), ╚╒ SET TO 4, ╥╔, ├┴ &
═╙ SET TO 0 AND ┴┴ SET TO 1 (┴LTHO 0 WILL WORK ALSO). ┴LSO TRY OK=6 OR OK=32 ON
OTHER MODEMS THAT SEEM TO BE REACTING ERRATICALLY TO  CALLS  WITH  THE  CURRENT
SETTINGS.

╔ HAVE DONE MY BEST TO TRY AND ALLEVIATE MOST MODEM  PROBLEMS.  ╘HERE  IS  ALSO
SOME  RESPONSIBILITY  ON ┘╧╒╥ PART TO INSURE YOUR MODEM IS SET UP CORRECTLY FOR
┼┬┬╙ OPERATIONS. ╨╠┼┴╙┼ READ OVER YOUR  MODEM'S  MANUAL  BEFORE  CONTACTING  ME
ABOUT  ┼┬┬╙  MODEM  PROBLEMS.  ╬OTE  ESPECIALLY  SECTIONS  CONCERNING ─╘╥ (─ATA
╘ERMINAL ╥EADY) SETTINGS, ┴┴ (┴UTO ┴NSWER) SETTINGS AND  ─├─  (├ARRIER  ─ETECT)
HANDLING AND SETTINGS.

╚ERE'S SOME MODEM TIPS & NOTES:

┼┼╨╥╧═ MODEMS: ╘HESE MODEMS DO NOT HAVE ─╔╨ SWITCHES BUT USE SOFTWARE  SETTINGS
ENTERED  VIA  TERMINAL  MODE. ╧NCE YOU SAVE THESE SETTINGS, AN ┴╘┌ COMMAND WILL
INVOKE THE DEFAULT SETTINGS TO BE READ FROM THE ┼┼╨╥╧═, AS WILL A POWER UP.

╚ERE'S THE SUGGESTED DEFAULTS TO USE WITH THESE TYPE'S OF MODEMS:  (┴LMOST  ┴╠╠
LATE MODEL 2400 BAUD MODEMS USE ┼┼╨╥╧═'S TO HOLD DEFAULT SETTINGS.)

╞ROM TERMINAL MODE:

┴╘ ┼0 ╚0 ═0 ╤0 ╓0 ╪1 &├1 &─2 ╙0=1 &╫

╘HIS WILL SETUP YOUR ─├─ (CARRIER), ─╘╥ (╚ANG  UP  OR  ONLINE)  &  AUTO  ANSWER
CORRECTLY FOR ┼┬┬╙. ╘HE &╫ STANDS FOR ╫╥╔╘┼ SETUP TO ┼┼╨╥╧═.

═ODEMS WITH ─╔╨ SWITCHES GENERALLY HAVE OPTIONAL SETTING FOR THE FOLLOWING:

A) ─╘╥: ─ATA ╘ERMINAL ╥EADY - ╬OT FORCED IS BEST, BUT FORCED WORKS ALSO.
B) ─├─: ─ATA ├ARRIER ─ETECT - ═╒╙╘ NOT BE FORCED OR ┼┬┬╙ WON'T WORK.
C) ┴┴ : ┴UTO ┴NSWER - ═╒╙╘ BE FORCED ON. (┴GAIN, THIS IS A ═╒╙╘.)

3) ┼╥╥╧╥ ╠╧╟: ╙YSOP ═ENU OPTION. ╚ITTING ┼ DISPLAYS A LOG OF ALL  UNPREDICTABLE
ERRORS ┼┬┬╙ 128 SUCCESSFULLY REVCOVERED FROM.

4) ╘┼╪╘ ╞╔╠┼╙: ╘O ADD A FILE INTO THE TEXT SECTION SIMPLY RENAME THE
FILE BY PRECEDING THE FILENAME WITH A SMALL "T".  ╞OR EXAMPLE:

"╞╔╠┼╬┴═┼" BECOMES "T╞╔╠┼╬┴═┼".

┴╠╠ TEXT FILENAMES MUST BE IN ├┴╨╙, EXCEPT FOR THE PRECEDING SMALL  "T",  WHICH
DENOTES THE FILE AS A TEXT FILE TO ┼┬┬╙.

5) ╞ILENAMES OF IMPORTANCE:

A) ID    - ╙YSTEM ╔DENTIFICATION GETS DISPLAYED PRIOR TO LOGON.
B) NULOM - ╬EW USERS SEE THIS PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR USERSHIP.
C) MM    - MAIN MENU.
D) SM    - SYSOP MENU.
E) TM    - TEXT MENU.
F) OB    - ╧PENING BULLETIN. ╟ETS DISPLAYED ┴╞╘┼╥ A USER LOGS ON.

╬OTES: ┘OU ├┴╬ USE PETASCII AND COLOR IN THESE  FILES.  ┼┬┬╙  FILTERS  OUT  NON
PRINTABLE  PETASCII  CTRL CHARACTERS AND WILL CONVERT ┴╬┘ NON-STANDARD PETASCII
GRAPHIC CHARACTER TO AN ASTERISK IN ASCII MODE. ╘HIS IS ALSO TRUE FOR MESSAGES,
EMAIL LETTERS, ETC.

6) ╨ETASCII ├OLOR & ╟RAPHICS: ╔N THE ├╧╬╞╔╟ MODULE ARE SEVERAL TEXT  VARIABLES.
╙OME  OF  THESE  EFFECT  PETASCII  C/G. ├URRENTLY ╔ HAVE IT SETUP TO ALLOW CRSR
CONTROLS AND ├128 SPECIFIC CTRL CHARACTERS LIKE ╒╬─┼╥╠╔╬┼ AND ┬╠╔╬╦. (╙EE BELOW
(╟┼╬┼╥┴╠ ╔╬╞╧) FOR HELP ON ┬╠╔╬╦ AND ╒╬─┼╥╠╔╬┼ MODES.)

╔  ALSO  SETUP  ═┘  FAVORITE  COLORS  (LIGHTER  PASTEL  COLORS  ARE  MY  FAVS).
╥EGISTERING ╙YSOPS CAN CHANGE THESE IN THE ├╧╬╞╔╟4X MODULE AS WELL.

7) ╒SERFILE ├ALCULATOR: ╫HEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A NEW USERS LEVELS, ╔ SUGGEST
USING  THE BUILT IN USER LEVEL CALCULATOR(S). ╘HERE IS A USERFILE LEVEL CALC IN
THE ├╧╬╞╔╟ MODULE AS WELL AS IN THE ┼┬┬╙ ╒SERFILE EDITOR. ╘O INVOKE  THE  CALC,
SIMPLY ENTER "C" AS THE LEVEL AND FOLLOW THE PROMPTS.

8) ╥AM MENUS: ╘O ENHANCE MENU SPEED AND SAVE SOME WEAR AND  TEAR  ON  THE  ┼┬┬╙
SYSTEM FILES DRIVE, ╔ HAVE MADE THE MAIN MENU (MM), SYSOP MENU (SM) AND ID (ID)
FILES  ALL  INTO  ╥┴═  MENUS.  ╘HEY CAN STILL BE MODIFIED ETC. BUT ╬╧╫ THEY GET
LOADED INTO AN ARRAY WHEN ┼┬┬╙ RECYCLES.


╟┼╬┼╥┴╠ ╔╬╞╧/╚┼╠╨/╘╔╨╙:

A) ╙╨┴├┼, A, ┴ AND ├╘╥╠-├ ABORTS TEXT OUTPUT.
B) *, S, ╙ AND ├╘╥╠-╙ PAUSE TEXT OUTPUT.
C) ┴UTO PAUSE DEFAULTS TO ╧╬ AT 23 (80 COLUMN) LINES PER SCREEN.
D) ─ATE YOUR 'OB' FILES SO THE ┴╒╘╧ SKIP WORKS RIGHT.
E) ╥┼╘╒╥╬ WILL SKIP TO NEXT MESSAGE WHEN READING MESSAGES.
F) ├TRL-├ EXITS THE USERFILE EDITOR FIELD.
G) ╥EMOTE CALLERS HAVE A 5 MINUTE KEY PRESS LOGOFF TIMER.
H) ╠OCAL USERS/╙YSOPS HAVE A 30 MINUTE KEY PRESS LOGOFF TIMER.
I) ╬EW USERS DEFAULT PROTOCOL IS SET TO ╪MODEM ├╥├.
J) ╘HE ╙HAREWARE VERSION HAS A 30 MINUTE REMOTE CALLER TIME LIMIT.
K) ┴ '?' WILL ALMOST ALWAYS YIELD A HELP MENU.
L) ╒SE ┴ FOR ╥EAD ALL NEW MESSAGES FOR COMPLETE MESSAGE BASE READS.
M) ╒SE ├TRL ┬ (TEXT ENTRY MODE) FOR UNDERLINE & ├TRL ╧ FOR ┬LINK.
N) ╞5 WILL KILL ┬╠╔╬╦ & ╒╬─┼╥╠╔╬┼ MODES WHEN IN THE EDITOR.

╙╨┼├╔┴╠ ╦┼┘╙:

╞1 = ├HAT ON.
╞2 = ├HAT OFF.
╞3 = ╙YSOP ═ENU ╩UMP.
╞4 = ─ROP CALLER (╚ANG UP).
╞5 = ╒NDERLINE/┬LINK MODE ╧╞╞. (╔N TEXT ENTRY MODE ONLY.)
╞8 = ┬ANK0:SYS56139. ╥E ╙TARTS ┼┬┬╙ IF ┼┬┬╙ DROPS TO BASIC.

├TRL-╪: ╔N EDITOR - WILL DELETE LINE BACK TO THE LINE'S ╚╧═┼ POSITION.
├TRL-╔: ╔N EDITOR - ╫ILL TAB 8 SPACES TO THE RIGHT.

┼╙├APE - ╥E╥╒╬ ┼┬┬╙. ╘HIS WILL NOT HANG UP.


╬OTED ╤UIRKS IN ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.5:

╔ HAVE FOUND SOME STRANGE QUIRKS IN V4.5. ╚ERE'S THE LIST AN HOW TO GET  AROUND
THE PROBS TIL ╔ FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX 'EM:

╘┼╥═/├╧╨┘ QUIRK: ╙OMETIMES WHEN  SELECTING YOUR DRIVE #,  ┼┬┬╙ DISPLAYS UNUSUAL
CHARACTERS INSTEAD OF ACTUAL DRIVE NUMBERS!  ╘HIS DOES NO HAPPEN WHEN  ┼┬┬╙ 128
IS ┬┴╙╔├  AND AS OF YET ╔  HAVE NOT FOUND A CURE!  ┴ TEMP FIX  IS  TO EXIT  THE
COPIER OR TERMINAL,  DO A DIRECTORY ON THE  ╠╧├┴╠  OR  ╙┘╙╧╨ MENU, THEN RETURN.
╘HE NUMBERS COME UP AS THEY SHOULD THEN!

2) ╬EW 1670: ╘HANX TO A ╙YSOP IN ├ANADA WE CAN NOW USE THE NEW  1670  RELIABLY.
╙ET ─╔╨ 1 UP AND THE OTHER 3 DOWN. ╙ET ╧╦ TO 32, ╚╒ TO 4, ╥╔, ├┴ AND ═╙ TO 0 ┴┴
TO 1. ╔F YOU HAVE PROBS WITH ┴┴=1 (SOME DO, OTHERS DO  NOT!)  THEN  STICK  WITH
┴┴=0. ┴┴=0 SHOULD WORK WITH ┴╬┘ MODEM (╚AYES COMPAT OR NOT!).

3) ╪MODEM 1K, YMODEM & ┴╥├ 64/128: ╔ HAVE  NOTICED  THAT  ┴╥├  ENDS  ABNORMALLY
(SOMETIMES)  WHEN  EXTRACTING  FILES FROM ARCHIVES DOWNLOADED (OR UPLOADED) VIA
XMODEM 1K AND/OR YMODEM BATCH (WHICH ALSO USES 1K BLOCKS.) ┴FTER CHECKING  INTO
THIS A BIT FURTHER, ╔ HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE EXTRACTED FILES ARE INDEED INTACT
AND FINE. ┴╥├ JUST SEEMS TO END ABNORMALLY, BECAUSE THE EXTRA PADDING ADDED  BY
XMODEM 1K/YMODEM BATCH CAN CONFUSE THE ┴╥├ PROGRAM SOMETIMES.

4) ┘MODEM ┬YTES FIELD: ╔ NOTICED ╘╫╔├┼ OUT OF ═┴╬┘ TESTS THAT YMODEM'S  'BYTES'
FIELD  STAYED  AT  ┌┼╥╧  DURING  THE WHOLE TRANSFER. ╘HE XFER WENT FINE BUT THE
BYTES COUNT WAS WRONG. ╔ COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS BUG/QUIRK AND SUSPECT IT  MAY
POP  UP  FROM TIME TO TIME. ╫ORRY NOT, AS THE XFER STILL WORKS CORRECTLY & ═╧╙╘
OF THE TIME THIS BUG DOES NOT SHOW UP.


╚┴╥─╫┴╥┼ ╬╧╘┼╙:

┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.5 SHOULD WORK WITH ┴╬┘ DISK DRIVE THAT  USES  STANDARD  I/O  KERNAL
CALLS  AND  ┬┴╙╔├ SYNTAX. ╔ PRESENTLY DO NOT USE ANY NON STANDARD CODE OR DRIVE
SUPPORT. (╔┼: ╠IKE ┬╒╥╙╘ MODE, ETC.) ┼┬┬╙ IS KNOWN TO WORK WITH 1571'S, 1541'S,
1581'S,  ╙╞─'S (┬USSCARD ╔┼┼┼ IS BEST) AND A FEW HARD DRIVES. (╙OME HARD DRIVES
REQUIRE MODIFICATIONS WHICH IN TURN REQUIRE REGISTRATION.)

╙OME DISK DRIVES HAVE HAD A NASTY PAST HISTORY OF BUGS.  ╘HESE  ARE  ESPECIALLY
SENSITIVE  WHEN  RUNNING ┴╬┘ ┬┬╙ SINCE ┬┬╙ PROGRAMS ARE HARD ON EQUIPMENT. ╘HEY
ARE ON DUTY 24 HOURS A DAY AND THIS WORKS THE  DRIVE(S)  ALOT  MORE  THAN  THEY
WOULD NORMALLY BE USED.

1541'S HAVE HAD A PAST HISTORY OF DISRUPTING DISKS BECAUSE THE ┬┴═ DID NOT  GET
UPDATED  CORRECTLY  ALL  OF  THE  TIME.  (╥ELATED TO SAVE W/REPLACE AND SCRATCH
W/REPLACING FILES.) ╘HIS BUG CAN SCRAMBLE FILES AND  CREATE  GENERAL  HAVOC  ON
YOUR  SYSTEM  FILES  DISKETTE.  ╔ BELIEVE THERE ARE NEW ROMS AVAILABLE FROM ├┬═
THAT WILL CURE THIS PROBLEM.

1571'S HAD AN EARLY 'NASTY BUGS' HISTORY AS WELL. ─EVICE  NOT  PRESENT  ERRORS,
SAVE  WITH  REPLACE  PROBS,  WRITE  PROBLEMS  WHEN THE DISK GOT OVER HALF FULL,
FLIPPY DISK CHATTER AND A FEW MORE. ┘OU CAN GET THE NEW  1571  ROM  (#05)  FROM
├OMMODORE FOR $10.00! (╟REAT DEAL!) ╘O OBTAIN THE NEW ROM:

├OMMODORE ┬USINESS ═ACHINES
┴TTN: ╙ERVICE ─EPT/1571 ╥OM ╒PGRADE
1200 ╫ILSON ┴VE.
╫EST ├HESTER  ╨┴  19380

1581'S HAD SEVERAL NASTY PROBLEMS BUT ├┬═ SEEMED TO JUMP ON THEM  QUICKLY  WITH
NEW  ROM  RELEASES  AND  BETTER QUALITY CONTROL. ╘HESE ARE ┼╪├┼╠╠┼╬╘ DRIVES FOR
RUNNING A ┬┬╙. ╘HEY HOLD 800K+, OFFER FAST SERIAL READ ┴╬─ WRITE MODES AND  ARE
GENERALLY PRICED AROUND $220 OR SO. (╠ESS THAN THE 1571!)

╚ARD ─RIVES: ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.5 DOES NOT DIRECTLY SUPPORT ┴╬┘ HARD  DRIVES  OFF  THE
SHELF  (BUT  ╙╚╧╒╠─  WORK  WITH MINOR MODS). ╘O GET ┼┬┬╙ WORKING WITH YOUR HARD
DRIVE REQUIRES REGISTRATION AS WELL AS SOME CUSTOM MODS THAT  YOU  (OR  ANOTHER
PROGRAMMER)  WILL HAVE TO ADD IN. ╘HIS IS BECAUSE HARD DRIVE MANUFACTURERS NEED
TO USE SOME NON STANDARD ╔/╧ WEDGES AND COMMANDS. ╔ HAVE HEARD FROM ┼┬┬╙ ╙YSOPS
OWNING/USING  HARD  DRIVES,  AND THEY ASSURE ME THAT ADDING HARD DRIVE MODS ARE
EASY AND MINIMAL. ═OST HAVE TOLD ME IT REQUIRES A SIMPLE MOD TO  ALL  THE  ╧╨┼╬
COMMANDS IN THE ┼┬┬╙ MAIN MODULE.

17XX ╥AM ┼XPANDERS: ┴LTHO ╔ HAVE RECENTLY  RECEIVED  ONE  FROM  AN  ┼┬┬╙  ╙YSOP
(THANX  ┬ERT!), ╔ HAVE NOT YET IMPLEMENTED ANY ╥┼╒ SUPPORT. ╔T IS POSSIBLE THAT
╔ WILL ADD ╥┼╒ SUPPORT INTO FUTURE ├┬═ ┼┬┬╙'S HOWEVER.

├128: ╘HEY HAD A GAD OF ORIGINAL ROM BUGS BUT ├┬═ ALSO HAS RELEASED  NEW  ROM'S
TO  CURE  THE  PROBS. ╔ HAVE FOUND HOWEVER, THAT ┼┬┬╙ SEEMS TO BE UNEFFECTED BY
THE OLD ROM BUGS AND THAT UPDATING FOR ME WAS NOT NECESSARY TO WORK ON AND  RUN
┼┬┬╙ 128.

├128─: ╔ HAVE HEARD OF SOME UNUSUAL ┼┬┬╙  128  PROBLEMS  WITH  THE  LATEST  128
MACHINE RELEASED BY ├OMMODORE BUT ╔ CANNOT DUPLICATE THEM IN MY ├128.

═ORE ╙PEED: ╘HERE IS A PRODUCT NOW AVAILABLE FOR YOUR ├64 & ├128 AND ┴╠╠  THEIR
POPULAR  DRIVES.  ╔T'S  CALLED  '╩IFFY ─╧╙'. ╘HIS ╟╥┼┴╘╠┘ SPEEDS UP YOUR DRIVES
READ/WRITE & LOAD/SAVE SPEED AND IS COMPATIBLE WITH ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.5. ╘HIS PRODUCT
OFFER'S  ╔/╧  AND  WEDGE  ENHANCEMENTS  VIA  NEW  ROM CHIPS FOR YOUR COMPUTER &
DRIVES. ╔T ALSO FIXES ALL KNOWN TO DATE BUGS. ╔F  INTERESTED  CONTACT  ├REATIVE
═ICRO ─ESIGNS ╔NC. AT 413-525-0023. (═┴)

═╧─┼═╙: ╘HIS ┼┬┬╙ 128 SHOULD BE WORK WITH ┴╬┘ MODEM, REGARDLESS OF  WHETHER  OR
NOT  IT  IS ╚AYES COMPATIBLE. ╔ DO NOT USE ANY ╚AYES COMMANDS FROM WITHIN ┼┬┬╙.
╫ITH AUTO CONFIGURING, ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.5 SHOULD BE A BREEZE TO GET RUNNING.

╔ ─╧ SUGGEST THAT YOU USE A ╟╧╧─ INTERFACE ON AN ╥╙232 MODEM AND MAKE  SURE  IT
IS SET UP AS DISCUSSED ABOVE.


╚╧╫ ╘╧ ├╧╬╘┴├╘ ═┼:

╘HE ┬┼╙╘ WAY TO CONTACT ME IS VIA ┼═┴╔╠ ON ONE THE LOCAL  ┬┬╙  SYSTEMS  ╔  CALL
REGULARLY:

├╧╥┼╫┴╥╙ - 1-818-846-8083 - ╙YSOPED BY ╞RED ┬ENNETT. ╘HIS IS  MY  MAIN  HANGOUT
AND  ┼┬┬╙  SYSOPS  FROM ALL OVER THE ╒.╙. AND ├ANADA CALL HERE DAILY. ╘HIS IS A
VERY FAST AND EASY TO USE ┼┬┬╙-╨├.

╥IVERBOAT ┴DVENTURE ╔ - 1-818-888-3221 -  ╥AN  BY  ╟LEN  ╩ONES  AND  ╠ONNIE  ─E
├LOEDT. ╘HESE GUYS HAVE DONE ALOT OF GREAT MODS AND RUN A MODIFIED ┼┬┬╙ 128.

╔ ALSO CHECK INTO ╟┼NIE ONCE A WEEK UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS  (HAS  BEEN  HECTIC
LATELY THO.) ═Y ╟┼NIE MAILBOX IS ┼┬┬╙. (┼ASY ENUF!)

┘OU CAN ALSO WRITE MY ┼┬┬╙ ADDRESS VIA POSTAL MAIL. ╔ AM GOOD  ABOUT  ANSWERING
MY MAIL. ╘HIS IS THE SLOWEST (AND CHEAPEST) WAY TO CORRESPOND WITH ME.

╔  ALSO  RUN THE  ┼┬┬╙  VOICE/DATALINE  AT 1-818-891-9350.  ┴T THE TIME OF THIS
UPDATE WRITING IT IS BEING USED AS A BETA TEST LINE.  ╔F YOU NEED TO TALK TO ME
VOICE, THEN LEAVE YOUR NAME AND RETURN PHONE NUMBER IN FEEDBACK AND ╔ WILL CALL
YOU BACK COLLECT ┴╙┴╨.


╧╘╚┼╥ ┼┬┬╙ ├╥┼─╔╘╙:

1ST CREDIT GOES TO MY FAMILY FOR THEIR PATIENCE AND UNYEILDING SUPPORT.

╨╥╧╟╥┴══┼╥╙:

╨UNTER ├1 (╬EW ╨UNTER) PROTOCOL BY ╙TEVE ╨UNTER OF ╧NTARIO, ├ANADA.
╪MODEM ├HECKSUM ORIGINALLY BY ╫ARD ├HRISTENSEN.
╪MODEM 1K AND YMODEM BATCH BY ├HUCK ╞ORSBERG.
┼┬┬╙'S XYMODEM MODULE ├╥├ ROUTINES BASED ON ROUTINES BY ├HRIS ╙MEETS.
├OREWARS (┼┬┬╙ ╚╤) ┼┬┬╙ RAN BY ╞RED ┬ENNETT OF ┬URBANK, ├┴.
╥IVERBOAT ┴DVENTURE ╔ ┼┬┬╙ 128 RAN BY ╟LEN ╩ONES.
╥IVERBOAT ┴DVENTURE ╔╔ ┼┬┬╙ 128 RAN BY ╠ONNIE ─E ├LOEDT.
┴╥├64, ├╙─╧╙/┴╥├128 BY ├HRIS ╙MEETS OF ┬RAMPTOM, ╧NTARIO, ├ANADA.
╒LTRATERM 128 BY ╙TEVE ┬OERNER OF ┬ROCKPORT, ╬┘.

┴LSO THANX TO ALL THE OTHER NOTABLE SUPPORTERS OF ┼┬┬╙:

╞RED ┬ENNETT      ╬ICK ┬OYCE        ├HRIS ╙MEETS           ╙TEVE ┬OERNER
╟.╟. ╚UGHES       ╘ODD ╨ITTMAN      ┬ERT ╙WARTZWELDER ╔╔╔  ╩OHN ╞OLSOM
─ENNIS ┬RUNER     ┬ILL ╟REENLAND    ╩EFF ╟UERDAT           ╙TEVE/├YNDI ├OLLINS
╥ICK ═ATHEWSON    ╠EN ┴NDERSON      ╙TEVE ═C╥AE            ╘OM ╙NYDER
╟LEN ╩ONES        ╠ONNIE ─E ├LOEDT  ─ON ╫EINMAN

... AND A FINAL WORD OF THANX TO  ALL  THOSE  THAT  HAVE  REPORTED  BUGS,  MADE
SUGGESTIONS, BETA TESTED, SUPPORTED, USED AND COMPLIMENTED ┼┬┬╙ 128.


├╧╬├╠╒╙╔╧╬:

┼┬┬╙ 128  V4.5  IS  VERY  EASY  TO  UNDERSTAND  AND  RUN.  ╔T  IS  MENU  DRIVEN
SPECIFICALLY  FOR  EASE  OF USE, OFFERS MOST OF THE POPULAR FILE XFER PROTOCOLS
AND ┬┬╙ FEATURES AND IS WELL SUPPORTED. ╔F YOU RUN ┼┬┬╙ 128 FOR LONGER THAN 2-4
WEEKS, THEN ╨╠┼┴╙┼ REGISTER.

╔ DO NOT MIND EMAIL, ╟┼NIE MAIL, POSTAL MAIL OR VOICE CALLS FROM ╙YSOPS NEEDING
HELP WITH ┼┬┬╙. ╔ ─╧ ASK HOWEVER, THAT YOU EXAUST ALL OTHER MEANS BEFORE ASKING
ME  FOR HELP. ═OST OF THE TIME ╔ RECEIVE QUESTIONS THAT ╔ HAVE ALREADY ANSWERED
IN AN ┼┬┬╙ SUPPORT TEXT FILE. ┴LSO BE ╙╒╥┼ TO PERIODICALLY CHECK INTO  ├OREWARS
┼┬┬╙ AT 1-818-846-8083 (├┴) IN THE ┼┬┬╙ ╞╥┼┼╫┴╥┼ SECTION FOR SUPPORT TEXT FILES
PERTAINING TO YOUR COMPUTER VERSION OF ┼┬┬╙.

┼D ╨ARRY/┼┬┬╙ 128
8711 ╠ANGDON ┴VE. #8
╙EPULVEDA  ├┴  91343
1-818-891-9350 (├┴): ┼┬┬╙ ╓OICE/DATALINE.
1-818-846-8083 (├┴): ├OREWARS - ┼┬┬╙ ╙YSOP/╒SERS HANGOUT & INFO ┬┬╙.
1-818-888-3221 (├┴): ╥┬┴ ╔ - ╚OSTS AN ┼┬┬╙ MESSAGE BASE/XFER SECTION.
1-800-727-0585 (╘╬): ╧RDERLINE - ╓╔╙┴, ═┴╙╘┼╥├┴╥─, ├╧─'S ALL OKAY.
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