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┼┬┬╙ 64 V3.3 ╬╧╘┼╙: 870728 - ┼P

╚ERE'S A LIST OF BUG FIXES:

1) ╚╧╨┼╞╒╠╠┘ FIXED THE "╞ILE ┼XISTS" BUG THAT WAS NOT ALLOWING UPLOADS.
(TESTED OKAY FOR ME BUT ╔ ADDED A DISK INITIALIZATION PRIOR TO THE ╞╔╠┼
┼╪╔╙╘╙ CHECK.)
2) ═ODIFIED THE ╨┴╒╙┼, ┴┬╧╥╘ AND ╬┼╪╘ ═┼╙╙┴╟┼ CHARACTERS. ╘HE FOLLOWING
ARE NOW ACCEPTABLE:
A) ╘O ┴┬╧╥╘ : A, ┴, ╙╨┴├┼ OR ├╘╥╠-├
B) ╘O ╨┴╒╙┼ : S, ╙, * OR ├╘╥╠-╙  - (ANY KEY WILL RESUME)
C) ╘O ╙╦╔╨  : N, ╬, ╥┼╘╒╥╬ OR ├╘╥╠-╪
3) ├HANGED ALL OCCURANCES OF SENDING "UI" TO RESET THE DISK DRIVE TO
"I0"'S.
4) ╞IXED A BUG THAT DIDN'T ALLOW EMAIL TO RESIDE ON A DISK DRIVE OTHER
THAN DEVICE 8.
5) ╞OR ╚AYES/╚AYES COMPATIBLE MODEM OWNERS: ┴DDED A ┴╘╚1 AT THE LOGOFF
TEXT SO THAT THE MODEMS WOULD GO "╧FF ╚OOK". (╙ET MT IN CONFIG MODULE TO
2 OR 4.)
6) ├HANGED THE ╒╬ ┴╒╘╧-╨┴╒╙┼ KEY TO ╥┼╘╒╥╬ ONLY. (LINE GARBAGE WOULD
OFTEN CONTINUE FOR THE CALLER!)
7) ═ADE SLIGHT MODS TO THE ├╧╬╞╔╟ MODULE WHICH SHOULD ASSIST WOULD BE
┼┬┬╙ ╙YSOPS TO CONFIGURE THEIR MODEMS MORE READILY.

╨LEASE LET ME KNOW OF ┴╬┘ BUGS, PROBLEMS ETC. ┼╙╨┼├╔┴╠╠┘ LET ME KNOW IF
THE ╒╠ ╞╔╠┼ ┼╪╔╙╘╙ BUG HAS BEEN FIXED. (╔ HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO
DUPLICATE THIS BUG ON MY 128/1571 SYSTEM.)

╔F YOU ARE RUNNING ┼┬┬╙ 64 FOR LONGER THAN TWO WEEKS THEN PLEASE
REGISTER. ╘HIS SOFTWARE WAS NOT INTENDED TO BE ╞╥┼┼ SOFTWARE, BUT
╞╥┼┼╫┴╥┼. ╘HIS MEANS YOU ARE ALLOWED TO RUN IT, PLAY WITH IT ETC. AND IF
YOU USE IT TO RUN A ┬┬╙ THEN YOU ARE OBLIGATED TO PAY/REGISTER FOR ┼┬┬╙.
(╫HEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU WORKED FOR FREE?)

╔ HAVE ALSO BEEN IN RECEIPT (FROM ANONYMOUS USERS OF ├OREWARS OR VOICE
CALLERS) OF ═┴╬┘ NUMBERS OF PIRATED ┼┬┬╙ SYSTEMS UP AND RUNNING. ╙INCE
THE RECENT ONSLAUGHT OF THESE CALLS ╔ HAVE DECIDED TO CONSULT WITH A
╠AWYER AND FROM NOW ON WILL TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST ANY ╙YSOPS RUNNING
╨IRATED ┼┬┬╙ SOFTWARE. (IF THE SOFTWARE IS NOT AS RELEASED INTO ╞╥┼┼╫┴╥┼
IT WILL BE CONSIDERED ╨IRATED.)

╔ WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE REGISTERED ┼┬┬╙ SYSOPS, THOSE THAT HAVE
COMPLIMENTED THE SOFTWARE AND THOSE THAT HAVE TURNED IN ╨IRATE ┼┬┬╙
SYSTEMS. ┘OUR LOYALITY AND SUPPORT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED AND CHERISHED.

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┼┬┬╙ 64 V3.2 ╬╧╘┼╙: 870610 - ┼P

╚ERE'S A LIST OF BUG FIXES:

1) ╞IXED THE "╞ILE ┼XISTS" BUG THAT WAS NOT ALLOWING UPLOADS.
2) ╞IXED THE ╔╬╙┼╥╘ LINE BUG IN THE EDITOR.
3) ├HANGED DRIVE 8 INITIALIZING FROM "UI" TO "I0" SO ╙╞─'S CAN BE USED AS
THE SYSTEM FILES DRIVE. (─RIVE 8).


╥EGISTERED ┼┬┬╙ 64 ╙YSOPS CAN EASILY UPDATE TO ┼┬┬╙ 64 V3.2 USING THE
"V3.2 PATCH" PROGRAM. (╧N ├OREWARS, ╟┼NIE, ╥IVERBOAT ┴DVENTURE, ETC.)

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┼┬┬╙ 64 V3.1 ╬╧╘┼╙: 870530 - ┼P

╚ERE'S A LIST OF MODS/CHANGES AND BUG FIXES:

1) ═ESSAGE ┬ASE LEVELING BUG HAS BEEN FIXED.
2) ┴UTO PAUSE BUG IN MESSAGE BASE HAS BEEN FIXED.
3) ╘HE 64 FILEMAKER ─╠ CTRL FILE BUG HAS BEEN FIXED.
  A) ╔F FILE'S 26 - 35 DO NOT WORK PROPERLY THEN MANUALLY ─┼╠┼╘┼ EACH
FILE IN EACH XFER SECTION VIA THE ─╠ EDITOR. ╘HE 64 V3.0 FILEMAKER HAS A
BUG THAT DOES NOT CREATE FILES 26 THRU 35 CORRECTLY.
4) ╘EXT EDITOR ╔╬╙ERT BUG HAS BEEN FIXED.
5) ═ESSAGE BASE DELETE BUG HAS BEEN FIXED.
6) ┼MPTY USERFILE AT LOGON BUG HAS BEEN FIXED.
7) ╚ARDCOPY HAS BEEN ADDED TO 64 FILEMAKER ╙YSOP ═ENU CREATOR.
  A) ┴DD THIS INTO YOUR ╙YSOP ═ENU (SM) VIA ╠╧┴─/┼─╔╘.
8) ╔F YOUR MAIN MENU HAS "╧" ╧NLINE TIME AS AN OPTION USE LOAD AND EDIT
TO REMOVE IT. ╘HIS FEATURE HAS BEEN REMOVED.


╥EGISTERED ╙YSOPS CAN EASILY UPDATE TO ┼┬┬╙ 64 V3.1 USING THE "V3.1
PATCH" PROGRAM. (╧N ├OREWARS, ETC.).


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        ┼┬┬╙ 64 V3.0 WRITTEN BY AND COPYRIGHTED BY ┼D ╨ARRY (C) 1987

                    ┼┬┬╙ 64 ╚┼╠╨ ╬OTES ╒PDATE : 870518


╨╥┼╠╔═╔╬┴╥┘ ═╧╘┼╙:

┼┬┬╙ 64 IS FREEWARE IN ├╧═╨╔╠┼─ FORM. ╘HIS MEANS YOU MAY PASS IT AROUND
TO YOUR FRIENDS, SHARE IT WITH NETWORKS, AND/OR PUT IT UP ON YOUR OWN ┬┬╙
SYSTEM.

┼┬┬╙ 64 ┬┴╙╔├ SOURCE CODE, ═╠ SOURCE CODE, DOCUMENTATION AND ┼┬┬╙ ╙YSOP
╥EGISTRATION IS $40. ╘HIS GRANTS YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE FOR FREE
AS LONG AS YOU SEND RETURN POSTAGE, A DISK AND A DISK MAILER. ┘OU CAN
ALSO SIMPLY SEND $5 FOR AN UPDATE DISK OR ─╠ THE UPGRADES FROM ╞RED
┬ENNETT'S ├OREWARS ┼┬┬╙ LISTED BELOW (─╠ 5 IS STRICTLY FOR REGISTERED
┼┬┬╙ ╙YSOPS!). ─ONATIONS ARE ALSO WELCOME BUT NOT REALLY EXPECTED. ╔S
APPEARS THAT FREEWARE FOR ├64/├128 USERS DOES NOT WORK WELL (OR AT ALL).
┴LSO INCLUDED ON THE ┼┬┬╙ 64 DISK IS SOME PUBLIC DOMAIN (AND/OR) FREEWARE
PROGRAMS.


╧╥─┼╥╙/╤╒┼╙╘╔╧╬╙/┼╘├:

┼D ╨ARRY/┼┬┬╙ 64
8711 ╠ANGDON ╙T. #8
╙EPULVEDA, ├┴ 91343

╧R CONTACT ME VIA:

╟┼NIE MAILBOX : ┼┬┬╙
╞RED ┬ENNETT'S ├OREWARS ┼┬┬╙ @ 818-846-8083 (╔'M #2) - ╘HIS IS MY HOME BASE.
┼┬┬╙ VOICELINE @ 818-891-9350 - 12-6PM WEEKDAYS. (├╧─ ORDERS OK)

├ONTACT 818 AREA CODE SYSTEMS; ┴LL IN ╠OS ┴NGELES ├OUNTY, ├┴:

├OREWARS       ┬URBANK      846-8083  ╙YSOP : ╞RED ┬ENNETT.
╥IVERBOAT/┴DV. ├ANOGA ╨ARK  888-3221  ╙YSOP : ╟.╩ONES/╠ONNIE ─E ├LOEDT
╧PEN ═IND      ╥ESEDA       342-4601  ╙YSOP : ┬ILL ╟REENLAND.

╟┼╘╘╔╬╟ ┼┬┬╙ 64 V3.0 ╙┼╘-╒╨:

1) ╥UN THE PROGRAM CALLED "64 FILEMAKER". (├REATES SYSTEM FILES DISK)
2) ╥UN THE PROGRAM CALLED "64 CONFIG". (├REATES ┘╧╒╥ CONFIG FILE)
3) ╥UN "C/V3.0". ╘HIS IS THE ┼┬┬╙ MAIN PROGRAM.
4) ╨OST FIRST MESSAGE IN ┼┴├╚ MESSAGE BASE TO AVOID A CRASH.
5) ╙ET UP TEXT FILES, SYSTEM FILES, BULLETINS, ETC.
6) ╟O ONLINE AND EXPERIMENT TO BECOME FAMILIAR W/┼┬┬╙ COMMANDS/FEATURES.


╬╧╘┼╙:

╞UNCTION ╦EY ─EFS: (╫ORK AT MOST PROMPTS AND TEXT INPUT.)

╞1  = ├HAT ON  (╙YSOP ╧NLINE)
╞2  = ├HAT OFF (╙YSOP ╧FFLINE)
╞5  = ╙YSOP ═ENU
╞8  = ╥E╥╒╬/╥ESET ┼┬┬╙. ╚ANGS UP MODEM ON ╥╙232 MODEMS.

╔ REQUEST THAT YOU PUT "╫RITTEN BY ┼D ╨ARRY" IN THE 'ID' FILE".

┼┬┬╙ WILL "TELL YOU" WHAT ╙┼╤ (TEXT) FILE IT IS LOOKING FOR IF THE FILE
ISN'T FOUND.

╔ RECOMMEND USING ┴╥├ BY ├HRIS ╙MEETS TO COMBINE/CRUNCH ╒╠/─╠ FILES TO
SAVE TRANSFER DISK SPACE. (╔'M A ┬╔╟ ┴╥├ FAN AND FRIEND OF ├HRIS ╙MEETS.)

┴LSO, ╠┘╬╪ IS A GOOD NON-STANDARD/FAST FILE COMBINING PROGRAM BY ╫ILL
├ORLEY THAT CAN MAKE XFERS GO MUCH EASIER. (64/1541 ONLY).

╔ AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH ├┬═ 1660 MODEMS NOR ┴NCHOR ┴UTOMATIONS 64XX MODEMS
AND THEREFORE HAVE NOT INCLUDED PRESET CONFIGS FOR THEM. (╬OR HAVE ╔ COME
ACROSS ANY THAT WILL WORK.)

═╔╙├. ═ODEM ╬OTES: ╘HE MODEM ROUTINES MAY REQUIRE SOME PLAYING WITH THE
"OK" VARIABLE. ╓ALUES THAT SEEM TO WORK BEST IN THE PAST ARE 6, 38 & 199
FOR ┴─├'S (╥╙232) AND 32 FOR 1650/1670'S. ╧THER'S WILL REQUIRE SOME
TINKERING. ╔ SUGGEST AFTER A ╙YSOP ONLINE SESSION YOU RESET YOUR MODEM
(IF POSSIBLE). 1670'S MIGHT WORK MORE TOLERABLY IF YOU FIRST JUMP ONLINE
VIA THE ╙YSOP ╥┼╘╒╥╬ METHOD, ENTER CHAT (╞1) AND TYPE "┴╘═0" ON A BLANK
LINE TO DISABLE THE MODEM SPEAKER AND THEN "┴╘╤1" TO "QUIET" THE RESPONSE
CODES. ╘HIS SHOULD AVOID ANY CONNECT BAUD RATE PROBLEMS.

┬E ╙╒╥┼ TO ╥┼-╥╒╬ THE V3.0 CONFIG MODULE OR A CRASH ╫╔╠╠ OCCUR.

V3.0 ╒╨╟╥┴─┼ ╬╧╘┼╙/═╧─╙ AND ─╔╞╞┼╥┴╬├┼╙:

1) 5 MESSAGE BASES.
2) 5 ─╠ SECTIONS OF 35 FILES.
3) ╪MODEM HAS BEEN SUCCESFULLY ADDED!
4) ╪FER LOG TO ─┴╘┼ (┘┘══──) FILES. (═ILITARY FORMAT). ─ELETE AS DESIRED.
5) ┴DDED AN ╧╬╠╔╬┼ STAUS LINE W/USER NAME AND LEVEL.
6) ┼MAIL WILL BE SAVED IF CARRIER IS LOST/DROPPED.
7) ┼ACH XFER SECTION CAN USE SEPERATE HOST DRIVES.
8) ┴LL SUPPORT ═╠ NOW SHOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH HARD DRIVES!
9) ┴DDED IN ╠╧├┴╠ COLOR ╧╬╠┘. (╔NSTEAD OF ═╧╬╧ EMULATION.)
┴) ┴CCEPTABLE DRIVE NUMBERS ARE NOW 8-15 VICE 8-11.
┬) ╒SERS CAN NOW DELETE THEIR ╧╫╬ POSTED MESSAGES.
├) ╠EVELS HAVE BEEN DRASTICALLY ENHANCED! (0-32767)
─) ┴DDED IN A ╠┼╓┼╠ CALCULATOR TO THE USERFILE EDITOR!
   1) ╘O CALCULATE A USERS LEVEL ENTER AN * AS THE LEVEL.
   2) ╘O DISPLAY CURRENT LEVEL ENTER A ? AS THE LEVEL.
┼) ╒╠ UPDATE XFER FILE BUG HAS BEEN FIXED.
╞) ╪MODEM BLOCK ROUTINES HAVE BEEN ADDED.
╟) ─╠ LIST ACCESSES FIELD ADDED. (┴CC = NUMBER OF ─╠'S FOR THIS FILE.)
╚) ╘HE ╙╞─ UPLOAD BUG HAS BEEN FIXED.
╔) ╬EW USER APPLICATIONS USING ─╧╙ CHARACTERS BUG HAS BEEN FIXED.
╩) 2 CUSTOM CHARACTER SETS ARE NOW USED. (HIT ├= ╙╚╔╞╘ TO TOGGLE.)
╦) ╚ARDCOPY FILE HAS BEEN ADDED.
╠) ┴DDED A ╬┼╫ ╒╙┼╥╙ LOG FOR EASY MONITORING OF NEW USERS/APPLICANTS.
═) ┘/╬ AND ┘/╬/┴ PROMPTS HAVE BEEN ADDED.
╬) ╘EXT SECTION DRIVE SET VIA CONFIG MODULE.
╧) ╘EXT SECTIONS ALLOWS 4 CHARACTER FILENAMES AND CUSTOM ═ENUS/╙UB MENUS.
╨) ┼MAIL REPLY IF USER # > 100 HAS BEEN FIXED.
╤) ├HAT AUDIO BELL HAS BEEN ADDED.
╥) ╬EW MESSAGES BUG HAS BEEN FIXED.

╘O ADD THESE MODS THE FOLLOWING WAS REMOVED:

1) ═ESSAGE SCAN.
2) ╥EAD ╥EFERANCE. (╥EAD ╔NDIVIDUAL WILL WORK.)
3) ├ONTINUOUS MESSAGE READ MODE.
4) ╨OWER UP "SET DATE" PROMPT". (╥EMEMBER TO SET DATE @ POWER UP!)


╙╨┼├╔┴╠ ╬╧╘┼╙ FOR V3.0:

1) ╔ SUGGEST STARTING FROM SCRATCH. (SORRY.) ┼┬┬╙ 64 V3.0 IS SO MUCH
DIFFERANT THAT TRYING TO UPGRADE WITHOUT STARTING OVER WOULD BE VERY
HARD. (╙TILL POSSIBLE IF YOU HAVE THE PATIENCE, BUT ╬╧╘ RECOMMENDED BY
ME.)


┴├╦╬╧╫╠┼─╟╬═┼╬╘╙:

┼┬┬╙ 64 IS ╬╧╘ THE SOLE PRODUCT OF ═┼. ╔'D LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING
FOR THEIR SUPPORT (WHETHER THEY REALIZE THEY'VE HELPED OR NOT):

1) ═Y ╞┴═╔╠┘ FOR THEIR PATIENCE, UNDERSTANDING AND TOLERANCE.
2) ╥ON ╨RAWDZIK : ╧RIGINAL DEVELOPER OF THE 1ST ═╠╙ (═ACHINE ╠ANGUAGE
╙UPPORT). (╧N ┼┬┬╙ 64.)
3) ╙TEVE ╨UNTER : ┴UTHOR OF ╬EW ╨UNTER FILE TRANSFER PROTCOL WHICH IS THE
BEST ├┬═ PROTOCOL ╔'VE EVER USED.
4) ╫ARD ├HRISTENSEN : ╧RIGINAL ┴UTHOR AND CREATOR OF ╪MODEM FILE TRANSFER
PROTOCOL WHICH IS NOW CONSIDERED THE INDUSTRY "STANDARD".
5) ─AVID ═YERS : ─EVELOPED AND RELEASED THE ┴╨╨┼╬─2 XMODEM SOURCE CODE
WHICH ╔ EASILY CONVERTED FOR USE ON THE 128. (╞ROM ╨┴╠ ASM TO ┬UDDY ASM
FORMAT.)
6) ├HRIS ═ILLER : ┬UDDY 64/128 AUTHOR. ╔ MUST SAY THIS IS THE ┬┼╙╘
ASSEMBLER ╔ HAVE EVER USED. ╔ USE IT EXCLUSIVELY NOW AND WITHOUT IT ┼┬┬╙
WOULDN'T HAVE XMODEM OR THE MACHINE LANGUAGE SUPPORT FILE.
7) ╠ARRY ╟OODWIN, ├HARLES ╙COTT AND ╨HREADSTER OF ┬ENNETTDOM. ╘HESE
PEOPLE ALL HAVE HELPED AND SUPPORTED ME DURING MY OFTEN GRUMPY PROGRAM
TESTING. ┴LSO ╟LEN ╩ONES, ═ILLARD ═IER ╔╔╔, ─ENNIS ┬RUNER, ╟.╟. ╚UGHES,
┬OB ├URTIS AND ╠ONNIE ─E ├LOEDT FOR THEIR SUPPORT, IDEAS AND HELP.
8) ╘HOSE THAT GIVEN ME IDEAS/HELPED WITH BETA TEST PERIODS FOR ┼┬┬╙ SINCE
─ECEMBER OF 1984 (┼┬┬╙ 64'S CONCEPTION) TO PRESENT.
9) ┴LL THE COUNTLESS BOOKS AND MAGS ╔'VE REFERENCED DURING THE ONSET OF
THIS OBSESSIVE HOBBY.
10) ┴ND FINALLY TO THE AUTHORS OF MY FAVORITE PROGRAMS: ┴╥├, ┬OBSTERM/128
V2.0, ┘ELLOW ╨AGES, ╞AST ╚ACK '┼M, ╨APERCLIP 64/128, ┬UDDY ┴SSEMBLER(S),
╨AL ┴SSEMBLER, ╠YNX, ┴BACUS'S BASIC 7.0 COMPILER, ╩IMITERM 4.3, ═ULTITERM
128 3.1, ╟NOME ╦IT 128 4.1 (FOR EDITING ┼┬┬╙ BASIC CODE), ┬LITZ 64,
╙YSRES 64, ╘URBOSAVE/128, ╙YMBOL ═ASTER 64/128, AND A FEW OTHERS ╔'M SURE
╔'VE FORGOTTON. ┼┬┬╙ WOULD ╬╧╘ BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE USE OF THESE FINE
PROGRAMS!


╧THER ORIGINAL ┼P SOFTWARE:

┼┬┬╙ 128     - ├128 ┬┬╙ PROGRAM.
─╔╙╦╬╧╙┼╥    - 128/80 COLUMN SECTOR EDITOR.
╬┼╥─├╧╨┘     - 128 2 DRIVE MULTI-FILE COPIER. (╙HOULD WORK WITH ALL
DRIVES.)
╬╧╙┼├╧╨┘     - 128 ╙IMPLE ╙INGLE ─RIVE/SINGLE FILE COPIER.
128 ┼╪├╚┴╬╟┼ - ═INI ╪FER ┬┬╙ TYPE PROGRAM WITH ╪MODEM/╬EW ╨UNTER.
╘┘╨┼╞╔╠┼ 128 - ═Y 1ST ┬UDDY PROGRAM. ─ISPLAYS TEXT FILES FOR READING.


╔ WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS AND SINCERLY HOPE YOU ENJOY USING/RUNNING ┼┬┬╙.
╨LEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IN ANY OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED WAYS. ╔ AM
ALSO INTERESTED IN CORRESPONDING WITH OTHER BASIC/ML PROGRAMMERS AND
HOBBYIST'S.

╘HANX, ┼P