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┌────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Star Trek: Deep Space 9 │
│ Automated Episode Guide v1.1 │
│ 32 bit OS/2 PM Version │
└────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────────────────┐
│ What This Program Does │
└──────────────────────────┘
This is a full-featured OS/2 PM program that makes it easy to view info
on the popular syndicated TV show Deep Space 9.
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ INSTALLING THIS PROGRAM │
└─────────────────────────┘
NOTE: This version of the OS/2 Presentation Manager Automated Episode
Guide uses "external" disk-based data files for each of the episodes
it displays on your screen.
Therefore, it MUST be installed correctly in order for the executable
program to find the episode data. An incorrectly installed program will
result in error messages when you try to view any of the episode data in
the program.
Follow these simple (but mandatory) steps...
(1) Unarchive the original .ZIP file into the directory that you want
to *PERMANENTLY* store the Automated EpGuide. Presumably, you have
already done this since you are reading the help file or readme.
NOTE: YOU SHOULD USE THE OS/2 UNZIP.EXE PROGRAM TO UNARCHIVE THE
.ZIP FILE! UNZIP IS "EA" (Extended Attributes) AWARE!
UNZIP.EXE ALSO DEFAULTS TO RECREATING THE DIRECTORIES STORED IN THE
.ZIP FILE! CREATING THE DIRECTORIES STORED IN THE .ZIP IS CRUCIAL! IF
THE AUTOMATED EPGUIDE CAN'T FIND THE EPISODE DATA SUB-DIRECTORY, IT
***WILL*** ***NOT*** ***WORK*** ***CORRECTLY***!
No if's, and's or but's. So, if you don't have the OS/2 UNZIP.EXE,
go to any decent OS/2 BBS or FTP site and download it immediately!
You'll be glad you did! (DOS's PKZIP "may" be able to handle the
sub-directories, but it will nuke any EA's stored in the archive!)
(2) If you used UNZIP.EXE, a sub-directory will be created and all of
the episode data files will be copied to this new sub-directory.
Like I mentioned above, this part of the installation is CRUCIAL!
I hard-coded the sub-directory's path into the program executable.
If the Automated EpGuide program can't find this sub-directory, you
will get a File Error dialog which tells you which data file the
program was trying to load. See elsewhere in this document for
details on File Errors. If you *ARE* getting these errors, go back
to the top of this section and follow the instructions.
(3) Once you have UNZIP'ed the Automated EpGuide .ZIP file into a
permanent directory, run the REXX .CMD script named AEG_INST.CMD.
This script will create an OS/2 program object on your desktop.
After the program object is created, you can rename it or move it
anywhere you want to (into a folder, onto the LaunchPad, etc.)
(4) Double click on the Automated EpGuide icon to run the program.
For more details on using the Automated EpGuide, check out the
Online Help (hit F1 while the A.E.G. is running), the Offline
Help (use OS/2's VIEW with the .INF file) or read the README.TXT
file which is a plain ASCII text file version of the .HLP and .INF
help files...
┌───────────────────┐
│ FILE READ ERRORS │
└───────────────────┘
If you did everything in the INSTALLING THIS PROGRAM section correctly,
you shouldn't get any File Read errors.
But, there are some circumstances that may cause the Automated EpGuide
to give you a File Read error dialog...
For example, if you ever develop an error on your hard drive that
interferes with the A.E.G.'s data files, you may get a "FILE READ" error.
Other ways of getting these "FILE READ" errors are caused by HUMAN error:
(1) You accidentally DELETED one or more of the EP###.DAT files;
(2) You accidentally DELETED the OS/2 PM Automated EpGuide's episode
data file directory;
(3) You accidentally RENAMED the OS/2 PM Automated EpGuide's episode data
file directory or one or more of the EP###.DAT files therein;
(4) You MOVED the OS/2 PM Automated EpGuide .EXE program to a directory
other than the one that you originally installed the program.
If you are getting "FILE READ" error messages when trying to view the
episode data, you may have to re-install the OS/2 PM Automated EpGuide.
Re-read the section entitled INSTALLING THIS PROGRAM for more details...
┌──────────────────┐
│ Error Messages │
└──────────────────┘
If there is some sort of trouble with the disk-based episode data files,
you will get a "FILE READ" error message. The dialog box will tell you
the name of the sub-directory and file that the A.E.G. program is trying
to load.
After you hit the OK button, you will get the default "empty" episode
data dialog. Since the program couldn't find the disk based data files
(filenames: EP###.DAT where ### is the episode's number), it uses the
default error message in the episode data dialog.
If you are getting the above errors after running the Automated EpGuide,
it is because the program cannot find the episode data files.
I hope you kept the original OS/2 PM Automated EpGuide .ZIP archive because
you may have to re-install the program to make sure everything is in the
correct location.
Another alternative is to use a recent backup of your system (a tape backup,
for example) and restore the files that were originally copied to your hard
drive from the Automated EpGuide .ZIP file.
If you don't have a recent/working tape backup, I suggest that you
delete the Automated EpGuide directory and start over from scratch.
This will assure that all files are where they need to be. Go back
to the section entitled INSTALLING THIS PROGRAM for more details.
┌──────────────────────┐
│ About The Data Files │
└──────────────────────┘
Users of the new versions of the Automated EpGuide may wonder why I "hard
coded" the pathname of the episode data files into the program's executable.
Mainly for convenience, but also, so as to not clutter the A.E.G. directory
with dozens and dozens of obnoxious little data files.
The average TV show featured in the Automated Episode Guide programs has
anywhere from 40 or so episodes (the lower bound, representing approximately
two or three seasons -- Babylon 5 or the X-Files, for example) on up to 150
or more (the upper bound, representing seven or eight seasons -- the Simpsons
or MST3K).
Each episode is stored in a small data file corresponding to that episode's
"number". Install the new version of the MST3K or Simpsons A.E.G. and you got
yourself 150 data files needed by EACH OF THE A.E.G. .EXE files!
OKAY!!! I'LL ADMIT IT!!! I'm an anal retentive control freak! I just can't
stand to see 150+ little bitty data files floating around in the same
directory as the rest of the "required" files needed for the A.E.G.'s
execution. Heaven forbid that some poor, unsuspecting computer novice tries
to install an A.E.G. in the root directory of his/her/it's hard drive.
Yikes, I'm getting dizzy just thinking about it!
Seriously, the main reason was for convenience. I envisioned some mega-A.E.G.
user who has every Windows Automated EpGuide that I've ever released. In this
fantasy, er, scenario...the person has of course registered all of these
programs... <<<Subliminal Hint!>>>
By hard coding sub-directories into the program, this poor, troubled
loaner...uh, user can stash all of the .EXE and .HLP files in one "AEG"
directory, with all of the bazillion and three data files stored neatly
in their own little sub-directories.
┌───────────────────────────┐
│ How To Run This Program │
└───────────────────────────┘
There are several ways to run this OS/2 PM A.E.G. (These methods assume
that you have already unarchived the .ZIP file into a directory somewhere
on your hard drive):
USING THE PM A.E.G. FROM AN OS/2 COMMAND LINE SESSION:
------------------------------------------------------
Simply, CD to the directory that the OS/2 PM A.E.G. .EXE file resides.
Type the filename of the executable file and the PM program window should
appear on your desktop. See the "How To Use This Program" section for
details on maneuvering around the program.
USING THE PM A.E.G. FROM AN OBJECT ON YOUR DESKTOP:
---------------------------------------------------
Create a permanent directory somewhere on your hard drive for the PM A.E.G.
Move the contents of the .ZIP file into this permanent directory (the .EXE
file, the .HLP file and the aeg_inst.cmd are the only "required" files. The
.INF file is an "offline" version of the .HLP file -- you can click on it
from the Drives Object or use the OS/2 view.exe program from the command
line. This .INF file isn't required for the PM A.E.G. to run).
From an OS/2 command line session (full screen or window) run the REXX
script named aeg_inst.cmd. It will create a desktop object for the PM A.E.G.
After this desktop object is created, you can move it anywhere you want to
(into a folder, onto your LaunchPad, etc.) Double click on the PM A.E.G.
icon to run the program.
┌───────────────────────────┐
│ How To Use This Program │
└───────────────────────────┘
When you first run the A.E.G., a large PM window will appear on your screen.
It will have the title and version of the A.E.G. on the top border and three
or four menu titles on the menu bar, and a group of toolbar buttons underneath.
You choose options from any of the menus on the menu bar in order to display
the various information contained in the A.E.G. The menus are EXIT, EPISODES
and HELP (some versions of the A.E.G. will also feature a fourth CHARACTERS
menu). Each of these will contain at least one option underneath (but probably
more than one).
Note: The buttons on the toolbar perform the same actions as the items on the
EXIT and HELP menus. Also, if your mouse pointer hesitates over a toolbar
button for a second or so, a small "Floating Help Window" will appear giving
a brief description of what that toolbar button does.
Here's a rundown of each of the menu titles and the options that may appear
beneath (I have paraphrased some menu options because they may be different
depending on the specific A.E.G. that you're running).
Note: These items may be accessed from the drop down menus on the menu bar
*OR* via the Context Sensitive Popup Menu which is activated by clicking
the right mouse button anywhere on the the OS/2 PM A.E.G.'s window.
MENU BAR MENUS:
--------------------------------------------------------------
Exit Episodes Help
--------------------------------------------------------------
| Prev Episode Ctrl+L | | Season 1 >| | Useless Help F2|
| Next Episode Ctrl+R | | Season 2 >| | About Program F3|
| Next Season Ctrl+D | | Season 3 >| | Shareware F4|
| Prev Season Ctrl+U | | Season 4 >| | Disclaimer F5|
| Exit F9 | | Season 5 >| | Other SBI Prgs F7|
+---------------------+ +-----------+ +-------------------+
CONTEXT SENSITIVE POPUP MENU:
+---------------------+
| Season 1 > |
| Season 2 > |
| Season 3 > |
| Season 4 > |
+---------------------+
| Help > |
+---------------------+
| Prev Episode Ctrl+L |
| Next Episode Ctrl+R |
| Next Season Ctrl+D |
| Prev Season Ctrl+U |
+---------------------+
| Exit F9 |
+---------------------+
You will notice a couple of things (that I can't recreate here because this
is a plain ASCII text file). First, each menu option has *ONE* character
UNDERLINED. This is the KEYBOARD SHORTCUT for that given menu option (See
the section that follows about Keyboard Shortcuts). Second, the MENU OPTIONS
on the EPISODES drop down menu & the Context Sensitive popup menu have little
arrows pointing to the RIGHT of some options (I used the > character to
represent them on the above diagrams).
These arrows mean that each option has ANOTHER sub-menu. You can cascade
these sub-menus by highlighting the menu option (it will automatically pop up
to the right of the drop down menu that you are currently using). You can then
move your mouse to the right in order to highlight the various options on that
sub-menu. Be sure to hold down the left mouse button until you are on the
sub-menu option that you want to choose! It takes a bit of dexterity on the
longer sub-menus. If that's too hard, read the section that follows on using
Keyboard Shortcuts.
MENU OPTIONS:
To choose things off any of the three drop down menus, you simply move your
mouse down until the option is highlighted (the option will be reversed, like
a button that has been pressed).
Here is a list of the "general" options that will appear on most of the
A.E.G. program drop down menus.
-----------------------
Exit
-----------------------
| Prev Episode Ctrl+L | <--- Jumps to previous episode
| Next Episode Ctrl+R | <--- Jumps to next episode
| Next Season Ctrl+D | <--- Jumps to next season
| Prev Season Ctrl+U | <--- Jumps to previous season
| Exit F9 | <--- This option quits & exits the A.E.G.
+---------------------+ (Note: the F-Key function key or Ctrl-Keys can
be used at almost any time during the program's
execution. See the section on Accelerator Keys).
-------------
Episodes
-------------
| Season 1 >| <--- These menu options will pop up a sub-menu to the
| Season 2 >| <--- right of each option (notice the little arrow).
| Season 3 >| <--- On the pop up sub-menu will be a list of the various
| Season 4 >| <--- episodes of the TV show for that given season.
+-----------+
----------------------
Help
----------------------
| Useless Help F2|<-- This will pop up a reminder on how to use the A.E.G.
| About Program F3|<-- Displays the title, version & programmer of the A.E.G.
| Shareware F4|<-- A shareware reminder.
| Disclaimer F5|<-- A disclaimer about the information in the A.E.G.
| Information F6|<-- Info specific to the featured TV show.
| Other SBI Prgs F7|<-- A list of other Snake-Byte programs.
+-------------------+
Note: the F1 - F7 function keys and any of the Ctrl+keys can used at almost
any time to execute the various menu options. See below for exceptions.
Also: F1 which isn't listed above summons the new "Online Help System" which
uses the OS/2 Help File engine. The Online Help file is similar to this
README.TXT in content. It is contained in the *.HLP file and must be in
the same directory as the A.E.G.
I included an *.INF version of the Online Help file which can be
viewed using the OS/2 command line program view.exe. I included this
file for the people who like to group all their "Help Books" in one
directory. The *.INF file doesn't need to be in the same directory
as the A.E.G.
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS:
Each option on each menu (and the three menu titles on the menu bar, or the
options on the context sensitive popup menu) have *ONE* character UNDERLINED.
This represents the keyboard shortcut for THAT given menu option. Most people
prefer to use their mouse pointer to click on the option, but these keyboard
shortcuts perform the same actions as the mouse. The way to "activate" the
keyboard shortcut is to press the <ALT> key on your keyboard (it should be a
small key on either side of your <SPACE BAR>). When you press the <ALT> key,
you will notice that the first menu title on the menu bar is highlighted (it
looks like a button that's been pressed).
This means that the option that is highlighted is now activated and can
be chosen by pressing your <ENTER> key. For example, if you hit <ALT> and
the EXIT menu title is highlighted on the menu bar, if you were to hit
<ENTER> the menu beneath the EXIT title will drop down. You can use your
cursor arrow keys to move the reversed/highlighted area back and forth on
the menu bar (or up and down within a drop down menu).
To pick the second episode of the first season of a show in an A.E.G., use
these keystrokes (in order & don't hold any key down during the process):
<ALT> E 1 2
ACCELERATOR KEYS:
You will also notice that certain items on some of the menus may have an
"F Key" or "Ctrl+key" on the far right of a given menu option (F2 on the
Help option or F9 on the Exit option). These are "accelerator" keys that
can be used as an alternative to the above methods of executing menu options.
Note: they can be used at almost anytime while the program is running. The
only exceptions are when a message dialog box (the Weasely Disclaimer, for
example) or the Online Help is activated.
Accelerator Keys help for most Snake-Byte A.E.G. Programs:
<F1> Summons the New Online Help file
<F2> Totally Useless Help Message Box
<F3> Weasely Disclaimer
<F4> More Info On This Program
<F5> About the program and the programmer
<F6> Obnoxious Shareware Notice
<F7> Other Snake-Byte Programs
<F9> Quit and Exit the Program
Ctrl+R Jump to Next Episode
Ctrl+L Jump to Previous Episode
Ctrl+U Jump to Previous Season
Ctrl+D Jump to Next Season
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ The Harsh Reality of Trickle Down Economics │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
This program took a lot of hard work to produce. I have completely
re-designed the OS/2 Presentation Manager Automated Episode Guide engine,
adding ONLINE HELP, a Toolbar, Floating Help Windows and a Context Sensitve
Popup Menu. This involved several weeks of honing the OS/2 PM code and a
couple of weeks of entering the data and debugging/proof reading the output).
This all resulted in THOUSANDS of lines of C/C++ code!)
And, unfortunately, nothing in life is free. But this nifty little
program almost is! That's right -- you can clear your conscience and
assure that there'll be future updates to this program (as well as
other neato-frito programs from Snake-Byte Inc.) for the ridiculously
reasonable, almost-FREE sum of $5.00. How can we afford to let this
rare jewel of a program go for the piddly little amount of $5.00?!?!
Because, here at Snake-Byte Inc., we deal in VOLUME! VOLUME!! VOLUME!!!
We'll eat a bug to make a sale! Come on down to our Midnight Madness
sale and...Wait a minute. Wrong sales pitch. Sorry. Anyway, you get the
picture. <Insert normal shareware begging/pleading/demanding here>.
What do you get for your $5.00? That warm-tummy feeling of satisfaction
knowing you did the RIGHT thing. This program is in no way "Crippled". I
detest "CrippleWare" and decided early on that I wouldn't do that kind
of thing. So, there's no "registered version". What you have now is the
fully-functional program. It contains one little shareware notice option
on the Help menu (that you don't even have to look at if you don't want
to) and it shows that "nag" screen ONLY when you exit the program, so
it doesn't inconvenience you before or during the program's execution.
(And if that gets your shorts in a bunch, send me a 3.5 disk plus return
postage and the registration fee and I'll compile you a special version
sans nags!).
Here's where to send the cash/check/money order:
Will Morgan
2516 Wood St.
Texarkana, Tx 75503
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ A Note To Fans Of This TV Show Outside The U.S.A. │
│ Who Want To Register This A.E.G. │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Because this TV Show is also popular overseas, a perplexing question
came up recently from a person in the United Kingdom: How do I get the
proper currency to register the A.E.G.? Well, John McCoy came up with a
solution to this problem. His email message follows:
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 21:31:21
Subject: Re: Yeah, I finally did it....
From: "John A. McCoy" <jamccoy@maurabrid.win-uk.net>
All I did was take my VISA card to a Bureau d'Echanges (currency exchange)
and say:
"I would like to buy <amount> US, American Dollars, please." It took a while
for the clerk to follow my intent, but I eventually got <currency amount> in
odd-looking money. I slipped both into an airmail envelope and added stamps,
and an address. Hopefully the correct address.
You don't need a card to buy currency, any Bx will take any currency and sell
you any other, and that day's rate for swapping is marked prominently.
The rate you buy dollars with sterling pounds is LESS than the rate you buy
pounds with dollars. And they charge a commision, but these rules and extras
are also made prominent. Have to be, by law.
John A. McCoy
email: jamccoy@maurabrid.win-uk.net
┌───────────────────────────────────────┐
│ The History of This OS/2 PM Program │
└───────────────────────────────────────┘
Version 0.999 - Beta version. Honed the mechanics of the program.
Version 1.0 - First release version of this 32 bit OS/2 PM program.
Version 1.1 - This version features redesigned episode info dialogs
that are easier to read!
This is also the first OS/2 PM A.E.G. to include the
new Context Sensitive Popup Menu, the Toolbar, the
Floating Help Window and Online Help features!
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ Known Bugs & Problems │
└─────────────────────────┘
One small one: The Floating Help Windows use mouse coordinates to calculate
when they should pop up to describe a Toolbar button. If you drop down a menu
from the menu bar and don't release the left mouse button while scrolling down
through the menu options, when you are at the same mouse coordinates as one
of the toolbar buttons, one of the floating help windows will appear onscreen
OVER the drop down menu.
Note: This doesn't affect the operation of the program in any way. It's just
a picky little annoyance.
Work-arounds: If this little bug annoys you, (a) Use the Keyboard Shortcut
to drop down the menu and the cursor keys to scroll down the menu options or
(b) click the left mouse button to activate the drop down menu, then release
the left mouse button. The menu will still be open and active. You can now
move your mouse pointer to whichever option you want without the floating
help windows appearing.
┌──────────────────────────────┐
│ Swatting Any Pesky Insects │
└──────────────────────────────┘
If you encounter any problems with this program (either bugs in the actual
mechanics of the program, or misspellings and/or incorrect info in the various
episode data fields) please drop me a line at one of e-mail addresses in the
last section of this document. I will try and implement the fix in the next
version of the program that I release.
┌────────────────────────────┐
│ Big Plans For The Future │
└────────────────────────────┘
What?!?! The new Toolbar, Context Sensitive Popup Menu, Floating Help Windows,
and Online Help System features weren't enough for you?! Whoah, tough crowd.
Seriously, I'm always tinkering with my programs, and here are a few things
that may (or may not?) appear in future versions:
I will update this program if/when new episdes/seasons are completed. If
the show no longer exists on television, the only updating I can do is to
correct any misspellings and other errata. If you spot something that is
wrong, email me and I'll include the correction in the next version.
I'll probably add some printing routines so you can print out a brief
episode list, eps by season, a particular episode by itself or a full
blown, everthing-included EpGuide.
I want to add some global search routines.
I'd really like to add some multi-media stuff to the program, like
sound clips or maybe some pictures. But due to the legal ramifications,
this dream may never come true. Slimy show-bid'ness lawyers just love to
prey on the little guys who use the images and sound clips of their
copyrighted and trademarked clients.
Other A.E.G.'s? Yes, TV Buffs and Couch Potatoes! I plan on releasing a
series of A.E.G.'s for various TV shows based on this A.E.G. "engine".
Here are the shows that currently have A.E.G.'s available in 32 bit DOS,
32 bit OS/2 Text *AND* PM versions as well as 16 & 32 bit Windows versions.
(check at ftp.slinknet.com /pub/snake):
TV Show Name DOS Filename OS/2 Text OS/2 PM Win Filename
========================================================================
Mystery Science MSTDOS##.ZIP MSTOS2##.ZIP MST_PM##.ZIP MSTWIN##.ZIP
Theater 3000 Win32/Win95-->MSTW32##.ZIP
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The X-Files XFLDOS##.ZIP XFLOS2##.ZIP XFL_PM##.ZIP XFLWIN##.ZIP
Win32/Win95-->XFLW32##.ZIP
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Quantum Leap QLPDOS##.ZIP QLPOS2##.ZIP QLP_PM##.ZIP QLPWIN##.ZIP
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Star Trek: TNGDOS##.ZIP TNGOS2##.ZIP TNG_PM##.ZIP TNGWIN##.ZIP
Next Generation Win32/Win95-->TNGW32##.ZIP
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Star Trek: TOSDOS##.ZIP TOSOS2##.ZIP TOS_PM##.ZIP TOSWIN##.ZIP
Original Series Win32/Win95-->TOSW32##.ZIP
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deep Space 9 DS9DOS##.ZIP DS9OS2##.ZIP DS9_PM##.ZIP DS9WIN##.ZIP
Win32/Win95-->DS9W32##.ZIP
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Simpsons SMPDOS##.ZIP SMPOS2##.ZIP SMP_PM##.ZIP SMPWIN##.ZIP
Win32/Win95-->SMPW32##.ZIP
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Babylon 5 BA5DOS##.ZIP BA5OS2##.ZIP BA5_PM##.ZIP BA5WIN##.ZIP
Win32/Win95-->BA5W32##.ZIP
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beavis and BVS_PM##.ZIP BVSWIN##.ZIP BVS_PM##.ZIP BVSWIN##.ZIP
Butt-Head Win32/Win95-->BVSW32##.ZIP
========================================================================
*ALL* versions are available on the FTP site at ftp.slinknet.com,
which is where I release all Snake-Byte programs. The path is /pub/snake
You can also point your World Wide Web browser to the following URL:
http://www.slinknet.com/~wmorgan/snake.html
If you're interested in seeing an A.E.G. for your favorite show, contact me
via one of the methods described below. Production of other A.E.G.'s depend
on the availability of information about the show (via Internet) and whether
or not the show's info translates well to a single screen in the A.E.G.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Other Programs Available From Snake-Byte Incorporated │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
32 bit DOS, 32 bit OS/2 text mode, 32 bit OS/2 Presentation Manager &
16 bit Windows/Win95 versions of the DALLAS COWBOY FANATIC's Companion.
They're available from ftp.slinknet.com /pub/snake/cowboys the filenames
CBYDOS##.ZIP (DOS) or CBYOS2##.ZIP (OS/2 text), CBYWIN##.ZIP (Win16/Win95)
or CBY_PM##.ZIP (OS/2 P.M.).
┌────────────────────────┐
│ Gratitude Department │
└────────────────────────┘
Extra special thanks to Frank Miller, my C programming guru. If it weren't
for Frank, I probably would've given up on C programming within the first
few days. He has helped me solve many of my seemingly endless beginner's
problems.
Special thanks to Peter Fitzsimmons & all the OS/2 programming gurus on
the Fidonet OS/2 Programming echo which is a gold mine of info for OS/2
programming beginners, like me.
Another special thank you goes to all the OS/2 programming gurus who are
responsible for the Electronic Developer's Magazine, an OS/2 .INF file full
of great information on just about anything you can think of. If you're a
beginner or intermediate who wants to learn some nifty things about OS/2
programming, RUN, don't walk to the Hobbes OS/2 FTP site or CD Rom and
check out these fantastic help files!
Super-Duper thanks to Janis Kracht for all the work she's done on the
Snake-Byte File Distribution Network! Similar thanks go to the people
at US Robotics for giving shareware authors the oppurtunity to start
FDN's and get their programs to a wider audience.
┌───────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Contacting The Author Of This Program │
└───────────────────────────────────────┘
Want to thank me for such a fantastic program?
Bitch me out for wasting your download time and hard drive space?
Suggest future additions to this program?
Have an idea for a future program?
Point out picky little mistakes or actual bugs?
Need a cyber-shoulder to cry on?
Well, for all these reasons except that last one, there, you can contact
me by one of the following methods:
Fidonet Netmail: 1:3819/128.103
Fidonet Echos I Frequent: MST3K, NFL and OS/2
Internet e-mail: wmorgan@slinknet.com <--NEW ADRESS!
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│ The Snake-Byte Incorporated File Distribution Network │
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Snake-Byte FDN is carried by all IFDC FileGate HUBs and SuperSites (Zones 1-6),
and EXEC-PC BBS, as well as Planet Connect Satellite Systems, PageSat Satellite
Systems, the FidoNet FileBone, and paonline.com. Files are also available via
FidoNet File Request or first time download at 1:2320/38 (502-245-8117) or
1:2320/100 (502-245-1146), at V.Everything.
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International Sites for Snake-Byte FDN:
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* International HUB/SuperSite Map * IFDC FileGate Project <sm>
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Zone 1 Main Site USRobotics Skokie, Ill.
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* North American HUBS *
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1:270/101 George Peace PageSat Satellite Systems Harrisburg, PA
(FidoNet FileBone)
1:3615/50 Planet Connect Satellite Systems
1:154/280 EXEC-PC BBS Elm Grove, WI
1:124/7009 Lee Laird Garland, TX
1:167/234 Patrick Dufresne Quebec, Canada
1:115/251 Tony Tang Wilmette, ILL.
1:2320/38 Janis Kracht Louisville, KY
1:272/44 Ted Delamare Middletown NY
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* IFDC FileGate International SuperSites *
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Zone 2 United Kingdom SuperSite Fareham, UK
2:251/25 Graham Print - Fareham
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2:281/506 Ron Huiskes Netherlands
Mainland Europe SuperSite
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Zone 3 Ausralian SuperSite Essendon Victoria
3:50/99 Steven Lutrov
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Zone 4 South American SuperSite Bolivia, S. America
4:823/1 Adolfo Justiniano
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Zone 5 South African SuperSite Port Elizabeth
5:7104/2 Henk Wolsink
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* Zone 6, Asian SuperSite *
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6:731/16 Bill English Tokyo, Japan
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