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Top Callers 1.2
PCBoard/ProDoor Utility
Copyright 1991 by Dave Navarro, Jr.
What is Top Callers:
A while back, I created a little program called Top Ten that created
a Top 10 list of Cities, Callers, Downloaders, and Uploaders that was
very short and to the point and took very little RAM so could be run
in an event on machines with limited memory.
Well, while no one bothered to register it (ahem..), many people did
contact me asking for various changes: COLOR capabilities, more than
10 callers per list, and for the most part, complete configurability.
Well here is Top Callers.... It's very likely I have plagerized the
name since it's pretty generic.. but it gets the point across.
Top Callers let's you configure the type of color bulletin to create,
either true ANSI or PCB @Xnn codes, and the colors for the various
parts can be set using plain english, Ex: BRIGHT WHITE ON BLUE. Top
Callers also allows to you specifiy the number of entries for each
of the four lists, with 0 excluding a list entirely.
For more information, read the remarks in TOPS.CNF, and note that all
variables must be capitalized and start at the beginning of a line.
If you would like to use multiple configuration files, then include
the name of the configuration file after TOPS. The default name is
TOPS.CNF
Version 1.2 fixes the color bulletins, the PCB option was creating
a BLTx and BLTxG. Added serial number routines for registered users.
If you have recieved a serial number for PCB Power Pack from the
author, then you can now use that by adding SERIAL= in your .CNF
file.
Version 1.12 displays the amount of free RAM as records are read
into memory for sorting. This should help those people who are
running TOPS in a multitasker and get errors, usually due to
not enough memory.
Version 1.11 fixes the color bulletins, the proper color was not
being "reset" after each line causing the frame to look funny.
Version 1.1 fixes the ratio problem where the display was messed up.
I have been contacted by a number of SysOps that are having problems
with TOPS running out of memory because they have a LOT of users.
To correct this problem, I am working on 2.0 that will use your
hard drive to store all of it's pointers (or a RAM Disk if have one)
and other data while working on the statistics for each part of the
bulletin.
Disclaimer:
Top Callers was created on a 486 with ample hard drive space, VGA
and all the extras.... It was tested on a generic XT system with
monochrome and very little else and worked without any problems. If
Top Callers does not work on your system, or alters, or destroys any
data, I cannot be held responsible. Use at your own risk.
Registration:
Please read the registration information contained in ORDER.FRM
If you are going to register this program, then please send in the
ORDER.FRM along with your payment in the form of a Check or Money
Order (no cash, I don't trust my mailman) to:
Dave Navarro
64-38 Admiral Ave
Middle Village, NY 11379
For support of this and other programs written by myself, please
call The Bard's Lair at (718) 381-3651.....